Evening star., 1898-11-14
WITH MURDEROUS INTENT
The Charge Preferred in Police Court
Against Louis Kressin.
Had Been Arrested for DisorderI,
Conduct and Later Threatened
to Kill Max Wade.

Detective Hartigan and Policeman Madi
gan prevented a possible tragedy in the
Police Court Saturday when they dis
armed Louis kressin, who was prisoner
on a charge of dsorderly conduct. AL
though he had been locked up over night
in the South Washington police station and
was supposed to have been searched, a
blackjack was found on him.
kressin told Detective Hartigan that he
had the blackjack for the purpose of kill
ing Max Wade when he met him in court
Wade and Kressin were charged with dis
orderly conduct, and KresSin had an idea
that his wife's affections had been alienat-
ed during his absence from the city. kres-
sin, it was ted, deserted his family about
eighteen months ago and returned only a
few days since. Because of the trouble
they had the police charged them with dis
orderly conduct, and Kressin was locked
up in the absence of collateral
When the case was tried kressin admit
ted that he left his family, stated. and
said he had sent his wife 81 900 during his
absence. Judge Kimball fined him $40 in
the disorderly conduct case, and he elected
to be tried by jury in the case of con-
cealed weapons. The charge of disorderly
conduct against Wade was dismissed.
investigation Made.
When the session of the court closed for
the day Judge kimban called at 0olice
headquarters and made complaint to Capt.
Austin about the developments in the case.
1t was the judges idea that the police Of
the fourth precinct had failed to search
Kressin when he was locked up. Such al
legged negligence, the judge thought, should
be investigated, foc the court and its Off
GERS might sometimes be in danger should
prisoners be permitted to appear armed.
Capt. Austin started out to make an in
N>nS tUof fn,, loo al fhaf c.,
geant Schneider. who made the arrest,
gave the prisoners pockets a thorough
searching and found money in almost every
pocket Besides about $40 in cash kressin
had a bottle of whisky on him. After he
was locked up his wife called upon him,
and Kressin now declares in an affidavit
that sne gave him the blackjack. He says
she gave il to him 10 offer in court as evi-
dence in the case.
\ Mere Accident.
The finding of the weapon on him was a
mere accident. When ne was called from
the cell room to be taken into the court
room for trial something in his pocket
struck against the officer as he passed
MIN. Believing he had a weapon Officer
Madigan had Detective Hartigan overhaul
him. with the result stated. Later in the
afternoon Bailiff Johnson reported TO the
clerk that Kressins counsel had shown
him revolver, which he said had been
given in court by his client.
Attorney Kicks made TO effort to conceal
the fact that he had been given the pistol
by his client, and that it was given to him
while the latter was a prisoner in court
He made written statement of the affair
for Judge Kimball.
Kressin told his counsel he had the pistol
on him when he was arrested. He said he
was searched in the station twice, but the
officer who searched him did not find the
pistol.
He was in court today, having been
brought up from Jail. There was a charge
of threats preferred against him by his
wife. The latter was not in court and the
case had to be postponed.
His attorney stated that his clients wife
had changed her mind in the threats case
and did not want to prosecute him.