The times., 1899-12-05

/ Sergeant McNeeIy at the Police Court and
/ hearing him say he had an engagement
/ win party at Eleventh and East Capt.
! tol Streets that afternoon IN answer TO
question witness replied that Sergeant
McNeely said he expected to get some
Information which would lead To police
business for the following Saturday night.
Policeman Reh. of the Sixth prec. net, met
Sergeant McNeely in the Police Court on
the 27ih and saw Policeman Flynn, Of the
I court, call the sergeant out. When the
sergeant returned he showed Reh d letter
. signed Biz Lee. The letter requested
a meeting at the corner OF Eleventh and
East Capitol Streets. The letter was
presented and identified by the witness.
When asked TO repeat portion Of the
contents Of The letter witness did so. All
efforts TO shake his testimony failed
The letter alleged to have been written
by Lee and which. il is claimed, was Ie-
ceived by Sergeant McNeely at the Police
Court, follows:
Don't forget TO c5me up TO east capital and
u street today az o'clock am going 20 see
man there who wants 20 sell lot of
aeWtirE think hc has q bout 800 dollars worth
with hm and ] VIII tell YOU all about the
speak easics viii be there al O'Clock shurc
BILL LEE
Policeman Hanley of the Sixth precinct,
said ne was with Sergeant McNeely at the
corner Of First and d Streets northwest on
the 22d Of November. The sergeant was
approached 10y d colored man called Sam
who said. Bill Lee wants to see you'
Sergeant McNeely replied: 4 do not want
10 see him or have anything to do with
him" Michael Meehan, saloon keeper,
witnessed the meeting between the ser
gsant and coiored man. who told the ser
geaut that Lee wanted 10 see him.
R. E. Taylor, a painter was at Lees
place Of business about ten days ago. He
overheard a conversation between Lee and
TWO or three cOlOrCd men during which
Lee was asked if he could not use money
TO hZ the case against him. Lee replied
II don't know, and added ! will fix it
OF fix that fellow MeNeely if / have 10 job
him Taylor said that he had read Nc
Neslys trouble several days later, and de-
cidcd that Ln justice TO the sergeant be
should divulge what he had overheard. He
communicated the intelligence 10 a police
man. Sergeant McNeely was passing al
the time Of the conversation and was intro
duced Policeman Whelan, Of the Sixth
precinct who IS the officer referred to by
Taylor. corroboTatcd the statement as to
The meeting and the conversation that fol-
lowed
Policeman Collins. OF the Sixth precinct.
was on duty at the corner OF Second and
II streets northwest or November %. ser
geaIt McNeely was standing with him
when coiored man approached and said.
Bill Lee wants 10 see YOU The ser
geant said he did not want to see Lee
whereupon the colored man said 1T will
be to your interest to do SO" The sur
geaut replied u do not want TO have any
thing 20 DO with Lee, and tell him so"
Sergeau. Moore, Of the First precinct.
testified 10 having a conversation with Ser
geaHt McNeely after Lees place had been
raided Moore was asked TO furnish the
names Of colored women whom he knew
frequented Lees place He was told that
Lee was going 10 give McNeely trouble
and was going 10 night hard 20 overthrow
The prosecution.
Detective Reynolds met Sergeant Nc
Nicely ar The Baltimore and Ohio depot on
the 21yh OF November. The sergeant spoke
10 Bill Lee as he passed. Reynolds heard
a conversation D=tweeH Lee and Policeman
Brady. during which Lee said u have
been raided aui it has cost me $50 TO get
Wituesses
Al the conclusion OF Reynolds testimony
Trial Officer Pugh adjourned the proceed
iugs until today