Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-20
Judge Miller Will Investigate
Charges Against a Court Official.
SERGEANT DALEY AND His AFFIDAVITS
Promotions of Officers Caused by
the Recent DismissaIs.
BEFORE THE TRIAL BOARD

Judge Miller OF the Police Court Is now
going to take a hand in the police scandal
He was at Asbury Park with his family
last week when the scandal was ventilated
in the newspapers. and it was not until
the publication Of a statement concerning
charges to be made against Warrant Clerk
Washburn that the Judge interested him.
self in the matter. Then he came directly
home. and this morning he went to the
Police Court to begin an investigation. As
heretofore published. 1t was stated that
Sergt. Daley would prefer charges against
the clerk. Judge Miller found, however
that no such charge had been made. He
had conversation with Warrant Clerk
Washburn concerning the published state
ments. and the latter denied that there was
any truth in them. The judge then sent for
Sergt. Daley and had a conference with him.
To a Star reporter Judge Miller said he
tom and that he will let the AK fall in the
proper place. He will hold no star chamber
meeting, he says, for he wants no secrecy
in the matter II there is any intentional
deviation from the line Of duty shown
the part of the clerk then the latter will
be dismissed and II on the other hand a
false charge is made. then he will see that
the proper recourse is had. So far as he is
concerned. he will only make an investiga-
| ton to see If there is any reason for a re-
Election. on any official connected with the
| of the slightest imputation Of any wrong.
Daley and His Amdavits.
Sergt. Daley arrived at Judge Miller's Of
| fee soon after 1 o'clock. He was armed
| with a number Of papers. several Of which
were affidavits Two of them were made by
Wm Lancaster and Solomon G. Green, col
ored men, who are better known in police
circles than they are elsewhere. One of
these affidavits reads as follows:
| Il aided Jesse Brown and Solomon Green
| in the capture of William Galloway. an es-
| capped prisoner from the marshal of the
Police Court (McCaffrey), for whose re-
| capture a reward Of so was offered by said
McCaffrey; that affiant was paid his por-
| ton of the reward, part in cash and the
remaining in witness fee certificates Of the
Police Court. issued in cases in which had
| no knowledge; that said witness fee GER
tificates were given afiant by Clerk WASH
burn, and were cashed at the District build
| ing for affiant."
There was also an affidavit, signed by a
| number Of persons, to show that Sergt.
Daley never certified their attendance In
court unless they were actually in attend
| ance. Then. too, the sergeant had a long
list showing the amount of money the men
were credited with having been paid. These
figures, he said, he got from the books in
the auditors office. He said that the col
ored men mentioned said they had been
paid In cases In which they had not betn
| witnesses. and In other cases credited to
Judge Miller's Conclusion.
Judge Miller told Sergt. Daley that he
deemed 1t his duty to make an investiga-
tion. because. he thought the proper ad-
ministration Of the courts affairs demanded
| it He requested Sergt. Daley to reduce
| his charges to writing In order that he
| might know Just how to proceed.
The prisoner William Galloway, who is
| alleged to have escaped, Sergt. Daley said.
was arrested under the pane Of William
Jordan and was sent to the penitentiary.
Police PromoAa0zs.
The appointments Of the policemen to fill
| the vacancies caused by the dismissal of
the ten policemen. as well as to fill the
places provided by the new appropriation
bill. made room for the promotion Of nine
privates Of Gle one. SIS per month. to the
| second class at $50.
| These promotions, Of course interested
the men on the force who had done duty for
| several years to merit their promotion.
When the names were announced by Mai.
| Moore there were several surprises, but as
rule, the promotions gave general salts
| faction.
| The names transmitted to the Commits
sioners by Maj Moore were ]. A. Williams,
first precinct; Jacob jacobson, third pre-
Parker w. r. Haynes and w. w. Bate
| man, sixth precinct; j. ID. Rodgers, fifth
precinct; James Conlan, seventh precinct;
| Charles Speer, eighth precinct. These
are all well-known officers, and their pro-
DSotion resulted from the faithful perform
| anco Of duty. In selecting these men the
number of cases made did not figure in the
| transaction.
There are still two vacancies, which may
| be filled late this afternoon.
An OMcer ON Trial.
Policeman Gelabert. whose name has been
| mentioned in connection with the police
scandal. was tried today. The charge
against him was giving information calcu-
lated to defeat the ends Of justice 1t was
charged that after arranging with Sergt
J. c. Daley to raid Frank Halls liquor sa-
| loon in South Washington on a particular
| Sunday, he gave notice to the saloon keeper
| and the raid had to be abandoned