Evening star., 1948-01-15
being worried because his name
would be scaridalized.

would be scandalized.
Didn't Notice Marks.
Under cross-examination by Mr..
Ford, Mr.. Bruskin said he did not
notice any marks on Clegg's face
or head whep he saw him on Au-
gust 5. Later Mr.. Ford asked him
If Clegg had pointed to his face
when he described the injuries he
received from the police.
Mr.. Bruskin said Clegg had point
ed to his face and then Mr.. Ford
asked Mr.. Bruskin, What did you
see?"
The reporter answered, "It looked
swollen to me as an inexperienced
person on swollen faces"
Mr.. Ford asked no more questions.
Police said Byrd had been ques-
toned on August 2 in the same room
while Clegg was being questioned,
in connection with an assault accu-
sation brought by q woman ac-
quaintance. No action was taken
by police when the women refused
to prosecute.
Two other witnesses heard this
morning testified they saw no marks
on Clegg while they were cellmates
Of his last August and that he did
not complain Of being mistreated by
police. The two men were Jerry
Walker, colored, Of the 200 block o1
Second street NE, and Warren G
Smith, colored, of the first block o1
K street NE.
sBondsman Testifies. -
Meyer Weinstein, q professiona!
bondsman, took the stand and testi.
fed that on May 28 he went to the
ninth precinct and put up $500 bond
for Clegg on assault and petty lar.
ceny charges. Clegg in a signed
affidavit on which the accusations
against the policemen were brought
stated he had never been in trouble
and never been arrested. The
charges were later dropped.
A long session Of the trial yes.
terday afternoon brought out these
points: -
A statement by Police Supt. Rob.
ert j. Barrett that Pvt. Gibboney
had dome his duty" in arrestine
Clegg. He added that II the
policeman had not made the arrest
he would be facing the trial boare
on another charge-neglect Of duty
Admission by Mrs. Clegg, under
questioning by board members, thai
she had committed biganny by mar.
rying q man named Williams II
1s43. She and Clegg both testi-
fed they were married In Rocky
Mount, N. c., in 1941. -
Pvt. Gibboney Is accused Of L.
legally arresting, OBTAINING anc
holding Clegg, while the other two
policemen are charged with mis-
treating him.
Defended by Captain.
Capt. Robert @. Pearce, who Il
Gibboney's commanding officer al
No. / Precinct, also said he thought
the policeman did the right thing
in arresting Clegg and that he
would have been charged with
neglect If he had not done so.
Charles e. Davis, jr., Washington
Post reporter, testified he talked tt
Clegg on August and did MOI
discern" any bruises of marks or
his face. Previously, a doctor hat
testified Clegg came to him fol
treatment of swollen jaw ane
temple on August 6.
1t. Richard r. Mccarthy of tn,
Sex Squad told the trial board h,
was in the squad room when Clegi
was questioned-the time the beat,
ling was supposed to have occurred
and denied Clegg was touched. HI
said a Washington Pos. reporter
Barton Hickman, was in the room
most of the time.
| Hickman Gives Deposition.
i Mr. Hickman, who now works 70
tho Associated Press in Pittsburgh
gave his testimony in a deposition
earlier In the week-but whether !
will be used as evidence still Is be
ing considered by the board.
i Clegg was arrested near Thtrt teentl
and E streets NV after sevefa
mattresses from Ceres Restauran
had complained of being moleste'
by q man each morning as the,
walked to work. Two Of the wait
resses, Mrs. Viola Hams and Mr.
Ethel Owens, told the board the,
could not identify Clegg rs the mai
who had been bothering them, al
though Mrs. Hains did identify hin
as the man who was arrested Will
walking behind her on August 2.