Evening star., 1948-11-17

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Joseph O'Donohue. The board took
under advisement a defense motion
to dismiss another count-refusing
to sell beer after 1:30 am, while
continuing the sale of whisky for
another Is minutes.
Police Pvt. Samuel E. Wallace,
the lone prosecution witness, was
the final witness yesterday. He
sprang a new sensation by testifying
that Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett
and 1t. Roy Blick, head of the Vice
Squad, had instructed him, before
the hearings opened, not to testify
that he saw policemen eating and
drinking in the grill.
Barrett Confirms Instructions.
Mai. Barrett later told reporters
he had so instructed Pvt. Wallace
because there were other investi-
gators checking a report that off,
duty policemen were lettering and
getting free meals at the restau-
rant
Maj. Barrett said he told Pvt.
Wallace that "it was not his duty
to check on other policemen. His
job was to investigate law infrac-
tions."
He said the police investigators
we're checking at least one other
downtown restaurant for the same
reason.
Changes Testimony.
Under questioning by Defense At
torney Thomas David, Pvt. Wallace
said he wanted to revise his pre-
vious testimony and admit that he
had seen Police Pvt. Frank N.
Manthos in the grill on two occa-
sions. Last week he told the board
he never had seen Pvt. Manthos or
any other plain clothesmen in the
grill. Pvt. Manthos has testified he
was in the grill on each date when
Pvt. Wallace said he saw alleged vio-
lations Pvt. Manthos also testified
he saw no evidence to support his
fellow officers charges.
why didn't you tell the board
that you had seen Manthos in the
grill?" asked Mr.. David.
Because I was told by the major
and superintendent and by 1t
Blick that there was to be no
mud singing in this case" Pvt.
Wallace replied.
do you think orders from the
major and superintendent are more
important than telling the truth
when you testify under oath?" de-
manded Mr.. David.
Pursues Questioning.
Board Member James o. Moran
and Assistant Corporation Counsel
Robert D. Wise sought to shut off
Mr.. David's line of questioning, but
he was allowed to continue after
he. asserted:
IF the board wants the truth
heit wants to get to the bottom
of this case-it should allow me
some leeway"
Mr.. David asked what Mai. Bar
rett and 1t. Blick meant by mud
singing, and Pvt. Wallace replied: ::
Not to drag any other policemen
into this. Not to testify saw them
IN there eating and drinking"
Earlier Pvt. Wallace testified he
undertook the investigation Of the
grill, under orders from Maj. Barrett
and 1t. Blick. AS q result, he said.
he became angry when Pvt. Manthos
told him, after his first appearance
before the ABC Board, that he was
hurting himself in the first pre-
cinct."
Il told him." Pvt. Wallace testi-
fied. that I didn't give a damn
what they thought in the first pre-
cinct. I said I was only trying to
please the men who sent me there
(to the grilD, 1t. Blick and the
major and superintendent"
Pvt. Wallace denied Pvt. Manthos'
testimony that he (Wallace) had
told Pvt. Manthos he had sand
bagged" the grill operators with the
81 charges. Pvt. Wallace said he not
only did not make this statement
but he did not know until day or
two ago what sandbagging meant.
Pvt. Manthos told the board yes
terday he had told Capt. Howard