Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-08
GEORGE McCAULEY HELD
His Desperate Attempt to Shoot an
Officer.
Bad Record of n Man Now in the Tolls
Trained Boys Up to
Crime.

George McCauley. who came SO near end
ing the life of Precinct Detective sutton
Saturday morning as published in Satur-
days Star, is regarded as the most dan
gerous Of all local crooks who have man
aged to fall into the hands of the police.
George is row nearly sixty years Old and
he has served more than twenty-five years
in various prisons. AS an educator of boys
in the mysterious ways of the burglar this
man proved a success, although many OF
his pupils have been in the tolls, and have
served penitentiary sentences. There are
perhaps fifty boys and Young men here
who owe their downfall. and Imprisonment
&c the Instructions received from NJ
Ca,lley WiXom's provision store on 3th
street and ArCher's hardware store on it2
street southwest were among the places
robbed by his bands of youthful burglars,
and Detective Carter and the late Detec-
tive Cox captured McCauley and his gang
for the last robbery mentioned. This edu-
Gator OF thieves always exhibited lond-
Less for stealing weapons. including
knives and pistols. which he used to arm
his followers with, in addition to selling
them and raising fund.
This morning when the prisoner appeared
at the bar of justice in Judge Mlllers
court ne looked twenty years younger
than when he was arrested in 1ss4 At
that time he had the appearance OF being
in the last stages of consumption, and SO
certain were the O10cefS tndt he Couiu Hol
live many months that he was not photo-
graphed for the rogues' gallery. But he
served his term of four years and returned
in excellent health and spirits. When SEN
| fenced by Judge Wylie in the Crimnai
Court. George used some profanity and In
| formed the judge that he could stand on
his head for the length Of time he had
been sentenced to serve.
Trial Today.
When he was called today on a charge Of
attempted murder of Precinct Detective
| Sutton the officer exhibited two big pistols
| and an unusually large knife. Lawyer John
| B. O'Neill defended him. and at his re-
quest the witnesses were separated. Lieut..
| Amiss and Special officer Nicholas Miles,
who saved Officer Sut.on's life, were in
| court to tell Of their connection with the
case.
| The prosecuting witness told the court
| Of the circumstances leading up to Nc
Cauley's arrest saying there had been two
| pockets picked in market early in the morn
| ing. and when he saw Mccartney and boy
named Haynes from Alexandria he natural
| ly suspected that he knew something OF the
| robberies, and proceeded to get from him
an explanation of his presence there.
Drew "a Pistol.
McCauley objected to being Intercepted
| in this manner, saying ne had done moth
| ing. and was tired Of being annoyed by the
| police. When Lieut. Amiss appeared and
he refused to go, and with an oath. de-
| clared that he would die rather than re-
turn to prison.
| At this juncture he attempted to raise a
| heavy cane, which was grabbed by one or
| the party, and in getting this away from
McCauley the latter went down. AS he
| rose from the sidewalk his hand was in
his front trousers pocket and some one
| shouted: Look out; he's got a pistol. y
| Just then 1t was noticed that he was
about to point the pistol at Sutton's stom-
| ach, but Lieut.. Amiss and Special Officer
| Miles grabbed 1t in time to point it toward
the ground and send the the b. bullet h against the
bricks instead of sending 1t through the
| officers body. 49,
| On the way to the station McCauley re-
| peated his threats, and the officer, thinking
he might have another weapon on him,
searched him right there in the street and
| found on him the second revolver and the
| big knife. When the station was reached
| the prisoner changed his tune. He then
| cried instead of making threats, and in
| sisted that he had not intended to harm
the officer. But it was too late for him
| When Judge Miller had heard Lieut..
Amiss' version of the affair he wanted to
| know something Of McCauleys record The
officers all knew Of him and his record,
! and Hack Inspector Graft said that his
| last arrest was made for; following the
cashier Of theatrical troupe to rob him.
The boy who was with him Saturday
says he had done nothing wrong, but Nc
| Cauley had been telling him of how some
boys had robbed stores for him, and how
he had kept them in money and clothing.
He said he had been treated to strong
drink and cigarettes. and that N1cCauley
had also treated him to a trip down the
| river.
Since his last release from prison, the
officers told the court the prisoner has
| spent some time at the Hampton Soldiers
Home, and since March he has lived in
| Alexandria.
Judge Miller held him in $1,000 security
| to await the action OF the grand jury.
There was charge Of vagrancy and sus-
picion against him. and this case was con-
tinued for sentence. In default of bail the
| prisoner was committed to Jail
Disagreed to All Conference Reports.
The House sat until 7:3O O'Clock Saturday
evening. and debated conference reports
| on the Indian, District of Columbia and