Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-02
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
Testimony for Defense In the Trial Of
Lieut.. Guy.

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| VARIOUS POLICEMEN GIVE EVIDENCE IN FAVOR OF
THE ACCUSED oYYIcKR-aUY's INSTRUCTIONS AS
TO RnEY's PLACE AND OTHER SUSPECTED rs
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The testimony OF several Of the witnesses in
the Guy trial yesterday was so interesting that
there was no telling what might turn up today,
ana the usual corps OF spectators was present
In force to find out. The three Commissioners
were all on hand in the board room five or ten
minutes before 10 o'clock, the time set for the
hearing this morning. Lieut. Guy and his
counsel, Mr.. Claughton, were not long behind
them. 1t was warm in the "court ROOM"
though hardly as oppressive as yesterday, but
| as the crowd, which was smaller than hereto
FORE began to gather it became evident that
| the mornings work would not be altogether
pleasant and agreeable, and it was not to be
wondered at If the thoughts Of tho interested
parties occasionally wandered to the sea-
shore or the mountains, where cooler
breezes are supposed to blow. The noise
| OF carriages passing on the street below the
| open windows of the board room has been
quite an annoyance at the different hearings
| but this morning DIR. Tindsll suggested to Mr..
| douglass that inasmuch there were SO many
police officers around the building during the
i
| all needed as witnesses. 10 detail two of them
! to stand at either end OF the square and do
what they could to preserve something like
| reasonable quiet This was done, with very
| onsiderable success.
DIR. MoHUN DENIES BEING LOTTERY MAN.
DIR. Mohun. physician at the Washington Asy-
| lum was the first witness called in defense by
| Mr.. Claughton. DR.. Mohun said he has known
Gus about 40 years-ever since he was a bow
| He denied ever having been connected with the
Louisiana lottery or with its methods of bust
ness. He did not personally have any know-
edge OF any money ever being paid Guy or
| Arnold or anybody else from this or ANY other
| lottery, nor did he know anything about the
policy business or any of its writers. He
] admitted that man connected with the lottery
came to him in 1882, when he was In the book
business on Ponnsylvania avenue, and asked
him to make test case to find out whether the
company had right to sell tickets in this city
under cover OF the mails He opened small
ONCE and put notice in The STAR, but
there was never a ticket sold. Mohun was
nominally arrested and the case was thrown
out OF court. The Office was only open about
three weeks, but DIR. Mohun never sold ticket
| In his life He said that he convicted in
the Police Court and fined 800. The fine was
paid, but he did not know who paid it. He
simply opened the office to make test case
TO oBLIGE FRIEND
and if the case had gone in his favor he had no
AAsShsAOh "e nii VA ONCE SOluS Ou Win the Dusl-
ness. DIR Mohun said he went into the bust
ness without thinking very much about it,
though he had thought about it often enough
since. He said he had no idea what the Louisiana
mans objec: in the matter was, but the case
was simply to find out whether it was legal to
sell tickets through the mails Nothing was
ever said to him about going GU with the bust
ness, and he never intended to do SO.
LIEUT.. ours WATCH.
Mr.. Shafer, of the firm of Harris l. Shafer,
who was said to have sold the watch to Lieut.
Guy that has figured SO prominently in the
case was called by Mr.. Claughton. He said
that he had sold a watch to Guy for SIS and
he Identified the watch that Lieut.. Guy
took from his pocket. Mr.. Shafer said
no one was with Guy at the time
the watch was sold but after this length Of
time he could not swear that Arnold had not
come in to look at the watch in company with
Guy. but he remembered very distinctly, that
at the sale no one present except Mr.
Harris, Lieut. Guy and himself. His testimony
was quite brief. as it referred only to the cpl
sode of the watch.
POLICEMAN HARr's STORY
Officer Hart was next called and sworn BY
DR.. Tindsll He said that he had heard tho
testimony that Guy had not prosecuted him for
intoAication.
Did Lieut. Guy ever soc you into1ic ated?"
asked Mr.. Ciaughton.
Never, sir"
Have you ever been tried for intoxication?"
"Ies, sir; three times in a period Of ten
years: l was tried for each and every one of
my offenses"
Were you present when the orders were
issued as to tho raid on Mrs. Boyds house?"
NO, sir; but YVES on the steps and heard
Lieut. Guy tell the two officers who we're going
ont TO make case against that house to re-
member that they were married men and not
mo IN Hfxfrr 4
do you know OF any where Lieut.
Guy failed to act when he shouId?"
mo, sir; Lieut.. Guy was always a very dill
gent officer and never failed to give instruc-
tioLs at roll call abou. all suspected houses and
other such natters?"
What time was it that you heard those d.
rections given to Shurland aud Maddox on the
steps Of tho station house, asked Mr. Hazel
ton.
about o'clock in the evening. I think"
"Iiow many years have you been in that pre-
cinct? asked Dir. Douglass
NEARLY eleven years."
sERGT. HARRISON WAS RECALLED
by Mr. Claughton to answer few questions
that he forgot to ask yesterday
WAS 1t in yonr line of duty to know the
orders that Lieut. Guy gave his menu"
Yes SIR"
what orders did he ever give about policy
men?'
AT almost every o'clock roll call he was
accustomed to give orders to arrest all dis
orderly parties, especially policy men, and he
arranged the beats so that there was one officer
on each side of Riley's shop" Witness de-
scribed the various unsuccessful attempts to
catch Riley and his runners, out he said that
several Of his men had failed to ever report
cases Of this kind
"Do you know anything to lead you to think
that Guy was not an efficient and diligent
offcer?"
NO, sir. In matters Of discipline and good
order our precinct cannot be beaten. Lieut..
Guy was always very strict with his men,"
did you ever know CT his failing to report
any Of his IN an for violation Of rules?'
No, sir. He has always reported every
case. and often when he has suspected men of
drinking he has orderedsme to 20 out on their
beats and find out if such was the CASE
DO you know OF any policy shops or gam
bling dens in your precinct at tho present
timer" asked Mr.. Hazelton.
mo, SIR"
THE HERZoa CASE.
'Do you know who made the case against
Herzog for keeping gambling house2" asked
the district attorney
II did" answered Mr.. Douglass. "at the re-
quest OF a lady in the neighborhood I con-