National Republican., 1880-03-02
SMOTKERS' VILLAlNY.
Continued Excitement Over the
Friday Night Outrage.
The Prisoner Sent 60 Jail--A Crowd at the
Police Court-Tho MoCauley Hall In.
dignation Meeting - An Excited
Crowd visit the Jail, but
Make No Attempt Mt vio-
lence- An Appeal
The Proceedings in the Police Court.

lence- An Appeal
The Proceedings In the Police Court.
Thomas Smothers, the colored man arrested
for outragng Miss Lena Loins last Friday
night, was brought TO tho Police court from
the Sixth precinct station yesterday morning,
large crowd having gathered to see him.
The courtroom was packed and u surgug
multitude surrounded the building, indulgng
in violent language, without attempting any
force. The prisoner was placed in one of the
lower cells while the minor cases were being
disposed of, and IL was noon ere his case was
called. During the interval the prisoner was
removed without the knowledge of the crowd
aud taken to Bells photograph gallery, where
his picture was taken for the rogue's gallery.
Smothers was then returned to his cell.
Judge Smell, after consultation with the
counsel for the Government, declined to fix a
time for the hearing until the victim was
considered out of danger.
Mr.. Browning, Smothers' counsel, asked
that the case be fixed for some definite time
and the amount of bonds required, as his
client should try and secure his rights in this
matter.
Mr. Padgott for the Government, said that
this man was charged with committing rape
on Il young woman, who was now lying in
critical condition, and could not appear against
her assailaut lie would ask that the prisoner
he committed to Jail to await the result Of her
injuries During this conversation District
Attorney COrkhill entered the courtroom aC-
companied by DIR. John w, Baync. The latter
stated that he was attending Miss Lens. She
was yet in dangerous state, and several days
must elapso before she would be in a condition
to appear at court. The court thcreupon re-
manded the prisoner to Jail without fixing any
bonds. In order to guard against any violence
it was deemed advisable to send squad of
mo tod r,nlir IN oil xvif hn 49,,
containing the prisoner. Accordingly at 2
o'clock Smothers was pushed through the
crowd into tho van, the only movement
made by the throng being rush to catch a
glimpse of the miscreant As soon as the door
was locked the driver of the van was directed
to gallop his horse to the ial aud stop for no.
body. He Obeyed orders, and the police SUR
rounding the van escorted it to the Jail, aud
about 2:30 o'clock Smothers WAS safely lodged
at Castle Crocker. On the way To the Jail the
van passed several crowds at different points
which had evidently collected from curiosity
or other motive in connection with Smothers
arrest, but no violence was attempted
APPEALING FOR POLICE PROTECTION.
A committee of citizens, headed by Samuel
A. Pitts, George Jucnemau, a. T. Morgan and
other prominent citizens of the eastern quar-
ter of the city, waited upon the District Com
missiOners yesterday morning aud urgently
requested that police station he established
| in the vicinity of Seventh street aud Mary
land avenue northeast and that better police
protection be afforded to the citizens of that
locality. They presented petition stating
During the two years last past there havo
been four rapes of young women residing in
our immediate neighborhood aud only in one
case have the officers been able to pursue to
conviction and punishment the guilty perpe.
traitor. The last outrage was II most brutal
one upon an honest young woman while Oh
her way to church between the hours of 7
and 8 o'clock Friday night and while she was
passing along ID street, between Seventh and
Eighth streets northeast-a respectable neigh
| borhOod. The citizens whom we repre-
| sent are unanimous In the conviction
which we are instructed to express
TO you that these frequent acts of violence are
entirely due to the utter want of regular po-
lice, aud that the continued neglect of the
Government to beed the often expressed
wishes of the community respecting this press
ing want amounts TO q promise of immunity
from punishment from the Government to the
criminal classes, and tempts violent and evil.
disposed persons to leave their haunts in other
sections of the city to prey upon this commun-
ity, and we have been deputed TO say to the
| Government that we dc not believe such re.
suits are intended; that the citizons of north
east Washington are as law-abiding as they
are intelligent, and that as in the past
| they will continue to uphold the law, to do
all in their power to preserve its sunctity; but
| nevertheless TO urge upon you their grievances
and to remind you that in such cases as we
complain of the law is present only when it,
officers are present to enforce it, and that
should the present state of things continue il
may devove upon the citizen to fall back upon
his natural right of self defonse, which event
this commtte hopes may never occur" The
Commissioners stated that they were fully il
sympathy with the citizens, but were power
-. Ia Nl,A ,saat Al.
committee to lay their grievances before Con
gress.
THE McCAULEY HALL MEETING.
McCauley's Hall, on the Avenue, between
Second and Third streets northeast was packed
to suhocaton last evening with representative
men Of that section, who had assembled il
pursuance of call for an indignation meet
ing made carly in the day. An organization
was effected by the election of Mr.. A. N
Meeker chairman and Mr.. A. =, Clark secre
tary. After the object Of the meeting haC
been stated by the chairman, committee Ol
resolutions was appointed, consisting of Aessrs
G. L, Joyce, j. L. Hayghe and G. w. Bassett
and retired for consultation. During the alb
senCe of the committee remarks were made by
u number OF persons, among them party
} named Cunningham, who was very anxiou
that extreme measures should be resorted 10
lie iuveighed against public meetings beinl
, held, claiming that this was no time for MAJ
to advertise himself lie said he could picl
out twenty-five men from tho meeting VIII
would go down to the Jail, take Smothers Ou
aud do the work for him to the Queens taste
This sentiment seemed to meet the approba
tion of a majority of the crowd in the rea
of tho hall and there were loud cries o
Hang him." Get rope" Bully for Cunny,
Right you are"
I Chairman Meeker raped on the table wi h
his cane in n vain attempt to restore order
aud Counseled moderation, as the law had tn
man and would do the work.
A man in the rear OF the hall here cried out
On the law hang the man and ask protec
ti0n of the law aiterward." Round after rount
of applause followed this speech and quie
was only restored by the introduction of Mr.
George Jeunemanu, who said that at the in
dignation meeting held last Saturday night H.
and two other gentlemen were appointed
) committee TO walt OH the District Commls
sioners aud request that the eastern section 0
the city be furnished more police and bette
protection. The committee yesterday saw
Commissioner Morgan, who, after showing
them bill which had been presented to Con
gress on the same subject, advised them to g,
before tho two District committees at thu
. Capitol and lay their grievances before them
] The committee then waited upon the Congress
t sional committees, aud were assured by tn,
' members that they would do all in their powe
d TO have the police force increased by the addi
! nf n pOuplugian he al