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SLEUTH TO SEE Mr.. DRAYTON
VISIT THAT SENT THE LAWYER
TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Detective Sergeant, He Says. Advised
Him TO Settle . Threatened Assault
Case-He wouldn't. and IL Was Dis
missed In Court-sleuth Under Inquiry.

Him TO Settle q Threatened Assault
Case-He wouldn't. and IL Was Dis
missed In C0urt-sleuth Under Inquiry.
4. Coleman Drayton, the lawyer who
when he was younger was a principal in
a famous duel, got summons yesterday
calling for his appearance In the Yorkvilie
police court to answer charge Of as
sault preferred by Patrick O'Toole, a mes
senger boy. Mr.. Drayton was expecting
the summons and thought he saw more
behind the affair than messenger boys
complaint. He got into an automobile
and welt to the Office Of District Attorney
Jerome To the District Attorney, and
afterward to Sun reporter, he told this
story:
sLate on Tuesday night, or rather early
Wednesday morning, l was awakened by
messenger boy who had come to my house,
at 100 East Fifty-seventh street, with tele-
gram. The boy had several messages and
1 took the bunch and picked out the one
that was addressed to me. The boy seemed
to take offence at my taking his batch Of
messages and acted in an offensive manner
snatching the MESA ges from my hand.
After I had got the one sent to me took
the youth to the door and told him to 60.
AT ten o'clock that morning a man,
who said he was Detective Sergeant Judge.
called at my house a short time after !
had left for my office. He was directed
to my place OF business at 6S Wall street,
and came to see me there. He told me
that boy was going to have me arrested
on charge of assault and said that he had
come to inform me so that l would be
prepared
He advised me to fix the matter with
the boy as the latter had pull with the
newspapers and would get me a lot Of trou-
blesome notoriety. Itold him that feared
nothing and would do nothing for the boy.
Il also told Judge that / suspected plot
to blackmail me and that I was at a loss
to understand why he had interested him
self in the case. He replied that he didn't
want to see me get any unnecessary no.
toriety. and left my office.
That afternoon l went to Police Head
quarters and reported the action OF Judge
to Inspector McClusky. who said that the
detective had no right to approach me as
he did. The Inspector asked me to bring
the matter to the attention OF Commissioner
McAdoo / was unable to see the Com
missioner and wrote him a letter telling OF
the detectives visit.
Il am not making any charges against
the detective sergeant or any other person,
but thought the action Of Judge so strange
that felt it my duty to report the matter
to his superiors.'
District Attorney jerome took a great
interest In Mr. Drayton g story and detailed
Assistant District Attorney Corrigan to
accompany him to the police court.
Mr.. Jerome aiso called Police Headquarters
by telephone and had Chief Inspector Cort.
right send Detective Sergeant Judge, who
il attached to the Leonard street station,
to the Yorkville court 80 that he might be
| identified by Mr.. Drayton. just what
| action he intended to take Mr.. Jerome
declined to state.
Judge was In court, and so was Patrick
| O'Toole, the messenger boy. Judge said
that he had been sent up by Chief Inspector
| Cortright to appear with the boy when he
made his complaint. He would not tell
the reporters his connection with the case
| fully, except that he had known the boy
! and that 1t was more a matter of personal
interest with him than anything else. MIR.
| Drayton identified him.
The boy said that when he rang the bell
at Mr.. Drayton's house, 100 East Fifty
seventh street, some time after midnight
| Tuesday he could arouse no one. A private
Waterman came TO his help and they finally
| got Mr.. Drayton downstairs in his pajamas.
Mr.. Drayton, the boy said, grabbed the
whole bunch OF kilograms, looked them
over took out the one addressed to himself,
snatched the receipt book signed il and
returned it with the rest OF the kilograms,
at the same time giving the boy push
which, the boy said. would have sent him
down the steps II he hadn't grabbed the
door.
Sure" said the boy in reply to Judge
Planners questions, he put his hand
against my shoulder and pushed me hard,
but caught the door and the railing
why did he do it," asked the Ma gistrate.
The boy thought for a minute and then said:
Sure, don't know why he done it, for
hadn't done nothing but just hand him
the telegram and then he pushed me-
Judge Flammer asked Mr.. Drayton il
what the boy had said was true.
why, no. your Honor" replied Mr..
Drayton. Il didn't do anything to the
boy. ] merely singled out my own tele-
gram and handed the rest back to him.
Did YOU grab them1r asked the Court.
.No, I simply took them from his hand
said Mr. Drayton. Il did not push him. l
might have put my hand on him when l
returned the receipt book. but l am positive
/ did not push him.
There is absolutely no confederation
for this complaint" said Magistrate Flam-
mer. "The boy must have lot of influence
to interest such people as District Attor-
ney and chief inspector OF police in his
case There is no case before me. The
story Of the defendant was very plausible.
! The fact that Drayton is a wealthy man
lie no reason why should be bothered with
such q trivial matter"
He dismissed the complaint.
Police Commissioner MoAdoo said yester-
day that he had received letter from MIR
Drayton, but that 1t was a case for the
District Attorney, not for him.