Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-19
The Arrest in the Court Room.
ATTACHMENTS FnR THE ACCUSED PARTIES

Yesterday in Circuit Court, (No. ~ Judge Mac
Arthur, after the case Of Mayhem against Rup-
pert had been submitted to the jury, counsel for
the plaintiff called the attention of the court to
the attempt made the day before to arrest his
client. He read number of affidavitS bearing
on the case among them the following: One of
John II. Baine, OF ForreStville, Prince Georges
county, the complaining witness In the case in
which Mayhem had been arrested, setting forth
that he had asked Prosecuting Officer W. j. Hill
to have the indictment Stl icken from the docket
on two occasions, and understood 1t had been
done; that the sheriff and his deputy were fire.
quently at his shop, where Mayhem was work
ing and never offered to arrest him. One of
Major L. p Williams, deputy United states mar
shall OF the District. that Mr. A. Z. l.. Reese came
to him two days before the trial came off With
two Subpienas, and asked to be deputized to
serve them. which was done; chat Deputy
Sheriff Richie came to him with Mr.. Reese on
the day of the trial and showed him bench
warrant for Mayhem, but he told HIM he could
not be arrested on it. One of Fl. L. Prince,
clerk of the Police Court, that Detective Acton
came with Richie to him and asked for war
rant for Mayhem for horse stealing, but on
learning that the alleged offence was COM
it. W. L. Hodgkins, the messenger of the
Police Court, corroborated Mr.. Prince.
b. F. Joy deposes that he saw MaynsW fise and
begin a conversation with Richie in the court
room, when Reese came up with policeman,
who said to Mayhem: 81 want you; follow me"
and they left the court room together. Syl-
vester Mayhem, the kidnapped man. deposes
that Richie called him from the room, and the
policeman, on Keeses order, placed handouts
on him ana carried him to police headquarters,
where tall, dark-bearded man Capt. Vernon)
take his prisoner back" W. A. Day lson,
juror deposes that he heard John West say
Reese had sent him for an officer. Policeman j.
W. Howell deposes that he was at the Police
Court when West came and told him that Mr..
Reese wanted him to arrest a man that he had
the copy of a warrant for. When he saw Reese
he told him the same, and that he was bailif
OF the court. Capt. ChaS. r. Vernon deposes
came with the prisoner, that the bench war
rant was good for nothing in this District. At
the close of the reading Judge Macarthur in
structed the clerk to issue and the marshal to
serve attachments for Richie, Reese, West,
Acton and Howell, returnable at 10 O'Clock this
morning. He explained why he had deferrf
investigating and furnishing this obvious con-
tempt of court before and said that the pres
ent proceedings would be more satisfactory and
the punishment be, perhaps, the more exem-
plary.
PROCEEDINGS IN COURT TO-DAY.
This morning on the court opening the Deputy
Marshal stated that the rule had been served on
Iessrs Reese, Acton and Howell and Me5Srs.
Ritcbie and West were not found. Col. Cook,
for Mr.. Reese, said that he was rot fully pre-
pared to go on, but could be by. tomorrow
morning. MI. Acton stated that as he had done
nothing he was ready now. Mr.. Howell stated
that he was ready also. The court suggested
that this was in the nature OF a rule to show
cause why they should not be adjudged In con-
tempt, and the answers should be in writing.
MI. Coyle, for Mr.. Acton, said he would prepare
an affidavit. Mr. Birney suggested that Mr..
Howell should make further return. The
county, Nd, MI. Richie, had been permitted to
leave with the understanding that he would re-
tuln II required. He therefore suggested that
word be sent to him. Mr. Birney said he would
do so, and the court continued the case until to-
morrow at ~ o'clock