The record-union., 1895-08-15
he WANTS TEN THOUSAND DAMAGES.
P. K. Turner Sues Police Officers and
Others.
He Was Pointed Out as a Fugitive
From Justice, and Officer Maley
Arrested Him.

r. K. Turner has fled in the Superior
Court g complaint against A. +. Weleh.
N. NJ. Drew. George w. MaIey. j. W.
Wilson, George Wissemann. w. L. Tai
bot, c. c. Brown and P. y. Miller for
$4,000 damages and costs Of suit. through
Hiram w. johnson. his attorney.
The complaint states that Drew is Chief
of Police and Maley and Talbot are po
licemen of this city; J. W. Wilson and
George Wissemann being bondsmen for
Maley and c. c. Brown and P. 4. Miller
bondsmen tor Talbot.
1t further alleges that on August 9.
1895, defendants Welch, Maley, Drew
and Talbot arrested and caused TO
be arrested the plaintiff, and that
he was forced 10 go to the police station
at 10 p. NJ, and was confined in cell there
till IL a. n. on August 1lth, and that he
was not allowed to communicate with his
family, furnish bail or learn the cause OF
his arrest. Also that he is q married
man, with q wife and five children de-
pendent on him, aud that at no time was
any criminal or other charge placed
against him, and was at the time OF his
arrest employed at the Western Hotel
and lost his position through his arrest.
lie claims that his arrest was illegal
and wrongful and that prior to his re-
lease Drew, Maley and Talbot learned
that he was not accused of any crime and
his detention was not desired for any
criminal otfense, but Notwithstanding
that fact they detained him until August
llth. He also claims that by reason Of
his Imprisonment and loss OF position he
was damaged TO the amount OF $4,000.
WHAT THE OFFICERS SAY,
officer Maley, who arrested Turner.
last evening gave his version OF the case
to a RECORp-UNION reporter as follows:
sometime ago." said the officer,
"Chief Drew received dispatch from
an interior town requesting him TO
arrest man named Crowell, wanted
for felony alleged to have been COM
Welch came to Chief Drew and
said that Constable Porter of Grid
ley had requested him to point out
Crowell to the officers IN this city.
Last Friday night | was talking to
Officer Talbot and Detective Thacker at
Second and streets, when Welch, al
most out of breath and very much ex-
cited, told me that he had Crowell spotted
in a variety theater. OF course, did AS
any other officer would have done under
similar circumstances. Officer Talbot
accompanied me to where Welch said
CrOWeIl was, and when we got there
Talbot stopped out in front OF the theater
while l went inside and got Turner,
whom " elch had pointed out as being
the man wanted inGridley. Officer Tai
bot, although with me at the time, had
no hand in The arrest"
Officer Talbot, when spoken to about
the matter. cOrrODorated officer Maley in
every detail. lie said he did not partioi-
pate in the arrest, and accompanied
MaIey and Turner to the police station at
Maley's request. At the time OF the ar
rest he did not know what Turner was
accused Of.
The officers say that Constable Porter
of Gridley said to Turner, in the presence
Of Chief Drew and themselves, that the
officers were not to blame in the matter.
Turner, they said, looked at the matter in
the same light.
Furthermore. they claim that Turner
was duly informed by them of the cause
Of his arrest, and that between the time
he was arrested and released he had the
liberty Of the police station and was al
lowed exceptional privileges.
Turner $ allegation that at the time of
his arrest he was employed in the West
ern Hotel, and lost his position on ac-
count of his being arrested. is absolutely
false" said William Bell of the hotel bar
last evening.
Occasionally Turner would act in the
capacity Of q filler in in the card-rooms,
and what money he received would not
keep a jack-rabbit in peanuts. His ar
rest had nothing whatever to do with his
connection with the hotel or bar-room,
as he was not employed in either place."