Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-13
MAY GO TO HIGHER COURT.
Trial Board Ends Hearing in Case OF
Policeman Lipscomb.

The trial of Mounted Policeman Lips
comb, for shooting Daniel ]. Boyle on Sun
day. July % last, before the police trial
board at the first precinct station, was
concluded yesterday afternoon, and 1t is
expected that the board will make it's re-
port to Maj Sylvester and the District
Commissioners within two weeks.
Attorney Campbell Darlington, who rep
resented the policeman, made motion to
have the hearing postponed until Satur-
day afternoon, owing to the absence of
Attorney Crandal Mackey, who has been
conducting the prosecution, and was de-
tanned III jury trial at another court
This the board overruled. stating that the
trial had been postponed too often already.
and it was desired that the matter be
ended.
Attorney Darlington then called Louis
P. Hazen The witness stated that he was
on car coming from Cabin John Bridge
the day of the accident and had seen the
officer running after the boy. The officer
fell, and in struggling to regain his feet
the pistol was discharged, which, witness
believed, was accidental.
AS to the charge of the officer treating
Boyle roughly, Policeman Robert H.
Clark of the seventh precinct station stated
that he was at seth street and Prospect
avenue when the car on which Boyle was
brought to Georgetown arrived, and that
the officer assisted Boyle off the ear and
did not drag him as had been testified
Policeman Lipseomb was next placed on
the stand and he gave a detailed account
of the accident. He said he had been sta
toned at a point on the Conduit road to
lookout for fast drivers and to break I'D
riotous behavior among that class of peo-
pie who persisted in violating the law:
that on the evening of the accident. while
stationed at the point mentioned, he saw
Boyle and two companions driving rapidly
down the road, and that Boyles hat blew
off. The latter got out of the carriage
to get the hat and the officer followed
He said:
He saw I was following and began to
quicken his pace. yelled to him to stop.
that I wanted him for fast driving He
halted and. at this moment, while APP
preaching him, my foot caught in a clumo
of briars and / was thrown to my knees.
AS l struggled to my feet the revolver
which l was carrying in my hand was ac-
cidentally discharged.
81 did not know that I had wounded
the boy and continued to chase him. He
down on a log When reached his side
he said 1 had shot him. If have. re-
marked. I am sorry for it, / carried
him to a car and we rode as far as 36s:'
street and Prospect avenue, where an am,
bulance was in waiting.
''1f the board dismisses me from the
service shall attempt to help the young
man along. I told him Immediately after.
the accident that 1 would gladly pay the
doctors bill, and. incidentally, give him
SIS month out of my salary, until he
was able to go to work. / still mean to,
do the mans part even though the board
believe me guilty"
E. ]. Ellis was witness for the prosecu-;
ton. He testified that he heard Boyle,
ask the officer to take him home and that
when the boy tried to get away the officer
had handled him roughly. C. Harrington
also testified as to the rough treatment.
1t is understood that IL the policeman is,
acquitted by the board T. J. Boyle, father.
of the complainant, will carry the case to-
the higher courts, as he explains that his
son has been injured for life and it Is es-
sential that something should be done by
the police department in his behalf