Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-04

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pfncer an opportunity to accompany the
charge with q denial In Difference, how
ever, to the appeal of the son in behalf of
bis father, Dill wrote that cold-blooded let
Yer, in which, In order to show Lieut.. Cess
ford that he was actuated only by high
eense Of duty to the public to publish the
pews, and was without animus toward him,
after having given the Infamous charge
fwenty-four hours in advance, he coolly in
forms Gessford that any denial you may
see At to make will be gladly given pub
hcity In our paper
:. 'Dill was in possession of this information
for at least twenty-four hours before its
publication, and IL he had not had the
heart of a highwayman he would have
given Gessford. whose son was hiss warm
friend, a chance to deny It in the same pa
per In which the charge appeared; but that
did not suit his purpose. to publish the
News no matSer whom 1t might injure
or whether II was true or false. A denial
from Gessford at the end of the charge
would have lessened it's sensational char
acter. and to that extent it's value as news,
to Dill.
Praise for Daley.
This is the witness whose testimony We
must believe against the positive denial of
Daley. in order to convict the latter. Is 1t
conceivable that as shrewd a man as
Daley. who Dill had msrepresented before,
would have deliberately walked into Dilrs
trap and furnished him with a weapon with
a man who was as familiar with criminals
and their methods of resisting the law as
Daley would have exected to convict Cess
ford of receiving bride by means of his
receipt for that bride? And yet that is what
Dill swears that Daley told him he was ex-
pecting to do. Dill has shown his capacity
TO misrepresent in order to pick a quarrel
between Lieut.. Vernon and Daley, and that
II was his purpose and to his interest to
keep up the quarrel between Daley and
Gessford in the same way
Daley has been accused of perjury and
other discreditable things by GeSsford, with
whom he has quarrel. He has been be-
fore the grand jury and the trial board.
has been pursued by law-breakers and 9TH
er enemies, on and off the force, but his
record. Notwithstanding. of eleven years on
the police force. during which he has done
more to suppress Illicit liquor traffic than
any man on II. is. until now. without a
doer and the friendship and confidence gen.
orally of the best citizens in his precinct.
who ask for his retention on the force. and
that he be kept on duty where. during his
short term OF service, he has broken up the
most notorious places and arrested the
most noted criminals in South Washington.
Toe Valuable.
at is suSh a man with such record that
We are asked to dismiss and disgrace up
on the testimony OF Dill. Sergt. Daley. what
ever his faults may be, Is too valuable an
officer ald his services are too much need
ed at this time to admit OF his being moved
from the force upon the doubtful testimony
of Dill, supported only by hints and in
nuendoes, which Johnson and Crawford
claimed were made to them at a time not
charged in the specifications.
I'm spite of all the evidence introduced
to prove that there had been no lottery
carried on at 1902 eth street. the testimony
of Martin himself shows that Daley's sus-
picior that he was engaged in the lottery
business was justified. and that Daley did
not exceed his duty in inquiring into the
matter. He should. however, have given
the information TO his superior officer or
TO the district attorney. rather than In
wade the precinct Of Gessford, with whom
he was at swords points. and attempt to
work up a case, which. II successful, prom
ised to implicate Gessford. II. under the
circumstances the latter's friends and Da-
leys enemies suspect and charge that Da-
ley was Influenced more by his desire to
injure GesSford than to suppress the sale
of lottery tickets, he has himself to thInk
for it, His course Is not above criticism.
and should not receive the approval of the
Commissioners. Daley's course In this
matter shows pad Judgment, and there Is
sDnle evidence that he talked indiScreetly
and has beer vindictive and insubordi-
nate
Another Case.
Another police case was reported by
Commissioner Truesdell to the board of
Commissioners this morning and received
their approval 1t was the case of Private
James Mulvey. one of the contestants for
the watch offered by the Morning Times
for the most popular police officer. Null
vey was charged with conduct unbecoming
an officer, and using harsh language
against another officer in the Times office
the night the voting for the watch closed.
The trial board CeBSured Mulvey, but the
Commissioners set aside the finding and or
dered that all present at the time or
whose names were balloted for be repri-
manded and cautioned not to engage in
similar contest again.
Four Dismissed.
The Commissioners yesterday approved
the findings of the police trial board in the
follow ing cases:
J. W. Jett, intoxication, removed from
ths force.
Ossie klnger, conduct unbecoming an
officer. guilty: removed from the force.
Patrick H. Devine. intoxication and alb
sence from duty without leave, guilty: re-
moved from the force.
o. Thomas p. Lightfoot, conduct unbecom-
ing an officer. guilty; removed from the
force.
John Brennan. gross neglect of duty.
guilty: fined $40.
NJ. NJ: Miller. neglect of duty. guilty;
fined So
William Evans. neglect of duty. guilty;
: J. E. Arnold. neglect of duty. guilty;
fined SO.
Elias oliver. violation OF police manual
guilty; reprimand and warning.
T. NJ. Sullivan. conduct unbecoming an
officer; not guilty.
ID. W. Lewis, conduct unbecomins an
officer: not guilty.
James Tracy, conduct uDbecoming an
officer; not guilty.
Walter Emerson, conduct unbecoming an
officer: not guilty.
W. w. Wheeler. conduct unbccoming an
officer; not guilty.
c.. G.. Stewart, neglect of duty; not guilty
@. l.. zoe, conduct unbecoming an officer;
not guilty.
guilty.
Thomas Laurerson, intoxication and con-
duct unbecoming an officer; not guilty.
Patrick O'Brien, conduct unbecoming an
officer: not guilty.
FIDELITY OFFICERS ARE SILENT.