The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-03

number Of serious charges and l1alcd
before the Police Trial Board week
ago yesterday took the witness stand
in his own defense late today.
He is being defended by Represen-
tative Thomas l.. lanton of Texas.
Staples denied in toto the specifica-
lions and the testimony OF tias prose
cution witnesses.
BIantOn Pulls Gag
AT the conclusion of his direct
testimony, Representative Blantor
rendered him" to the board for
any and all examination it or the
prosecutor might desire.
staples has nothing to hide and
nothing to be protected from,
BIantOn said. land no matter what
you ask him / will not say to him
Don't You answer--it might IN
criIninate y0u.'
Staples told of an incident in the
months ago which Blanton said
was the reason Policemen Schemes
and Hunt framed" the charges
ae0AASI AOh0PA<Ss
Defended Beaten Boy
Staples declared that two young
sons OF Representative M. Clyde
Kelly of Pennsylvania were brought
into the station at o'clock enc
morning and that Schenck knocked
one of them down. He said re told
Schenck IL he did that again he
would lock Schenck up and that
Schenck then stopped his mistreat-
ment of the youth.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Rob-
ert l.. Williams threatened to gut the
trail and withdraw the board refused
to curb" Representative Thomas L.
Blanton of Texas, Staples counsel.
Williams threat to quit care
when Blanton put Policeman r. D.
Padgett on the stand. Padgett tes-
titled that he had been transferred
from the Fourth to the Seventh
precinct two days ago, because,
Blanton charged. he had testified
in the Staples trial.
Blanton and Williams We're en-
gaging in one of their regular
fifteen-minute quarrels when VIII.
liams, livid with rage, arose to his
feet and said he was through unless
Blanton stopped ridiculing him and
accusing him of bringing charges
against Staples on false affidavits.
Blanton suggested that he not
only retire from this case but from
the corporation counsePs office.
Blanton threatened, as an alterna-
tive, to clean out" the corporation
counsePs office before he got
through with the case.
During the morning session Blan-
ton and Capt. Guy Burlingame, OF
the Second .precinct, a member or
the board, engaged in a heated ar
gument when Burlingame declared
that Blanton was bringing irrele"
want matters into the hearing.
Burlingame even said that wit
nesses were being intimidated.
by whom Blanton asked.
by you" Burlingame said.
II would be willing to see an
investigation of the Police DEPART
Anent at its proper time. / know
there are some bad spots i'm it tl'at
ought to be removed, but this
board is not the place to remove
Them" Burlingame continued.
AT one time the trial was held
up for more than Is minutes be-
cause none of more than Is police.
men called by Blanton as witnesses
could be located.
There seems to be a sudden dis
missal of all officers since the
transfer Of Padgett," BlantOn re-
marked. He demanded that all
policemen who had been summoned
in this case be ordered by head
quarters to report Immediately.
Lieut.. Sidney Marks, OF the
Eleventh Precinct. was placed on
the stand by BlantOn and testified
that he had been removed from the
position OF night inspector since ties.
tifying before the Gibson subc0m.
mittee.
Blanton asked him If he consid-
cred that a promotion or demo-
ton. Williams objected and a long
wrangle ensued,