The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-03-29
Harp Was Caught With a Crowd
Charged With Gambling
MADE INSULTING REMARK TO LOONEY
The Officer Struck His Prisoner in
the Presence of Chief Slaughter
end other Detectives-May
Call for an Inves-
tigation.

Detective Dave l|ooHey Iildue an 1e'ei~iN
on WIN Harp. in tho chief of detectives
Office yesterday morning about ESQ O'CLOCK
while tho latter was prisoner.
VIII Harp had been arrested on the
charge Of gaming. The officer opened the
round with a terrific right-handed smasher
on the prisoners face and sent Harp wh!rl-
ing headforemost against the wall. Loo
ney was in towering rage. and followed
up his first blow with a second plnch at
his face but the officers aim was bad.
and tho blow spent itself in the air.
Friends rushed in between the two men,
and the fight was stopped.
The feeling was intense. and the two men
are the bitterest OF enemies They clash
ed over an old feud. it is said. and the
wounds made by the Cason-Looney inves-
tlgation q year or so ago have all been
opened fresh. and there arc all manner Of
diabolical threats being made. 1t will be
remembered that Detectives Ed Cason and
I,ooney were investigated on sensational
charges. and that VIII Harp was the
leading witness in the prosecution Ills
evidence AZ the time was OF a most dam
aging character and was 10 the effect
that the men were corrupt, having re-
celved brides IN the nature Of money and
jewclry.
The most damaging feature OF the fight
Saturday night. and the one thing which
win provoke another big investigation.
no doubt was the attack Of an officer on a
prisoner who was not resisting nor even
threatening any form of violence. Ac-
cording to the statements Of both sides. Il
IS an undisputed fact that Looney mauled
Harm in the face solely for a remark tho
prisoner made which greatly offended the
officer
This is not all that viii cause a thunder
and lightning storm ii the matter IS push
ed 10 the limit. Harp was IN the detec-
tlve.s office. as has been said. as pris-
oner. and was there in company with Sow
craI other young men. who are among the
most prominent In the city. on Saturday
night about . o'clock Chief of Detectives
Slaughter ana several of his men went
to tie Kimbau House ANA pulled a crowd
of eight. who were caught i'm one OF the
rooms in the hotel gambling. The chief
rushed the men on To- his office ut the
station house and held them until they
could give bond. II seems Looney went
back 20 tho Klmball House and found VIII
Harp standing near the counter talking to
"a friend Tie walked up to Harp. it IS
said. and told him that Chief Slaughter
wanted him as prisoner Harp was TAX
en- to the police station. and while in the
detectives office. was assaulted by Looney
IN a most violent manner.
One of the detectives who was by Loon
ey's side was seen IN regard 70 the nght.
and said: Harp was trying TO get up his
bond. when ne happened 20 walk up near
Looney and said that II he had the money
back which ne had paid the detectives in
brides he would not need bond. Loon
ey ran up TO him and slapped him square
ly In the face-and the rest Of US inter
fered and the fight was Mt an end"
Harp was seen last night az the station
house where he has been since his arrest
ana he stated that the matter was en-
tirelv different from the detectives
version of the affair
Il was standing At the counter In the
Kimbal House when Dick Murphy came to
me and told mo that he had seen the de-
tectives go up stairs and asked ne If
knew what was up. I told him that I did
not know Of anything. and I'm n few sec
onds I saw Captain Slaughter come down
with his men and they had eight fellows
an Of whom | knew very well. ] did not
pay any further attention to the matter.
and IN a short while Looney came UP TO
me and said he wanted me to go with
him I asked him why he arrested ME
and he said for gambling.
Now. ! did not know "a word about the
game IN stairs in the Kimball. nor did
! have a thing in the world TO do with it
for / knew nothing about It until | saw
saw the officers coming down the steps
with their men. I did not rent the room
nor have l had a room in the hotel since
left there several months ago. ! have
not been up stairs in that hotel since l
left there as a boarder. and have plenty
of witnesses TO prove II.
AT the time I was arrested they told
me that / was wanted as / was the one
who got the room and had the fellows
playing when they wore caught. Now
there is not one word of truth in this and 1
can easily prove it.
there is not one word Of truth In this. ana I
viii make things warm for them before
am through with the crowd. l have
been kept In the station house all day,
and my friends have been down to go on
my bond, but they would not let me out.
Saturday night in the detectives office