The Washington times., 1913-03-10
SYLVESTER QU|zzED
ON POLICE SCANDAL
Asked Why Force of SIS Was
Not Able to Do Work of 367,
at Senate Inquiry.
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into the record lot of letters boil
stering up his side of the case. The
committee allowed him to put these in.
Senator Jones Indicated the writer's Of
the letters would be allowed to testify,
and would be cross-examined.
Much of what Major Sylvester said
was an explanation Of just how the
police were distributed on the day of
the suffrage parade.
Major sylvester gave the committee
detailed statement of the number of
men on duty on the Avenue March ),
and on March l. 1t showed 575 on March
g. and 367 March T. March 8. t!:ere were
eS special policemen and $50 regular 1a,.
policemen. March !, there were lS6
apecia!s and 191 regulars. Thirteen cases
of disorder We're arrested and all fined
March g.
Major Sylvester showed the assign
Inents of the police officers along the
Avenue March 3 Sergeant M. L. Raedy
was in charge of the mounted force of
sixteen men at the head Of the pro-
cession. Lieut. J. A. Duvall was in
| charge from Peace Monument to Four
and-a-half street; Captain DAILY from
Tour-and-a-half street to Seventh
street: Captain Doyle from Seventh to
Teb'h: Captain Hollinberger from Tenth
TO Fourteenth; Captain Schneider from
Fourteenth to the Treasury; and Cap
tain Mulhall in charge of the rear
guard.
Ordered Use of Cars.
He tod of giving orders to Captain
Williams to use the police automobiles
IN forcing back the crowds.
Ten mounted officers. forty special,
| and forty uniformed men were taken
| by him to the Union Station to meet
| the President-elect.
| The major told among other things
| how he threw double. force about
the Treasury Building and the place
| of disbanding, anticipating trouble
! there
Did it occur to you to use mounted
men to clear the street before the pa
| rade?'
mo. SIR
| He did not go on the Avenue himself
after receiving the President-elect al
| the Union Station because he said the
parade was already moving up to the
tableaux grounds. when he got there.
| with what feelings did you consider
this parade?" asked Senator Jones.
Were you In sympathy with it,
Friendly To Parade.
| Il have always been friendly to it"
said the major. My feeling was one OF
anxiety by reason OF meeting that
which had never before experienced,
two parades on successive days. i had
no feeling toward anyone. but only
feeling Of hope that 1 might master
the situation in the best way possible.
recognized that this was an unusual
| event"
He said his last official Information.
about ten days before the parade, was
that there would be about 2,SO petsons tsons
might be 5000 or more.
| Asked II he, thought there would be
disturbance. he said he Thought there
might be remarks by people not In IN
yvouid be a great crowd Of idle militia
men and others, but said the popuiace
had always readily acceded TO the re.
quests of the police and thought "
would do so this time, unless II De ior
Objectionable remarks.
II was brought out that he talked witt
the captains on the Wednesday or sec.
ond Wednesday before the parade apou'
IL. but called no special meeting 10 EN-
phasize the difficulty Of handling ths
affair.
No Disparaging Remarks.
Senator Jones asked il he had heard
any of his force before the event speal
in a disparaging way Of the suffragists
or the parade.
IT did not" said Major Sylvester. y
believe my men are all conscientiou'
men as to doing their duty in matter
of the public interest and ! never heard
any of them speak disparagingly OF an!
phase Of it."
Major Sylvester declared that none o
his men had any reason to believe HI
would approve lax conduct on their par
toward the handling Of the parade. HI
reiterated that IL he found any maj
had spoken in a way to Indicate such
thing he would be disciplined
He said so far as he knew everyone
ON the force. before the event. took the
situation seriously. He Denied large
force of mounted police had been seer
on Maryland avenue while the parade
was going on. 1t would have been
physical impossibility. II foot police
We're seen there at the time. it was
because they were moving from one
point after having finished their duues
"a some other post Of duty. He toid o.
80 number of police scattered through
4, District the afternoon of March
being es4 specials. forty-five regulars, In
addition to bicycle police and others.
Might Have Had More.
| He estimated that it might have beei
nossibIe to have got together twenty o.
thirty uniformed police and fifty or sixt!
more special officers to protect the pa
rade. He explained that after the tel
mounted troops that went with him Z
the union station got through that duty
they were directed to the Treasury u
helm handle the crowds there. Other
were distributed to various. details
Twenty men 3ere sent to the shoreham
Eleven automobiles and one patro
wagon were used in protecting the SUI
Senator Dillingham; asked If he eve
knew of a political parade whicn di'
not have to endure Objectionable re
marks. .., - TO-
II have heard the same thing SO ia
.s INV experience with crowds of mel
| goes" said the major. 80
| The major told OF conierrinS VIII
scoutmaster Martin, of using about 20
Boy scouts to protect the parade IRON
| a threatened distribution OF rats ant
utilizing $50 or 800 more at the lower ent
OF the Avenue along the line OF tn
81 talked the matter oyer with Mr.
Martin" said he. ''in reference TO th'
| tbreata rats would be turned loose, an,