Evening star., 1928-04-01

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is a brother OF Lieut.. McQuade?" Blan-
ton asked.
When Bastatie admitted so. Blanton
demanded angrily: When ] asked yoi
about your business. why did YOU tell
me about your night business only.
Why did you try to keep the gas ccm-
pany out of it?"
Bastatle tried to explain It was be-
cause his principal business for years
had been as q pharmacist.
Is MeQuade's Brother-in-law.
"You didn't bring 1t out until had
pinned YOU down." Blanton insisted.
Iieut. McQuade was one al the ponce.
men who was at the mystery house
when afidavits accusing staples were
prepared: ,,.,, ,s..
OuAde happened TO be ct the house. tce
witness replied that he was McGuaoe
brother -in-law. Then you are also
the brother -in-law OF Foreman NC
Quade?" Blanton insisted.
Rastatie said ne learned notnins
about the affidavits being prepared AZ
his house until informed Fr'nay pS
Lieut.. McQuade. who told MIN ne "ouio
n
Another fare-up occurred when bian-
ton submitted for the record the docu-
ments identified earlier In the day py
Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant. 3D.. director OF
the ONCE of public buildings and pun
lie parks as affidavits presented 10
congressional committee on June "a
ia2S These affidavits, Blanton expiain-
ed dealt with matters of improper con-
duct that occurred In the onices OF the
nary commission under the administra-
iion OF Lieut.. Col Sheriff..
.'They are offered to show that staples
was forced to come 10 the Capitoi 10 yen
what he knew about certain PARK ponce
in Col. Sherrill's ONCE" Blanton saio;
and evidence Is here to SHOW tnat l
caused him 10 be transferred from lhe
park police.
Blanton's Evidence Barred.
"of,cer McNeill has testified here that
some Of the police didn't want 70 "S.N
With STAPLES at the third precinct De-
ca,,se he was A friend OF certain Con-
The trial board walked out OF the
room % consider the admisSibiltty oi tns
evidence and walked right back again
10 rule that Il should not be admitted.
Blanton Jumped from charge 10
charge In the complaints He next
called Ofacer william O'Connor OF the
seventh precinct To testify about the
circumstances involving the burning OF
the automobile belonging to Policeman
Schenk. This incident occurred tne
night that Staples reported someoooy
shot at him. -,
O'Connor related that between MD
night and o'clock In the morning ne
was walking out Lovers lane hoout =
few hundred yards from Massachusetts
avenue when he saw car burning.
Unable 10 extingulsh the flames MIN"
self. he called the Fire Dpartment'
About : o'clock. Otficer Schenck ar
rived ON the scene and said
That's 4 dirty trick. There isn't out
one man who would do 1t"
O'Connor said the name or staples
was not mentioned. After the nremen
extinguished the blage they found the
keys OF the car inside.
Claims Clreumstantial Evidence.
Williams objected TO the whole testi-
mony as immaterial to any issue IN the
case Bianton insisted II was "one INK
In the chain of circumStantiai evidence
which am going to connect up
After much dirkering the board let
the evidence Stav In subject to motion
to strike II out later. ..
It was At this point that ATTORNEY
Fowler, counsel for Schenck, demanded
II Blanton was trying To prove case
II won't submit myself to outside
counsel" Blanton declared helliserent,y'
lie then called Headquarters Detec"
tive II. Nj Jett In charge OF the
stolen ears" From Jett he ascertained
that Sehenk had reported his car
stolen the night Of March I'll from
Twenty -flrst street around the corner
from the third precinct station,
Flanton insisted that there was moth"
ing In the report 10 show that the car
actually belonged 10 Schenk II Was
at this point that Mr.. Fowler protested
against the dirty ways" In which Blan- |
ton was trying to bring charges against
his client Ia the clash that followed |
The two men nearly engaged In fist |
night,
Wahiy's Patience Taxed,
lie asked Jett, who had Investigated
the burning OF achenk's automobile. the /
amount 0f insurance carried ON it. The |
witness replied that Hchenk had said \
the policy was for saA0, Previously he |
had teatifed that the resale value Of |
the car would not exceed $500,
Alanion charged that q PREVIOUS car |
awned by sehenk had heen burned In |
garaKe ana insurance collected
Chairman Wahiy, whose patience had |
been severely taxed oil day. interrupted. !