Evening star., 1928-03-26

paTlOT, WHICH TIE poitCcuinu luoihu@1ca
he had fred shot at the bootlegger
when Coleman had thrown up q
smoke screen from the rear Of his car
on one occasion.
"That broke up our friendship" Cole
man declared
"You fell out with Staples because
he took your truck, didn't you?" Blan-
ton demanded.
"Yes, you would too" Coleman re-
piled.
Blanton had succeeded In bringing
out In cross-examlnation that the two
had "fallen out" after the seizure OF
the truck, matter which Coleman had
not made clear in his earlier testimony.
Coleman denied he had told Officers
Schenck and Hunt he had given Staples
money.
Tried to Get Back"
At another time during their counter
ing, Blanton asked the witness: You
were trying TO get back OF Staples for
getting your truck"
yes. I did" Coleman replied.
Blanton made much over a question
Coleman had declared the policeman
had asked him about "l1ow the chickens
and flowers were getting along out In
the country"
The Texan produced copy Of Cole
mans affidayit quoting him as saying
that Staples had asked about the
chickens and corn"
The witness reluctantly admitted.
when challenged 10 explain what Blan-
ton declared an untruth, that ne had
meant to testify about flowers" and
not about corn"
It's my mistake" said Coleman.
Asked II he had ever gotten q drink
az staples house, Coleman replied that
he had not
When asked in whose company he
had made out his affidavit, ne named
Oficefs Cook and Schenck.
John Green, alias John Maddox. alias
Mike Ready, colored. 1908 L street, was
then called 10 the stand. He pointed
out Staples and said he had known him
ABOUT two years. Questioned by Mr.
Williams, he said he had first met the
QMcer when the latter came In q win
COW and interrupted crap" game at
asnouse Of one OF his girl friends.
Green was talking 50 low Mr.. WI
liams walked over and stood In front oa
him. Mr.. Bianton objected on the
ground that his presence might cause
intimidation. and the corporation
counsel resumed questioning from the
chair.
Tells Of Meeting.
Green's answers revealed that he had
next met Staples ut the corner OF
Twenty-first and l. streets, where the
officer. he said. had told him that II he
had known he was Lawrence CoIemar1's
cousin. 1T would have been different" !"
Later, Green said, he had loaned
staples various sums of money, ranging
AS high as 96." Staples had come 10
the Lexington Apartment and gotten
the money, Green said.
still under examination by Mr.. vii.
liams, Green told about making q trip
20 the country and getting n cases OF
whisky, which we stored with eight
more cases In the Trayrilore Garage the
night before the truck was seized. He
also told In detail how he had seen
Staples pushing the truck TO the corner
nearest the garage and sammoning the
patrol, which took 1t 10 the station.
Blanton questioned the witness
closely a. TO how many times he had
been arrested by Shapes. He confessed
70 being arrested &C the same place
where ne first met" staples following
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and admitted that he did not like &C."
but refused 10 admit he was arrested
subsequently by Staples or by raiding
parties Of which Staples was q member.
Attacks Ruling.
Mr.. Bianton was insistent, however,
and when member OF the board asked
how he expected 70 prove that Green
had been subsequently arrested. he said
Il expect TO prove II by the good police
men, Tor there are soma good police
men In Washington"
When he asked Green II he had been
arrested on q disorderly conduct charge
once and forfeited collateral. Chairman
Wahiy pointed out that "the forfeiture
OF collateral is not considered an an
admission OF guilt In this Jurisdiction"
We'll, we are going TO change the
rules OF this Jurisdiction then, II / have
q stay In Congress 20 years. replied
Hianton,
However. the witness admitted con.
vtctions on several dates read by Blan.
ton from q record furnished by Mr..
Williams, and when asked how many
times he had been convicted since he
had known Staples, eaid he could re-
eau but once and that not In the Dta-
trict.