Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
MORE BAIL REQUIRED
Ex-Policeman Dan Williams Arrested on q
New Warrant.
Bond Fixed mt $5,OOO-Amount OF the
Court This Morning.

Dan Williams. charged with embezzing
Police Court funds was brought before
Judge Cole this afternoon a new war
rant, and his bail fixed at 5000. He was
unable to give that bond at the time and
was meantime committed into the custody
of the marshal. The prisoner expects to
be able to secure the required new bond
| some time today. Unless he does he will
be committed to Jail.
Williams 1t will be remembered, a men,
ber Of the police force. was detailed several
years ago for duty at the Police Court, one
Of his duties being to collect the fines i'm
posed in District cases there and turn them
over to the District. Last summer it was
discovered that he had embezzled large
amount of the moneys so collected by him
He suddenly left the city. and few days
later was arrested in St. Louis.
He was brought on here, and. on a war
rant charging him with the embezzlement
of $500. he was released on bail in the sum
of 5000 to await a hearing. An examina-
ton of his accounts was commenced, and
a few days ago 1t was completed, when IL
was ascertaired that the sum alleged to
nave been embcZZled amounted TO $11 500 81
This morning another warrant was sworn
out against Williams by Inspector Holm
berger, in which he was charged with ap-
propriating the sum of S11 ,007.s2. On this
warrant Detectives Carter and Gallagher
arrested Williams at his home on Capitol
Hill, and he was taken before Judge Cole in
Criminal Court No. l. There District At
tcrney Bfrney explained the circumstances
10 the judge, asking the court to require
the accused man to give additional bail
Williams was represented by Attorney
Joseph ShillinSton, who suggested that the
bond given in the Police Court would be
suff1clent to insure the mans presence when
wanted. The prisoner, said Mr.. Shillington
Is an invalid, and confinement in jail would
therefore, endanger his health. He feared
ne would be unable to give more bail, GER
talniy II the bond required should be any
thing like the amount alleged to have been
taken. Usually, he said, the abount of bail
required did not exceed more than a fourth
OF the sum said to have been taken. which.
In the present case, would, be about the
amount given in the Police Court.
After further discussion, Judge Cole de-
cidcd that he could hardly require less
bail than 5000 and. although Mr.. Shilling
ton endeavored to induce the judge to make
1t A.OW. the judge made an order fixing
the bond In the new warrant at 5000 The
defendant being unable to give the new
bond, Judge Cole committed him into the
custody of the the marshal.
Mr. ShillinSton, al Mr.. BirDey's sugges-
ton, will waive a hearing in the Police
Court on the first warrant IL being under
ste Cd that that court will then reduce the
bail given there to a merely nominal
amount. Mr.. Shillington hopes to secure
bail on the second warrant some time to-
day, in order to prevent Williams being
sent 10 Jail.
Charged With Perjury.
Edward Whalen, who has heen wanted
for several weeks by the police on a charge
of perjury in connection with the jackson
City policy cases, was arrested this morn
Ing by Precinct Detectives Hartigan and
Sutton and locked up at the first precinct
police station. He is one of the four men
who were charged with perjury in the
case Of John Nelson, who was tried here.
fer an alleged violation of the policy law.
Nelson afterward informed against num-
per OF persons across the river, and about
the time these cases came up for trial he
was arrested here on a charge of perjury
Two of his companions were also arrested,
and when the Jackson City cases we're dis
posed of they failed to appear here for
trial. Their bond was forfeited, and Wha-
len is now the only one in custody