Evening journal., 1892-12-13
WINTER THAN SNOW.
Detective ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BY Wiley and Jester.
LITTLE WINGS NOT HANDED OUT.

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Not smirch the Character Of Amy Man ON
the Word of a Prostitute-The onicers
Had Memories, But Could Not Use
Them.-Three New onicers Elected.
The meeting Of the Police Commissi on |
last evening was all that the Republican |
heart could desire. Detective Hatton |
did not stand outside the City Hall before
the meeting called and sing "Wash me,
and l shall be whittier than snow"
Mayor Wiley did not propose that
the meeting be closed with the long
metre doxology; the gas company did
not know the amount of gas that was
being used; but there is not fence in
the city of Wilmington that has ever
received such a whitewashing as did
George 7. Hatten at the hands of Mayor
Wiley and Commissioner Jester last
night. Commissioner Jester held the
bucket and the mayor spread it on. The
only thing missing was pair of little
wings 1t was evidently an oversight
that they had not been provided.
Mayor Wiley practically made a ruling
that prostitute is not competent to tes-
tify in the holy Of holes in the
second story of the Cityl Hall, and inn
peached the integrity of Commissioner
Lawson in bringing charges against such
, an exemplary character as Detective
J George T. Hatton, member of the Sal
vation Army in Blue Lord High Protector
) of the Municipality and the Great and
3 Only Man Who Never Told Lie. The
Hattonia Eiiiuvia theory was completely
shattered the claim that a member of
the Wilmington police force could drink
pint of whiskey and carry IL of was
emphatically denied In short the man
4 who was accused of being drunk and out
raging the decency of an Orange street
basnio, was acquitted Of everything of
4 a heineous nature with the exception OF
attending a glee club entertainment in
Olivet Presbyterian church. Detective
. Hatton stands b fore the community to-
e day a martyr to the cause Of righteous
l ness the victim Of prostitutes and re-
I splendant in coat Of lime superior to
that slaked when the Hawkins Hatton-
Horsey shMoney matter was brought
to an issue.
= The ball opened shortly after s o'clock.
The friends of the accused men had
= openly asserted that something vould
= drop" AS consequence the reporters
,. were present in force, ready to receive
Il the shock.
= . Chief of Police Francis informed the
mayor that he had in hand a communi-
~. cation from Detective Hatton. The
mayor ordered it to be read. The com
4. munication was in one large quarto
volume, bound in brass II Informed
the commission of his movements on
q Thanksgiving night and the night be
70 fore On the night before Thanksgiving
-, he attended a concert in Olivet Church,
L.. o. H..
n On Thanksgiving evening he went to
lt - the Academy Of Music with Chief Of
- Polio Francis, remained with him until
,s about 10 o'clock, went to the City Hall to
% put out the gas which had been left
burning in "Sleuth Hounds Retreat, u
from there he went home, having one or
. two thrilling adventures on the way,
Officers Black and Rice coming within an
81 ace Of shooting him as a suspicious
)r character when at Fourth and jefferson
" streets In pathetic tones the statement
r is made that he quieted their blood
Y. thirstyness by giving each officer q
IN cigar.
ns J. Leonard johnson. Of the Academy
Of Music, testified that he saw the CHIEF
Of police and Hatton at the play house Oh
Thanksgiving night. After midnight h'
pe again saw him at Fourth and Jefferson
a
- not say whether or not it was on the
same night.
ID - -, the keeper of the Orange
he street bagniO, was on hand. She wal
le accompanied by buxOm representativ,
e. of the demimOnde
lg The proprietress stated that she was
in bed at the time alleged and only knew
what the girls told her about Hatton'
visit. She knew that a man nameG
'rt Hassop was there that night She die
an not know positively that Hatton has
IS. committed a nuisance in the palace o.
"a guilt, nor did she perceive any signs of i
,s next day. The tall girl was drunk, bu
= the short girl was not The registe
~ did not communicate with her room.
Turnkey Bird, colored, said that Hat
ton entered the Police station shortly
after midnight of Thanksgiving day. lie
es seemed to be perfectly sober
ar. Officers Black and Rice stated tina
ID they met Hatton at Fourth and jefferson
at streets on one of the two nights-thel
,al could not say which. He seemed to b.
ey sober and they did not notice anything
3 a wrong.
Mr. Lawson insisted that they shoul
refresh their memories and name tn
night but they would not refresh.
he Chief of Police Francis testified tina
be he was In Hatton's company until afte
n, 10 o'clock on Thanksgiving night.
." This ended the testimony. Th'
o. mayor summed up the evidence; declare
IN that the whole thing was plot; claime'
op- the right to know all persons VIII
brought charges; and closed by sayin
that he would never vote to mirch tn
character of any man upon the evidenc
Ter of harlot.
ee He moved dismissal of the charges
10, The motion was carried, COMMISSIONS
Lawson voting mo.
ls' The Red-Tape Resolution.
The following resolution, which wa
offered by Mayor Wiley, was adopted;
Ter Resolved That in all matters envolvin
les complaints against any member Of the polio
.ad force the same shall be privat teiy examine
- by the commission, and all the evidence sha
rn- be submitted with name in full before charge
shall be presented 10 the commission for fu
record and definite action.
Howard Palmer, John F. Ward an
of John B. Simmons were elected member