Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-30
TAYLOR IS JAILED
ON BOND DEFAULT
Officer Returned From New
York in Shooting-Hearing
September 13.

Edward M Taylor, suspended police
man of the Traffic Bureau, who was
brought back from New York by Detec-
tive Sergt Fowler on a commissioner
warrant for an alleged assault with a
dangerous weapon and an assault to
kill william S. McBreen. manager OF
a filling station near Twenty-Sixth
street and Benning road northeast Au-
gust 30. 1927, was held in $4,000 bond
by United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage today. Taylor was
unable to make bail and viii be sent to
jail
The bond was fixed pending a hear
ing set by the commissioner for Sep
TENDER IL at the request of Assistant
United States Attorney William A. CAL
laghcr.
Attorney Joseph Solomon. represent
ing the policeman. was at the Office OF
the United States commissioner early
this morning, where he was prepared
to seek TaylorS release on the grounds
he had been unlawfully arrested in New
York and should have been returned
here in the custody of United States
marshal instead of Detective Fowler.
To correct this procedure, United
States Attorney Leo A. Rover had
Turnage issue another warrant this
morning. and when the prisoner ar
rived at the courthouse he was taken
into custody at the front door by Deputy
United States Marshal John j. Clark
son. who accompanied him to the COM
missioner's office.
Silent on Charge.
Taylor declared that the police were
striving to obtain a statement from
him when the order came to send him
to the marshals Office. He declined TO
discuss the charge, which Is said to
have grown out of an examination of
Taylor's pistol, which he surrendered
when indicted last April on a charge
of hi lacking a truckload of whisky. He
was on bond of 81 500 when the alleged
assault is said to have taken place.
Police experts claim the bullet taken
from McBreen at the hospital bore thu
barrel marks of Taylors service pistol.
McBreen was sitting at the filling sta
ton reading when a bullet crashed
through window and struck him In
the back Earlier the same day
Taylor had had disagreement with
another assistant at the station named
Finke.
Closely following the announcement
OF Taylor's arrest in New York. two
policemen were arrested here yesterday,
one as the result of a raid said to have
been caused by his estranged wife and
the other on charge of driving while
intoxicated. Both have been sus-
pended.
Policeman Frederick A. Schenck OF
the sixth precinct was taken into GUS
tody when sixth precinct police raided
an apartment at 1886 Eighteenth street.
They also arrested Catherine Joyce. 25
and Helen Paris %, both of that adj
apartment with him.
Demand Jury Trials.
Schenck was charged with a statu-
tory offense. Miss Joyce was charged
with disorderly conduct and illegal sale
and possession OF liquor and Miss Paris
with possession. Schenck and the two
women demanded jury trials when ar
raigned in Police Court today Schenck S
bond was fixed at $500, that OF Miss
Joyce at 81 500 and that Of Miss Paris
at $500.
Shortly after Schencks arrest Police
man James H. Wood OF the ninth pre-
| cinct was arrested on charge of drlv~
| ing while drunk as the result OF a col
| lision at Sixth street and Massachu~
sets avenue with an automobile oper-
! ated by Mrs. Gladys w. Chewing of
Mount Rainier. Md. Upon hearing OF
| Woods arrest, Capt. James f., Wilson
of the ninth precinct went to the sixth
| precinct station and suspended him
The suspensions will automatically re-
quire both policemen to appear before
| the police trial board after their cases
have been disposed OF by the courts,
| In Police Court today Wood demanded