Daily Republican., 1879-07-24
THE wHELAS-GREEx AFFAIR.

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THE wHELAN -GREEN AFrAIN
Mayor almond Comes to the ne
fence OF his Omcer and makes aI
Apparently Good Job OF 1t.
Mayor Almond has for some day
past been investigating the allsgs,
cruel treatment Of Charles Green's col
ored prisoner, by Sergeant Whelan. Th,
subject has been SO thoroughly ventila
ted by the papers not only Of this city
but Of Philadslphia. that q rehearsa
Of the case would bs but trespassin5
upon the time aud patience of oul
readers, and so We give Mayor All
mond's conclusions as sent to Mayor
Stokely OF Philadslphia, and publishe &C
in last evenings Philsdelphia evening
papers:
'' MAYORS OFFICE,
WILMINGTON, DBL, July ~, 10.
To the Hon. William s. Stokely, Mayor
of Philadelphia -
SIR The newspapers Of your city
having accepted as true all the wild
statements Of the man Charles Green
and his wife, in reference to their ar
rest (and cruel treatment whilst under
arrssD by Sergeant Whelan and Officer
Dillon, l deem it to bsdus those officers
that should give you the facts of the
case, especially a. they were arrested at
the request Of your officers.
Officer Lyman, No. 1876 Of the Fourth
District, telegraphed Mr.. Whelan that
these prisoners were wanted in your
city, from whence they had fed,
for larceny. These officers arrested
them, and they agreed to return to
Philadelphia without waiting : requisi-
ton. This, may here say, has al
ways been our custom, and courtesy to
the criminal officers Of our nsighboring
States. II the prisoner would voluntari-
ly 60. not to await requisition.
They were taken to the City Prison,
and would have been taken to Phila.
delphia at once, but the wife said there
was some money due her from some
one, and if they were permitted to re.
main until the evening Of the day of
their arrest, che could get it. Mr..
Whelan told them that they could
remain until the next day If they SO
desired; they did remain, and she got
her money. This treatment Is not
particularly cruel.
Now, as to the charge ofill treatment
and " refusal to give them anything to
eat or drink" whilst in the City prison.
have thoroughly examined into this
charge and find it wholly untrue. The
prison Is under the charge Of two police
Both of them say that
Green, his wife and child were given
food the night Of their arrest, on the
at noon, and at night OF the
lay that they were detained, and on
he morning they left. 1t Is true it
vas prison fare, but good and plenty of
t, and the same that is given to all
prisoners. They also had all the water
hey wanted, and F" iced" at that, and
hey were told that they could buy
rom the restaurants anything they
lesered or their friends would be per.
nitted to bring into them, which was
one. No one cursed them, called them
niggers, threatened TO have them whip
ed, nor told them to "wait until they
OF to Philadelphia they would get all
hey waited from the-niggers up in
tokley's town." Green says Sergeant
Vhelan said this.
am assured by him that he not only
id not say this nor anything like it,
nd in TACT only spoke to them once,
nd that was to tell them that they
Ould remain until they got their mon.
y. 1t is not necessary for me to say
, you that Sergeant Whelan had no
barge Of them whilst in the prison,
or did he attempt to assume any. |
hight also state in this connection that
hen they were first brought to the
rison Green's wife and child were sep
rated from him, he being placed in
1e apartment for males, and they in
lat for females. The wife, however,
Dt up fight with the other female
and was then brought down,
nd, though against the rules, she was !
ut in the cell with her husband, and
le child permitted to run at large in
le corridor. ,
Green also amused himself nearly all !
Ie time he was in the prison cursng /
10 officers, the "Slave States" the i
ty and all the who
velt therein. Again, as to ill-treat- .
snt at our station: Tn Wednesday Il
orning they were taken to the cars, r
helan taking Green with only one a
IN handcutfed, he (Whelan) holding n
. loose ring in his hand. Dillon took =
e wife and child, not handcnf.d - T
ley went along peaceably enough un- b
arriving at the station; the wie n
mt into the ladies' room, and Green -, "
lowed her in. A.
He said he wanted drink of water, Q
d was taken to the cooler and got it
then commenced cursing and swear
5-picking up the wires of an um Z
ella and telling the officer he intend tt
giving him all the trouble possible. tt
was then told he must go out of the h
lies room, as no one would be per- n
tied to remain there cursing and mis- NJ
having as he was doing. He refused. II
helan, however, got him out into the u
'm tor gentlemen he was no sooner III
tied than he jumped up (Whelan "
wing in the meantime slipped the bJ
Ter ring of the handcutf upon his own al
ist) put his foot upon the settee and III
ced himself partly into the door of
ladies room, which brought Whe-
IS handcutfed arm across the jamb :.
he door, when, by the wrenches and a. -,
ks of Green, it was badly hurt, and a. a.
zen began stabbing at him with the ne no
brella wire, which he had shortened ="