The morning times., 1896-04-21
sues A JUSTICE FOR LIEE.
Adolph Reubsam Thinks He Suf
fered at Squire Hooker's Hands.
Charges That the Alexandria Justice
Unjustly Referred to Reubsam's
Treatment of an Orphan.

William j. Hooker, justice OF the
peace, at Naucks. in AleXa ndra county. Va,
was arrested yesterday on a warrant charg
ing him with criminal libel.
The warrant was sworn out September
IL, by Adoph c. Reubsam, an eugraver in
the photographic office, who claimed that
his character had suffered through an in
terview published in The Morning Times
OF August 26, with Mr.. Hooker referring to
Reubsam's treatment of boy, the latter
had been taken from the German Orphan
Asylum. The police OF the Georgetown
precinct have had the warrant in their
possession ever since September without a
chance OF serving it until this morning when
Policeman Fritz Pasan, saw the justice
coming across the Aqueduct bridge. He
arrested Mr.. Hooker and carried him to the
| station house.
| Mr.. Hookers brother was notified and
| secured Mr.. Frank Hume as bondsman.
Mr.. Hume, with Mr.. Philip Walker, h.r.
| HookerS counsel, appeared before Judge
Kimball, presiding in Judge Miller's court,
| late yesterday afternoon and qualified in
the sum of $500 for the defendants
| appearancetomorrowm Nv morning. Mr.. Hooker
! was Immediately released.
| In the interview on which Mr.. ReubSam
| bases his charge. was a statement by the
| magistrate of the wrongs Orphan Joe y
| as the boy was called. had suffered under
Mr.. Reubsam's patronage. Joe, after H.
| had been with Reubsam two months. ran
| away to a neighbor's, where he was diScov-
| cred by his employer and sent back to the
asylum.
The authorities there threatened 10 send
Joe to the reform school ON the ground
| of incorrigible insubordiuation.
II was II this point that Mr.. Hooker
| stepped in. He told Times reporter that
Joe was not inCorrigible. Mr.. Hooker lives
| about a mile from MIR. Reubsam's house hut
| has friend who lives just opposite the
| clerk, Mr.. NJ. NJ. Taylor. Once. according
| to MIR. Hooker, he and Taylor, at the LAT
ter's house, were approached by Joe.
The boy was crying aud told them that
| Mr.. ReubSam had taken him by the throat
| and flung him to the floor, putting his
| knee on his chest, and slapping him Sc
| verely in the face. Joe told Mr.. Hooker
that Reubsam made him get up a 3 o'cloc K
| in the morning, milk the cows, and sci
| the milk in Washington.
He had nothing to eat before he started
| and only some bread and coffee on his re
| turn 1T l / O'Clock. after eight hours work
| This was all he had until suppcrtme. Joe
| said if he touched any fruit in the orchards
| IN the long interval OF fasting tie was Sc
| verely reproved.
| Mr.. Hooker told the. reporter that he
| readily believed the boys story from some
facts that had come to his notice con-
cerning Reubsam. Mr.. Hooker alleged that
| Rcubsam had badly treated horse placed
in his care by Mrs. c. w. Manning. He
| worked the horse SO hard that the neigh
| bors threatened to have him arrested for
| cruelty to the animal.
Mr. Hooker advised ice not to go back
| with Reubsam and the boy went TO the
asylum, where he is at present.
These statements from Mr.. Ho oker
Rcubsam considers as damaging 10 his
| character SO he took refuge in the law
The whole matter will be heard before
Judge Miller today and Orphan Joe may
prove an interesting witness, as he will
be summoned by the defense