Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-02
MYSTERIES OF POLICY.
The District Commissioners Learn Some.
thing From . Witness In the Guy Case.

After the STAR's report Of the Guy trial
closed yesterday afternoon Mr.. Riley, the policy
man, continued his interesting Testimony 20 to
the game and its players in this city. 1t was Q
peculiar sight to see that respectAble-looking
elderly gentleman standing up before the Com
missioners and dilating upon the beauties Of
the game and its merits in comparison with the
lottery business The Commissioners owned
up to very dense ignorance OF the methods of
the game, and several timos in his testimony
Riley was compelled to pause and explain some
Of the technical points Of the game. Mr.
Claughton, counsel for Lieut.. Guy, continued
his examination.
'Is there much policy in this city?"
well. could stand in that window there and
see policy shop. Some days there is more policy
and some days less, but could generally find
game going on. II the police are quiet, or
going on pretty lively"
Did they find anything against you the
time they raided your house?'
"Oh, no; they were not on the lookout for
ANYTHING of that sort. Block and Bur-
CESS did not see any Of the parapher-
malta that was around in full sight and the thew
come down here aud swear that Guy told me
they were going to raid my place.
Guy and me are not friends,
but don't want to nee him trampled
upon oy suen people IN any such way as they
are trying to do"
This closed Rilsy's testimony.
LACEY ON THE STAND.
Mr.. Lacey, a colored man, who claimed to
run billiard saloon and "a very reputable in
corporated club, was next called to the stand.
When asked about the alleged good feeling
between himself and Guy, Lacey said that it was
no moro than due himself, as be had
been of material assistance to the police
force In making good many different arrests.
de described a number Of suoh instances
where he had helped III the detection of crime.
=, Asked if his friendship with Guy had been
the power that kept his place from being
Talded Lacey denied 1t outright.
Lacey was deputy at the Police Court for a
good while and there became familiar with
many of the criminal class In the trial yester-
day he explained the matter of the arrest of
the woman Ena johnson and his connection
with the case. He said that il Lieut. Guy
had got the woman johnson lot off
with fine Of S25 he knew nothing
about it. and then stated that Guy did not act
in her interests at all, to his knowledge. After
she was let off Guy compelled her
to remove from his precinct Lacey told
OF number of other such cases
In which he had acted as o
go-between, but he denied that Guy had ever
had been very strict in his actions with such
people.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
Sergt. Myers of Guys precinct was the next
witness for the defense. He said that it was
not true that Jackson had ever reported Riley's
policy shop to him, as Jackson had testified.
such report was unnecessary,a as the existence
of the place was notorious
Officer Hurd denied that Kenny or any one
else had ever spoken to him of any understand
ing that Guy did not want Riley's shop to be
raided
Sergeant HARRISON also denied that there
was any general understanding among the Off
GERS of the precinct that the lieutenant did not
wan Riley interfered with. He said that OH
cor Treadwell had never talked to him on that
point as he had stated in his testimony. In
conclusion the sergeant said that no COM
plants had ever been made against Lacey's
place, and 1t had always been known as or
derby and well kept
This ended the case for the day and the trial
was adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning