National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-03-23
THE POLICE BOARD.

Tho Jones Brothers Deny That There Was
Ever Any Gaming in The Club"-The
Stars and Stripes Order on Inauguration
Day-Bars Open on Sunday.
The Police Board held It's regular weekly
meeting ct police headquarters last evening; all
the members present.
Communication was received from A. b.
Williams, attorney for Isaac b. and Edwin p.
Jones, proprietors, and q. =. Jones, trustee OF
"The Club" The Communication was quite long,
and stated that on the 10th instant . number Of
police officers made . forcibie entrance into "Tho
Club and By force took possession OF and still
hold The found II a. p sr
on sns,ed from the Major Of Police, dsslsnstins
GUILTY OF pERJuRY.
There had not been . single instance OF gaming
In 1.-THE Club" since II had been kept By the
present propristors, and the charge that gaming
vas carried on there va: unfOunded in fact; 0a
violating the Law. The officers were committing
trcspsss By remaining In possession Of the prem
i,s., greatly to the damage Of tho proprietor'
The communication was fled.
The captain. Of the watch at the navy yard
Four Of the inaus urstion special police ofacers
pay DO extended to them for smother days ser.
vices, as they had been obliged to attend the
Police Court All day on the On instant; ,sI
no funds for this purpose; and no action was
The Dssb,way Club sent in communication,
GRIMES COMMITTED ON SUNDAY
we're directly traceable tolliquor drinking, and
containing resolutions requesting the board 70
instruct their ofcers to enforce the law against
persons selling liquor on Sunday.
Commissioner Britton:sugg ested that the tenn
peIanee societies might do some work beside
not aes INTO as:.. paess and catch them selling
liquor, or obtain competent evidence. II the 80:
eisties would furnish some, evidence that would
hold In court the board would execute the law.
Thirty.ons residents o. the vicinity Of Ben.
nins's Station, the scene Of the recent fatal IRE,
Ger Al that point DO placed on night Instead Of
II they could only have one otficer they would
vas referred 70 Major Richards. '' s''''
Commissioner Britton stated that number Of
see that he oieers in that Vicinity should report
BY telegraph instead Of walking every morning
to the Second precinct station, as half Of thor
time was taken up in padding back and forth
The major stated that orders were already In
force requiring them to report by telegraph.
TIE STARS AND STRIPES.
Oscar Room, thanking tho board for the resolu-
tons adopted in reference TO the services Of the
Veteran Club on Inauguration day. but stating
Guards. The men were, in fact, so the commu
nieation said, members OF the order Of the starr
and Stripes, but this was secret organization
they preferred to be known the Hayes Guards
Charges preferred against Privates Simpson
and Daily were dismissed.
| The report Of the committee on tho examina-
tion Of candidates said that on the 18th instan,
forty-hyo candidates were examined, Of whom
thirty -four had passed . number one examina
l ton.
Commissioner Somerville stated that body Of
unusually nne and Intelligent men h,d presented
the general lack Of employment was the reason
Of this.
Oficer Clinton, Of the Second precinct, com
planned to the board that ever since his appoint
| mont In January, lsTo, he had been confined to
nisse.a nn a.x nut Rs,er,.d "a ~. M.,oe ""0
The board then went into executive session.