Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-07
TRIAL FOR KILLING
OF YORK BEGINS
John Borum, John Logan and
Milton Guy Charged With
Officers Death.

John Borum, John Logan and Milton
Guy, all colored, we're placed on trial
in Criminal Division / today before
Justice Jesse C.. Adkins. on an indict-
ment charging them with murder in
the first degree in connection with the
killing of Lamar Watson York, a pro-
hibition agent, April IL last in Brooks
court, between o and p, First and
North Capitol streets. 1t is the first
capital case of the new justice.
The morning session of the court
was occupied in an effort to secure q
jury OF IL persons satisfactory to the
prosecution and to the defense. One
OF the inquiries propounded to pros
pective jurors was whether any of them
had subscribed to a fund which The
Star raised for the relief of the widow
and children OF the slain officer. None
OF the panel had made subscriptions.
TWO women and one man in the Jury
box at the time declared they had
prejudice against the use of liquor, but
admitted prejudice would not inter-
fere with reaching verdict on the
law and the evidence as heard in the
court. The panel of 26 jurors serving
in the court was exhausted by noon and
Justice Adkins directed the Summoning
OF a special venire of 100 names for
tomorrow morning, to which time the
trial was adjourned.
Killed April IL.
Assistant United States Attorney Will
liam H. Collins Is conducting the prose-
cution, while Attorneys James A. O'Shea
and John H. Burnett appear for Logan,
Bertrand Emerson, jr., for Guy, and
Peter r. Richardson for Borunn.
York was shot to death the morning
OF April IL. Armed posses of police and
prohibition agents arrested Borum and
Logan the next day.
York was returning to his home
shortly after midnight, after going OF
duty, when he trailed car which he
suspected had smoked screened" him
several times previously. The car went
into Brooks court, back of First and p
streets and York parked his own
machine outside.
according TO conflicting stories told
at the time, the prohibition agent found
the car standing in front of a house.
It's two colorea occupants apparently
had either abandoned it, or were max
ing delivery He seized the car and
sounded the siren for police aid.
AT the inquest w. T, Burroughs of
221 street testified that York had
asked him to call the police. Burroughs
was in the habit of parking his car in
an alley garage. He said a colored man
warned him not to call.
Says Spurned Bride.
After the arrest Of Borum and Logan
police quoted them as saying York was
shot after he had spurned a bride to
release the car. When the prohibition
agent sounded the siren small crowd
congregated about the car Another
witness testified two men approached
him and one asked for a cigarette.
When the agent reached in his pocket
for a package one of the men was said
to have shot him.
The bullet passed through York's
head, resulting In almost immediate
death. He was pronounced dead when
taken to Freedman'S Hospital.
Borum was arrested in a house on
T street near Thirteenth. Detective
Sergts. Tom Sweeney and Joseph F.
Waldron Of the homicide squad, aided
by number of police and Federal
agents, broke into the house.
Lieut.. Edward j. Kelly and three
prohibition agents, with q MARYLAND
State policeman. arrested Logan In a
house in Sunderland, Md.
York was the father Of two small
children.