The Washington times., 1894-08-08
Singing Rebuke from Judge Taylor to
Policemen Mulvey and Nhalen.
SPITE AGAINST SERGT. DALEY
Animus Of the Charges Against Samuel New
ton-Gen. La Selle Again Drunk-His
Word Is His Bond-Mrs. Reese's Limit Of
Life-Policeman Narrower Non-plussed.

Policemen Mulvey and Whalen for having ar
rested a colored man named Samuel Newton
because they had seen him go into saloon
on the night previous.
II do not see why" said the judge, "some
policemen cannot treat all persons justly.
will venture the assertion that you policemen
saw dozen men no more respectable in ap-
pearance than Newton pass in and out of that
saloon during Monday evening and paid no
attention whatever to them"
These remarks wers made after Mulvey and
Whalen had given in their testimony against
| Newton. who was defended by Lawyer Am
! bier. The charge was vagrancy and that
Newton not only had no visible means Of sup
port, but was likely to become a charge as a
| pauper on the District.
Both officers testified that they had known
| Newton for two or three years. His reputa-
| tion was, they said, extremely bad. He lived
until week or so ago in a house in South
| Washington which was raided, since which
| time they did not know his residence. He
still loafed in the vicinity, however, they
said, and rs he had been warned to stay
away from the neighborhood and did not do
so, they had arrested him. They claimed
tina. they had received u number of COM
plants about him.
Sergt. Daley took the stand and testified as
follows:
II have known Newton for five or six years
and he has not only been law-abiding citi-
zen, but has been of the greatest service to
the police authorities in the arrest OF thieves,
ETC., and informing the police of the location
of speak easies.' He was also very truthful.
If your honor please will tell what was the
cause for this arrest"
WOULDN'T LET DALEY EXPLAIN.
wa fn nj hon
Special District Attorney Pugh objected. II
submit, your honor" said he, THAT the cause
has nothing to do with the case before you"
Judge Taylor decided that Mr. Pugh was
right and Detective Horne took the stand
The detective corroborated what Sergt. Daley
had testified to, and added that Newton had
done some excellent work for the detective
department.
Newton then took the stand in his own de-
Tense, and gave lengthy account of the re-
lations which he sustains with the police de-
partment. Il never received, ," said he, ''any
notice TO keep out of the part of South Wash
ington where l was arrested, and went there
last night tc see if | could learn anything con-
cerning the whereabouts Of a man who had
escaped from the Virginia penitentiary."
Judge Taylor took Newton's personal bonds
and released him.
After the case had been settlei Sergt.
and Whalen had gotten up the charges against
Newton because they were under the impress
sion that Newton had reported them and
three others for going into saloon on other
than police duty, when, as a matter of fact
he had had nothing to do with the matter
Mulvey and Whalen were among the officers
transferred from the Fourth precinct on Mon
day and it is thought the arrest of Newton
was intended as a farewell shot at Sergt
Daley.
LA sELLE's WORD IS HIS BOND.
Gen. William P La Selle, better known as
billy a veteran of the late war, who was
the youngest enlisted man in one of the New
York volunteer regiments, and who, by con-
spicuous gallantry on many fields of battle.
was successfully promoted until lie became a
brigadier general, was yesterday before the
police court on the charge of vagrancy.
The general was picked up on Fifteenth
street northwest on Monday night while lying
on the pavement drunk and asleep. He ad-
mitted the charge, but asked to be released
on his personal bonds.
You know me- judge said he. land you
know my failing. l have case coming up
before Judge Bundy tomorrow, and if / am
sent down what am to do? If you will let
me of this time. and get drunk again, l will
come in and surrender myself"
Il am afraid 10 let you go, general" said
the Judge. Il have no doubt what you say
about having case is correct but you know
you are so disposed to get drunk"
Special Assistant District Attorney Pugh
urged the judge not to relent, but several
gentlemen asked Mr.. Pugh TO withdraw his
objections. and finally Judge Taylor said:
General, l will let you go this time on
condition that if you again get drunk within
fifteen days you will come in and surrender
yourself" The general accepted the condi-
Gttifh I'm i,tyl sAft tk,a
courtroom.
MRS REESE HAD NOT LONG TO LIVE.
'Do you know that have only twenty-four
hours TO live?' said Mrs. Reese, of No. H
street northwest, to Policeman Mcnamara on
Monday afternoon as the officer was passing
her house. The remark caused the arrest Of
Henry w. R. Reese and his appearance in
the police court yesterday before Judge
Taylor.
Policeman Mcnamara testified that while
Passing along III street on Monday he was |
called by Mrs. Reese, who told him that her |
husband had told her that he intended to |
come to the house on Tuesday afternoon and |
kill her. and that she was afraid he would |
execute his threat Mcnamara at once hunted |
Reese up and took him into custody.
According to the evidence OF the officer |
Reese, who was formerly an electrotyper at |
the Government frlntlng OUlce, threw up a |
position which paid him SO. 20 day about a |
year ago. because he became tired of being |
employed, and since then he had done little. |
il any. work. 'Some time ago" said the po-
iceman, ''Reese stopped me on the street and
asked me to have him locked up, as he wa.
afraid he would run a knife through man
against whom he had some ill-will. 1 told
him to go on about his business. as had
nothing to do with him until he had commit
ed some crime"
Reese denied that he intended to kill his
wife, and said that his object in going to see
her on Monday was to ask her to accept q di-
Torce, as he was tired of thinking about her,
The judge fined him $40, and as he could
not pay he went to Jail for sixty days.
NoN-PLUssED THE POLICEMAN.
Daniel Barber, an old colored man, who re-
minded one of the Virginia darkey Of ante
'ellum days and the front of whose vest was
entirely covered with medals, which he had
,eceived at various county fairs, was charged
~ Policeman Narrower with having been so
loisy on Monday night that the residents Of
temperance avenue were unable to sleep
while he was in the neighborhood.
He was also. according to the testimony of
wishes. In the face Of such opposition 1 do
lot think ii would be right for our .enpaDa