Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-07
HEARING NOT ENDED
TESTIMONY ON CHARGES
AGAINST SERGEANT HARRY.
At Conclusion of Proceedings Yester-
day Trial Was Continued Until
Friday Next.

Stars report closed Their testimony was
not altogether in accord, some being against
the accused officer and the remainder con-
tanning nothing relating to him of a dam
againg character.
Attorney Wolfe, for the defendant, I'M
pressed on the trial board that In falling
to disclose dates specific times the evil
dence was so indefinite as to make 1t al
most If not utterly, impossible Tor the oe-
PENDANT to refute them In cases Whese
specific dates are shown he proposes 10
show that he did not commit any orense'
as charged.
Officer Giles of the seventh precinct was
called to testify on the charges OF negIec.
of duty His testimony was TO the ehect
that Sergt Harry had not kept moving oh
his beat as he should.
HAS. Sergt Harry ever turned In at
box and waited there until 1t was time "
turn in again?' was asked.
Yes, but 1 cannot give you the date,
except that it is since he has been In the
seventh precinct In the cases. ho"eve.,
/ considered it in the line Of duty, as there
were orders to remain at the places 10 looh
out for bad characters.
Irpon ton it developed tnal
the witness could not give the GATE Wiz
Sergt Harry made the remarks against
Lieut. Daley and Capt. Gessford. he uiu
not know what year that the remarks were
made He stated, however, tnat the re
mark about Lieut.. Daley was said to MN
somewhere in Tenleytown. NO one else
heard the remark.
Joseph Branzell Witness.
Joseph ]. Branzell was the next Witness
called. He stated that he was In the sew
enth precinct and had averaged three re-
serves per week at the substation in Ten
leytown except every third week. when ne
was on night duty He stated that he had
In S11hct
periods of an hour or Whereabouts nearly
every time he was on reserve duty. ne
also testified that twice he had seen tie
sergeant apparently asleep In MS CHAIR III
the substation house
Witness also when asked stated that in
the early morning of March ~, last ser
geant Harry went into box at CieVeiano
Park at $3.50 am, and was still there
until a. M, when the witness, VINO was Oh
his beat at shat time, left him.
WAS there any special reason why ser
geant Harry should remain there with you
that long?"
Nothing that I know Of, or nothing that
Sergeant Harry told me about, was the
answer.
Attorney for Sergeant Harry brought out
the fact that in connection with TINS &c
casion, Lieutenant Jordan had stated INA.
charges would be preferred against MN ior
neglect of duty, for not turning IN, WINNIE
he says Sergeant Harry was with him:
Charles NJ. Birkigt was the next witness.
He added little 10 the evidence dSdiIst s'Si-
geant Harry. He had never seen the ser
geant asleep in the substation, nor remain
their longer than seemed natural or usual
nor had he ever seen the sergeant IN a
box, particularly that at Cleveland fdrk'
for longer than fifteen twenty minutes,
or possibly half an hour. He had never
heard Sergeant Harry speak disrespecttuliy
of his superiors.
Desk Sergeant's Testimony.
George G. Johnson was called next. He
had been desk sergeant at the substation
at Tenleytown. He stated that during that
time Sergeant Harry repeatedly came to
the station house about o'clock, and would
leave the house just before o'clock, and
turn in from the Cleveland Park box at
o'clock. He had never seen him lie down
to sleep, but had seen him in his CHAIR,
with his feet a table, and now ana
then would hear him snore, and then catch
himself and rouse UP.
Have you never heard him speak dis
respectfully of any of his superior officers"
Eyes, sir, l have heard him, but as II
was between ourselves regard 1t as per-
sonal.
I'VE must require you to answer" said
the chairman of the board.
well, one time, when Capt. Swindells
was promoted, l expressed regret that ne
had to leave the station. Sergeant Harry
remarked at that time that Anyway, we
won't have to bother with a gram" any
more and used some similar expressions.
At another time he remarked that the gang
at headquarters consisted of "a lot of swell
heads. :"
ITO whom did he refer at that timer
The major, l believe" said the witness.
Cross-examination did not make any
change in the testimony 1t was asked the
witness, however, If he was not sick and
that at times Sergeant Harry had rung
up the station without getting an answer
and that he had to get others TO do his duty
when ILL., but the witness refused to answer.
~ ll.lrz la syif
chief testimony was that he had heard
the sergeant use disrespectful language
about Major Sylvester, Capt. Gessford and
Lieut. Daley He had spoken Of the mai major
and had stated that Lieut.. Daley had per-
jured himself.
Later, on questioning suggested by Officer
Smith, he said he had seen Sergeant Harry
In the box at Teneytown for periods of
an hour and had heard him snoring in
side the box, and that the sergeant had
put his horse In the stable about l o'clock
in the morning at times and left 1t until
O. clock.
Did you have any talk with Officer
Smith about this case?" asked the at
torney for the defense.
Il don't remember.
You remember that he made some re-
marks about his superior officer, but you
can't remember this other matter?" asked
the attorney.
Il don't remember what Officer Smith
said, If he said anything.
"You won't deny talking with him about
this case?'
II won't deny nor affirm it, said the
witness.
Knew Nothing Against Him.
j. w. Bailey, colored, was called TO tes-
tify next He knew nothing against Ser
geant Harry, and when his attention was
called to something alleged to have oc-
Cured on March "a he could not remember
it and stated that 80 far as he knew, this
was false" He did reserve duty many
times and had never seen Sergeant Harry
asleep or heard him snore. He was quite
positive about this.
officer Augustus Hess added little testi-
mony He had known Sergeant Harry en-
ter upon his official duties without his horse
about half a dozen times. He had been on
duty when Sergeant Harry had not called
on him for long as three days at time.
He had never seen Sergeant Harry asleep in
the Matchbox or at the sub-station, nor
had he ever heard him use language dis
respectful of his superior officer.
At the close of the cross-examnation OF
Private Hess the trial board adjourned to
meet at l o'clock next Friday afternoon,
when further testimony in connection with
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