The Washington herald., 1909-05-04
STEVENS Will AID
The POLICE TO-DAY
Promises to Tell All He
Knows of Shooting.
WILL HELP FIND THE NEGRO
Makes Statement Asserting He IL
Surprised that the POlic Claim He
Had Failed TO Give Them the De-
tails Of the ShOotinS-Maj. syIves-
ter Also Makes a Statement.

z. Bernard Stevens will 90 before the
police this morning and tell them all he
knows about the shooting IN the United
States Savings Bank. Furthermore. Dir.
Stevens VIII aid the police in running
down the negro who Is supposed to have
shot Mr. Stevens in the arm when Mr..
Stevens. It Is alleged. discoered thew black
man making a supposed attempt 70 rob
the bank.
Incidentally. Mr.. Stevens. declares he
told the police all the details Of the shoot
ing soon after it occurred. and IN this
connection, he says, he is surprised that
Maj. Sylvester should have made the
statement that he had not ekpt his prom
ise TO come forward and make a clean
breast" OF the whole affair.
Makes a Statement.
And in this connection MAJ. Sylvester
comes forward with a statement that he
was in a measure misunderstood when he
talked with reporter OF The Washington
Herald. Sunday night, regarding the case.
However. II VIII be seen in the statement
given out by Mr.. Stevens that he viii
appear before the police to-day and make
a full statement as TO the shooting in the
bank. Mr.. Stevens makes this statement.
To-day called upon Mai. Sylvester.
and he only wanted re 20 talk fully 20
the officers in charge.
This Is what Maj. Sylvester said IN The
Washington Herald Interview, he wanted
Stevens TO do.
Mr.. Stevens statement follows:
/ cannot express my surprise az the
statement contained IN the papers this
morning 70 the effect that I had neg
lecJed or refused 10 see Mai. Sylvester
or 10 give him a full statement Of all the
facts and circumstances surrounding the
affair IN the savings bank last week.
The fact is that on Sunday afternoon.
after I was shot on Saturday nizht. I
gave 70 the police and detective authori-
ties a full and detailed statement Of all
knew about il. and that might in any
way throw light upon the wav IN which
was shot On several occasions since
I went To the hospital I talked fully.
freely. and in detail with the officers in
charge Of the Investigation. and on az
least two different OcCaGons I gave 10
dT. BuTiingame a full detailed statement
"a NfNA LA-AAA- AG4EM dDuLL TIE matter
The last one gave him was on FRI
day Of last week At that time he had
L taken by a stenOgrapher. I have re-
peasedly offered 20 talk fully to all the
officers IN charge, so that all aid possible
might be given them IN the investigation.
7 have never had any engagement with
Maj. Sylvester. I never was asked 10 go
to his Office. and il I had been asked II
,r-r76 ~ hur
was not able 70 go Nv doctor has
been constantly advising and directing m
% refrain from seeing people. because Of
he excitement that would necessarily
follow
To-day I called Up MAJ. Sylvester and |
asked II he cared 70 see me. aud asked 4
lim also 10 make an appointment so 4
hat I could see him. and he at that
ime stated that he only wanted me to !
talk fully 70 the ocers in charge and 4
hat there was no occasion for me seeing
lin. and that the statement in the morn
ng papers accredited 10 him was with
ut the slightest foundation in fact II
I'm al a loss. therefore. TO understand /
Vhy any one should wish 20 put re in /
uch a false and hurtful position
Talked Over the Phone.
Last night Maj. Sylvester gave out q
tatenent, and what he said over the
eiephone would make about three lines
\ a newspaper. to the effect that he had
ound fault with Stevens because he had
oJ kept his promise that he would aid
he police in the capture Of the negro
Tho shot him.
In few days II is expected the vari-
US mysteries and complications In the
tevens shooting affair will have come
D an end IN the meantime the public
you'd Ike to know Just what did occur
I the bank on the night Of the shooting
he discrepancies between statements Of
Iaj- Sylvester and Mr.. Stevens, II is be-
eved, will also be explained in the near
1tuTe.
Mr. Stevens announced last night that
2 would so to work in the bank this
lOTning.