New-York tribune., 1912-12-31
BLOW TO VICE RAIDER
PatroIman Fox SWears Buck
land Entered House After Arrest
FLAWS IN ALIBI STORY
Cross Examination by Deputy
Commissioner Walsh Brings
Them Out.

The trial of Patromen Edward F. Wie-
derkehr and Ernest r Buckland, former
! ly attached to Inspector Dwyers staff, on
several charges growing out OF COM
plaint made by Annie Miller, the pro-
pretor of a disordery house in West 45th
street, that they had never been In her
house until they raided it, was continued
before Deputy Commissioner Walsh yes
terday. Part of Mrs. Miller's story was
corroborated by policeman from the
West 9Th street station.
Buckand took the stand and denied
each of the counts against him. He said
that the evidence on which he raided the
house had been actually obtained that he
spent the money as specified in his eN-
pense bill. and that he had made no false
statement whatever with respect to the
case
Wiederkehr, who is charged with hav-
ing made false affidavit. corroboratinS
Buckland, denied any intent 10 do so, but
admitted that what he intended 10 swear
to was not that Buckland had entered the
house, but had gone up the stoop ard en-
| tered the vestibule From where he stood,
he said he could not tell II Buckland en-
tered the house or not
The hardest blow dealt to Buckland was
by Patrolman William Fox. of the West
47th street station. Fox. quiet, plain
spoken officer, swore that Buckland visit
ed Mrs. Mllers house while he was on
duty there. four days after the raid.
Buckland had sworn that he never went
into the house after the raid, as testified
to by Mrs. Miller, who added that he
came TO tell her TO drop the lawyer who
was then defending her and TO engage
one he knew, a Mr.. 4srpel. Fox said that
Buckland, whom he knew as member
of the inspectors staff, called at tho
house on December 3. four days after the
raid, some time between and $3.50, aud
remained talking with Mrs. Miller for
about ten minutes
Lawyer Segal, defending Buckland. tried
to get Fox to admit that he might he
mistaken in his identification, but Fox
insisted ne was positive Buckland had
been there
To offset FoXs story Buckland had an
alibl ready which did not prove so effec-
tive owing to the failure of, the two
stories told by him and his alibi wit
ness, Joseph Linehem. of No. 1873 West
s4th street, TO agree on some important
particulars.
Lineheim, who met Buckland for the
first time two months ago. when he and
three others We're arrested I'm raid on
a handbook game, said that he and Buck
land spent the hour between 3 and 1
O'Clock, when Fox swore Buckland Wis
tied Mrs. Miller. in a saloon at Sith street
and Amsterdam avenue
He at first denied on cross-eXamination
by Deputy Commissioner Walsh that he
had ever been arrested, but later correct
ed his testimony by saying that IL was
so trivial that he thought nothing OF IT,
why, don't know yet why / was ar
rested" he said. IL was standing on a
corner when | was arrested / was dis
charged next morning"
Fox had testified that on December lS.
the day following his suspension, he yis-
tied the same saloon and went in and
called Lineheim out and asked him If he
remembered December 3, when, they al
lege they were together.
Lineheim. who was not in the room
when Buckland was testifying. said that
he was sitting in a bootblack chair out
side the saloon on December l5 and that
Buckiand spoke 70 him and walked away,
just as he was entering the saloon.
Deputy Commissioner Walsh, who
brought out several weak flaws in the
alibi story in his cross-eXamination. said
10 Lineheim:
IT don't understand why you and Buck
land would spend a whole hour in ss-
loon when YOU had met him only once
before"
Linehem, however, said that they
talked on general topics and about a po-
iceman he once knew.
Deputy Commissioner Walsh held the
case open to determine whether further
evidence should be introduced. No date
was set.