Evening star., 1952-01-19
]Ex-Sergeant Nichols Story of Row With Barrett


wrong. I don't know what they
told him but he is wrong"
"You so and so." he said. don't
tell me, I got it straight"
| And I told him. I says, Major,
lyou certainly are a poor police
imam or q poor official was
Iangry at that time, and I said, Il
Jam a sergeant of the police de-
lpartment. and ! said, Il never
llie, you never caught me lying,
land ! am not lying. ] never tried
Ito shake Silnkins for nothing. He
has got nothing I want"
| And so, we had an awful set-to
i'm that Office.
And so he threatened q second
time to put me In the penitentiary
and then asked me some other
Questions there and 7 said. IT am
mot going to tell you nothing else. .
I said, you made your threats to
Ime, but I tell you what ! am going
Ito do before leave, I am going to
employ counsel as Of today and
we will see who is right" And he
said. *''I viii have the grand jury
"wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
and I said, when you get there
I will be there. ] am a member of
the Police Department" and ]
meant that.
Then Left ONCE.
Mr.. Bauman-Did you leave his
office about that time?
Mr.. Nichols II did, sir.
Mr.. Batnnlan - Thereafter, 1t.
Murray came back and told you
that Mai. Barrett had sent 1t.
Murray and Capt. Strange down?
Mr.. Nichols-Not at that time.
LIT. Murray came downstairs after
i did and said to me. mick, the
Major didn't want to hurt you"-
The Chairman. Will you repeat
that?
Mr.. Nichols. mick, the Major
don't want to hurt you but he
has got the goods on you, he is
going to give you IS minutes to
resign" and I said. did he tell
you that?" He said, eyes" and
said, "You go back and tell him
that he can do SO and so, please. ~
| And so he went back and in
about five minutes he come back
in a hurry and said, Where
are you going, Lieutenant"
He said, II have got an investi-
cation to do. I got to see Nelson. "
I said. "Who is going with you?"
| He said, capt. Strange"
And I said, "Is he going, too,
you mean to tell me that Capt.
Strange is going to. investigate
himself?" I said. II am going with
you"
Won't Take Double Cross.
He said. "Wait minute, Nick
and I said, II am not going to
take any double cross"
Mr.. Bauman-You are talking
much too fast.
Mr.. Nicholas-And I said that
and he said. mo, Nick. let me
handle this thing. You know
am fair"
I told him, 'I know you are
fair and no disrespect to you,
lieutenant, but" I said, you know
who I am dealing with and I don't
propose to take a double cross
I said, Il haven't got much to live
for"
Mr.. Bauman-NoW, as a matter
of fact. after your conversation
with 1t. Murray. did Capt.
Strange go with him?
Mr.. Nichols-That is correct,
sir.
Mr.. Bauman-After these Incl
dents about what you have testi-
fed, did Mai. Barrett ever recon-
mend disciplinary proceedings Of
any kind against you?
Mr.. Nichols-No, sir.
Mr.. Bauman-Did you ever get
trial board action?
Mr.. Nichols-No, sir. t
Mr.. Bauman-Was any case in
volving you or your actions in this
matter presented to the grand
jury to your knowledge?
Mr.. Nichols-I don't know what
he told the grand jury, but they
had me shortly after, you know.
Mr.. Bauman-Yes, I do know,
but were you ever made a defend
ant?
| Mr.. Nichols-No, sir; no, sir.