Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-11

fifty cents for them. The police ind il difficult
70 get the disposition of cases. This is much
peeaIse the prisoners are frequently put in cells
aIter sentence.
ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES
Lieutenant SkippOn testified that persons ar
rested on Saturdays are kept until Monday
morning, and are fed by the officers, who have
spent good deal of money in that way. Officer
Henkle had commitment for Eliza Herbert,
whom he had arrested, and witness had under
stood that she had paid her fine; but the Police
Court docket shows that she stands as committed.
In May last Gloss, Thomas, Frazier, and Lacy
came 70 him, and Gloss stated that he had a
warrant tor Jennie MelOrd which he desired
witness to serve; declined TO do 50, as he had
Frazier with him. They left, and afterwards
witness, with Sergeant Vernon, went mp TO
Jennie's house, and Vernon went in. Soon after
wards he came out and stated that Jennie was
not at home, but that the officers of the court
had arrested the whole house upon that warrant
and had requested him (VerIion) to cepi the
warrant on the housekeeper. Advised Vernon to
have nothing to do with it. The warrant was
addressed 20 Jennie Melord. Consider that these
raids should be made through the police force,
Never knew OF but one witness to be paid at the
Police Court.
Lieutenant Gessford testified that their MORN
ing report TO the Superintendent is seldom COM
plete under the present system.
Lieut.. johnson testified that he had arrested a
man named John III. Keenan,, and took $50 col
lateral for him: sent IL down to the court in the
morning; they kept it all, and charged him IS
cents more. Keenan, did not appear, and the
collateral was forfeited. He has never called
for his money. 1t is witness custom to send
persons to the court for warrants, and unless
they 60 early in the morning they complain that
they can't get them. They then procure them
from magistrates, and when these warrants are
returned to the court they are most always torn
up, and something else written. Some of the
magistrates charge 90 cents, and some 81 for
warrants. Had heard parties say that they have
to pay for them at the Police Court, but do not
know how much. Have great difficulty in OBJ
tanning the disposition OF cases and in making
complete reports. Have sent prisoners down
there after 10 o'clock, and had them returned
TO the station; in such cases have to turn them
loose, as there is no means of feeding them.
Parties who have been confined i'm the station
house have threatened to sue witness. Have
never known OF witnesses before the Police
Court to get paid their fees. The old system
was net so oppressive to either the prisoners or
the OH cers, and not near as expensive.
Lieut. Hurley testified that the revenue under
the present system is not near so great as under
the old, although it costs prisoners much more.
WHAT BECAME OF THE OTHER $40?
Welton Il. Slater, a policeman, testified to
having arrested John and Edward Hope for
assault and battery; they were fined $50 each
and costs The report of the station house
Police Court show only $50 fine in each case.
John Hope, one of the parties arrested, corrob-
GRATED the testimony OF Mr.. Slater.
=, Ofhcer Pfaff testified to having assisted in
the arrest OF Keenan,, scavenger, for violation
OF the corporation laws, and his leaving a col
lateral which was forfeited. The record of the
Police Court showed him as having been COM
United. Keenan, did not go to the workhouse
Officer Doyle testified to having received sew
eral warrants from the Police Court for service;
they are generally addressed to the Marshal of
the Court or the Superintendent of Police. In
one case warrant was placed in his hands in a
very peculiar way. A bailif went down and
told the party that there was a warrant out for
her. Afterwards the warrant was placed in wit
ness hands and the arrest made. The woman
was much surprised, and stated that Henry Lacy
had notified her that the warrant would not be
ter go to the court early in the morning. This
woman Is Nellie johnson, and she lives on 13H
street.
SIS FINE AND s2e COSTS.
Henry Miller testified that he was before the
court, and fined in two cases of assault and bat
terry; submitted the cases without trial; was
fined 80 without costs in one case, and IS with
costs In the other; in the last case the fine and
costs amounted to S29. Both cases cost 1872, be-
sides e which he had to pay of the baliffs to
60 with him after the money.
DIDN'T GET THEIR FEES.
Minnie Rowdie testified that she was arrested
for keeping a bawdy house, and fined S1UO and
go costs This was in April last. One of the
was John Wallace. He didn't do it; but after
the trial the detective came to her with war
rant Tor SO for the lawyer, and S1i more. Wit
ness husband drove them away, and they had
not seen them since. Her lawyer was ''that little
fellow Gloss"
OTHER CASES.
Officer Henkle testified to arrestnp Eliza He r
bert. She did not appear and was fined 80. A
commitment was served on her, and she was
taken to the Police Court, where the money was
paid to Lacy.
Theodore Rauthe testified that his wife was
arrested and fined 500 and $40 costs. Paid
young Dir. Gloss SO to defend the case. This is
a brother to the Assistant District Attorney He
said he would settle the case without any further
prosecution tor $50. He afterwards came down
TO witness place and took him around the cor
ner, when he said it would be private, and told
witness that II he would give 81 900 security he
would settle the case and keep witness wife from
going to jail; did not do it.
MARSHAL THOMAS RECALLED.
w. u. Thomas was recalled, and testified that
he is supposed to collect all fines imposed by the
curt, and costs, which are generally made up
by himself. He acts by authority of the Mar
hal OF the District. SummOnses served by DO
lice officers are not known to the law; they are
all made out and returned in the name of the
Marshal. The discrepancy in the report made
10 the corporation and the books of the Police
Court was by oversight. The discrepancy be-
tween the workhouse records and this office Ia
by reason that after the adjournment of the
court and the clerks gone, prisoners have been
frequently discharged by order of the Judge
Another reason is that they may have been COM
mltted to jail on p-ior charge. In the Hope
case, witness books show $50 paid, and it was
clerk. ~ Wiz
Mr.. Evans, the deputy clerk, stated that II
mad been 30 entered, and had been changed ON
Mr.. Evans, deputy clerk, testified that he gen.
orally makes up the rough docket and part of
me permanent docket. ANY one has access to
the books who wishes to see the records There
Is no place to lock up the books in No one is in
charge OF the court room after the adjournment
or the court. The court has a great MANY enc
mics who might be interested in causing the
Marshal TO send in false returns
MARSHAL THOMAS PLETHORA OF GREEN
BACKS.
VIM. W. Scott testified 10 having seen Mar
shall Thomas at Lizzie Peterson's house, where
he frequently visits; has heard of his having
had large sums of money there; has heard that
ne spends large sums of money. One of the
girls at Peters0n's told him that Thomas gave
her money enough during the week to pay her
board. This continued for some time last win
ter. The name OF this girl was Carrie Lee
Another girl, named Maud Irving, at Nellie
Miilwoods, had told witness that he had stayed
with her.
MARSHAL THOMAS DON'T KNOW HOW 1T Is
Marshal Thomas was again recalled, but
failed TO give any satisfactory explanation as to
the discrepancies between his books and the
reports made by lin, and also between the work.
mouse records and his books, and between state
ments OF witnesses and his accounts and when
asked how he could account for all these errors
he replied " do not know"
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-By Green & Williams,
auctoneers, this week. lot Z, in Fry's subdiyi-
SION OF original lots numbered s, 6, and T. in
square 1893, on Sth street west corner of Boun-
dary street north. to A. Gusdorff for % cents
per foot; q acres of land, on the road leading
from Benning's to Good Hone HILL tn II r.