Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-29
POLICEMEN ON TRIAL
SERGEANT HARRY AND PRIVATE
BLOOM BEFORE THE BOARD.

| The Georgetown police precinct was very
| largely represented in the Police Court
| building this afternoon, when the police
| trial board convened. Mounted Sergeant s..
| ]. Harry and Policeman w. F. Bloom.
| members of the squad. had been cited to
| appear for trial.
Policeman Blooms case Is an echo of the
alleged crap games played in the dormitory
| of which an account has been printed in
The Star. The charge against Bloom Is
that he made false statements In giving
testimony in the so-called '.crap" cases.
In the casa of Sergt Harry it is charged
that he violated several provisions of the
manual, among them one which provides
that members of the force must not use
disrespectful language about his superior
officers.
The case of Private Bloom was first call
ed. His counsel Attorney Wilton J. Lam
bert. said there was allegation that the
alleged remarks were made while the &C.
cused was not on duty and he therefore OBJ
jected to the board proceeding with the
case.
His objection was overruled and the board
started the investigation by hearing the
testimony of Policeman George Hilton 1t
was explained to the witness that Bloom
was charged with having made false state
ments to Major Sylvester. Hilton testified
that one, night about two months ago he
met Bloom at 10Th and NJ streets, and the
latter said to him (witness):
'They are trying to rub it into you.
About what?" Mr.. Lambert asked
That pin business" the witness re-
sponded.
Witness said that Bloom told him on that
occasion that Policemen Walsh and HON.
man had played game of crap in the
dormftory of the station. That was the
first witness had heard of the crap game.
Witness said that he and Bloom were both
off duty at the time.
Had Talked About Crap Game.
|. Policeman Joseph A. Hall testified that
he had talked to the defendant about the
crap game. The conversation was a gen.
eral one and witness could not repeat the
exact language. Witness said the CONVEX
sations took place about the time reports
of the affair appeared in the newspapers.
Bloom never told witness that he had &C
tually seen the game.
In response to a question asked by AttOr-
ney r. E. Mattingly the witness stated that
he first heard of the crap game from Bloom.
He was positive that Bloom made the state
ments to him after the investigation was
made by Major Sylvester The converse
tons, he said. took place between the 18th
and Both of March.
Policeman Woods was next examined
Did you ever hear of crap game being
played in the seventh precinct police sta
tion?" he was asked.
Yes, sir he responded.
Witness said that Policeman Bloom told
him of the investigation that was made
by Major Sylvester. Bloom told him he
had made statement to the chief of po-
lice. Witness said he had heard SO much
about the game since then that he could
not tell who made statements to him. At
the time Bloom told him of the investga
ton he (Bloom) was off duty.
Policeman Hall was recalled and said that
Bloom was duty at the time he had the
first converse ton with him.
Edwin Il, HeSSe private Secretary n
Major Sylvester, testified to the statement
made by Bloom at the time he was ques-
toned by Major Sylvester. He presented
the typewriter copy of the statement re-
ferred to and it made a part of the
record 1t was shown by the written tes-
timony that Bloom had advised Hilton to
keep his eyes and ears open and his mouth
shut in order to ascertain what was going
on. 1t also appeared that Bloom told Ma
jor Sylvester that Hilton had spoken to
him about crap having been played in the
station.
This closed the testimony for the prose-
HyIti