Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-12
POLICEMAN REPRIMANDED.
Proceedings Instituted by Officer Dis
missed bv the Judges.

The trial of Victor Dant, which began in
the Police Court yesterday, an informa
ton alleging disorderlyz conduct, filed by
Bicycle Policeman Claiming NJ Edwards of
the second precinct, and which was not con-
cluded last evening, came to an abrupt end
this morning, Judge Bundy dismissing the
proceedings. In thus disposing of the
charge Judge Bundy remarked that Police
man Edwards attempted to take the law
into his own hands on. his own case, and
undertook to act as judge and jury.
The evidence of Policeman Edwards,
which taken yesterday was reheard
today, and his testimony was to the effect
! that there is a divorce suit pending bet ween
himself and his wife, Mrs. Georgiana Ed
wards, and that pending a decision in the
suit they both reside In the same house,
1104 H street northeast. The officer in
formed the court that Mr. Dant, who is a
roomer at the house, was informed the 10th
of October last that he would have to move
the 9th of the present month.
when | went home Monday evening I
asked Mr.. Dant IL he was going to move
and he replied that he was not. I told him
that he would have to move, and he again
refused, and used profanity, and I placed
him under arrest" Edwards declared, land
he resisted me and continued to be profane
all the way to the station house,
Under cross-eXamnation by Attorney w.
p. Williamson. counsel for Dant, Edwards
frames in Dant's room, but denied that he
used a black jack on the defendant.
The defendants version of the affair was
to the effect that Edwards ordered him out
of the house, and when he refused to go
tried to throw him down the steps and
struck him over the head with a blackjack
several times. The case continued
yesterday in order to give the defense time
to produce witnesses, but after hearing the
statements of the complainant and defend
ant today the court, stated, dismissed the
proceedings.
Edwards also figured In a case before
Judge kimball in the United States branch
of the Police Court today growing out of
the same transaction when he appeared
as complainant against his wife, whom he
charged with having made an assault on
him few minutes prior to the alleged
trouble with Dant, and Judge Kimball,
after hearing the testimony, Informed the
officer that, in the opinion of the court he
was the aggressor, and released Mrs. Ed
wards On her personal bonds.
Edwards told the court that he was re-
moving the window sashes from the frames
In Dant room Monday night, when his wife
came up the steps and threw stoVe-lid
litter and hatchet at him. Mrs Edwards
admitted that she SHE'D the litter at her
husband, but denied using a Ratchet. She
declared that she only threw the litter at
Edwards after he had struck her on the
hand with bed Stat.
Before dfsposing of the case Judge Kim
ball took occasion to say that Policeman
Edwards was clearly at fault, and that he
had no right to touch the windows in Mr.
Dants room or to lay his hands on Dant,
and that Mrs. Edwards was not to blame
for the trouble.
After the cases were disposed of in court
Dant, in company with Attorney William
son, secured warrant for the arrest or
EDWARDS on the charge of assault.