Daily Republican., 1879-09-18
FOURTH EDlTION.
RLAIEvED or a PAINE.


Mayor AlIm0sd Adm nissers %
AIlOpathfc Dose tO hts Police
Force and AN Ugly ''Psy me-" II
Immediately Essascated - John
Payne waiks she PIanks.
Officer John Payne, \ full account o.
whose little frolic or Tuesday evening
last was given in yesterdays REPUB'
IicAy, was before His Honor at Police
Court this morning to answer a charg'
Of drunkenness and disordsrly conduct
prAfsrred ty MIR. Geo. Lutz. His HonoI
propouuded the usual formula to Payne
who signihsd his willingness to proceed
to trial.
George 7. Lutz, being sworn, testified
that he was standing in front Of BIZ
residence, No. 205 West Second street
on Tuesday evening last, about 7.3(
o'clerk, when he saw officer Payne walk
up to Miss Emslins Peskey and ordered
her to move on. Miss Peekey was
quietly talking to a young man on his
pavement. The young man walked
away but Miss Peekey refused to 60,
saying she was With her mother and
was doing nothing wrong. Payne swort
she should 90 and epdeavored to take
hold of her when she moved over "a
the step and sat down beside her
mother.
Payne then approached the steps and
ordered the ladies' of. My wife who
was sitting there he ordered with an
oath to 60 in the house and threatened
all the ladies with arrest II they did
not get of the steps. He was either
drunk or crazy. came up to the hal
and had a warrant issued for his ar.
rest.
His Honor asked John whether h.
wished to ask the witness any ques-
tiOns.
Payne replied no, only l want to say
that did not say word to any on.
yer Honor?
His Honor-John, you can ask the
witness any questions you wish, but
you cannot make statement.
Payne--Mr. Lutz, did say that to
those ladiesl
Mr.. Lutz-' es sir, you did.
Payne-Georgs you know ca,
was only talking about the boys.
Mr.. Lutz-I have sworn that you
did.
Mrs. Peekey, Mrs. Geo. Lutz, Misc
Emeline Peekey and James Derry, all
testified to about the same effect as Mr.
Lutz, and all remarked that they
smslled liquor on Payne at the time.
Lemuel Peekey ts,tifed to about the
same effect adding that Payne had
come 10 him while he was sitting on his
own door step and ordered him to go
and drive hisiwifs and daughter home az
they were nuisance, and were raising
q riot.
Lawrence Kerns testified that he was
standing at the Slaughter House alley,
where he is employed, in his shirt
sleeves, and Payne came up and or
dered him to move on. l told him Il
had right to stand there and intend
ed to stay. When he said he'd See
about it and reached his hand around
towards his hip pocket. l didn't know
what he was reaching after and II
didn't wait to see, but suddenly made
up my mind to go and went.
For the defence Payne called Mr..
Philip g. Plunkett, who testified that
he could not swear whether Payne was
drinking or not. He did not know that
be was under the influence OF liquor,
but he was not willing to swear that he
was not. Mr.. P. saw some Of the dis
turbance.
Payne's object was to show that lie
was not drunk, and he next called in
Iuccession Officers Thomas and Farra-
lay, who both testified that he did not
eem to be under the influence of liquor. |
'ut they had not seen him from the
ime they boarded the train at New
;astle until the morning after, they
lad seen none of the disturbance.
Payne leaned over the railing and
the Chief to take the stand |
IS he wanted to prove how much trou-
'ls the Buys gave him on that corner.
But the Chief, who appeared to be
considerably nettled and dlsgusted at
he actions of John, refused and turn
ng to His Honor said otis Of no use
or me to take the staud, l saw nothisg
If the disturbance"
His Honor agreed with the chief, and
hen after waiting a few moments ad-
judged John guilty Of drunkness and
conduct and fined him 45,
Ind cost. The Mayor then drew
'heet of note paper from drawer at
lis right hand and as his pen glided
apidly over tho page, the huge drops
fperspiration which stood uponPayne's
massive brow grew larger aid more nu-
1erous, as it was plainly evident that
ohm read in this supplementary act Of
lis Honor an end to Lis official career.
Having finished writing His Honor
leatly folded the note placed It in an
nvslope, addressed the same to
lief Maxwell, threw it on that officers
Issk, and then rising from his seat
licked up his hat and left the room. II
The Chief opened the missive, read it
nd turning to John said, "Mr. Payne,
ou will consider yourself dismissed
rom tho force, and you will remain in
ustody until the fine and costs In this
ase are settled"
Payne followed the chief apparently
leading for some amelioration but that
ficial was obdurate, aaying "those are
ny orders, and I think the verdict per-
softly just"
Thus ended the oficial career OF John
'ayne, and the bright dreams Of future
'romotion, which must have been his
noe now turned to vapor, and the re-
ubtsblsJohn sinks once more into the
anks Of private life.