The Washington times., 1922-09-30
MANY TESTIFY
IN DEFENSE Of
SERCT. GREENE
Business Men, Sen ators, Con-
gressmen, and Police Give
Him Good Character.

Sergt. J. Willard Greene, Wash.
ington's wealthiest cop, today
faced trial before the Police Trial
Board on charges OF patrolling his
beat in an automobile, leaving his
precinct while on duty and going
into another precinct OF transact
private business.
Sergeant Greene charges that
jealousy ip the police department
by brother officers who envy him
because he has made some money
on the side honestly" is responsible
for today's hearing.
Some of the leading business men
OF Washington and ten members of
Congress. including three Senators.
came to the defense Of Sergeant
Greene today.
Harry Wardman testified he had
known Sergeant Greene for fifteen
or twenty years. He said he had
never questioned his honesty, inte-
gritty and veracity.
Il would recommend him for al.
most anything" Mr.. Wardman told
the trial board.
Many Defense Witnesses.
Other character witnesses who tes-
titled for Sergeant Greene were w.
=. shannon, Ol the llTIn VI Cudbiiou
& Luchs; NJ. A. Weller, contractor:
Thomas Grant. formre secretary to
the Chamber of Commerce: r. NJ.
Nevius. vice president of the Riggs
National Bank; Major John J. Nc
Donald. assistant director of the Vet
Grams Bureau: John Oliver LaGorce.
of the National Geographic Maga-
zinc: Edwin w. David, contractor
and builder.
Affldavits signed by ten mem.
bers OF Congress were filed by Viii.
liam Leahy, former Assistant Dis
triCt Attorney, counsel for Greene.
They testified as to the excellent
character OF the defendant. The
Congressman maxim gthese affi-
davits are James b. Aswell. ]. c.
Mckenzie. p. J. Ryan, Gordon Lee,
Sam Rayburn. Garland Dupre,
]. Y. Goodykuntz, Senators J. Eli
son Smith, Overman and Bursum.
Police Testify.
Five veteran police officers who
have policed with Greene for twenty
years vigorously defended his rec
ord and testified to his high char
Sheetz, c. Z. Peck, c. Flather San.
u,
The defense will produce thirteen
witnesses. Four witnesses are ap'
pearin gfor the prosecution.
Lieut.. w. Emmerson was the first
witness for the prosecution. He told
the board how he had shadowed Ser
geant Greene for three days; how he
had seen him leave his beat on three
occasions. and how he was finally
trailed to the American Security and
Trust Company, which is outside his
precinct.
EmmersOn's Testimony.
When Lieutenant Emmerson reach.
ed the bank he went inside with Lieu.
tenants Holmes and Stott.
Questioned, Emmerson testified
that Sergeant Greene went first into
the real estate department in the
hank. came out about one minute
later and went into the savings de.
partment entrance.
Lieutenant Stott asked the ser.
Geant il he was on duty" Emmerson
testified. HE said. yes We all
went out and l told him Of the check
| had kept on his movements.
Lieutenant Stott asked the ser.
geant what he was doing in the
bdIh. re eNpldlIleu lldl MS wife
had lost a valuable pin and he want
ed to ask about II. When we asked
II he had any other business in the
bank he said No; that he was just
getting ready to telephone Main
1000 and report the missing jew
elry.'"
Emmerson states that Greene on
leaving his bank entered his automo-
bile which was waiting at the curb.
His wife was in the car. Greene was
ordered TO go back TO his precinct.
CrOss.eXamination.
Counsel for Greene on cross-exanii-
nation sought to bring out the fact
that Mrs. Greene had lost the val.
liable jewelry in the bank, and that
ii had been found in the bank on the
day after the incident took place.
Lieutenant Emmerson testified
that he first saw Greene out of his
precinct during his tour OF duty on
September 6. On the following day
ningbOard of his car ride three blocks
outside of his precinct. On Septem.
her he says that Greene walked ont
of his precinct and talked to his
wife and child for eight minutes and
accompanied by them walked across
the street back into his own precinct
and talked another fifteen minutes.
Lieut.. w. +. Holmes gave sub
stantially the same testimony as
that Of Emmerson.
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