The daily critic., 1890-07-24
LIEUT.. GUY ON TRIAL.
THE INVESTIGATION BEGUN BEFORE
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
BeId with open Doors 4 Detective
Blocks Testtmony-Not Favorable.
other witnesses support
tho Charges

Of Lieutenant John T. Guy Of the Third
Police precinct was begun in the board
room before Commissioners Douglass
IIine and Robert
Lieutenant GUY stands charged with
having protected gambling houses and
pool-rooms and with receiving money
from the keepers; of having shielded
saloon proprietOrs who sold on Sunday
neglect Of duty and conduct to the
prejudice Of the good order and disct
pline of the force conduct unbecominn
an officer. He is not under suspension
and appeared in uniform, accompanied
bv his counsel Mr.. IT, O. Claughton.
The District Commissioners were repre-.
sented by District Attorney fiazelton.
The trial is being held with open
doors, but aside from the COmmis.
sione1s and counsel and a number OF
reporters, only three spectators were
present
The proceedings commenced with a
statement made by Mr.. Claughton rela-
tive TO the conduct Of the case, and
who entered a plea Of not guilty.
District Attorney Hazelton read the
charges and specifications, as fully set
forth in THE CRTTIC recently. lie said
he would waive the other charges and
! Specifications on account Of the absence
! Of Witnesses and proceed with numbers
two and three--dunkenness among
police, gambling and lottery policies.
Detective Segismund J. Block was
sworn by Clerk Tindail, and examined
by Mr.. Hazelton. He testified that he
was a private on the Metropolitan Police
Force, and had been for eighteen wears.
He knew Lieutenant Guy. lie knew
Of policy shops kept in Lieutenant
Guys precinct by William II. Riley
and James McGlue. Lacey kept what
was called club. house and pool room.
Biley's place was directly opposite the
Third District police station. In 1856
witness raided Riley's place with De
tective Raif and Sergeant Burgess.
When we got there. said witness. tbe
place was all "ixed up" aud
Police, Detective Raft, Sergeant
Burgess and Lieutenant Guy knew
that the raid was TO be made. Another
raid was made, but Riley was up-strairs
sick. No policy playing was seen, but,
added the witness, on a third raid
we made out a case against Riley. The
raid had not been suggested by Lieu
tenant Guy.
II have frequently seen Lieutenant
Guy In company with Riley aud
Lacey, " replied the witness in answer
TO a question from Mr.. Hazelton.
On cross. examination by Mr.. Claugh.
ton, Detective Block said he was now
undergoing trial but not for a mis-.
demeanor
Rilcy's place, witness said, was no.
loiious. His relations with Lacey were
friendly, LncCy's place Is at 1860
Sixteenth street He had had occasion
TO call on Lacey for the detection Of
criminals He went to his place on
account Of his reputation AMI his
knowledge Of such characters. He had
heard of his reputation through Lieu
tenant Guy and Sergeant HARRISON.
William J. jackson, q colored private
on the police force, was called. He
knew Lieutenant Guy and had been on
duty In his precinct for about fourteen
or fifteen years lie first knew of the
existence of Riley's policy shop about
four or five years ago. frame house at
the corner Of i and Twentieth
streets II Is located there nov
and about one square from the Third
Precinct police station Riley at one
time had his place on the south side of
Pennsylvania avenue. Lieutenant Guy
had never ordered him to raid Rlley's
place but had told officers % raid other
places on their beats. Once Lieutenant
Guy told an officer TO station
himself at Riley's corner. That was
about three or four months ago. The
witness had az times been changed on
his beat. Riley one day told witness
that he stood on his corner too long
In reference 10 James McGlue's
policy place the witness was interrupted
by Commissioner Douglass, who asked
why he bad been changed on his beat
IL was customary 10 make changes,
replied witness Continuing his testi
mOny, he said that MeGlue's place was
on PENNSYLVANIA avenue, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. lts
reputation as a policy shop was noto-
Iious. Lieutenant Guy had never or
deTed him lWitness) to interfere with
Riley.
on cross examination by Mr.. Claugh-
ton, witness testified to Lieutenant Guy
having told him 10 look out after that
man" but he did not specify who. He
Ht-AA AhNh bAt AtA l4itNg sloli7r 4kliE1
place was so notorious anl
he did such good rua
Of business that he (Sltne5sl
watched him closer than any of the
others He had never made a verbal
statement 10 Lieutenant Guy about the
place lie was removed from the beat
on which Riley's place is located about
one year ago. The officer substituted
in his place he thought was namel
NeIiZ
Henry p. Barney, a police private ia
the First Precinct testified 10 having
served In Lieutenant Guys precinct
from October, 1856 until March lsss,
He knew Of Riley's place, which was
notorious as a policy shop lie had
never received orders from Lieu
tenant Guy 10 raid that
place Had frequently seen
Riley in Lieutenant GUY oLHCe He
lWitnessl knew Of Henry Lacey's place.
which was a resort for thieves ami
gamblers GUYS relations With both
Riley and Lacey were friendly Wit
ness said he had some little officially
with Guy, because Of some comments
he made on a woman Of gingerbread
color, but that would not prevent his
telling the truth.
Franklin Treadwell. another police
officer, and Charles kenuey also tes-
tined.
The trial vii be resumed AZ p. m.
tomorrow. The daily hours viii be
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