Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-19
Relies on White House.

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Relies on White House.
Did he not make a great to do and
did he not rely on the fact that he came
into the District government from the
White House?'
Yes" replied Mr. Kalbfus, that was
his stock in trade
Then Mr.. Hogan took up the first re-
port from Capt. Schneider. which had no
reflection on Harper: then the supple
mental report, which certainly did re-
fleet on Harper, and then the hnal ar
raignment Of Harper to the district at
tOrney.
eff there was any coercion Of Capt.
Schneider to make this unfavorable re-
port / want to know it, said he.
Yes" said Commissioner Judson, and
it would be good thing. perhaps to find
out how the place has been conducted
since the granting Of the license.
There is nothing in the statement to
the district attorney" said Commissioners
Johnston, who was handling the papers
at the time, Ito show that Capt. Schnei-
der was coerced into making any state
ment, yet it appears from his talk with
Mr.. kalbfuS that he was being made to
change his report"
And it also appears" said Assistant
Corporation Counsel White, that Maj.
Sylvester sent for him.
Wants Him on stand.
II want to see Capt Schneider sub
poenaed for this hearing" said Commits
sioner Johnston. eff he is the kind Of
man who can change his opinion so
readily it reflects very seriously against
him.
Perhaps So" retorted Mr.. Hogan. Il
have not quite so much military discipline
as Commissioner Johnston, but l do hold
that man can disagree with MS SUI
periors."
Certainly, and it is his duty when he
disagrees to let his superior know. This
is another matter. however. The charge
of coercion is made
Crandall Mackey, commemorative at
torney for Alexandria country, stepped
into the room at that moment. Just pre-
vious to his appearance Mr.. White had
read a little extract from the Virginia
statutes which showed that a man who
lends his name to another for the pur-
pose of getting liquor license is guilty
of a misdemeanor and liable to $500 fine
Indictments in Virginia.
When Mr. Mackey took Mr.. KaIbfus
place as witness, he said he had known
Harper for twelve years. Harper has
been a resident of Georgetown for long
time. Mr.. Mackey also said he had prop
erty in Georgetown that had been affect
ed by the transfer of the license to Har-
per, six pieces, worth more than $4,000,
and that he had refused to sign the ap-
plication for Harper.
II didn't sign the application of H.
Wills to transfer this license, because L
didn't want to see any more liquor places
on M street, and because Wills had Kept
a dissolute place. Capt. Schneider told
ha gathering evidence
against Wills, anyhow"
What do you know about Harper IN
the state of Virginia as far as the rec
ords show?' asked Mr.. White.
About six or seven years ago Mlchaei
LAWYER was a persistent Vlolator or the
revenue laws in Rosslyn, va prose
cuted him on many occasions. 1hen l
learned he had taken out a license IN
heard he was selling liquor in his house
Sundays. l sent detectives there and got
evidence against him, and he was hned
500 and costs. After that | saw SO many
DRINKS on the Aqueduct prlose SUNDAY
I inquired about the matter. one or
them told me l could get liquor in Law
Ter place 1 sent some detectives there
and they got the liquor and told me that
George Harper, who was IN the mouse al
the time. sold it to them. Harper used
to go to LAWYERS place Sundays, and
Sunday being busy day for Lawler he
used to get Harper to be assistant bar
tender when the thirStS ran high.
Gases Nolle Pressed.
Mr. Mackey continued: Harper was
indicted for those sales. But he never
lived in Virginia and the indictments
were carried on the records for two
wears. a. heavy piece of clerical labor. so
one day in open court, at the suggestion
of the judge and the clerk, l entered
nolle PROSE- to clean the slate.
While this OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fine was
hanging over him in Virginia 1 used to
go to him as a barber in Georgetown
and he used to tell me he had lost $4,000
in the Waggaman failure, and I sup
posed that he would have to go to Jail
for the first fine. But 1 understood lat
ter that LAWYER paid the money; as he
was the one who was really doing the
business in Harpers name"
"Is that a fraud in the state OF Viz
sinia ?" asked Commissioner Johnston.
Il should say So
Mr. Mackey then told how he had been
consulted about Harper's record by Horst
mann and Assessor Richards at various
reputation in Virginia. but perfectly
good reputation in Georgetown. He was
asked about Lawler, and replied:
II prosecuted Lawler many times anu
he didn't leave Virginia until l had put
him in Jail
THAT of persistent violator of the
revenue laws.
Interested in Mine.
yr,o+ concluded Mr. Mackey'S story