New-York tribune., 1879-04-22
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS LOSES HIS TEMPER.

CAPTAIN WILLIAMS LOSES his TEMPER
uE THREATENS THE COMPLAINT CLERK or THE
DEPARTMENT on ACCOUNT OF HIS TESTIMONY
THE TRIAL ENDED.
Commissioner MacLesn yesterday asked to be
excused from sitting at the trial of Captain
Williams. Of the Twenty-ninth Police Precinct, on
the last of the series Of charges against him. The
papers IN the case having been submitted to him as
counsel for the Board he did not think he would be
justified in sitting in Judgment in the case. The
new commissioner was excused, and the trial pro-
ceeded before Commissioners smith, Erhardt and
Wheeler Thomas b. Clarkson acted as counsel
Michael Dune on whose affidavit the last charge
had been based testified that on the night Of March
- he played faro at No. 1,145 Broadway, until he
lost IS. Then he discovered that the dealer dealt
from short pack. Ec Immediately went TO the
Thrticth Street Police station. lie told Captain
Williams that hc had lost his money III Skin
pamer and wanted TO get II back. The reply Of
the captain was I'M be Id if | do anything
for you.o Captain Williams. one Of his sergeants, a
detective and a doorman. who were present when
Duane made the complaint testified that he had
sa,d il wCud be no satisfaction To him TO have the
place broken up; that ali be wanted was to get ms
The testimony Of W. O. Hallcubcck, the com
plaiut clerk OF the department, was taken Tor
The defence. Dunno had been IN MS Otlce M2Icn
10 aud by him had been referred 10 the Supejin-
dent lie did not return, but later in the day Nh
Hallenbcck was instructed 10y The preSlderl OF the
Board 10 60 to Harlem aud takc the aihGaWts Of
Thomas OCallahan, Dunno and Charles Williams.
Mr. Uallenbecks testimony closed the ease. W ME
Mr. ialleubnck was giving ms testimony pecI-
liar exuressou was noticeable Oh the face Of Cap
tain Williams. As soon As the case was, cIosei ne
hastily arose, and almost ran after MI iailehbct,
oycGtakne Inn III th9 outer oilScs o! me r. GI,oi
himself into a great rage. stepping mp - MI Hal
leubeck IN a menaclug manner, the captain eA-
claimed. That's ID dirty tnch you played On
"Wha, do You N au 2" demanded Mr.. Haieu-
beck ,,. - ILL.,. o,.;-
merely obcyed orders" said Mr.: Hallenbeck,
land you would have done the samG. .,.
Captain Williams iutimated that the clerk might
at least have given him hint of what was golig
on, and Mr. Hallenbecks cool reply, merely dld
nv duty" ouly the more oXasperated him
- Remember this concluded Captain Williams,
" as long as | am Oh the force I'm against you; ana
I'll put You into a hole as sure as hVt. ,-t,
An this took place the presence OF at least nail
n dozen clerks Of the department. After pronounc-
lug TINS threat the captain turned on his heel ana
left the building.
SHOOTING HERSELF TO END PAIN.
Dr. Frederick Il. :. Drake of No. IS West
Twenty -hlth-st., was called out of bed about
o'clock on Saturday morning TO hasten to No. l3V
East Sevcntecuth-st 10 attend woman who htd
shot herself and was believed to be dying lie
fouad Mrs. Lewis H. Baker at the boarding house
Il
The wound had been inflicted with a small-sHod
revolver and the physician soon learned enough to
make him believe that there had been an attempt
nj suicide. Mrs Baker had been suffering from
neuralgia and had taken a preparation o. aI>ChlC
on the previous evening TO stop the pam. ier nus
band was absent from the city, During the nlGht
She was heard pacing the floor Of her apartment III
a restless manner. The other inmates OF the house
were aroused about o'clock by her cries for help,
and il was discovered that she had shot heIse. y
The bullet had passed into the lower lobe OF the
lung causing some internal hcmUrrlage. On eX,
aiming the wound, however, DT. Drake cOnciudcd
that II was not fatal. Yesterday Mis-. Baker was
sitting up. and her physician SAID she was recover
ing rapidly. she has said that tue shooting was
accidental.
HOPING THAT HIS LUCK WOULD CHANGE.
AT the Tombs Police Court yesterday before
Justice Otterbourg the examination on the charge
preferred by Walter X. Barnard OF No. 80 Seventh
ave. Brooklyn, against John DAILY, William Gage
George Parsons and James Thomas, for keeping a
,or,bl,np-honse at No Barclay-st., where he had
foet s1 500 at faro about March 22, was continued
and iucudcd the charge against Patnck Gallagher,
nf M 2 Barclay-st.. for similar offence. BaIhaiu
tasti6ed and was crOss-eXaIniscd at length.
T6e examination appeared TO be manly dlrected ~
,tiug the fact that letters had been addressed 10
oa.1sed DeIsOus at whose places the com mpaln-
t ant I'D lost money by his father, ex-Judge Bar,