Evening star., 1928-05-26
POLICEMAN GOES
ON TRIAL TODAY
G. N. Nicholson Accused of
Wounding Boys With Shots
Fired at FugitiveS.

AS a result Of the shooting Of two
boys with the same bullet, Policeman
George n Nicholson Of the twelfth pre-
csrct today went on trial before the
Police Trial Board, charged with dis
charging his revolver In. a manner
which Seopardized the lives OF innocent
persons.
Nicholson fired, he explained, while
IN pursuit OF two coiored men who at
tempted 10 break into his home,
Eighteenth street southeast, May l8.
Gordon c. Gray. tr., 13 years old, 1910
A street southeast, was shot through
the hand, and Edward Hunt Is, 1923
East Capitol street, was shot In the
right hip.
Young Gray today told the board
that after he had been shot the officer
had tod his mother that Gray was try
Ing % break into house. The boy de-
scYfced how some boys had been play
ing dumping over tin cans" in an alley
between Eeyenteenth ard Eighteenth
streets, along A street southeast, and
that he was talking 70 girl.
His Hand Numbed by Shot.
When some one shouted that "cop"
was coming the boys started 10
scatter. Gray said he ran along on A
street and had gone so feet before
ne felt his hand grow numb. Young
Hunt, he said, was running ahead Of
him but made no outcry when he was
struck. Gray said after his hand was
hurt the officer came up 10 him and
Gook him 70 the hospital A. the hos
pataI, the boy informed the board, the
of1cer explained that the shooting was
an accident, and that he had been
chasing two c0lored men,
Police officials Of No. ~ precinct tes-
fsfed IN behalf Of On1cer Nicholson.
stating that he is an exemplary oflicei
and attends 10 his business. Lieut.. Og-
cen T. Davis Of no. precinct, the area
sn which the shooting occurred, tegti-
fed that he made an Investigation oi
the affair Immediately after It's occur
renee and before Officer Nicholson. wflo
was making written report, had aFis
opportunity 70 communicate with any
Ofls.
What Investigation Revealed.
Lieut.. Davis said he saw the ofIicer'i
wife and sister -in-iaw, who had In
formed the ot1cer that two colored nleL
were trying 10 enter the windcW of the
apartment at his home AT Eighteenth
and East Capitol streets. and that the
offlcer followed the intruceTs His IN.
FSSttEAblDE} 1Efsb1kls Ltclts I1dsA con
isnUee. that OffaceE Nicholson wag clos
ing in on the two colored men 81 nboui
Sixteenth and A streets and that one Oi
them put his hand In his pocket and
Bsd "It's a policemsn-Ehoot," with ar
oath. Young Gray. the lieutenant said
later TOLD him that the offlcer said hs
Cid not shoot Intentionally st the boy
Boys Leave Hospital.
Young Hunt wsE operated on 81 Gal
singer Hospital under local anegthetii
Thursday afternoon and the bullet re-
moved from his right thigh, He wa
discharged yesterday, with instruction
~ report 10 the dispenssry for cressiDi
treatment.
Young Gray left oalIinger Hospits
Monday
Inspector Albert J. Hea6lsy, who con
EQcbEd en- investigation, reported tina
the Officer was justified IN using hi
revolver. but Poles eupt Hssse, wh'
ordered tbs trial before the pole
tribunal, desired that BODY " deter
pnine whether the Use of ttS gui
"jeopsToized the Liver Of ihpcen
persons