The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-19
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: kitchen was warm and the door beinI
closed, the effect was disas trous 10 Burns
and to the kitchen floor.
THE Police CALLED IN.
At II O'Clock that night he was still
there, and the Madame determined tc
send for some one to take him away. She
sent friend Of hers who had called dur,
ing the evening, out after Officers Wilkie
and Shaier to come and take the drunken
} policeman home, but short time before
their arrival Burns recovered sufficiently
to stag2er out by himself.
OF coIrse an effort was made to hnsh
this affair up, but it was too foul and the
stencil got abroad. It surely must have
reached the nostrils Of Chief Smith. II
Officers Wi1kie and Shafer did not report
the occurrence, 1t was an easy matter to
overhear talk about it anywhere. It was
clearly the duty Of the two officers 10 re-
port, and il they did not they are deserv.
ing OF the severest censure. Whether the
Chief really did hear OF the affair is not
known; at any rate Burns has remained
on the force and has frequently been as
drunk as lord since that time.
Not only this, but he has been at this
same house in an intoxicated condition.
Notlong since he was lying at this house
on the outside cellar door, which isinasids
yard, apparently dead drunk. Again this
was state OF atFairs not calculated to at
tract custom, and again the landlady
sent friend afterau officer. But before
the officer arrived Burns departed. Later
in the evening he explained that
he was after party, and had
lain down there in the hopes Of
getting "pointer." To say the least, his
manner Of procedure in the matter was
strange and every indication pointed to
his being drunk.
HIS IARBoB OF REFUGE.
Daring the time that the sporting house
at No. 1l5 Seventeenth street was run by
Madame Fanny Russell, it was one OF
Officer Burns great hayens for rest and
refreshments. The testimony Of Miss
Martin, who was Madame RuEsell's house.
keeper, together with that Of other women
who were inmates OF the house during
that time, all Of which was related in the
presence Of q witness, was, that Burns be-
hayior in the Russell house was nothing
more nor less than that OF drunken
loaler, and that had 1t bsen that Of any
one else, the person would have been in
continentiy bounced; but Burns bsing .
policeman aud in uniform, no one dared
raise word Of protest while he was about,
aud go thoroughly under duress were not
only the inmates OF the Russell house, but
those Of nearly every other honse OF i'll
repute in the city, that not word Of COM
plant, as far as can be learned, was ever
made to Chief Smith. Ono woman who
was talked 10 in relation to the matter in
timated, when asked why she did not
complain to the Chief, that complaining
would, she feared, effect nothing unless It
might be persecution from, the force.
At the Russell house Burns was in the
habit Of getting all the beer he wanted,
getting drunk, being put To bed while in
that condition and having criminal COM
merce with the women, sometimes paying
them, at other times promising to pay on
"the first Of the month";" and at other
times fleeing them straight out and out
He never as far as can be learned, paid
for one ofthe many bottles Of beer he got
In this house. The testimony is, that he
was frequent dsisit6f and dSaiwsys in the
capacity OF "a rank sucker" Often he
would ask for lounge or bed on which
to lie down and sober up. At other times
the inmates, out Of pity, would get him to
lie down, he being too full TO realize how
worry drunk he was. The girls grew to de-
test him, and if possible kept out Of his
way when he wonld visit the house. bnt
in case he did get hold OF one and she
through fear felt obliged to submit to his
will, Madame Russell expressed her will
ingness to forego her share OF the proceeds
being willing 10 bear her share OF the ex-
pected "tarif for protection"
orHERISsrAScEs.
In talking with the proprietress Of an
EoG street house she was asked the ques-
ton as to whether, in addition to the free
beer she furnished Burns and others Of
the force, which she acknowledged TO do
ing, Burns was not in the habit OF demand
ing the services OF her girls free CT charge.
II always get my money from the gifls
for the room," she answered.
"But do the girls pay that rooney out Of
their own pockets, or II the police give it
to them do the police give them any
money in addition for themselves?"
The woman with shrug OF the sh0ul-
ders and a significant smile answered: ~
don't know; that's their business. get
my money from the girls. They may or
may not get 1t from the police"
But TO return to No. l15 Seventeenth
street. Within the past six weeks be-
tween 2 and 8 o'clock on Sunday morn
ing, crowd Of six or seven called at the
house, had beer and raised considerable
noise. During all the time they wers
there, Officer Burns was in an adjoining
room quite drunk. He did not molest the
boys or attempt TO stop the racket.
About 8 O'clock one mornipgin August
Policeman Burns wont to the sporting
house on Tenth street, kept by Madame
Mollie Hughes. He was alone aud very
drunk. He wanted 10 retire with one Of
the inmates OF the house, but lacked one
dollar OF the amount charged. This sum
he finally succeeded in borro wing from q
man who was in the house, and he still
owes the dollar to the man who loaned it
] TO him. The bill was sometime ago given
to a County Constable for collection.
Burns retired with one Of the girls, who
is now an inmate oE an East Wheeling
house Of similar character, and paid her
what she charged. He afterwards asked
to have another girl sent to him, and this
request was complied with. He still owes
the second girl, though be promised to
call "the first of the month" lSeptembOr)
and pay her.
| "oIyINo MN AWAY"
EARLY in the present month Officers
Lukens and Burns raided Madame
Hughes's house, and placed all the in.
mates under arrest. The landlRdy de-
posted enough money TO cover the Gus.
tomary fines, and that was all there was
OF 1t that night. The lnes assessed in
the police court the next morning did not
cover the total amount in the hands Of
the police, and the change was sent to ber
by Officer Burns. Madame Hughes took
this occasion 10 remind him very forcibly
OF the money he owed the house, aud talk.
ed TO him pretty freely on the subject.