Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-26
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Questioning on
Probe Methods
Defense Counsel in
Bride Trial Pursues
Entropment Theme
By Jack Jones

! JT., taxes Tie WITNESS StdllQ 1UI
| the 14th day in the bribery and
conspiracy trial of two police
men and six alleged gamblers.
Attorney Myron G. Enrich.
first of six defense attorneys
slated to cross-examine Capt.
Thoman, will resume his ques-
tioning of the captain Monday.
Mr.. Enrich yesterday pursued
two defense points-that police
attempted to trap the accused
into violating the law and that
the Governments conspiracy
charge is not valid.
On trial in U. s. District Court
for the District of Columbia are
Capt. John B. Monroe, suspend
ed 18th precinct commander:
Probationary Detective George
c. Prather. suspended in the
18th precinct; Roger (Whitetopl
Simkins. SIS, colored; Albert H.
(Real Estate) Smith, As; John
Lefty Winston, AZ, colored:,
Charles (Geechie Charlie) An
derson. 40, colored; Curtis NJ.
(Bozo) Taylor, 80, colored, and
Burnie King, 20, colored.
Questioned About Taylor
Mr.. Enrich questioned Capt.
Thoman most of yesterday after.
noon about the captains testi-
mony that he got a 1901 bride
from Taylor last July 7.
after you received the 1901
from Taylor you did attempt to
get some more money from Tay-
lor didn't you?" Mr.. Enrich
asked.
Il called him on the night of
September 9 and asked him II
he could see me-" Capt. Thoman
answered. HE said he could
see me Saturday night-that was
on Wednesday night. I told him
that was a bad night and if he
could make it the following
Tuesday, September IA. He said
he would call me about $3.50 pm.
He called but I wasn't at home"
Chat was the day the accused
were arrested.) ~;
This questioning followed:
Q.-What attempts, If any, did
you make between July 7, 1854,
and September IA to secure
money from Taylor. other than
the 1901 that you say he gave
to you? I
A.-To the best of my recol-
lection it was that telephone
call I made on September 9.
Following Instructions
@. Was that for the purpose
of getting money from him?
A. was following the instruc-
tons I had received.
@. Was it for the purpose OF
getting money from him2
A. I was following the instruc-
tons that got from Mr.. Rover
Omitted States Attorney Leo A.
Rover) and Mr.. Gasch assist
ant United States Attorney
Oliver Gasch).
@. What were those instruc-
tons?
A. That when these men APP
preached me was to take their
money.
@. You weren't approached on
the telephone, were you? &.
A. No, sir. -
| @. Were you going to ask for
money?
Al was when I saw him in
person. yes. {
Capt. Thoman said that he
got no money from Taylor dur
ing August and September. but
that Mr.. Rover and Mr.. Gaseh
told him Ito give the people"
protection from police interfer-
ence anyway. This questioning
followed:
@. Did they tell you to go
ahead and give him protection
on credit?
A. I was following instruc-
tions.
@. Did you give him protec-
ton without getting any money?
A. I was following instruc-
tons. az
@. Well, you didn't arrest him.
did you? e
A. No. sir. -
@. And Litz deputy Chief
Clarence H. Lutz) didn't arrest
him, did he? ~
A. No. sir. -
| @. And Rover didn't arrest
him? "s
A. No, sir.
@. And Layton Capt. John
B. Layton) didn't arrest him?,a
A. No, sir. III
No Arrest Made.
@. And did anybody in the
Metropolitan Police Department
arrest him?
A. No Sir. II
@. Don't you call that pro.
lection?
A. I was merely following In
structions.
@. Capt. Thoman, don't you
call that protection? r.
A. To some degree.
@. To some degree? Y.
A. Yes, sir.
At that point, Mr.. Enrich
turned to another subject. D."
Earlier, Mr.. Enrich had
pressed Capt. Thoman on why
he did not arrest Anderson after
receiving two $500 brides from
him, or Winston after a $1,000
payment from him. Capt.
Thoman reiterated that he was
following instructions.
The men on trial are accused
of setting up a payoff scheme
to protect the numbers racket
| here from police interference