Evening star., 1932-08-02
BONUS GUN DRAWN
FIRST, Jury HEARS
Rioter Aimed Pistol at Police,
Financial Agent Says at
Coroner's Inquest.
Continued From First Page.)

who was being showered with bricks.
The report said Shinault's baton was
snstched from him and that an at
tempt was made by bonus marehel
to take the officers service revolver
Shinault, according to the report, was
grabbed by several men, who forced
him part way down to the ground. He
demanded that they release him, the re-
port said, and when they refused, he
drew a .36-caliber pistol, which he was
carrying in his waistband, and free
one shot. This bullet struck Hushka.
Hushka according to DR.. Raymond
Raedy, was dead when brought to Provi-
dence Hospital.
DR.. j. D. Lewis of Casualty Hospital
who operated on Carlson, the bonus
marcher struck by bullet from Zna-
Of shock, psritonitiS and perforatiOn'
of the intestines. He said the bullet
entered from the left rear side of the
body and travelled downward about II
inches, lodging in the pelvic cavity.
Dr.. Thomas Bradley Of Emergency
Hospital treated both Shinault and
Znamenacek. He said Shinault was
suffering from a small bruise on hi:
left arch. After this had been strapped
UP. the doctor said, the policeman was
allowed to leave the hospital.
znamenacek, however, WIS found to
be suffering from confusion of the
brain. caused by a blow on the rear of
the head shock and a bruise of the
nausea The policeman was admitted
to the hospital last Thursday and dis
charged this morning.
Mr. Armstrong, in replying to a
question by Zmanemack's counsel, Bart
ClineS. said the armed man on the sec
ond floor of the building was pointing
his pistol directly at zmanemack.
Lawyer Describes Scufie
Arthur c. Seickler of Arlington
County who said he was special
newspaper correspondent and law
yer, described the scuf1e on the steps
leading to the second floor of this
particular building.
He said the bonus marchers were
cheering and jeering the police. He
testified he saw two officers coming
down the steps. When they reached
the foot of the steps the shooting
started.
Seickler said he waS unable to identi-
fy the policemen. He said he did not
sec the officers pull their pistols.
Ee said he thought the shots were
coming from the shacks occupied by
the bonus marchers. He explained the
situation was tense. Bricks were flying
and everybody was taking to cover, he
added.
Duke brought out from Seikler that
as soon as the officers reached the bot
tom of the steps the shooting started
and then "a grand miX-up occurred u
How many bricks did you see hurled
at the officers as they were going down
the steps?" Duke asked.
Many the witness replied.
deposition of Edwin A. Hoffman
tr., Of Yaden, Delaware County, Pa.
was read by Coroner Mcdonald
Hoffman described the battle be-
tween police and the bonus marchers.
He said he saw a policeman being
beaten by some bonus marchers, and
that the officer had to shoot to save his
own life.
i Glassford Takes Stand.
Gen. Glassford was the next witness,
{ and in answering to McDonald's ques
lions, he said he saw Officer Shinault
being beaten by marchers.
: II saw one beat him with a club
Another with his fist" Glassford said.
II saw Shinault make a great effort
TO get away from them" he added.
ST saw Shinault pull his gun, and, as
a last resort, as he was being clubbed
serevely, saw him shoot, and a man
about feet away fall to the ground" J"
Collins asked him if he saw bonus
Rnarcher with q gun.
Yes" he replied. 81 saw a man
wearing a blue shirt and dark trousers
with gun in his hand. yelled to him: !:
Put that gun back in your pocket
II then went to Shinault'S assistance" "
Glassford said he was attracted TO
this particular spot by an attempt on
the part of the marchers to get by the
police lines into the building. He said
the building was occupied by members
of the B. E. F
Il observed only police officers in uni
form and men in civilian clothes" he
explained. IT cannot say any of these
men in civilian clothes were bonus
marchers"
How many men were crowding
6hinault?" Collins asked.
Somewhere In tile vicinity OF seven
to nine" Glassford replied.
Gould you ascertain where Shinault
was aiming his gun?''
trousers
How many shots did you hear?"
"Criy one or two"
Where did these reports come from?'
From the ground at the foot Of the
stairway. My mind was occupied in an
effort to get down the stairway, and ]
did not count all the shots fired.
know no one shot from the second
floor or from the stairway.
Il did see a policeman at the foot
of the steps pull a man of Shinault."
Alone on Landing.
In reply to Dukes Sc-questioning
Glassford said he was alone on the Sec
ond-floor landing Of the building. He
said back CT him on the second f1ool
so by 12O feet.
Were they bonus men?" Duke asked
ITO the best Of my knowledge, they
were" Glassford replied.
Are you sure?"
"No. I am not sure"
Had they been ordered out of the
builoings?"
They had not"
How many had been billeted in that
camp"
Dlo you see DllSho OoAAs A40A A0N'
III did"
Prom where?"
Prom the floors above where I wa'
standing"
Have you seen the civilian with th'
gun since the time Of the shooting?"
mo, he escaped in the crowd"
do you know whether Hushka at
tackled Shinault?"
II do not"
do you know whether Hushka hac
q weapon?"
Il do not"
'HuShka was one of the men Shinault
had thrown of him" Glassford ex.
planned.
MY recollections now are that Hush.
ka was one of the men going in to at.
tack Shinault when Shinault fred
Hushka was in a half-crouched posi-.
fion when the bullet str,lck o;,,, ,