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JUSTICE SULIVANE FINDS
ANDREWS NOT GUILTY

| Last Il flIldN-
| The office of Police Justice v
| Murray SuliVane vas nlled 10 oNel-
lowing yesterday afternoon at three
| O'Clock when the trial OF former con
| gresham William \. Andrews upon
the charge of assault and resisting al
| officer came up fol trial. Inc case
| was the outcome If the tracaS at the
| Second Precinct last Friday after
| noon, when Congressman Andrews
+! and City Councilman H. NJ. st. Clar
! were placed undo arrest ana taken
| TO Jail to give bOnd.
From The evidence given at the
! trial yesterday afternoon 1t seems
that the primary election conducted
in the Second Precinct OF cambridge
| WAS ANYTHING bur an orderly affair,
| States Attorney Marine and three
| members of the police force statlng
| that the politicians of both factlohs
of the Republican party had to DE
| frequently ordered &c stop Sollcltlns
| voters not only 1T the door OF the
| polling place but also right III the
room itself. State's Attorney Ma
! rine stated that he had called Chler
| of Police Daniel E. Brannock at
| tentiOn to the state of AFFAIRS anu
| had directed him TO see that the 3D.
iectionable practices were dlscon-
tinued, that he had talked to some
of the leaders and asked them TO
help in maintaining order, explain
ing to them that Il continuation OF
the tactics then teing pursued could
not help from Leading to trouble.
f,,o0 Wnen
policeman Hurley, acting upon in
structions from Chief Brannock, no
tilted Councilman s. Clair that he
would have to cease elecuoneerlns
within the lines. He stated that st.
Clair asked him where he wanted
him to go, that he had moved MN
two or three times and that ne ola
not know where TO move to; ne also
stated that he gradually pushed him
back from the middle of the street
to the curb on tie opposite side and
finally, ST. Clair refusing to go any
further. he placed him under ar
rest At that time he stated that
Congressman Andrews rushed up,
and, putting his arm around him,
told him that he could not arrest
that man" Policeman Shorter, who
was helping keep the pavement clear
seeing the trouble rushed up and
grabbed Mr. Andrews and told him
that he could not interfere in the
matter, whereuFpn Mr.. Andrews
turned upon him ana placing his
hand in his throat apparently tried
to hold him ana prevent his taking
part in the matter. Mr.. Shorter
claimed that he told Mr.. Andrews
twice to let go of hlm and that when
he failed % do 50 he struck him
lightly or the side Of the head with
his baton
Chief 1 lnnock stated that he saw
the troub. starting from the por2h
of The polling place and that he
rushed over and grabbed Mr.. An
draws, breaking lis hold upon Mr.
Shorter's throat That he heard
Mr.. Shorter tell him in a loud voice
to let go before striking him but that
Mr.. Andrews would not do so. He
also stated that after Mr.. Andrews
was placed under arrest he at first
refused to go with the officers but
that after Mr.. Edward S. Phillips
had gone after n machine and others
of his friends had advised him to go
along quietly, he did enter the ma
| chine of DR.. Thomas Lynch Coll and
| was taken to the Jail where he gave.
| bail for his appearance when re-
quired.
The statement made by the three
members of the police force, MI
| Shorter, who swore out the writ. Mr.
Hurley, who arrested CouncilmaN
| st. Clair and Chief Brannock werS
practically the same. States At
torney Marine, Messrs. r. Elmer
Dean and John Pritchett and Josiah
Henry corroborated much of this
testimony.
Mr., Andrews was the first witness
in his defense, stating that there was
some disturbance from time to time
during the day but that when the
real trouble came that he did not
tell Hurley he could not arrest st.
Clair. that he did not even know
that he was or had contemplated do
ing So that he went to him and may
possibly have put his hand upon him
as anyone would do but that it was
for the purpose of avoiding trouble,
to see if he could not get st. Clair,
to walk up the street with him so
that the crowd would disperse ana
trouble be avoided. He further
stated that Mr.. Shorter grabbed him
and struck him without the slight
est provocation, that he did not re-
member touching Mr.. Shorter al
though he might have put his hand
upon his arm in friendly way to
avoid any excitement and that ne
did not grab Mr.. Shorter in the col
Tar or throat as testified to by the
witnesses for the State.
Mr.. William l.. Dean was the next
witness for Mr.. Andrews and stated
that he did not see Mr.. Andrews in
terfere with Mr.. Hurley in arrest
| ing st. Clair but thought that he did
take hold of Mr.. Shorter. Mr.. Lee
Wiley was the next witness for Mr..
| Andrews and stated positively that
| he neither took hold of Mr.. Hurley
or Mr.. Shorter. Others who testl-
| fed in Mr.. Andrews behalf were
Hon. Edward S. Phillips, Messrs.
| Hugh M. Fountain, Perry and Plan
ner Windsor, James Robbins ana
| Robert Hall, all Of whom stated that
| he did not interfere with Policeman
| Hurley nor grab Policeman Shorter,
! also Charles Fedderman, John A
Matthews, James c. Boggs, William
| Karr and John Young, all colored,
| whose statements were in accord
with those expressed by the previous
! witnesses.
At the conclusion of the evidence
| Justice Sulivane stated that owing
| to the conflict of the testimony he
! would give the defendant the bene-
J fit of the doubt, finding him not
| guilty and Diminishing the charge.