Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-07
LIEUT.. AMfss' TRIAL.
Testimony for the Defense Closed and Argu-
ments in Progrese.
JUDGE MILLER LIMITED THE ORATORS TO HALF
An HOUR EACH, But THEY MANAGED TO SAT-
GOOD DEAL Is THE rIME ALLOTTED THEN.


An HOUR EACH, But THEY MANAGED TO SAT-
GOOD DEAL IS THE TINE ALLOTTED THEN.
When the hearing Of the assault case Of Lieut..
Amiss was resumed this morning before Judge
Miller there was the usual large audience in
court. Among them were many police officers,
who were deeply interested in the outcome Of
the trial of their superior officer. II was about
1880 O'Clock when the regular business Of the
court was concluded and the jury was called.
Lieut. Amiss, dressed in the uniform Of the
police department, occupied chair near the
jury and beside him sat his counsel
POLICEMAN sULLIvAS's TESTIMONY.
Mounted Policeman Thomas sullivan was the
first witness sworn. He Was called by the de-
fense and was questioned by Mr.. Shillington-
On the day of the parade he was detailed at 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
There was no trouble there until the rope was
knocked down.
Witness was on duty where the ambulance
passed through Q number of times.
Did you receive any orders from Lieut.
Amiss?" asked Mr.. Shillington.
Yes, sir. replied the officer. "He came
by me several times and told me 10 be careful
and not hurt ANYBODY with my horse"
Did Lieut. Amiss try to keep the crowd
back?''
Yes, sir, replied witness. HE mottoned
to the crowd several times to keep back"
Witness did not see Fowler struck
LIEUT.. ANIss on THE STAND
Lieut.. Amiss was then sworn, and he said he
had been on the police force for twenty three
years. He has been lieutenant six years. and
prior to holding this Office he was sergeant for
eight years.
On the day Of the Grand Army parade he
had charge of the street from l4th street and
Pennsylvania avenue to New York avenue
and 18th street. He remained about
the corner Of 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue because from there he
could see both ways. He had forty-five men
under him. At roll call he cautioned his men
to be careful about using their clubs and
repeated to them other instructions which
he bad received from Col. Moore. He
exhibited to them press badge and instructed
them TO allow all wearers Of the badge to cross
through the lines. Defendant told Of his
movements about the avenue and about the
stoppage of the cable cars.
The rope stretched along 18th street on the
west side was not taken down. but one rope
had to be lowered to allow the hopital ambu-
lances to drive through. Finally the line was
broken down or left united.
Mr.. Davis here produced q diagram OF the
place.
After the breaking down OF the line, said the
defendant. there no barrier there to keep
back the crowd. The crowd moved forward
and he found ii impossible TO replace the rome
because the crowd could not move back.
Mr.. Davis then exnlained IN. diagram n tha
iury. pointing ont the stands and nisc.s where
the ropes or cables were stretched. He then
proceeded to explain the 6eutensnt,s state
ments already made, and Mr.. Cagett objected
unless Mr.. Davis would take the witness stand
Mr.. Davis then questioned the defendant ss
to what he had said and had him point ont the
locations on the diagram.
Defendant, resuming his testimony, said that
the parade reached 18th street about 1890 or
feet behind the crowd. and he thought the
necessity to keep back the crowd was great, be-
cause at the turn the street was marrow and
cAose9 otesx IN tne parade as the column
s.n;d WI var NV. ,.,..,o, a. x,, .,,,. a.
keen She crowd bssk5s sshed M, 6syt.
II did. SIR" replied the lieutenant. sT mo-
toned many times over their heads for them to
get back"
'Were you angry"
Not at all. Ny anxiety and responsibility
might have caused some people to imagine that
1 was angry"
Defendant said he called 'eGt back" many
times, and when persons were inattentive he
would touch them on the shoulder or hand and,
say, Get back, please; move back" or Wont
you please get back"
Counsel called the defendants attention to
tuc cNloSHCe testcTCaN uDOut q man Win eve
glasses and, the defendant said that that man
was a Mr.. Benton, a special agent of the heri-
cultural Department.
Mr.. Benton seemed dispieased because the
crowd was pushing him and a short converse
tion between them followed. He admitted
that he put his hand on Mr.. Benton, but denied
that he choked him.
He told of the conversation between Mr..
Benton and himself and also about another
conversation in which children we're mentioned
Bome one told him that there ware some
children being crushed in the crowd and be
told the neople 70 hand the children over sron,
where they could see the narade and vouId NO,
be In danger.
s;.,N ~
NOW, come oirecuy 70 tnis occurrence, saio
Mr.. Davis. did you know Mr.. Fowler before
that day?"
"No s;rn
"Had ror .e., h;r, ho,,-. A.. so,
"Nnt that 7 raman,ho. ~ VAN"
..niS rou strila h;,osn
81 was motioning TO the crowd with INV clnb
and it came In contact with his lip."
Defendant said he knew his club had come
ni IN Soi..act WIN somesning sna ne saw the
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