Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-31
TRIAL OF GO0DACRt
Police Lieutenant Describes
Arrest of Defendant.
WAS LOCKED IN BATHROOM
Continuation OF Hearing IN the
Handbook Case
GOVERNMENT GAINS A POINT
Newspaper Clippings Admitted in
Evidence-Testimon as to a Con-
versation by Telephone.
GOVERNMENT GAINS A POINT

T,aesrIptiou Of the arrest of George l..
GorGacre by Lieut. Hartley. Sergt. Lee
ard Detective Vermii1ion Of No. 1 police
precinct TIE afternoon Of July 30. 1891
ua~ one Of Jhr features of the opening
us morning Of the third day of the Good
acre handbook trial" before Justice Stat
fora in Crm,na, Court No. l.
Lieut.. Hartley was the first police wit
mss of the day He explained the tails
Of The raid at house 92s New York avenue.
Nermillion went 10 the rear of the prem
ISIS witness said. while he and Sergt
lee rang the front door bell and asked for
George l. Guodacrc. ColOT9d woman
who answered the bell said GoodaCre was
ia the country the Lieutenant declared,
and the same statement was made by
Charles GoodaCrr.
We saw two straw hats on the table,
and while Sergt- Lee remained with
Charles GOOdacre went upstairs. Lieut..
Hartley continued, and heard noise in
the bathroom. ! call d to the person IN
the room to open the door. No reply came
and | summoned Sergt Lee. who forced
the door, and We there found George Good
acre
The witness described visit to Good
acres office on The third hoor OF the
house. after the defendant had been ar
rested. and to finding there roh-top
desk. a cabinet, safe and three telt.-
phones Lieut. Hartley identified check
looks, bank books memoranda OF
bets on horses addresses and telephone
numbers and twenty -Gollar bill with slip
attached which was found by Sergt Lee.
and other YarapherualIa taken from tn
house. @2~ New York avenue. witness
stated he had made many efforts TO locate
&C y Price IL whose name one of the
telephones at The house was listed, and
whose name appeared in the check books
as payer of checks of large amounts, but
without success.
Government Gains a Point.
In connection with the testimony of
Lieut. Hartley, United States Attorney
Baker introduced number of newspaper
clippings. and simultaneously offered sew
eraI copies of the Morning Telegraph and
occurred the admission of the papers into
TIE evidence, thereby gaining a point
which has been strenuousIy contested al
most since the beginning OF the trIal.
The papers and clipp ngs were passed 10
the jury for comparison.
Svrct. Lee verified the description OF the
rad at @2> New York avenue and the
arrest OF Goo0acre as given by Lieut.
Hartley He also told about answering
one Of the telephones, which rang whlie
all were in the house together, and TO
hearing a voice ask
is this GoOdacre?'
10 "ittH tI't SCI S'di!t SOU i4' Oil"
yes one Of the GOOdaCres tried TO
grab the telephone witness said, and the
sergeant pushed m across the room.
Then the voice over the telephone con
tfuued. This Is Bcll-Woodlane 10 TO
win. bad News to win.
Sergt Lee said ne endeaVored to learn
more about the identity of Bell but the
man on the other end Of the wire evt
IDENTIFY became frightened at the sergeant's
GJl,r ies and hung W the receiver. Wit
ness had also failed 10 find &C. 7. Price.
Detective NeTmIllOn also told of his
participation in the raid.
Policeman Z. q. kIcindinst was ques-
toned regarding the method Of placing
'parIay'' tets on he races and described
that system. An effort was made through
the W tness to introduce "A sheet. contain
ing many columns Of figures called
'parlay sheet" and TO have him explain
it. Rat the offer Vas blocked by counsel
for CiOodaCrt.