Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-15
TWO VAGRANT CASES
But They Grew Out of the Fight Between
Policemen.
Detective Lacy, the Prosecuting Witt
ness, Not Ready to PrOceed-May ..
Go Over Until Tomorrow. All

And now Detective Lacy is charged with
taking sides in the fight that has been go
ing on in the police department for a num-
Der of months. This struggle. which 1t
| is openly asserted has greatly impaired the
efficiency Of the force, commenced soon
after Sergt. John c. Daley was sent to the
fourth precinct, when he waged war on the
Illegal sellers Of rum, many Of whom We're
particularly friendly with some policemen
who were doing duty In that section. The
laid on the Fat Mems Beneficial Associa-
ton, which was closely followed by the
dismissal Of several officers and the trans
fer Of others, had the effect of adding fuel
to the flames and charges and counter
charges against policemen have since been
made. Many policemen have been tried on
charges and the whisky element has, 1t is
charged, had some Of Sergt. Daleys sup
porterS "shadowed' on their beats. 1t Is
openly stated that some of the liquor men
are willing to pay money in order to get
| case against Daley or two of his sup
porters klinger and Bruce.
Green Charged with vagrancy.
Today the police muddle was called to
the attention Of the public when a colored
man named Solomon Green was called upon
to answer a charge Of vagrancy. Ordinar-
| lily vagrancy case would not attract any
| particular attention, but this case was a
| little out of the regular run of alleged
Migrants Portions of the warrant against
| the negro were UNDERSIGNED In red ink,
there being two red lires under the name
Solomon Green"
When the name was called the police in
the court room drew nearer to the front
| In order to hear every word that was to
| be said for and against the prisoner, for
| they knew that there would be some in
| tereSting developments.
| Green, who has for a long time worked
| with Sergt. Daley and given valuable in
| formation concerning the location of thieves
and plumber, was In the dock under arrest
/ II was known to the officers that he had
| done this sort of work for Daley, and for
| that reason they expected to hear some
| thing which would at least amuse them.
| And they were not disappointed.
The prisoner stepped to the rail of the
| dock when called and said mot guilty"
| when Deputy Clerk Harper read to him the
| information charging him with being guilty
| OF various provisions of the vagrancy act.
| Detective Lacy's name was the only name
4 on the warrant or information as a witness
| for the prosecution and consequently he
was the only witness notified to be in court
against Green.
Lawyer Fountain Peyton. for the defend
ant. had summoned a number Of policemen
to be In court, and, of course. they were
| on hand Counsel then notified the court
that he was ready for trial.
Detective Lacy Wants Postponement.
But Detective Lacy was not ready, and
| he asked that the case go over until to-
| morrow. He charged that he had not been
| fairly treated at the hands Of the South
Washington police, who had arrested Green
| and only notified him of the arrest this
morning. too late for him to get his wit
nesses, and that was why he wanted the
case to go over.
| To this counsel for the prisoner objected.
| There's nothing in the case to begin
| WITH" he told the court It's nothing
| but renewal of the fight amongst the
police. aircf
J another. It's the same old fight, and 1t
| ought to be put down in some way, for it's
disgrace that such thing should be per-
mitted to continue"
Yes said Judge Kimball, 1T ought to
| be ended. Instead of lighting lawbreakers
the police seem to be lighting each other.
and certainly IT should he stopped"
Mr. Pugh said IT was a remarkable CO.
incidence that the police should come into
court with all of Green's witnesses sum-
moned, and none of the witnesses for the
prosecution, and Detective Lacy only noti-
fed this morning OF the arrest.
Lawyer Peyton explained that that was
because Detective Lacy had not given the
names of his witnesses. He then asked
that the defendant be released on his own
recognizance for his appearance tomorrow.
we all know Sol. Green he said, land
there is no doubt about his being here"
Mr. Pugh for the prosecution, was en-
| phatic In his objection to such a course
being pursued, and asked that the highest
amount Of bond, 500, be required for his
| appearance.
Lawyer Peyton's Declaration.
This brought Lawyer Peyton to his feet,
and he declared that the prosecution
against Green was the result of his assist
ing the police in one section to the exclu-
sion OF others. Recently, he said Green
gave robbery case away to the officers
and Detective Lacy is sore about it.
Mr.. Pugh said that the detective had
brought the case because he had been Or
dered to do SO by his superior officers at
headquarters.
Detective Lacy said that business men
had made complaint that Green and his
companion. Smallwood, had been In their
places and asked women to treat them
and that the women who refused them
were afterward arrested.
Judge kimball said that In view of the
objection made by the prosecuting attor-
ney he could not release Green on his per-
sonal bonds, but would fix the security
at 500.
Lawyer Peyton said he could not object
to the courts action, but he thought that
the neglect Of the prosecuting witness in
the case to have his witnesses in court
should certainly not prove a hardship of
the defendant and cause him to suffer i'm
prisonment before trial.
Ernest, alias Cap" Smallwood, another
one OF Sergt Daley's assistants was SINH
larry charged. and the case went over to
be tried tomorrow.
What Inspector HOllinberger Says.
Inspector Hollinberger told a Star re-
porter that the arrest of the colored men
was the result of a complaint made by
business men In South Washington The
complaint was In reference to their con-
duct with women, and he said that the in
vestgation satisfied the officer that the
men should be taken to court. If the
statements made are true, and women
| who refused are arrested for that reason,
| Inspector Hollinberger thinks something
ought to be done. The arrest, he says,
| has nothing to do with Green's being one
| Of Sergt. Daley's assistants.
| On the other hand, Daley's friends think
the arrest Is a move against the sergeant.
| The trial in court tomorrow will determine
| Just what there Is Il. the case.
| Associated Charities Division.
The annual meeting of the sixth subdivis-
| ion. Associated Charities, was held Tuesday
| at the North Presbyterian Church. The