The Washington times., 1910-09-29
HARRIS CASE WITNESSES UPHOLD
TESTIMONY OF OFFICER ROBERTS

stated that he had even repudiated part
Of his initial statement and his superior
officers were apparently confident that
he would break down undeT the 6rillin6
denomination of Assistant District
attorney Charles H Turner.
Every ear was strained to hear him
After a few preliminary questions pro-
pouaded to him by Coroner hewitt, Rob
erts told his story in his own way,
which upon comparison with his first
statement made to representatives Of
The Times, was found not to be ma
terialiy at variance with any part Of
the latter.
Roberts Story Unshaken.
He made his statement ard he stuck
TO it despite the test OF cross-examina-
ton applied by the Coroner and the
Assistant District Attorney.
Throughout his examination by the
last mentioned official, Detective Wee
don, one Of those who have sought to
diScredit his story, sat TO the left OF
the attorney, and, by prompting the
latter at every opportunity, assisted
materially in the test Of the truth Of
the officers statements. Roberts looked
his superior officers Of the Fourth pre-
cinct straight in the eye while he spoke.
7 know nothing about the finding OF
the body" said Roberts II was on
the beat on which the body was found
from : o'clock on the night Of August
2 until o'clock the next morning Al
10 p m, Saturday, 7 turned in from a
box between Seventh and Eighth
streets. then walked down Seventh 10
X 10 Eighth to G. 1 stood there a few
minutes, then went on UP r to Eleventh
10 BOX p. where I pulled in again
Then went up G 20 Eighth 20 I and
stood there in the dark until about HIS
watching a group OF negroes. who were
drinking beer at the Armour stables
Then I walked up Eighth 20 II 20 Sew
enth. hrere I met Sergeant Lake Then
doSn Seventh / stroled. and on around
to Ninth and Z. where I pulled in ar
midnight. Down Ninth I went 10 d 10
Seventh 20 I. where there were several
morn negroes standing I went on down
70 Eight street, thence 70 Ninth. walk
ing in the street nears 10 the south
side ION which the body was found)-
While was standing at Ninth and
streets Tim Ryan, a nigHtwatchman.
came along and I stood there for a
rev minutes talking TO him. AT
o'clock I pulled in from the box iust
across the street from that point, and.
turning back, walked back up street
q
feet distant from the spot where the
body was found. where turned and
cut ciaSOnal!y across the street. T CON
tinued on Up 10 Seventh and on over
my beat 1 passed the spot again pretty
close TO 3 o'clock, and still 7 did not
see anything wrong
officer Saw No Body.
Attorney Lambert. representine the
brother and sister OF NorvaI T Harris.
then asked the witness.
What was the first time YOU paes-d
through that part Of street thar
uight7~
Al do not know, but ] always paw
most attention 10 that neighborhood
around midnight
Q--When were you there nearest 20
the time when the boy Is supposed 10
have died2
About midnight
o.-How close. were you then 10 the
spot where the body was IOundg
A--WitEin twenty feet
Q.-Where was the nearest Light that
A.-On the north side Of 1 street. about
midway between Eighth and Ninth
streets. and almost directly opposite the I
spot where the body was found.
O--Was IL sufficiently strong 10 shed
any light upon that spOJ2
A--NpG-
Q--When were you there next
A few minutes after ] a. r--
Q--Was there no body there lheu2
No Two white IL en- asked me II
the last lie DrOiI ParF car had z-a--
and / replied that I thought IL had,
and suggested that they 20 up and take
a Seventh street car They walked riasI.I p
up over the spot where the bod u-aS
found Two negroes were standing 1l
Eighth and ! streets. al the Armour
stables, a little after u O'Clock. anil
there was still one there q little after
o clock ! little after midnight crlar-E
woman went from there 20 saloon ar
Seventh and I streets, with a can for .
beer. and was refused
Q--HOW close were they 10 the death
sCene2
About a haIf-scuare- There were