New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
SHEPPARD TRIAL ON
NO VERDICT REACHED
Strong Indictment against the
Middle Distance Star.

Whether Melvin ". Sheppard. the Srss,
middle distance runner OF the Irish- Amer
ican Athletic Club. is destined 70 jofn N,
ranks Of the professionals or remain a
''sinon pure still hangs In the balances
After trial lasting several hours At IN.
list Regiment Arrnory yesterday an ad-
joJIrnment was declared
Coincident with fhe adjournment, srs,-
pards counsel asked that the athlete r,
question Re allowed TO conpets IN n.
Spanish War Veterans games last nFxh.
and the games of the I'd Regiment nsr.
Wednesday night The Military AtnIssi.
League committee then met aud granted
the request: that is. Sheppard will &c AZ
lowed 20 run under protest.
The Sheppard trial dates back 20 2 set ~
games in Philadelphia on December II ..
last year. when the Irish-Americsn ssass.
incurred the dispIeasure of the oficiss n
the Pennsylvania division Of the Nilha-,
Athletic League.
There was present yesterday a full -s,-
resentation Of the Military Athletic Lea-us
athletic COMMITTEES consisting O. Lleus.n.
ant Colonel William l.. Garcia. Major VIII
lam 4. Turpin. Major Thomas r Fleming,
Captain Robert 2. Heun. Captain Poosrt q
Cooke. jr and Charles J. Disgss
Terence Farley acted as astornsy Cor re
Irish American Athletic Club. willis ION,
d. Connolly appeared as Sheppsrd's eoun-
sci Colonel Charles n. Luscono cond1ct-
ed the legal end for The Military Athlstf.
League Philadelphia was represented by
Captain NJ J. Pickering. Captain !. K.
Nichols Captain J. II. Hall and Thomas o.
Haydock.
The h-American Athletic CLUB COM
111ittee consisted OF John C'loUghen. Michael
Cosgrove and Terence FarIev Patrick J
CONWAY, president Of the club. atterded a,
we'll while feyr others managed 10 zst by
the sentry at the door.
Colonel I.uscorno presented The jndic.-
r1ent charging Sheppard of unfair dealing,
OF unbecor1ing Language. Of demanding sx-
cessivs expense money, OF refusing 70 deal
directly with the management OF the games
and of refusing to compete against william
Hayes.
Mr.. FARLEY. who conducted the Shspcar1
defence. opened his argument with rh.
claim that the Military Athletic Leagus
was an Illegal body, because II made uss
of arnoriss TO hold games and receiver
money to which il vas not entitled Hs
also questioned the Military athIs.Ie
Leagues right to act in this case. for ths
reason that the trouble occurred outside Of
New York State and in territory over
which Il had no Jurisdiction. Colonsl
Garcia who presided. promptly overrulei
these objections.
During the hours that followed J. ?
Lloyd. OF Troop a. OF Philadelphia, vho
was secretary of the games committee rhs.
had dealings with Sheppard. was put
through trying cross-examination By Nr
Farley. Questions were frequently obiecred
to by Colonel Luscombe and his objections
were almost invariably sustained oy tina
trial judge. = jNa
A mass of correspondence between Mr.
Lloyd and Mr.. Sheppard was placed IN ey-
deuce This had to do chiefly with the
money offered by the Quaker City COM
tee 10 defray Sheppard's expenses from
this city to Philadelphia and return The
correspondence showed that Sheppard Or
jected TO the s20 offered as being inzgf-
fcient.
CAPTAIN Pickering and Allen s. Cox. tvo
other PhiIadeIphians who were connected
with the games, we're also placed on
the witness stand. They both testified that
Sheppard had used unbeconling iarguags
on the floor of the armory. Sheppard 5
chief grievance on the night OF the games
appeared TO be confined to a claim that hs
had been treated unfairly by certain Piils-
delphia newspapers.
Just when the trial will be resumed is 4
matter of conjecture, although il is under
stood that it will be within few days
Sheppard. who attended the trial. did nsr
seem at all perturbed as 70 the pro5acis
outcome