Evening star., 1928-03-27

had Staples saying I got Lawrence
iColemanl al last
III you are sure he said that, then
he must have been after Coleman, "
Blanton pressed.
Sure. he must have been after him
II he took his truck" Green replied.
Blanton tried to bring out that Green
vas a preju6iced witness because Of this
incident You were mad when he took
that tTllck?" Blanton asked. Green re-
Piled that naturally he didn't feel good
about It.
When Blanton kept insisting that
Green had it in for Staples" the wit
rcSs finally admitted reluctantly. after
considerable prompting, that he "didn I
feel kindly toward Staples.
Sent Staples Whisky.
Williams objected to Blanton's
method Of croSs-examination and
Chairman Wahly suggested that Mr.
Blanton ask Green about specific diff
ferences between his affidavit and his
testimony. Resuming the questioning.
Blanton succeeded in getting Green to
admit that he had sent Staples a pint
O. whisky after the truck was seized.
Green SAID he did this "to show that
We we're better fellows than he was"
Capt. Sheetz was then called to the
stand and produced the incidental book
and the call book Of No. 3 precinct
covering the latter part Of March. 1927
The patrol book. Capt. Sheetz testified.
showed no record Of q run to Twenty
first and L streets March 81 1927, but
there was a record on March % Of
g run 70 No. : Alexandria court. which
showed that five cases of corn whisky
vere seized but cid not show the names
e. the officers making the run.
Mr. Blanton read an entry which
Capt Sheetz said was In the writing
O. Private Agnew, as follows:
mo. has a truck, d. G. 99582.
found abandoned and containing liquor.
Hold for revenue department"
Staples Name Listed.
The name Of o. Staples was under
the entry.
Upon questioning by Mr.. Williams.
Capt Sheetz said that this entry was
not in the usual form and that il should
have been more particular as 70 amount
OF liquor
Blanton encountered considerable dif-
fculty Il pursuing his inquiries regard
ting the method Of making entries In
the precinct record book. and finally
when Williams was upheld In his OBJ
tectionE 70 the method Of cross-exami-
nation. Blanton threw up his hands IN
despair.
I'm a stranger tn a strange land. 81
he remarked u1ournfully.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Nc
Bride had declared the Texan could
not cross examine a witness on matters
outside his testimony.
59s Arrests Yearly
Capt 6heetz testified that he has
been captain of No. 2 precinct for
three years this coming June. during
naost q. which time Staples vas at
tscnec 70 MS command From Eoyen-
Der j. 1925. ~ February, 1927 he said
.f1st Staples had served IN another pre-
csnct
Mr. Blanton questioned Capt. gheetz
about t}e arrests made Dy Staples while
Ct No. 2 Blano0n declared the record
would snow sz5 arrests for 25 months
% service. o. an average of 300 arrests
per year
Capt. 6heetz vas asked a. length
sbogl The methods 0f keeping police
entries. and Eisn10n brought ol3t that
Etap.es asc never been a bt9oEkeepeE
a. the precinct.
On GIe calendar cay March 70 Capt
fsoeesz leEtlaee that the entries we're
mace BY Cf1cer AgneY This Was 4
cay W1en The Dooks showed that sta
p}eg hsc reported the seizure ~ the
liquor truck ano aAKed for an hour
o1 " appear ~ court,
ASKS Seizure Report.
Bian1gn mace a demand that the
TEUFna. Revenue Bureau be required
~ furnish :. report Cu lne amount q
I11or selzed BY Staples ln the Coleman
truck zbc also The Fecofc " the b1-
FeaG BEARING IN cache II about 100
quarts u liquor int Gtaples was or-
oeFec ~ go after 0D tGe mGYniug II
6aren II after he bsc seszec tne irlck
glls MATER was necessary Decsuse
Capt 6neelz nsc testified Detofe fnat
ne records we're kept 81 police precincts
q seszec .IgNeT HI such TecoTcf Ee
Ealc Nere gnacs Cgt ~ me prohibition
aPent In charge ~ enfoFCenenlA.
BlsaboG s1DDc Qp for Capt Ghee'z
sxd inquired II Williams Vas attempt
fna " lnpe4ch tie officer. y yel are.
"a sfe helping my csse he said.
yhas Temsyk va epokec bE Williams
saklng CAPT Gaeefz Il he secalle0 8
eey;sfn eoEycFsstlou 3e Hsc N3lb him
fV3lllsfnkD snc Inspector GJCs
EIant0n gEotesbec SHARPLY sf
ensTRee tl3st ne gof4VfIsatb2H Eso "
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900 ab@ W&& bfpkRA ~ AaoAAt o.
tbie
Seizure Reported.
= hgneW mace q WFong entry. yoQ
ef5nf charge Staples attn ~ 10 you
g3anton demanded ii GheeH on
h. tAe captain replied
sheegz read entries Wbtch indicated
tEst Staples ha1 reppftec tie tF4cs
aetzlgre arc ha6 ssked sine m "
testify Ia c0grt. and Bla9t9H lntsTfupt
&c ~ ezclalm. "He clsaged bis skiftt
Bhen 10 came W nle superior chief anG
gave fBi8 thfoJWs1loD oidnt EeI"
S5eeiz vas not s!loWed ~ answer
BoW I'm going " mare Yo1 H5
RsfAest Eianiag TOO tBe precinct
eaOf1M lie fbeD lsfuec ~ lile TeCDG
q 83IfktA made ~ Staples
"la8 5gb eYtesls per yesf pffli5
RODc lecord fOT az of3ceTf" BlanJoi
N&Kkc
"a - Sheetz repllfd
you heyeat any Detter record II
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