The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-21
WOES OF A PRIVATE.
Lawson Says He Is Prosecuted
by a Provost Marshal.
Put Ia Jail Twice and Forced TO
Pay Fines and Dues.
I lsins that lie Owes Nothing md
Is Entitled to a Disrharyr.

Milt!Lmun's lot in Nem York il moi
particularly hpppy our. IL. private
Etc hr.ck lawson " Company \.
Twelfth Regiment. y. q. :. y. v, s\r+
"A correct version Of his troubles. We
says :hat though his five years enlist
mcnt term in the regiment rXrIr-i las,
'rtoLrf, he has been twice arrested b>
the Regiments Provost Marshal, ca
Police Sergeant .iuEn A. Croker. locked
up in l.ndlO~ street Jail. and, after be-
ing IMPRISONED several days. only r.-
leased when he had paid fines aygre-
eating $40 FOR attendance a! drills
Lawson Is butcher aud works in
kiIImnn Bros meat market Mt 1871
Third avenue" He was seen there by
an Evening World" reporter this morn
iuS and told his woes In dr.at as FOL
lows:
"A week before | left the regiment |
told my captain. T.. G. Smith. u dentist
at h West Thirty -nith street. that
Was going out, aud asked how much |
was in arrears. a. wished to square up
accounts. | said thought owed about
-, and Smith answered. TN think about
that ! saw him twice again on the
answer
I'm February last Provost Marshal
John A. Croker told m. he was going
to arrest me for owing 81" told him
! owed nothing. but finally paid 1t when
he threatened me.
"On July = Croker arrested me and
took me to Ludlow Street jail, saying |
owed sll. ! stayed in jail till July 4. and
paid the money under protest. ON July
II Croker again arrested me, ana with
out giving IN" any opportunity to send
| tn. ifa. hAI IN
Off to Ludlow Street Jail again. This
time he said ! owed $50. | paid the
money next day under protest again.
never received any notice up to that
time that | was In arrears to the regl-
ment. Yesterday, for the first time. !
received due notice from the regiment
for S1015. ! suppose Croker VIII be
around again to arrest Inc.
II claim my discharge Is correctly
due ME, BECAUSE my attendance percent
age for my first three years was 100
entities me to an honorable discharge.
Cookers persecution has nearly
ruined me and would have cost me my
employers. who believe as | do, that /
have been most outraseously treated.
and have stood by me. My lawyer IL
to see the District Attornsy and ascer,
tain If Croker has not acted Illegally, and
try to have him indicted.
Provost Marshal Croker resides in
Rutherford, y. j., and has mail ad-
uttSS AT lsJ nun dNtHuc. lie Was llot
TO be found by All Evening World' re-
porter this morning. Capt. +. G. Smith
lives on Long Island. He " away on II
vacation and did not go to his Thirty
NTH street office to-day.
col Heman Dowj. Of the Twelfth
Regiment, was seen at his Office, 70 Mas
ssru street. He said he knew nothing OF
the status OF Lawson's case. The De
linuuent Board OF the Regiment tried all
cases OF non-payment Of dues and de-
linquents who did not pay were arrested
on warrant issued by the Board and
executed by the Provost Marshal, who
locked them up in jail until they set
tied. Such procedure WAS entirely legal
Col. Dowd said Provost Marshal Croker
was an eX-Polce Sergeant with II clean
record. If Lawson had been illegally
locked up lac had remedy BY PROCEED
ing agaIns, the Warden OF Ludlow
street Jui! for taking him in without the
necessary warrant He said tina; he be-
l-ved that II would be clearly proven
that Lawson had not been unlawfully
dealt with.