The Washington times., 1921-06-05
NEvERSAN
TRENCHES,
bUDD|E s
TEST I # !
Forger Called Easy Chair
Warrior Who Faxed Wounds
and Tales OF Hsroism.

NEW YORK, June 5.-Former
fellow-officers Of Capt. Beverly
Grayson Chew in the First Division
American Expeditionary Forces
testified late yesterday 1T the mil
itary trial Of the young Washington
army officer for forgery, impersona-
ton and desertion, that while their
units were fighting Chew was a
town major in charge of santa
ton and billeting at a rest camp.
According to the testimony of these
witnesses, the defendant was never
wounded or gassed, as he claims.
At that time Chew was a FIRST lieu
tenant, assigned to X Company. Six
teenth infantry. This regiment lost
in the war % per cent more men
than Il had upon landing in France.
Capt. walter K. Seaman, now ad-
jutant of the Sixteenth at Camp Dix
and in France adjutapt of the Third
battalion of the same regiment, was
offered by the prosecution as a wit
ness familiar with the records of the
battalion and regiment
DESCRIBES CHEw's DUTY.
Captain Seaman said he served
with the accused from June II, 1917,
until February or March of 1918,
when, he testified, Chew was detailed
as town major at ,Girard Sac, 25
kilometeKs behind the line. Prior to
Chew's detail as town major. the wit
ness said the Sixteenth infantry had
suffered only one casualty in Chew's
battalion. Chew was a town major
until August Q, 1918, after which
time none of the witnesses were able
to say what became of him.
Asked by Lieutenant Cohn, OF the
defense counsel, " he knew whether
shell fre had ever hit Chew's station,
or IL IL were not probable that, as
the defendant claims, Chew might
have been wounded while transport
ing ammunition to front-line posi-
tions, Captain Seaman replied that
he did not know as to the hrst, but
as TO the second question a town
major was not eligible for front-line
duty,
Captain Hefferman, the trial judge
advocate, then asked the witness IL
the records of the regiment revealed
any authorization for the accused to
wear wound stripes, The witness said
they did not.
NO RECORDS OF WOUND.
Capt Lamar weaver, who is the
present commander OF X Company.
brought with him the daily reports
OF the company during the overseas
fighting when Chew was a member OF
that command. None OF these oon-
tanned any record Of the defendant
having been wounded.
Capt. b. r, Caffey, jr, aide de camp
to General BuIard, commanding the
Second Corps area at Governors
served with Chew in the Sixteenth In
fantry.
Were town majors ever placed in
charge of rsidins partiesr the prose-
cution asked.
mo. never" Captain Caffey replied.
He added that to his knowledge Cap
tain Chew had never been reported
wounded. When the defense counsel
asked II Chew had not been in the
hospital at Tours in the spring OF
1918, the witness said he had not.
TELLS OF WORTHLESS CHECK.
Another witness was Mark Lans-
burgh. credit manager and member
of the hrm of Lsnsburgh and Brother,
a Washington department store, at
which Captain and Mrs. Chew had
an account. He identtffei q check
signed Jean 5. Chew" which he said
the store csshed for her. He identi.
fed this check as having been writ
ten out by Chew. Correspondence
between Mr. Lsnssurgh and Mrs.
Chew after the check had been found
to be worthless, was introduced IN
cayreh h~raft~r ~f tbs han~wrttlnU