The morning times., 1897-01-18
THE CHARGE
Policemen Accused of Hounding
Dupont Circle Cabbies.
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF SPITE
Officers Brennan and Burroughs
to Be Arraigned Before the Board.
Capt. Fuller Helping the Hack
men Occasions When the Acts
Are Said to Have Occurred.

Charges will today be preferred before
the police board by Capt. Alfred NJ. Fuller
of No. 1727 Riggs street northwest against
Officers Brennan and Burroughs or the
Third precinct for gross abuse OF their
official positions.
1t is alleged that these men, in order to
crafty grudge which Brennan heid
against one of tile hackmeil who frequent
the carriage stand at Dupont circle, nave
instituted a relentless crusade against all
of the cabbies. During tie past week
they have arrested no less than seven OF
them Capt. Fuller, although not prac-
ticing lawyer, las studied the law to sGlile
extent and has offered his services to the
accused men.
Finding that his efforts were unavaing
to stop tie injustice he decided as last
resort to bring the matter to the notice OF
the police authorities.
He is highly wrought up over this abuse
of official authority and declares he will
use all his energy and influence to bring
tile offenders TO justice.
The trouble, he claims. arose two weeks
ago, when one OF the hackmen reported
Brennan to the sergeant for using profane
time declared that he would get square
not only with the complainant, but with
all of the hackmen who frequent the
vicinity.
1t is alleged that he asked his partner
Burroughs to help him He began his
campaign of revenge last Monday by ar
resting two of the men, George Snowden
and David Borroughs. for lettering around
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in police parlance. -
These men, however, Capt. Fuller claims,
were not guilty, and Judge Miller dis
charged them.
Brennan and his partner then. it is FUR
tncr claimed, began to set traps for the
hacknren. In one instance they dressed
themselves in citizens clothes and from
a distance hailed the men at the stand.
All the men who were there naturally
hurried to secure the supposed fare. -
The officers promptly arrested three of
them and the next morning in the police
court fines of 50 each were imposed.
At another time, Capt Fuller alleges
Officer Brennan sent a messenger boy to
tell one OF the hackmen that he could get
a fare" by driving around to the drug
store at Nineteenth and Q streets. When
the latter did so he was placed under ar
rest by the officer, who was in waiting
Again the accused officers induced the
hackmen who occupy the stand at night
to stay over their time the next morning
When the day men put in their appearance
they were arrested for lettering
''Thus," said Capt. Fuller, these poor
fellows are in constant terror of these
official bullies and come to me daily
begging me to do what l can to protect
them from their seemingly omnipote Mt
prosecutors.
lone of them called at my house only
last night and with tears in his eyes de-
clared that he feared arrest every minute,
saying that If he should be hauled up, he
had not the money to pay his fine, and
would have to go TO the workh0use. In
the meantime his wife and children, whom
he can scarcely support even now, would
starve'
The aceUsers propose to bring the charges
in full before the police board, and not to
rest until they are thoroughly Investigated
The hackmen who have been arrested at
various times during the week are George
Snowden, ". H. Payne, Andre j. Wash
ington, Harvey Scott, David Boyer, Walter
Bland, and Charles Booker. They viii all
appear before the police board to give
testimony.