Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-06
Investigating the Magistrates and
COnstabies

AMIR our report of the proceedings Of the
woman named Sarah Washington testified that
one Candy entered suit against her before Jus
tce Donaldson for a bill of SO. Josh Parker,
cOlored constable, served the warrant, when
she told him she held a receipt in full from
Candy; that the bill claimed was contracted bv
deponent's father. Afterwards her father went
to see Parker. and informed him that he owed
the money, and would pay il: the suit went on
notwithstanding, and Donaldson gave iudg-
ment against her. Parker soon appeared with
an execution, when depOnent was absent from
home. Her sister informed Parker of the fact
when he demanded the key to the parlor door;
be vas informed that depOnent had the kew
Parker then roughly took hold OF her sister,
who was in q delicate state of health. and push
ed her with such violence from the door as 10
cause her several days illness and put her in
danger He then burst open the door, break
ing the lock. aud entering took five pictures
which cost S3i, and carried them away, leaving
no notice OF sale OF a receipt, and to this
day has made no return OF the same or of the
sales. DePOnent does not know whether or not
Candy got his pay. Parker still holds his com
mission.
This morning Justice Thompson gave his
testimony before the COMMITTEES IN reference to
IRE Lulley case. in which he states that Lultey's
statt ment is false in several points among
them the following: "Lulley states that in less
than Is hours Shreeve appeared with a dispos-
sess'ng warrant to put himself, family and ef-
reefs in the street. This is false, as Lulley
knows. The summons was issued against hi N
on the 18th of July. Judgment was rendered
by me on the sd, and the writ OF restitu ton
was issued on the request of the plaintiff Mr.
Bergling, on the 5Oth OF July; and il was nst
executed by Shreeve until the next Gay SO il
appears that instead of being put ont as Lul-
ley states, in IS hours, he had eight DAYS to
prepare himself, II he declined to appeal from
my Judgment lulley, in his miserable carica-
ture OF the plaintiffs witnesses, speaks of them
as Dutchmen who answered the questions put
10 them with ''Yah yah 2" and saws s'they
1.-THE witnesses) could not understand English -
Now these witnesses are not Dutchmen but
Germans, both credible and reliable witnesses
and they swore positively before me that thew
were present and heard Lulley agree to paw the
rent in advance and vacate the premises in
seven days If he did pay the rent. There was no
need of any interpreter. for the witnesses Adam
Pluchert and John Jack, spoke intelligiblv,
and they well understood the questions pro-
pounded to them In addition Justice ThomD-
son said that during the trial some one present
proposed TO call al interpreter and the name OF
aperson was given He was objected to con
account of bis being a jew" and he Cthe ms
tice) rebuked the remark and said il was wrong
TO make any remark of that kind; that he had
no prejudice against any witness on account OF
creed, color, or country.
constable Shreve cOrrobOrated the testimony
OF Justice Thompson, as far as il related TO the
dates and trial, and also denied the statements
OF Lulley as to 'irregulanty in the eject
ment, &c.