Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18
NO SENSATION TO-DAY
Police Have No New Disgrace, for a
Wonder.

Things were rather quiet today in police
circles. after the lively breeze that was
stirred up yesterday. There were COM
paratively no new developments and up
to a late hour this afternoon there had been
no fresh warrants sworn out against either
policemen or citizens charging perjury or
subornation of perjury.
The case of Officer Klinger Of the fourth
precinct, on whom an order was issued yes
terday to show cause why he should not be
punished for contempt of court, was called
in the Police Court before Judge Taylor this
morning. The policeman was represented
by two lawyers. who asked for a continu-
ance until next Tuesday on the ground that
they had but just been retained in the case
and had not yet had an opportunity to ex-
anime the charge and the affidavits accom-
panying IL. Mr.. Pugh, for the government
anG Mr.. Eugene j. b. O'Neill, for Saloon
keeper Seney. on whose application the order
was issued argued against the continuance,
and there were some lively interchanges OF
remarks between the counsel on the two
sides.
Mr., o'Neill charged openly that efforts
had been made since yesterday afternoon
to corrupt the witnesses against Officer
klinger or TO remove them from the juris-
dlction OF the court, and he said that he
had ample proof to show that his witnesses
had been tampered with, or rather that
such an effort had been made. These wit
nesses are the three men who have sworn
to aftidavits stating that when Officer
hlinger served them with subpoenas to
appear in court as witnesses for the de-
fense, he told them that they need not
come if they did not want to- as there were
no fees in the case, and that if they had
any work to do they had better be about
that.
Ringers explanation of the trouble is
that when he served the notices he WAS
asked whether there was any money in II
n Ia W md nAf f..ll
as they were summoned by the defense ana
rot by the government the government
would certainly not compensate them for
their lost time, and that they would have TO
lCok to the defendant himself for their
money.
After listening to the statements of the
lawyers on both sides this morning Judge
Taylor decided that he might as well post-
pone the hearing until next Tuesday morn
ing. and he sc ordered, as the interests of
neither side would be jeopardized in the
slightest by the delay.
Mr.. ONeill then asked that Klinger be
pl, I'D under bonds for his appearance at
the tim set, but Judge Taylor ruled that
in a case uff this sort such a proceeding
would be unnece.sary. as the officer is still
duty, and there W. be no trouble in Sc
curing his attendance.
The case of the young man., Charles F.
Black, who was held yesterday unuar SA1
bonds on the charge of perjury, was aIsS
called in court this morning. but was post
poned until next Thursday. Black swore
on the stand yesterday that he had pur-
chased liquor at Seney's saloon, although
he was a minor, being but twenty years of
age. When he was confronted with his
own sworn statement to the effect that he
was twenty-one, an affidavit that he filed
in connection with his application for APP
pointment on the police force, he weakened.
and said that he was really over age, and
he followed this up with the surprising
charge that he had been induced TO testify
falsely by officers Klinger and Bruce on
the promise that they would secure his an
pointment as a special officer and after
ward on the regular force, IL he would
make a case against Seney"
II is generally understood that LAWYER
O'Neill will apply to District Attorney Bir-
ney for a warrant to issue against these
two policemen on the charge of subornation
Of perjury, but he told a Star reporter this
afternoon that IL would be out of the ques-
ton to take any steps in the matter until
after the case against young Black shall
have been disposed Of
In the meantime. things are comparative
ly dull around Police Court and headquar-
ters, but those who are in a position 10
know are watching the progress OF affairs
very closely and wondering where the next
eruption will occur