Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-07
THEIR LAST GASP
Officers Arrest Another of Daley's
Men Last Night. .--
THE FOURTH PRECINCT SCANDAL
A Curious Arrest Just Before the
Transfer.
THE JUDGES COMMENTS

The thirteen policemen who were trans
ferred from the fourth precinct yesterday
and scattered in the various precincts, from
the Navy Yard to Georgetown, as published
in yesterdays Star, went on duty in their
new fields this morning. Before leaving the
precinct, however, two of the number,
Officers Mulvey and Whalen, arrested
colored man named Sam Newton as an al
legged parting shot at Sergt. Daley. Sam is
a colored man who has probably given the
police more information concerning thieves
and the location Of their plumber than any
other one man. Until a few days ago he
had lived in a house on Maine avenue, al
legged to have been conducted as a disrep-
Unable house. The house was raided and
Sam arrested, but the charge was nolle
pressed Last night at fifteen minutes be-
fore II o'clock, the officers mentioned ar
rested him. He was in Kelly's saloon, cor
ner OF Willow Tree alley and b street, at
the time. ana the officers who arrested him
said he was not noisy. They knew he had
worked for Sergt. Daley, and they were on
~ to remain in the precinct fifteen minutes
lorger
Sam did not come into court this MORN
ing and plead guilty, but he had a lawyer
and made fight Judge Taylor heard the
evidence. The officers said that Sam was
not a working man. but that for some time
prior to the raid he lived in the house of
tll-fame They did not charge that he was
common drunkard. nor had they seen
him noisy. The officers thought he had been
warned to keep away from that part of the
been made by citizens.
Lawyer Ambler Questioned them concern
ing the persons who made the complaints
he asked II vfolators of the law, keepers OF
speak easies, persons who did Sunday
business end Mrs. Shea had not made the
complaints, but the officers said not that
the complaints or some of them, had been
made by business people
Where dio you arrest the defendant?
Judge Taylor inquired.
IN kellys saloon" was the response of
one of the officers.
Cor er of Willow Tree alley and
street"
Was he making any noise?"
NO, sir
man and let the others co. the court re-
marked. IN venture the remark that on
every trick of duty the officers see a dozen
or more men as respectable as this man
appears to be. and do not arrest them.
And. he added, iii also venture the
remark that at the time of Newton's ar
rest there were six men in the place every
bit as bad, If not worse, than Newton, and
that they were not arrested. 1t is not ex-
actly the proper thing to make fish OF one
and flesh of another
Mr.. Pugh endeavored to defend the action
of the officers, and said that the court
should not take into consideration the fact
that others were not arrested.
Sergt Daley was'then called by the de-
Tense and he characterized Newton as a
la~-abfding citizen. Witness said that dur
ing his service in the precinct, up TO a
week ago, Newton had been arrested once
and acquitted. He said that Newton had
been of great assistance to the police; that
he had turned up any number Of thieves
and had been the means of returning a
great quantity Of stolen property.
Detective Horn was next sworn. and he
gave similar evidence. He also told Of the
service that Newton had done for the Of
fieers at police headquarters When asked
by Mr.. Pugh what Newton had been doing
Detective Horne replied: Working for
Fathers and Barry getting information"
He knew that the defendant had been
paid for his services from headquarters and
he also thought he had worked at a coal
yard
The defendant then told his story lie
said he had been living in Mccullough
street since the raid. and last night he was
engaged In getting information for the de-
tectlves when he was arrested. His mother
he said, sends him money from Pittsbrrg
aid he also does odd jobs other than at the
coal yard. He told of the raid made on the
house several days ago. admitted that he
had lived with a woman named Flora Per-
kfns, but denied that he was a drunkard or
vagrant
Personal bonds" said the court without
making any comment.