Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-05
POLICEMAN FACES
BRIBERY CHARGE
Ramstadt Goes Before Trial
Board, Accused of Taking
SAP in Rum Case.

Charged with accepting bride of
sac from Brutus Lane and Major Tay-
lor, both colored, after discovering
them with II cases of alleged liquor
in an automobile at Fourth street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast, July
20, last Policeman Carl Ramstadt of
the tenth precinct, was placed on
trial today before the police trial
board.
Lieut.. William G. Stott, one of the
principal witnesses for the prosecu-
ton, under examination by Chairman
Alexander Bell of the trial board out
lined the Police Departments case
against Ramstadt.
Gives Outline of Conversation.
Lieut.. Stott testified that he saw
Ramstadt at the eighth precinct early
on the morning OF July Il, and said
to RamStadt:
There are two colored men out
there who charge you with accepting
bribe Of $42 They say you crowded
their car at Fourth and Rhode Island
avenue northeast and forced them to
stop. And that you searched the car
and found IL cases of liquor in 1t. ="
The witness testified that after an
offer to fix it up for 500" a male
companion of Ramstadt was placed
in the car and that he drove 1t to the
Newton Garage, at Sixth and Newton
streets.
Stott stated that the colored men
had alleged that they already had
given him $42 in $40 gold notes
and two 81 bills. He testified. that
Ramstadt denied at that time knowl-
edge of any such transaction.
Later, Stott said, RamStadt was
told that two persons who had been
with him at the time OF the alleged
transaction had confessed. Ramstadt
the witness added, then admitted the
alleged transaction and stated that he
| had let one Of the colored men go out
in q taxicab to get an additional 500
| to complete the transaction. Ramstadt
| further admitted at that time that he
had thrown the money into the back
seat of the car, 1t was testified.
Stott said that Mary Ramstadt, wife
| to Stott later $22, which he identified
and produced for evidence in the case
StOtt Identifies Bills.
He\said she admitted picking it uI
| from the rear floor of the car, and
when asked about the other $40 SAID
| she had given it to a companion, 9
Mrs. Savage. Later Mrs. Savage gave
up the $40 and Stott produced the
| bills, identified them, and introduced
them into the case.
A statement alleged to have beer
signed by Ramstadt and his wife was
also introduced into the case. Scott
| concluded testimony on direct examt
nation by stating that Ramstadt said
that his reasons for the alleged &C
ceptance of the bride were that he
was hard up land needed money"
| Attorneys Bertrand Emerson, jr.
and Joseph d. Kelley, representing
Ramstadt, strongly opposed the adj
mission of the signed statement dur
ing cross examination OF Stott. Elmer
son ELECTED from the witness that the
statement was made after Stott hat
threatened to send Ramstadt's wife
to the House Of Detention and moved
to exclude it on the ground that il
was, therefore, not a voluntary state
| ment.
The motion to exclude 1t was over
ruled by Chairman Bell and Lieut.
Hugh r. Groves, night inspector
took the stand. He verified substan
TALLY the statements of Stott on direc
examination. Stating that he saw
Ramstadt also at the eighth precinc
shortly after he had been brought II
with Brutus Lane and Maj. Taylo
and IL cases of alleged corn liquor
On cross-examination Groves denied
having heard any threat to arrest Mrs
Ramstadt.