Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-07-31
A.P.Cameraman Fined
For Refusing 10 Quit
Fatal Accident Scene
BY q stor stoH { orespendent

MANASSAS, Va, July 31.-Joseph
D. Jameson of the Washington
Bureau of the Associated Press was
found guilty in Prince William
County Trial Magistrates Court
Yesterday of refusing to move from
the scene of a fatal accident at
which he sought to make picture.
He was fined $40 Plus sl025 costs.
Mr.. Jameson, who lives at 1904
Garfield street, Bethesda, Md, was
arrested July 2 by State Trooper
P. P. Herndon at the scene of
bus-car crash on Lee highway near
Bull Run.
Mr.. Herndon testified that he
requested by a relative OF a man
killed in the accident TO prohibit
photographs which would show the
body of the dead man. The police
man said Mr.. Jameson insisted on
making a picture on the highway
and that he interfered with the offic-
er's duties.
Trooper Tells of Arrest.
Mr.. Herndon testafied that he
told Mr.. Jameson to move back
and that he would be given an OPP
portunity to take photographs later.
The trooper told the court his at
tention was called to Mr.. Jameson
standing on bank alongside the
highway.
L told him to leave and he said
If I wanted him to I could come
up and get him." Mr.. Herndon
testified.
The trooper said he then placed
him under arrest.
Several other witnesses corrob-
Grated the troopers testimony but
one, Dell AnkerS. 80, washington
commercial photographer, had
version that agreed with what Mr..
Jameson later testified. Mr.. An
kers vas a passenger on another
bus which halted because of the
accident in which more than 20 per-
sons were injured.
Says Credentials Offered.
Mr.. AnkerS said he saw Mr..
Jameson offer to show his press
credentials to the State trooper
but that Mr.. Herndon refused to
look at them He said Mr.. jamie
son came down off the bank when
the policeman called to him and
did rot make the statement attrlb-
uted to him by the trooper.
Mr.. Jameson, who is AZ and has
worked as a photographer Tor 70
wears, denied having attempted to
make a picture after he had been
told not to He agreed, however,
that he had approached Mr.. Hern-
don first to see if he could use MS
camera and a second time to assure
the policeman that he could take
photograph from direction from
which the body Of the victim would
not appear.
The photographer said the police
man did not order him to leave the
scene until after he came down
from the bank at the policeman
request.
Mr. JdHlltSOll dioo NoiA04 -
testimony of Jack Compton, Il, OF
1920 North Twenty third road, Arl-
tneton the brother-in-laW OF Cor
nelius Butler of the same address,
who was killed in the crash. Mr..
Compton had testified that he mao
asked Mr.. Jameson not to take
picture showing the victim.
No Question of Right
In finding Mr.. Jameson guilty,
Trial Justice c. Lacey Compton SAID
he did not think the question OF
the right to take pictures is material
here"
James Ashby of Fredericksburg,
representing Mr.. Jameson, noted
an appeal. The case was prosecuted
by Commemorative Attorney STAN
lev A. Owens.
Earlier, the driver of the bus
which crashed with the car driven
bv Mr.. Butler was held for grand
Jury action on a charge Of involun-
tary manslaughter.
The bus driver is Harry Dewitt
Allen. 35, of the 100 block of New
York avenue NV, Washington. His
bond of $1,000 was continued