New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-29
QUEER COURT RELEASE.
Prisoners Sat 5cifh SPcctators-Rc-
arrested IN IIcged Dragging Case.

william ". Potts the nan whose discharge yes
terday in the Jefferson Market Court through lax
police methods is being investigated by Inspector
Walsh. by special order Of Inspector BROOKS was
rearrested yesterday afternoon and told what pc
knew about Mrs. Madeline Stedman. OF Boston. in
whose company he was before sho appeared at the
Ter1erl0in station early yesterday. told ga The
Tribune. and declared she HAD been dragged ana
robbed
Detectives room afterward arrested Potts. who
gave his home the metropolitan Hotel on a
charge Of grand larceny.
Mrs Stedman went 20 TIE station later IN the
morning. and was escorted TO the jefferson Market
police court by a uniformed officer. There she was
SQUAD. win message from CAPTAIN gottrel that
found "a seat for her IN his private Office
Between and $50 o'clock Potts arrived IN Gus
1o4E or FoAce1Ian Callahan. Instead OF taking his
prisoner 20 the regular entrance for prisoners ia
front door and allowed him TO take a seat among
The spectators. The sergeant said he was informed
THAI PaLrClman Callahan was with his prisoner,
seated "a court Callahan later took his prisoner
bench and, without drawing up any Complaint on
paper. explained the case TO the magistrate.
Bridge ofaoer John Foley called out the name. OF
the complainant Mrs. Madeline Stedman. Mrs.
stecInan dlq not respond and the only course left
Tor the magistrate was TO discharge the prisoner.
An hour and a half sfterwOrd Callahan returned
case had been disposed Of.
Mcnamara Immediately told Inspector Brooks,
When Potts were rearranged before Magistrate
different from her nrst. She said she Potts IN
Broadway. He asked her what she would take for
the dog. She replied that IL not for sale.
They chatted. and went into the Metropolitan
Hotel. where they had cocktail Then they went
TO SiNth-ave. and Twenty -rst-st. and dined Later
they returned 20 the Metropolitan. where she had
three more cocktails and some lobster salad The
I next she remembered vas going To the police sta
ton about ! o'clock IN the morning. Thirtv-sever
I dollars OF her money was gone. with a diamond
( ring valued az $50. She had $50 left.
Potts said that he advance agent for a
theatrical company that had come here recently
I from Chicago, and that ne also ern8oved al \
Brooklyn theatre. lie met the woman al Twenty
Eeyenth-st and broadway. Several men We're teas
Ing her about the dog, and he offered TO protect
her. This declined, whereupon he asked her
about her dog, and finally invited her 10 drink
She declined at first. but later went with him 70
] the Metropolitan Hotel, where they had luncheon
and liquor, after which they went 80 Shanley's and
had dinner. Returning 20 the hotel. Potts bought
I more drinks He declared that he gave her no
drugs. He assisted her into a cab and she started
/ FOR her room.
Magistrate Mayo adjourned the case until this
] morning.
/ Captain Cottren said he considered Callahan an
] excellent officer. Callahan's m suuG erstandug az
the court rules the cause OF general r1ss1Yl-
/ derstanding. Cottrel thought.