Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-22
THE ACCUSED POLICE OFFICERS.
Trial Of Lieut.. Boyle and Sergeant Myers
for the Arrest of Mr. Moseley.

THE ACCUSED POLICE OFFICERS.
Trial Of Lieut.. Boyle and Sergeant Myers
for the Arrest of Mr.. Moseley.
In the trial Of Lieut.. R. B. Boyle and Sergt
Chas. c. Myers before the police board yester-
day the cross examination Of Lieut.. Boyle was
continued by Mr.. Day, counsel for Mr. Moseley,
after The STARS report closed. The lieutenant
said that after Officer Hart returned. between
and 8. 1t was the intention of witness to have
the warrant served next morning. Did not in
struct Hart or any other officer to inquire
where Mr.. Moseley could be found II O'Neill
had said that he wished witness to arrest Mr..
Moseley as = matter of convenience and assist
ance to him (O'Nein) witness would have
kicked him out. Witness identified O'Neill 9
letter, and said he knew nothing Of II until s
O'Clock the morning Of the arrest He had
made every endeavor to ascertain how O'Neill
came into the possession Of the warrant. but
without success. The fact, however, that the
warrant did not show that it had gone through
police headquarters rather impressed him with
its Importance. Witness said he could show q
list Of thirty persons who had been arrested
between the hours Of 10 p m. and a. m. Had
the warrant only charged Mr.. Moseley with
profanity or similar offsnse it would have
been an entirely different matter
At the conclusion Of Lieut. Boyle's testimony
oohitniy OiuCcT JOLn A. FRANK tostlneQ tnat no
never saw the warrant, and that he judged
from O'Neil's letter that he was at least an
erratic and peculiar, man. Officer George I.
McGlue and Alex. G. Lambert testified, but
threw no new light upon the matter. Section
40 OF the police manual to the effect that lieu
tenants and sergeants acting for them are au-
thorized to receive collateral only in cases under
the District laws was placed in evidence. The
defense theE announced its case closed.
Mr. Moseley was recalled, and explained that
his arrest unnamed him. He appealed to
Sergt. Myers for that assistance which every
man Is entitled to from another. He made no
appeal on the ground that they were brother
Masons, nor had he threatened political re-
venge. He believed ONeill to be at the bottom
OF a political plot, and be (Moseley) felt that,
being democrat, the difficulty Of obtaining a
hearing before the party in power would be In
creased.
The hearing was then, at 3:45 p. NJ, adjourned
until 10 o'clock this morning.
THE HEARING CLOSED TODAY
This morning the hearing of the charges pre-
ferred by Secretary Edward A. Moseley Of the
interstate commerce commission against Lieut..
Boyle and Sergt. Myers of the police force was
resumed before the trial board in Maj. Moore's
Office at police headquarters
Maj Vim. @. Moore was sworn, and said he
did not know O'Neill He never had any con-
versation with him. He said that he did not
send O'Neill to the third precinct with the war
rant, and knew nothing of the matter until after
Mr.. Moseey's arrest He could remember no
instance where he had sent u warrant to any
officer for the arrest Of reputable citizen by
stranger. He never saw the warrant until after
the arrest.
Mr.. Day asked Maj Moore whether the Of
fcers were warranted In acting as they had
done because Of any custom established by him
in such cases, but Mr.. Dubois objected on the
ground that the question had already been
answered when the majo said that he SO COM
municated with bis officers.
Mr.. Day said the object of the inquiry was to
show that Sergt Myers had facilities at his
hand to ascertain the truthfulness of O'Neill's
assertion, but that he failed to do 80, although
he admitted the message to be unusual oc-
currence
The question was allowed and Mai Moore re-
piled that he could remember no instance where
he had cent such directions to his officers. He
said that he had directed az investigation to be
made in order to ascertain Now the warrant got
into o. Neil's possession.
In reply to Mr.. Davis inquiries Maj. Moore
said that it would be very extraordinary occa-
sion should he give verbal instructions through
a stranger to his officers.
In reply to Mr.. Day, Maj. Moore said he
could not recall an instance where a reputable
citizen had been arrested under the same cir
cumstances under which Mr.. Moseley had been
He said that he would not be likely to hear OF
snch a case unless com paint was made to him.
In the serving of warrants, as a general thing,
the matter was left to the discretion of his
officers.
Sanitary Officer Frank was recalled for the
purpose of explaining that Lieut.. Boyle did not
Bee him in relation to O'Neill's letter until the
evening Of the day of the arrest.
Lieut.. Boyle took the stand for the purpose
OF correcting typographical error in yester-
days STAR, and stated that he said that he
could not recall an instance where Maj Moore
had sent u warrant and a message by q stranger.
Sergeant Myers explained that he would not
swear that Lieut.. Boyle used the word .'to-
night in his note sent to witness by O'Neill di-
recting Mr. Moseley's arrest. Nor would he
swear that the word was not used.
Lieut.. Boyle said that he would swear posi-
lively that he did not the word.
After Mr.. Moseey had stated that he did not
refer to Major Moore ~ Billy Moore. in speak
ing TO Sergt. Myers the night Of the arrest, the
hearing was concluded, and the board stated
that they would refer the testimony to the chief
Of police without comment. Major Moore in
formed counsel that he would transmit the tss-
timony to the District Commissioners. and
would notify the Commissioners that counsel
wished to be heard.