Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-20
ANOTHER POLICE
DISMISSAL ASKED
Trump Failed to Pay Debts,
Board DecideS-More
Cases Heard.

Policeman r. w. Trump of the third
precinct has been recommended for dis
missal from the force by the Trial Board
on a charge of failure to pay his debts,
It was learned today as the board heard
evidence against two other officers, one
of whom is charged with bling intoxi-
Gated and the second with making a
false statement.
It was brought out by the testimony
in Trump's case decided yesterday, that
he owed 1921 to his mother-in-law and
made no effort to pay it.
Policeman Claude A. Ezell Of the third
precinct was before the board today
charged with having been intoxicated
on the night of September 8. The case
is to be continued at the afternoon
session of the board.
Charged With False Report.
Policeman ]. j. Hunter of the fourth
precinct was charged with failure 10
renort from q box and with making
a false statement on August 20. Sergt;
w. H. Bailey of the fUtIrth precinct Sald
that the false statement consisted OF
an assertion by Hunter that ne mao
been delayed by investigation INTO an
alteration in DeSmonds court.
THE case of Policeman C.. B. Vaughn
of the ninth precinct, charged with
conduct prejudicial to the good crder
and reputation of the Police Department
VAS also heard by the board this morn.
ING, He was alleged to have registered
Al a hotel in Atlantic City with a
voman other than his wife on July ~.
Policeman D. z. Hilton OF ninth
precinct, who is alleged to have mads
the trip with him, was dismissed from
the force several weeks ago by tie
board.
Two Cases Held Over.
Two cases involving serious offences
were taken under AMUSEMENT by Inc
board at its session yesterday penang
the introduction of further evidence not
then available.
The accused officers were Lester
Parks of the second precinct who on
September is alleged to have shot
. and severely wounded Matthew Lee,
colored. of IT'S Fifteenth street, with
out suficient justification, and Emlous
Barnett of the eigth precinct, charged
with conduct prejudicial to the good
order and reputation of the force.
Barnett is alleged to have operated
his automobile recklessly and to have
berated j. Leo Sugrue, automobile edl-
tor of the Washington Times, following
an accident at Fourteenth and
streets, where Sugrue's machine was
struck by street car and slightly DAM
aged. The case was continued until
the testimony of the motorman could
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record where the case was first heard,
and presented to the board. Police
Court Judge Isaac r. Hit convicted
Barnett on a reckless driving count and
acquitted Sugrue of failing to yield the
right of way.
Fired Five Shots. 81
Matthews was shot by Parks in an
alley between r and S and Sixteenth
and Seventeenth streets shortly after
midnight following mile-a-minute
chase Of the colored mans car from
Georgia avenue and Upshur streets.
Policeman Jesse L. Taylor of the
second precinct, who was with Parks,
testified that Matthews fired two shots
at him and that he simultaneously
stumbled over chain and fell, making
It appear that he had been wounded
Parks continued the pursuit of the col
ored man through the alley and fired
at him three times, one of the shots
taking effect, Taylor said.
Taylor told the board that as Mat
thews turned into the alley he jumped
from his moving machine which crashed
into a stone wall Twenty other wit
nesses testified to hearing the reports
and the majority of them confirmed the
officers story that five shots were fired. |
The remainder of the case will be
heard when Matthews has sufficiently |
recovered from his wound to appear
before the board