Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
BUSCH DEFENDANTS
IN FIGHT IN CELL
OVER TESTIMONY
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Watson said: cit didn't look like that
at that time; it was dirty"
Watson's testimony occupied virtu-
ally all of the morning session, and
after direct examination defense
counsel for Proctor and Eagles asked
but one or two questions.
Watson was preceded by Clarence
r. Robinson, a policeman, attached to
No. 10 precinct, who testified that
between 4 and 4:30 o'clock on the
morning of September 26 he, with
several other policemen, went to 42lO
New Hampshire avenue in a police
patrol and found Policeman Frank l..
Ach on the porch of that address. He
was taken TO Garfield Hospital by
Robinson and Policeman Bradshaw in
the patrol.
Henry Brown, 4117 Fifth street; Po-
liceman w. Buchanan of the tenth
precinct and Policeman Raymond F.
Nails, also of No. 10, followed Watson
on the stand. Justice William Hitz
interrupted Nails testimony at L
o'clock and adjourned court in order
to permit a juror to attend a funeral.
Brown told of finding bullet hole In
the back of a parked automobile,
Buchanan testified that he found sew
eral articles which previously had
been testified to as having been stolen
in several hold-ups charged against
the defendants in the areaway of 4lO7
New Hampshire avenue, and Nails re-
cited the story of finding Policeman
Ach lying on the porch of 42lO New
Hampshire avenue and later picking
up gun on the lawn OF 4l2o tifth
street.
Attorneys in Clash.
IKyh;1a tho Government brought in
additional testimony yesterday after
noon in support of it's contention that
Proctor, Eagles and Moreno deliberate
ly planned ''hold-up" and "hi-Jack
the night before the shooting, and that
Eagles and Moreno were armed when
they departed on the expedition, attor-
neys for Proctor and Moreno ciashed
openly in court.
Martin O'Donoghue, attorney FOR
Moreno, cross examined James w. Cal
Ian, under indictment for robbery and
prisoner at the District Jail, and by
the nature and tone of his questions 1t
appeared he was trying to establish
that Proctor also had a gun. Callan, a
friend of three of the defendants, was
present at Eagles home, 3l9 G street,
on the night the trio left the house
Harris j. Atchison, another friend or
the three defendants and who also was
present at the G street house, sub
Stimulated Callan's testimony to
great degree. Atchison also is under
indictment for robbery.
The witnesses said Proctor arrived
at the house about $50 o'clock on the
night before the Petworth shooting
and wanted to borrow Eagles gun.
The latter declined to lend 1t, they tes-
titled. and then Callan offered to sell
Proctor a nickelplated revolver. Proc
tor said he did not wish to buy it, ac-
cording to the witness, but undertook
TO sell it, leaving the house and return
ing two hours later with Sc, He re-
ceived permission to borrow 50 of the
amount, Callan said, on the plea that
he wanted ito get some whisky"
Proctor endeavored to interest Cal
Ian and AtchiSon in a plan to ''hi-jack
20 cases of red liquor" that were com
ing in on the road" but they refused
according to their testimony. Then
Proctor persuaded Eagles to go, and
the latter invited Moreno, they said,
and as they left the house Eagles pro-
duced two revolvers. keeping one and
giving the other to Moreno.
Atchison identified the two revolvers
held as Government evidence. and
which were picked up near Grant Cir
Gle after the shooting, as being the
ones Eagles and Moreno took out that
night Callan only partially identified
them. When Proctor returned to the
house a second time he left a
Stranger" in a closed car parked at
the curb. The identity of this
stranger" could not be established by
| the witnesses. In addition to Callan
and Atchison, Gladys James, now
Mrs. Gladys Pope, who occupied the
stand yesterday, and Mrs. Pal
Eagles otherwise known as Reba
| Cooper, were present when the three
left the house, it was testified.
, James B. Archer, counsel for Proctor,
vigorously objected to O'Donoghue's
questioning of Callan and Atchi-
son about whether or not Proctor had
a gun, explaining that this counsel is
representing somebody 1 do not
know" and at another time, II do not
know which side of the case this gen.
tleman is arguing on" The Govern
ment prosecutors appeared elated dur
ing the interchange of words between
the defense attorneys.