Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-17
OFFICERS ON TRIAL.
The Charges Made by Mr.. f. A. Moseley
Being Investigated.

OFFICERS ON TRIAL.
The Charges Made by Mr.. L. A. Moeeley
Being Investigated.
This morning the trial of Lieut.. r. B, BOYLE
and sergt Chas. C. Myers Of the police force,
charged by Edw. A. Moseley with collision,
harshness and conduct unbecoming officers,
was begun before the police trial board, con-
sisting Of Capt. NJ. A. Austin and Lieuts. J. 7.
Kelly and J. E. Heffner. The accused officers
were represented by Mr.. H. E. Davis and Mr..
Moseley by Mr.. W. A. Day. The charges grew
out of the arrest on the 25th of last month Of
Mr.. Moseley on a warrant sworn out by VIM.
Lane O'Neill, alleging violent threats. The
case was dismissed in the Police Court
Mr. Moseley. on being sworn, said he resided
ut 1901 Q street. and had been secretary of the
interstate commerce commission since its or
gauization. On October "a last he was at
his Office all day. That was the day the warrant
Tor his arrest was issued. The next day be
went to his Office and remained there until
aooas p. m, then went home He
By. his +. pays'An to to the go to 6sS
Club and remained there until nearly II o'clock.
He felt worse and then went home and to bed.
About 1:SO am he was awakened by police
man ringing the bell. Witness opened bis win
dow and inquired what was the matter.
The policeman said he very sorry, but
that he had a warrant for the arrest Of witness
for threatening the life Of VIM. Lane O'Neill.
Witness said that it was a mistake, that he had
threatened no ones life, and that he was too
sick to leave his bed. This conversation was
held from witness window. He then put
down the windows and went to bed mo
ment later this policeman Cooney, he believed
was his name, and his partner came into the
house and made their way to witness room.
Notwithstanding his protests they took witness
to the station house, No g.
Before that Cooney went to the patrol box
and asked for instructions He came back,
saying that if witness would 60 to the station
the matter could be satisfactorily arranged in
few moments. At the station house
witness asked that he be al
lowed to communicate with Lieut.
Boyle, but Sergt Myers would not arouse him.
Witness then asked that he be permitted TO
call Major Moore, Commissioner Douglass,
Judge Wilson any other friend, but he
not not granted ;nn that privilege. Myers
room, and explained that he could
not take collateral; that if he released
him it would cost him his (MyersO position.
Myers showed witness letter or order, which
witness believed signed by Lieut. Boyle,
which said ARREST him tonight" He was then
barred window. Sergt Myers promised to
visit him, but did not. At the request of wit
ness the station keeper sent for Mr. A. A. Lips
comb. Mr.. Lipscomb arrived about I'm. and
was locked up in the room with witness while
they consulted together. Finally, witness was
released under parole of his counsel, Mr.. Lips
comb, by order of Judge Kimball.
An attempt was made to get in the record Of
the character of O'Neill, but Capt Austin said
it would be better to keep strictly to the
charge.
Mr.. Mossley was then cross-examined by Mr.
low 10 coyd h.x a. ,x,th a ha,,p &1o
night of the arrest. He begged Sergt. Myers
to allow him to remain down stairs, but he
was not permitted to do He could not
repeat word for word the letter shown him by
Myers, but he could swear that it was order
for witness arrest that night and that 1t was
signed by Lieut.. Boyle
First saw Lieut.. Boyle to know him at the
hearing today. The witness said he had no
malice in this investigation. He had no per-
sonal knowledge of Lieut. Boyles connection
with the case except that witness believed Lieut..
Boyle so contrived his arrest as to humihate
witness.
He had every reason to believe that Lieut..
Boyle well knew before the arrest who witness
was and therefore what witness official position
was. Witness also believed that Lieut. Boyle
knew who witness was through eeveral inter
views had between the lieutenant and O'Neill.
Witness did not charge express malice on the
part of Lieut. Boyle, but that it was implied.
He did believe that there was understanding
between ONeill and Boyle as to the time when
the arrest should be made.
Witness said he would not deny asserting at
the station house that Boyle would lose his
position on a change of administration because
Of his connection with the arrest Of witness.
He might have intimated such a thing.
DEPUTY CLERK HARPER.
Mr.. N. G. Harper, deputy clerk of the Po-
lice Court, next called. He said that
ONeill swore out the warrant for the arrest of
Mr.. MOseley about p. m. on the Oath of
last month. Witness took the warrant to police
headquarters and handed it to Sergt
johnson. O'Neill said he would like to take
the warrant himself but witness told him it
was against the rules to give warrant to the
witness said that the warrant was a United
States warrant. In such cases in order to Sc
cure release real estate bonds must be given
before the Police Court.
copy of the warrant and of its supporting
affidavit were then placed in evidence, and the
board. at $780, took a recess until 1l5.
After recess Sergt. Robert johnson was
sworn. He stated that he did not remember
receiving the warrant for Mr.. Mosebv's arrest
from Clerk Harper. The original warrant was
then placed in evidence, but it did not bear the
stamp of the Office of police headquarters
Detective NJ b. German said the warrant for
Mr.. Moseley might have been received at the
Office the oath Of October. but he did not re-
member to have ever seen it, and it bore no
evidence Of having been received in the Office.
sERGT. MYERS TEsTIFIEs.
Sergt. Chas. c. Myers, one of the accused
officers, said he was on duty at the third pre-
cinct on the 25th Of October, and between
and p. m. it was handed to witness by a man
who represented himself as VIM Lane
O'Neill. an attorney-at-law residing in
New York city. O'Neill said he brought
IT at the instance of the chief of police who re-
quested that 1t be served at once. O'Neill,
however, asked that it not be served until the
attendance of a certain witness was secured.
Witness, after having the receipt of the war
rant entered, handed it to Officer Evans
to be served. Evans brought it back
about o'clock PM, stating that he
could find neither the witness nor Mr.. Moseley
Witness then handed it to Lieut.. Boyle after
o'clock roll call, telling him who had pre-
sented it, what the man presenting it had said
and what he (the witness) had done in the
matter. The connection of witness with it
then ceased until midnight.
In answer to Mr.. Davis Sergt. Myers identi-
fed the business card handed to him by O'Neill
He also identified the record book of the third
station, showing the receipt of warrants. An
entry was read showing that the warrant was
issued by the Police Court October a. and re-
coi Inf he afafio navfI