The daily gazette., 1879-09-18
Omcer Payne Dismissed.

Officer John Payne, of the First Police
District, whose exploits on Tuesday
evening in the neigllborhood of Second
and Tatnall streets, an account of which
was given in the GAZETTE Yesterday,
was given hearing by the Mayor this
morning, on the charge of being drunk
and disorderly, and insulting ladies'.
George r. Lutz was the first witness
called, and testified that he was standing
in front of his residence, No. 225 W. Sec
ond street, ON Tuesday evening, about
1880 o'clock, when officer Payne came
along and spoke to him; he passed on,
but returned in few minutes and
ordered young man and lady who
were standing near the slaughter house
alley to move OIL or he would arrest
th,m he then ordered my wife and Mrs.
Peekey, who were sitting on my steps to
get up and 20 in the house, as they were
a nuisance TO the neighborhood, and II
they did not go in he would arrest them;
he was very disorderly, and created
quite an excitement in the vicinity.
Mrs. Mary Peekey testified that she
was sitting on Mrs. Lutz's steps on Tue :
dsv evening, hen officer Payne came
up Tatnall street; there were number
of bo, standing on the corner of Second
and Tatnall, and as soon as they saw
he officer, they ran away. My daughter
was standing talking to a young man,
and the officer came over to my child
and ordered her to go home; my child
told him that he would not arrest her, as
she was with her m"ther; he reach d
out his hand to take hold of her, but she
stepped out of his reach he then came
to where was and ordered me togo home
or else he would arrest me; l told him
he would not arrest me, as had right
to sit Oh the steps Of a neighbor's house;
he said if did not go home he be damn
ed if he wonld not arrest me detected
liquor on him he was eitl er drunk or
crazy he raised great excitement i'll
the neighborhood.
Emelne Peekey testified that she was
standing on Mrs. Lutz's pavement, talk
ing with a young man, when Payne
lame up, and ordered me to go home; l
told him | would not as 1 was with my
mother, and that would 20 home when
she did; he attempted to take hold OF me
hut | stepped away from him; detected
liquor on him.
Amelia Lutz testeified: was sitting
on my steps with Mrs. P.ekey, who was
nursing my baby; the officer came up
and ordered lis in the house, saying we
were nuisance to the neighbors.
AT this point officer Payne spoke up
and said that he never spoke word 10
the ladies.
James Derry testified to the fact of
having bten engaged in conversation
with Miss Peekey and to the officer
coming up and ordering them both
away.
Joseph Myers testified that he was
standing In slaughter house alley, wait
ing to man; he was engaged at
work there !; the officer came up and
ordered him to leave; / replied that |
did not care to leave until had seen a
certain man; the officer replied, "Yol
don't want want to leave, eh; well, l
will see about that )" he then reached his
hand back toward his hip pocket, and l
thought that it was about time to leave
and | left; there was considerable ex-
element.
Lemuel Peekey testified that he. was
sitting in his house reading, when one of
the chi .dren came in and told him that
officer Payne was going TO arrest one of
the children; paid no attention to the
remark, thinking that it was only joke;
| finally went out and saw Payne under
some excitement went back and sit
down ON Mr.. Springer's steps, when
Payne came up, aud asked me If l could