Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-05
THEY SAY GUY Is GOOD.
Testimony Today in Behalf Of the Ac
cused Lieutenant

Testimony Today in Behalf Of the Ac-
cused Lieutenant
POLICEMEN WHO SERVED UNDER HIN SAY HE WAS
| STRICT AND PARTICULAR ABOUT POLICY MEN
| THE vERAcITY OF MR.. BURGESS MADE An Is
| sUE-fIsHINa CLUBS THAT DON'T FISH
As was stated in The STAR last night Com
missioner Douglass was i'll yesterday, so the
Guy trial could not proceed. 1t has been the
policy OF MIR. Ciaughton, attorney for L lieut..
Guy, to insist on full board at all times before
he was willing for the investigation to proceed
and whenever any one Of the Commissioners
has been compelled to leave the board room
even for few moments Mr.. Claughton has in
sisted that the trial should be delayed until he
| returned.
| Mr.. Douglass was sufficiently recovered from
his attack of lumbago to be present at the Dis
trlct buildings today and the seventh day OF
the trial began soon after 10 o'clock. 1t was
| the third day of the defense and it seemed to
| be the general impression among the audience
| that began to assemble early that today would
be quite as interesting in its developments as
| any OF those that preceded it. 1t was thought
| that probably the first witness called would be
| Mr.. Jones, the man who it has been stated in
| the course of the trial had furnished the
small envelopes of money to Lieut.. Guy.
EDWARD JONES ON THE STAND.
This impression was correct, for Mr. Claugh-
| ton commenced the mornings trial by calling
Mr.. Edward Jones. He was sworn by DIR. TIN
dali and began his testimony by stating that he
had known Guy for twelve or thirteen years,
but had never had any business transactions
| with him.
| 1T has been stated by Atchison. a witness for
the prosecution in this trial, said Mr.. Clsugh-
| ton, that some thirteen years ago, when Guy
was sergeant, Atchison was ordered to go to
| Miller Jones billiard saloon, where he would
| find an envelope containing $40 left there for
| Guy by Edward Jones. Is that SOP"
| mo, sir. l never left any amount OF money
for Lieut.. Guy"
Take the Witness" said Mr.. Claughton to
In answer to Mr.. Hazelton's questions wit
ness told of his connection with a gambling
house near 14th street, and that completed his
| testimony. He was apparently called by the
| defense simply to deny the evidence as to the
money that was left for Guy.
POLICEMAN REpoRovRs TESTIMONY
Officer Redgroves who has been in the third
| precinct for about four years, was next called
Like almost all the other officers from this pre-
cinct he denied that there had ever been any
understanding that it was Lieut.. Guys wish
| that Riley, the policy man, should not be
| raided.
"Do you know whether Lieut. Guy is a good
officer or not?'
officer" the witness replied, land he has al
ways been very decided in his instructions to
his men about breaking up policy shops, I'M
licensed and Sunday bars and all other illegal
| places. He has said to me that be wanted me
| to do anything could to break up Riley's
business and l am convinced that il was Lieut.
Guys strictness and watchfuness that COM
PEELED Riley to move into another precinct"
"Do you believe that the lieutenant ever
gave any information to Riley about contem-
| plated raids on Riley's placer"
NO sir, l think he is too much Of q gentle
man and officer ever to do anything o: that
| sort"
Did you ever know that Herzog was run
ming gambling house on street,"
mo, sir; not until l heard Of the raid
| never heard Lieut.. Guy or any one else speak
| of Herzogs a gambling house."
In answer to questions by Mr.. Hazelton the
| officers gave a detailed account of the various
| raids on Rileys place and the arrest of his
writer's at different times.
what writer did you ever arrest?'
"A man named Carter and one named
| Brown"
"What did Won do with them?'
Il .vagged' them"
"What did they do?"
oh they're all good swearers and they got
off, as they swore they were clerks at salary
OF $750 a week.
WHAT POLICEMAN doUCHER KNEW.
Officer Goucher, who has been in Lieut..
Guys precinct for three years and eight
| months, also swore that he knew of Riley's
policy shop, and that the lieutenant had always
been very strict in the orders he gave about
breaking up Riley's policy shop and other il
legal places; but especially Riley's. He had
been on the beat in which Lacey's shop was
situated for eight months. but he had never
| known it to be disorderly place nor was there
| ever disorderly crowd around there.
what are these clubs for. such as Lacey's
| and the fishing club at Herzog's? What do
| they do?' asked Mr.. Douglass.
Il don't know, sir, but l suppose they are
like al other clubs"
"well, do the members read and talk all the
| time, or do they play cards?'
.! suppose they play cards and billiards and
pool"
Here we have fishing club in the middle of
| dry land. Do they fish all the time?'' asked
MIR. Douglass, who was evidently curious on
the matter of fishing.
II don't see why they couldn't fish in the
daytime and play cards at night" responded
Mr.. Claughton.
Il should think that would leave them pretty
| tired and out of condition for the next days
fishing" said Mr.. Douglass.
Did you ever see any one going into Her
| zog's with fishing poles, baskets and bats, {"
continued the Commissioner.
No, sir: never have"
POLICEMAN RODGERS SAYS THE SAME.
Officer Rodgers, who has been In the third
precinct five years, was also positive that Lieut..
Guy had always been very vigilant in the mat
ter of policy shops. and there never was a feel
ing prevalent that il was Guys wish that Riley's
| shop should not be raided
OTHER POLICEMEN
Officer McCabe also knew Of policy shops in
the third precinct but testified that Lieut.. Guy
had always instructed his men to arrest all
| policy men and other disreputable people.
Officer Jacob jacobson, who was appointed
| to the force July l, 1889, was next called for
| the defense. His testimony was quite similar
| to that which preceded it and went to show
that Lieut.. Guy had always kept standing
places of all Sorts He did not know of sny
understanding that it would be better to leave
| Riley alone. He said that he had caught John
Henry O'Donnell writing policy in Weayer's
policy shop, which was located in his beat
Paul Thurston, who was appointed to the
| force the same time that jacobson was, was
called next to testify. His testimony simply
| went to corroborate that Of Jacobson and the
others that preceded him this morning. He
knew nothing against Lacey or Herzog nor of
any understanding to leave Riley's shop alone.
Henry Olmstead Of the third precinct gave
similar testimony. He said that the only un-
derstanding about Riley was that he was a hard
man to catch, but that Lieut. Guys orders had
| always been to make q case when possible
against Riley and any other policy men,
Officer Trunnel WAS recalled and aaked what
clubs were in his precinct. He named the
Metropolitan, the Columbia Athletic Club. the
l Meridian. the AnalOstan Roat Cluh