The Washington times., 1919-09-04

and his associates say that On the
morning Of the dismissal of bic
case his disappointment Was f
keen aa 90 draw sympathy. He re-
marked that il was the one present
hope OF crushing cut the infamota
gang that was menacin1 soclstV.
and he set 70 work rosolutoiy ~
fight the case.
No record can Be found IN EIfsfrfct
police history where any other pt
ueemau ever succeeded IA Bring
lnE before q higher court a4case
tnat had been thrown out 81 Bo-
lice court. But that is what Lord
did He concentrated and focnaa
all his mental and physical enerry
upon this one case, taxing himself
day and night, until he had
strengthened his case with the tes-
timony of score 6f reputable Wit
nesse1 and had established beycnf
All possibility Of denial the pres-
enee 81 the three Bunai0ss - lhs
peol room at tie precise NOS tni e
the crime.
Went BefsFs Gran1 5a4y.
He waited upon Harvey Given.
Assistant Dlstrlet Attorhsr. ana.
presented hts new ease. Given 49,
fav0fably Impressed 6ut not csne
Ninced He consented. houever. -.
let the grand jury hear the new
proofs. and Policeman Lord. at be
personat expense and at great IN
convenience. produced All the Wit
nessea and the new evidences The
Grand jury promptly br0ught 81
indictments against the accnse4
and they were rearrested
The case was 3 SENSATIONAL enc.
It was tried before Judge codI4
IN Criminal Court 10. 4 Counssr
for the accused pleaded shat th8
case should be quashed On fh8
ground that the police court had
thrown it out The judge frD1sl15 Z
cred this polnt but Was noted -
the earnest sincerity of Sersea1t
Lord in Declaring thar he had
eIinchinE evidence 70 prove his
cese, ana ne ordered that tHe trial
proceed.
IN addressing the court the sef-
g~ant told % logical sltcce ssior the
circumstances of the crime anl
fixed the precise momenf of ils
commission
AlIbis Are smaahed.
The argument,of the defenss thar
the assault was COMMITTEES 1T ten
minutes past midnisht. and that the
defendants had proof 81 their prss-
ence fn another section Of TIE city
at that time. vas completely smash
Cd. IL vas proved that the witness
Who testified 70 having heard tha
nght IN the poolroom as he passed
By. ana TO having observed 81 ne
clock - the jewelers. wlndoW ad-
joining that It Was ten minutes past
twelve was deceived regRrdinS the
tine.
What this witness had actually
looked at was the reelection on M
clock in a Wind0w-fenEth mirror.
which made ten minutes befors
twelve appear % Be ten minutes
after twelve.
After proving the credibility of
each of HE witnesses. Sergeant Lord =
established by their testimony tke-
presence OF BuRaIo Moreland and
his two eonfederates in the poot
room at the moment OF the crima
and he submitted so convincing a
volume Of concurFent testimony that
the defense was staggered By The
barrage Of well-arraysd facts.
Got Twelve Years Each.
The jury was out seven miputsE
The verdict was Guilty as in
dieted." "BuHaloP MoreIand. eat
trell and Root received each
tWelve-year sentence. Their fEst
words were curses on Sergeant
Lord. and as they passed through
the corridor Of sighs on the way %
the black van the notorious BuRaI0
Gang last OF Washington,s UNDER
world, died automatically.