Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-10
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captain SO for the police pension fund,
he said, but il was refused, and he WAS
told 10 send IL by check made out 10 the
police pension fund
10 bribc any Of the polioe.
Powell came back and had three drinks
Of wine. Nason's reply TO this was:
when he came back, it WAS all gone.
Commissioner Wickcrsham at thfr
juncture asked: "Why did he como backY'
Mason gave no reason, ns there wM'
nothing going on when the officer return
ed" he said.
Commissioner Wickersham then in
quired il bottle had been taken to an
other room. Nasons reply brought
laughter, when he said: Il doubt very
much If there was anything worth while
left in the bottle"
The officers conducted themselves like
officers, said the witness, and Captain
KeIeher was grlfT, but busincssike. In
fact, he averred, the Captains attitude
WAS anything but cordial He "dded
that he never before saw the captain 10
know who he was.
Mr.. Megear broke in with the remark
at the time" Mr.. Mason replied that
his wife and another young woman occu-
pied another room while he and his
friends were enjoying a stag party.
Replying tn question as to whether
the men did their duty, Mason said they
"dd their duty admirably We were
thoroughly searched and put through
all the rigarnarolc that tho worst crooks
are put through
Mason was then asked If Powell had
told Of some Of his adventures. He said
that he did not IIe said that Powell
was in the kitchen talking 10 the women,
and that he (Nason) lay down on a couch
When he awoke, he said, tho officer was
gone.
MIR. Mason ut this point vehemently
declared that the Inference that any
indecent remarks were made IS an abso-
Lutte lie"
Maurice w. Thompson WAS the next
witness called. He was asked il anyone
had said 10 him, pointing to n ring on
his finger, that it was his Masonic ring
that saved them. He replied that some
one did make the remark, adding that
Mrs Mason at the time said You are
all Thlrty-second Degree Masons, but
you had tn get harp To save you.
Leonard X Crosby was an interesting
witness. In reply to questions asked him
as TO whether or not the officers had drunk
any hqtIor, he answered: My knowledge
ls vague, as | was pretty well under the
influence of liquor. | couldn't swear
whether or not | was one Of the members
who contributed 70 the SO do re-
member going away with Mason, but
waited outside while he was in the police
station" lie added that he did not see
anything that took place inside the police
station.
Walter A. Hanley said "camptown"
was taken up for the police pension fund.
President Smith asked Ranley Why the
"comptown" WAS taken up at that time
and IIanley answered that he did not
know; that he objected TO it, but after
all the rest contributed, i didn't want to
be o pikcr.
Edward Bains ssid the police fully did
their duty as officers, adding that they
seemed to be dong everything they could
do.
President Smith then said that this
completed the testimony and that if
anyone had anything pertaining TO the
issue to offer he would be glad TO hear
from them.
Sergeant Green then arose and de-
Tended his course IN the affair. He said:
Il want to state that If made mistake
in reporting to my superior officer what