The Washington times., 1911-10-20
KALBFUS STORY
OF SCHNEIDER IS
! DENIED ON STAND
Police Captain Declares He
Never Charged Coercion
/ In Harper Report.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

SSOHtiHueu ITOIu rlTSt FdSe.J
Captain Schneider denied that Mr..
This was the third. fatfooted denial
by a witness during the day of what
another witness had testified to. Mr..
Richards corroborated Crandall Mack
the telephone conversation between
them relative to giving Harper q IL
cense In Georgetown.
Roger Williams exoneration came
about as discursion from the main
proceedings. Mr.. Hogan. counsel for
Mr.. Kalbfus, was examining Assessor
Richards after Corporation Counsel
White finished with him and Mr..
"You have known Roger Williams
q long timer
Mr.. White Interrupted:
II wish to say said he, that
have no facts to present relative to
Mr.. Williams other than contained In
my report" -..
Hold Williams Blameless.
IT recommended that the Commits
sioners investigate this matter while in
vestigating Mr.. Kalbfus' conduct, but
have nothing else than the statements
In the report to present"
Commissioner Johnston interrupted.
saying:
Mr.. Williams, 1t appears, borrowed
500 from Peter A. Drury, giving a deed
in trust on his only piece Of property,
a home inherited from his mother and
cages. Mr.. Williams-I am taking my
facts from Mr.. Whites report-could
have borrowed the money in a regular
channel without any question, but this
and Mr.. Williams, because Of illness in
his family, had to raise money at once
in order to send his son to the hospital.
This being the case. feel that no blame
ntfQrhoQ IN r ms q q a n Off7 7ct al
Major Judson remarked that in the fu-
ture Mr.. Williams ought to endeavor to
borrow money from another source,
Rudolph both Joined General johnston
In clearing Williams Of conduct really
my house is in the hands of three
real estate agents." said Mr.. Williams,
pay Mr.. Drury."
= Schneider Takes Stand.
Something of a stir went through
the board room when Captain
Schneider took the stand.
II did meet Mr.. Kalbfus," said the
witness in answer to a question from
near the District building. He stop. stop.
ped me. 1t was about the time Of
to ask me some questions. 1 said Mr..
Kalbfus, that matter is now in the
hands OF the Excise Board. and don't
Msnt tr,sG to to dI. talk al. about Ut, it at all, He
and said: I am not going to get
into Int any cSntSovsrsy. Mr.. Kslbfus.'
tossss me h% so change hss Sy
No. did not"
could Be- aetsSdase se that usee %neh
None, whatever. There was no use
or any language at all on the mat.
5,is% ter fST there n, was on no OCCASION for it,"
.,When you made your first report
andria record?" =, :
First Word of Bad Record.
mo- I did not know Of it until I was
called into Major Sylvester's office. Mr.
fforstmann was present there with the
captains. The major asked me II knew
that Harper had bad record In
theFFe hFA esay ssa had RSen Rfsn 'fJs Masr qsSF sy
yester told me J. had better go to the
mission to make further investigation
and to fte supplemental report"
ton with Harper in which he says he
told Harper the Excise Board was go
Ing to find against him and that Harper
sssus Rstef "tnTa% sesss hs yst.r9sH
Harper told him Captain Schneider said
this.
After a specific denial that Major Syl-
rester or any one else ever tried to
coerce him In any way in the matter.
mann had come to him while l. w.
1iorstmann was saloon inspector, and
asked to be taken around the saloons
W captain Schneider's precinct.
MI. Horstrnann seemed to be homes.
his intentions. I thought him so and
i was glad to have Woodworking