The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-02

Commissioner Ross who has immediate
supervision over the Police Department.
has received several letters recently from
parties interested in the case OF Harry 7
Ashton. a private Of the Metropolitan po-
nee some OF these letters demand the dis
TnlSSal of Ashton from the force and 9th
eTs are from his friends asking that fun
justice be done him by the Commission
erS
Inc facts in the ease. as presented 10
the Commissioners, are that Ashton was
appointed upon the force apparently with
q clear record After serving some fine
il was brought 10 the attention az +be
Commissioners that Ashton before his
appointment had been placed under ar
IeSt At the instance OF certain young
women OF the city, and that he had for
f~lted his collateral instead Of apDea rim q
Tor trial The Commissioners Thought
i TINS an offence Of sufficient gravity to
cail Tor action on their part anI his
resignation was called for The police
man having shown fdithfulneSS in duty
was told that his reinstatement wCul3 he
rDhSlCeFtG II ne Submitted to TTiaI on III =
charge preferred against him and should
( Ge acquitted Ashton was then tried Ue-
/ fore Judge kimhaIi ana jury. At the
first trial the jury Gisagre~'. and uDon
/ the second trial he Was acquitted Then
J ms record being Gear he was reinstate4
/ upon the force BY the Commlss- -oneIs.
Since then letters have been sent 70
Commissioner Ross by several members
4 OF Congress demanding 4Entou's tiisrn IS
I 81! from the force On the other hand.
/
/ IroLa members Of Congress asking that he
{ be fairly dealt with and retained Com
/ missioner Ross and the Board have III ,
/ matter under consideration. and they are
/ seeking 70 ascertain all the facts III the
/ matter without dispara cement TO the
| officer OF those who accuse him
The Commissioners today transmitted to
| both Houses Of Congress the report OF the
! Excise Board OF the District Of Columbia
/ FOR the license year ended October e.
/ 1879, The Commissioners state that their
/ action Is pursuant 10 the requirements OF
! section OF the act Of Congress. approved
/ March ,, 1893 entitled an Act regulating
! the sale Of Intoxicating liquors in the
/ District OF Columbia
! The report states that from November
! J. 1873, TO October y. 1850 the Excise
/ Board granted 515 barroom licenses. com
/ PrlS!ng clubs hotels. and saloons. and rs
/ wholesale licenses including grocers hot
! tiers and strictly wholesale uIacrS The
( report further states that the number of
/ barroOm applications rejected during said
( period VAS IS. and the number Of whole
/ sale liquor applicatiCEs UnfavOrably acted
/ upon was 10.
/ II appears from the report that there
| have been SIS applications for barroom
/ licenses fled since October last of
/ v hlch number lS5 have been allowed ,
| rejected AMI ti5e others still pending. II is
/ also shown that there were III aD2lica-
/ tlOus for wholesale licenses flied. OF which
/ l2' have been granted and ] is pending
| From March (, 1860 10 March ,. 1901 the
| report states that - persons were con
| Yicted Of violating the excise law The
/ amount OF fines imposed by the Police
| Court during said period was $3.50 Of
which amount. II IS stated. $500 was paid
leaving 1900 of said amount uncollected.
! This Is accounted for in the report on the
ground that many persons serve out SEN
tences IN the woTkhouse in lieu Of paying
fines