Daily Republican., 1888-09-29
ARRESTED In PHIL lDELrHIA.
james a. CrRbb Accuses PhiladeIphia
oficsrs with False Arrest, Oefama.
tiOn ana Bribery.

Tho nhlladelphiA TImsh Of to-day has
the following:
"WArrAnts will be isuusd to-day for
the arrest Of Police Sergeant Charles
Edwards and Special Officer Lenoir, OF
the Sixth district, charging them with
fAlIe arrest and defamation OF character,
and Constable Jacob HRuRh, OF MARis.
trhte Poles office, who Is charged with
bribery. The warrants will be sworn
out By james n. OEAbb, OF CrAbb's
Business College, Wilmington, Del,
Who on Thursday night WAS arrested 10
company with young woman named
Dolly Barrymore and locked up In the
Sixth district station house over night.
"orabb visited Superintendent LAmon
yesterday and tod his story. lie said
be was walking with Miss Barrymore
on Arch street near Thirteenth, where
he left her for Q few moments, During
his Rbasnoe Special Oficsr Lsnoir ar
rested her and took her TO the station
house, where be charged her with being
q street walker. Orabb entered the
police station and demanded an expla
nation. BE claims he WAS thrust into
. cell. He had been in the cell only
half an hour when, he said, BAugh
peered through the bars. Bauah said
be could Ret him ont and asked how
much money he had. Orabb replied
that he had Rbout $50. Ba1Rh re-
marked THAT 10 very little money"
but he added that every thing would be
"An right and that his would try to
have bin released.
Proceeding, the Times further sAyF,
Ehe couple were given . hearing be-
fore Magistrate Clements In the morn
ing. CrAbb resented the charge brought
against the woman and showed the
Magistrate letters which proved hts
his identity. The cficer testified that
he was ian old crook" and she ian old
Eounder." They were each held In StC0
bail, and ~ this was not forth conaing
they were remAnded l. their cells. Then
Sergeant Edwards went to Crabb's cell
and CrAbb charges, asked him how
much money he had. BE answered
that be had nearly $50. The sergeant
then left.
"BAugh returned and said: "You
dent want to go to jail. Although it's
very little money, III see that You get
out Of thie." Orabb and the woman
were then released. He wanted TO pay
the constable, but Baugh said: "Wait
till We get outside" They then went
10 . restaurant ut Eleventh and Cherry
streets, where twenty dollars was given
Baugh. After hearing the story Super
intendent Lamon said be Wouid orier
the sergeant aud special officer to 40
pear before the Police Board Of IuquIry
at II O'Clock this morning to Answer
tho charge.
Sergeant Edwards last night gave
this version OF the affair:
The lieutenant had instructed Speclal
Officer Lenolr to arrest all street walk
ers. As Lenolr Was walking near ThiV
teenth and Arch streets he was aoooB,e5
By the woman. he spoke to her In re-
ply and escorted her 10 the station
house. Orab0 followed In the rear and
entered the Btation house. The SCI.
geAnt ordered his ArreGt for Interfering
Hith the cflij ser. he was searched and
e23 were found on him. In the morntnR
the sergeant visited his cell and this
conversation took place
lyon know how much money you
''Tes, Ss3."
"Weil, you'll get 1t when you are re.
Mr.. Crabb ia we'll known in this olty
and Was few years ago considered q
eood Instructor. His schools were ell.
ways largely patEoniz I'd, but for reasons
best known to himself he gave up his
school and went to teaching penmAn-
ship In which he has bat few II any
equals,
he was following the business OF card
writing At the fairs held in different
places when his trouble occurred in
Philadelphia. Mr.. OrAbb's father, q ro-
spectacle gentleman Of this city, en-.
gaged In selling fruit, cakes and pies in
King street market, was seen this morn
ing but he had not heard anything OF
the affair.
DOLLY BARRYMoRE's STATEMENT.
Mss G. g. Bradshaw, who is the
Dolly Barrymore referred TO above,
called 1t the REPUBLICAN office this
foreE oon and gave her version of the
ahalrs which was about % followe:
Mr.. Crabb and Miss Bradshaw were
walking up Arch street about 8 O'Clock
street Mr.. OrAbb left her for few mo-
ments. During his absauoa Mise Bad.
shaw says she WAS arrested by q man In
citizens clothes who placing his hand on
her arm told her she must 20 With him
to the police station, Raising an alarm
Mr.. Orabb heard her and Joined them,
demonstrating against the arrest. When
they reached the station they were both
put In cells.
Miss Bradshaw was charged with
'street walking" and Mr.. Orabb with
interfering with the officers. While in
the cells man who said his name was
CASSIDY and that he had big influence,
asked Mr.. OFAbb how much money be
had, as he had big Influence with the
politicians and he would have Mr.,
Orabb released for $50, that being all he
had. In the morning they were taken
before Magistrate Clements, where they
were held under SAOO bali each. Mr..
Ofah0 resented the charge and prod ucad
letterl to show his good standing In
Wilmington, but the policeman point.
log to Mr. Orabb said: "Why you are
crook OF the worst kind; you wear q
crook chain" Mlas Bradshaw was ao.
ou5sd OF being an ''old rounder" and
'street walker" After they were re-
mended to their cells they we're both iu-
snlted In various ways by men who had
no ouSness to be back where the pria.
The man with the big influence came
sEoun0 ana TOOK them out, for which
MT. orAp0 paid him the money he had
aIter We got away from the station. Mr..
Orabb has placed the matter ia the
hands OF u. u. Brightly, Esq and has
lao warrants issued for the arrest OF
UAssiuyI alias Ball, whom Miss Brad.
shaw recognized as O man she had
known In Salisbury, Nd, and All con-
cerned In the outrage. Mr.. Brightly
says that 1t Ia one of the greatest out.
EARes ne ever heard of. 1t Is reported
now that Cassidy or Ball, who got Mr..
OfaDb's money, cannot be found since
the warrant for his arrest has been
Issued. Mise Bradshaw says she gave
the name OF Dolly Barrymore to shield