Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-17
PERJURY is CHARGED
More Complications in the Police Court
Scandals.
Witness Held for Perjury-TwO Of
Black - ashburn's Denial.

The troubles in the police force have
taken another turn which still further COM
plicates the difficulty of getting at the bot
tom of the whole affair. This time the
name of Warrant Clerk washburn is
brought into the matter. as 1t Is said that
Sergt. Daley intends to fi!e charges against
Mr.. Washburn with Judge Miller. The
charge is a rather indefinite one, but would
seem to involve the charge of conspiring
to defraud the government. ... -..
Indirectly, this later turn in affairs can
be traced to the charges brought few days
ago by Washburn against Policemen Bruce
and Khnger. which are now under consid-
GRAFTON by the trial board.
Sergt. Daley's charges, 1t Is said, grew out
of the escape some time ago of William Cal
loway, colored, who had been convicted in
the Police Court. While in the custody of
the marshal of the court. Galloway escaped.
Marshal McCaffrey offered a reward of $50
for the recapture of the prisoner and Jesse
Brown, William Lancaster and Solomon
Green, all colored, volunteered to get him.
After long chase Galloway was recap
tured. ---.-- $50.
MIR. Mccartney then. 1t is alleged turned
Brown. Lancaster and Green over to Clerk
Washburn for the payment OF the reward.
and Washburn. it is said, pail them by CIV
ing each OF them part of the reward in
money and the balance in witness fee GER
knowledge and for which they had never
been srbpoenaed, and these certificates
were. 1t is said. cashed at the District build
ing.
Mr.. Wnshburn Denies.
Mr.. Washburn denies entirely the truth
in any such charges that may be brought
against him. Speaking to a Star reporter
this afternoon. Mr.. Waskburn said:
LAS to the statement made in reference
to the payment OF a reward to William
Lancaster Solomon Green and Jesse Brown
for the recapture of a prisoner named VIM.
Galloway from this court during the time
that Marshal McCaffrey was connected
with 1t. j can only say that know nothing
about any such prisoner, and / have ex-
examined the records Of this court since l
have been connected with 1t. and / find
that the index does not contain any such
name.
Il have also run the name of Galloway,
and there is no case on record where any
prisoner of that name has escaped. The
records of the office of the auditor of the
District of Columbia have been searched.
and they show that no fee has ever been
paid these men in the case of any one by
the name of Galloway or Galloway. 1
would further state that no witness fees
have ever been paid any one excepting
when the docket Of the court showed that
he had testified, or on the production of a
subpoena from an officer of Inc police force.
accompanied by a certificate of that officer
that the person claiming witness fees had
been in actual attendance on court.
AS further bearing out Mr.. Washburn's
statement, 1t Is said that the prisoners in
the Police Couupare in the irec. charge of
the marshal, and the officials Of the Police
Court are in no way responsible for their
safe delivery to the jail, and consequently
they would have no reason for paying a
ward for the recovery Of prisoner.
officer kIinger.
This whole curious complication of affairs
got tangled up in another irvolution this
morning. when Lawyer Eugene j. b. ONell
came before Judge Mills in the Police Court
and asked for the issuance of a rule against
officer Ossia Kliuger, citing him to appear
before Judge Taylor to show cause why he
should not be punished Tor contempt of
court An effort will be made to have the
rule served on Klinger today, so that the
case may be heard tomorrow ssi
Inc rule was issued and was on behalf of
Henry Seney, who was the defendant in a
liquor case that was tried a couple of days
ago. 1t Is averred that Klinger used his
efforts and influence to prevent witnesses
1or the defense from appearing in court to
testify in the case.
1t is said that he told them they would
not get any fees and that IL they were at
work there was no necessity for their going
TO court. The application was accompanied
by two aff1davts sworn to by Ely Mayo
and Hezekiah Bergman. who stated that
they We're witnesses and that Officer King
err after reading the subpoenas to them, as
sured them that they would not have to at
tend the trial.
Charges Perjury.
Seney was tried in the Police Court this
morning again on the charge of selling
liquor to minors. The principal witness
against him was George F. Black, who
swore that he was twenty years of age
yesterday. Immediately afterward the de-
tense introduced an application which was
made out by this same Black on NAV 7
last, for position on the police force, in
which he swore that he was twenty two
years of age on September 16, 1893
Justice Taylor at once ordered that Black
be held on the charge of perjury, and later
in the day he was released on 500 bonds to
appear tomorrow.
Black afterward told Lawyer O'Neill, 1t
Is said, that his perjury really consisted in
stating that he drank liquor In Seney's sa-
loon, as he had not been there at ALL and
was really not a mil or. He claims that
Ohcers klinger and Bruce induced him to
testify. assuring him that if he made out a
case against Seney he would be made a
special officer, and would afterward be sure
OF position on the regular police force
Mr.. ONeill declared afterward that he was
going before District Attorney Birney and
have him order warrant TO issue against
Bruce and Klinger. charging them with
SubOrna tiOn OF periury