National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-06-06

Added to this arc his dlsagreeablc, oyerbearing
manners. He has been on this beat about three
years. We earnestly hope that our petition will
meet with your favorable consideration and APP.
prOval. We have the honor to remain your most
obedient servants.
The. S. samuels, Philip Ghegen.
q. Il. Miller, Dan Mccarthy,
y. J. Nolte, Cornelius Johnson,
John rress. VIM. Edwards,
Geo. Larner Il. i. Young,
W. Holman, Philip Gayer,
Geo. HUM, Andy Meng,
John II. Rupert, Geo. G. Oienstein,
Martin Bennett, Jos tillun,
\. Thorpe, JOS Laucr,
Charles Krick, John Talbert,
Geo. Erskine, Christopher West
John A. Mccormick, Matthew Il. White,
A. Lynch, Vim. Booker,
Geo. e. Hartley, A. Long,
G.. l.. Alvey, Geo. Ford,
Crank Wier, VIM. Butler,
NJ. Meindel, Cha8. Wehasou.
This petition was first carried to Mr.. VIM.
II. Browne, attorney-at-law, who was asked
TO present it to the commissioners, and repre-
sent the petitioners in their effort to obtain
the needed and desired relief That gentlo-
man, desiring someRsupport to the petition, a
bunch of atlidavitS were furnished him,
which he transmitted with the petition to
the commissioners, inviting thoir considera-
tion of the same. The statements in tho
dispositions are too lengthy to publish in full
and only synopsis of thom will DO here
given.
Eliza Gales, G5 years of age, residing in
Prince Georges county, Maryland with her
husband and grandson, swears that on one
occasion while she was at home alone ex-
cepting that her grandson was with her,
Officer Slack came to her house with pistol in
hand, rushed in, swearing and cursing and
said You dam black -, como out hero
and Pll blow your brains out" He then
proceeded to search the house, swearing that
if he found "the black - he would kill
him" She was an invalid at the time and
has never recovered from the shock and
effects of the fright. lie pulled the bed
down, broke open her husbands chest, ran
sacked the house, did not show any warrant
or pretend to have any. Charles Gales, aged
ii and Daniel Gales, aged so years, corrobo-
rate the statement made by Mrs. Gales in all
its material portions. f~-
Matilda Lowe, 10 years Of age Opposes that
while her people were residing near the
reform school Officer Slack came to the house
on one occasion while she was at home with
her two little brothers holding pistol in his
hand, which she thinks was cooked. She
was standing in the door at the time. He, in
q threatening manner, told her to stand back,
forced himself into the house, and began
searching the rooms under the pretense that
he was looking for somebody. lie found the
room of her grandmother locked, and tried to
break it open. He did not pretend to have
any warrant, and she was very much alarmed
at his conduct.
Ann Maria Bell, who lives at Lincolnville,
on tho Bonnings road with her husband and
three children, AYERS that Slack came to her
house one Sunday in March last, in company
with another man, and searched the house,
saying that he was looking for stolen prop
erty, which a woman who was staying there
was suspected of stealing. He did not pre-
tend to have q warrant, and did not find any
stolen property. As she and her husband had
resided there for twenty years and were never
charged nor suspected of doing wrong, she
feels that the conduct of Slack in her house
was an outrage, and disgraced them in the
eyes of their neighbors
Henrietta Devars states that Slack came
to her house, on Thirteenth street northeast
and without knocking, broke open the room
rushed into the house, knocked her little
child down and stepped on it. lie rushed VI
to her 15-year-old son and dragged him Out
Of the house. When she asked him what
was the matter Slack refused to tell her, but
said he had tho right to burn house down
| If necessary. to make an arrest. She did moi
know what the boy was arrested for, bu
from the brutal manner in which no wa
| treated she feared it was murder. At the
| police court she learned he was charged witt
| gathering wild cherries, and thereby trespass
ing on a neighboring farm.
Philip Stuben makes affidavit that he put
on the gloves with Slack at the blacksmith
shop of Mr.. William Edwards, on tho Bladens
burg road, and they spent somo time in box.
ing.
| Mr.. Edwards, the blacksmith, in his aGi
| davit, says that since he signed the petition
Slack has frequently annoyed him at thu
| shop, and endeavored to mako him say he die
not sign the paper, and tried to persuade him
to lie about it. He is continually troubled
| by Slack coming to the shop and interfering
with his business, and he would rather sci
out and leave the neighborhood than be fur
Their annoyed by him.
Philip Glegau, residing near Mount Olivet
| cemetery, says that he has frequently seer
| Slack while on duty and in uniform playing
| cards on week days and on Sunday. Ho hai
seen him leave his beat for hours at time
| and drive the carriage or buggy of the Re
| form school. He also saw him while in uni
form engage in fight with Il. L. Day sbou
o dog.
Robert +. Day confirms tho latter state
ment and further declares that he has seeI
Slack spend hours at the Reform school box
ing, wrestling, and playing cards.
After these papers reached the commits
sioners, which wero supposed in themlelye
to be sufficient to cite Slack before tho tria
board they were referred TO tho chief o
police and handed down until they reached
| lieutenant, who was instructed to make al
investigation. 1t is charged that he took
novel way of doing it, Slack was consulted
and il is said he was advised to go right to worl
and got up counter petition. lie acted upol
the advice, and has been so successful as {
secure four signatures to paper. When h
is ready probably the investigation vii
begin. Up to the present time, however, Mr.
Browne, the attorney, has been unable to GO
any satisfactory answer, but TO make tn
matter more binding has put in two NOR
atiidavits, the most important of which
made by Theodore S. Samuels, dairyman, re
siding near Mount Olivet.
lie says: 81 Am frequently annoyed b.
Police Officer !. Is. Slack coming 20 my hous
and trespassing on my place, hitching hi
horse, and intruding himself into my hnus
aud family, whilo on duty, and pAyin
attention to my young lady nioces, urgin
them to so buggy riding with him an
offering to get them positions in the govern
mont printing office. Ito Is u married ma
and has family. His attentions to m
family are dsagreesblo and obnoxious to me
and If am to be subjected to them woul
rather sell out and move away, which wOul
DO great damage to my business"
These are some Of tho RttdaYits submitte