The Washington times., 1911-07-29
AT TRIAL
OF GLEN ECHO WAR
Mayor Witkowski and His Enemy, John A. Garrett
Have Many Tits in Rockville Court-Graft
Is Intimated.

fairness on the part of the opposing
attorneys, because they objected to
questions that he asked, while he, when
Witkowski was under direct eXamina-
ton, had made no objections at all. But
he diu not withdraw, and continued the
examination.
He demanded to know II the mayor
had not gone to Constable Waller Shaw
few days before last sunday and pro-
posed 10 MIN that each make SO or $40
by plnching them, or else making them
come clean
Mr. Garrett insisted on a yes or no
answer. The mayor refused to reply.
He has an untrue assumption IN his
neither yes or no answer is exactly
true. My idea was to get Shaw to do
mis- duty. 10 make him stop gambling
in the park. Shaw said he would do
his duty.
A little before this in his testimony,
relative to the question of making Of
ficers do his duty, the mayor said ''he
had discovered Marylund statute
which provided that the mayor shall
hold court over officers falling in their
each offence. The mayor announced
from the witness stand that acting un-
der the provisions of the alleged sec
ton. he intends to hold court on Mr..
Shtw and some others in q few days.
This announcement was one Of the
many mirth provoking statements by
the mayor.
Indignant Denial.
Another question by Mr.. Garrett ran
as follows: Didn't you 80 to Mr.
Schloss, the manager or the park, and
say. I am hard up; need the money;
am in bad shape financially. II you'll
give me $3.50. or arrange for 1t. III see
that you people don't get in any treu-
Bile"
An indignant denial came from the
mayor, who said he could get S124 every
week as a justice Of the peace as fines
when Furnishing Glen Echo for keeping
very likely" said the mayor, ''all other
aside, to make that sort
of a proposition to Mr.. Schloss.'
From this point the mayor started on
a vigorous philippe against Mr.. Garrett;
L do know that you told me-" cried
the mayor, that you got 800 from
Glen Echo. You, John A. Garrett boss
of Glen Echo, who makes men. whS |
puts 'em up and pulls 'em down, you're !
a boss-and a bad one, TOO.
Assails His Foe.
why. this man." said the mayor, !
who was lust warming up In grand |
style. is the defer Of the Secretary of |
War. And I tell you that the War De- |
partment will close the conduit road, II |
Is so displeased with you. Why, you're |
the man who hasn't got sufficient |
brains to know that a diplomat ought |
not to be arrested"
He referred to the crusade conducted !
by Garrett while mayor against diplO- |
mats. whom he claimed speeded on the !
road.
Many Of Mr.. CARROTS questions were |
directed toward the ownership Of the |
Glen Echo water supply and the au- |
Of the mayor 10 act in the mat
ter. assuming thai Glen Echo owned the |
water works.
The mayor closed his testimony at five
minutes of j O'Clock. The prosecution
then called NJ 3. clagett. a Washing
ton newspaperman.. who saw the fracas
Arrested on the charge OF maIfeas-
ance in Office, sworn out by Mayor
Constable Walter Shaw
SAYS that his srrest is due to the IA It
he refused to serve warrants against
the Amusement park issued by the
mayor on Sunday. He told the mayor
that they wsre not legal. and he would
not serve item.
The mayor handed me the warrants
On Sunday morning, June II, before this
present trouble over the water orig
mated, snd when l asked him when no
lad Issued them he said that day." ex-
planned Constable Shaw. Il declined to
serve Them, explaining that they were
7oid.' u