Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-20

replied.
Harker's chair?"
mo, SIR
O'Shea Questions Latin.
O'Shea then questioned Latin about
Harker's alleged confession Of the rob-
berry
The confession was made, the witness
declared, after Mostyn had told Harker
that everything he had said was a
pack Of lies"
Didn't you break into that lunch
room?" MoStyn was quoted as demand
ing from Harker. go
Il don't know I was pretty drunk"
the witness quoted Harker as replying.
On further questioning, Latin said,
what he was doing, and took the cash
Harker admitted being familiar with
the lunch room in question and the To-
cation OF the cash register there and
nnally said he was pretty drunk that
night and went there, hardly knowing
register and broke it open with mon
key wrench.
Latin then testified that Harker can
fessed to having rifled the cash drawer
ana 70 having thrown the cash register
over fence in the alley beside a tin
garage. The cash drawer and monkey
wrench later were found in the place
designated, the witness asserted.
Laf11n denied Harker's charge that
Mostyn exclaimed during the question:
ing: We'll, you'll know something about
the robbery before you leave here and
about a couple other fobberies as we'll"
Did Mostyn hit Harker?" O'Shea
asked Latin.
mo. sir" the witness answered with
Did Mostyn tell Harker to remove
mo, sir, because Harker didn't have
ms coat on at the time. The coat was
not In the room at any time
Hose Kept in Station House.
Capt. w. e. Holmes, commander of
the first precinct. and two Of his men
testified under croSS-exsmination yes
tterday afternoon that a piece Of rubber
nose was kept in the station house Ito
flush drains"
Capt. Holmes indicated the hose was
about 2 or feet long. He said he had
found 1t In wash room after the al
legged beating Of Harker and had turned
it over to the Department of Justice.
A piece of hose, similar in appear
ance to that described, lay on the table
In front Of Rover during the cross
examination OF the witnesses.
Capt. Holmes said he mad noticed the
swollen condition of Harker's eye and
had asked the officers investigating the
case about it. They explained, he said
that the eye was in that condition when
Harker was arrested.
The police captain denied hearing any
screams or other unusual sounds during
the time he was in his office adjoining
the room In which Harker was being
questioned. Under questioning by Rover.
however. he said that a demonstration
by Inspector Louis j. Stoll later showed
that chairs could be thrown about In
the next room without being heard In
the captains office.
Inspector Stoll, now retired, testified
he was in Capt. Holmes Office and
heard no screams in the Sergeant's
room. He recalled the demonstration
with chairs referred to by Capt. Holmes.
Questioned by Rover, Stoll said he saw
Harker at police headquarters on the
second day after the alleged beating
and that Harker's eye was black and
blue, one Of his ears discoloFed and
his neck and shoulder red.
A number Of policemen took the stand
to testify that Harker made no conn
plant to them about mistreatnent and
several, under crosS-examination, said
Harker'S eye appeared red and swollen.
There was q parade of character wit
nesses yesterday afternoon for Bur
roughs and Latin. The witnesses in
cluded many prominent business and
professional men.