Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-24
TROUBLE OF COPPERS
Make a Statement in Their
Own Defense.
LINED UP IN COURT
WASHINGTON POLICE FINED IN
BALTIMORE.
Arrested Saturday on Charge Of Dis
order-Fines Aggregating Three
Hundred Dollars Imposed

Hundred Dollars Imposed
Bicycle Policeman Raymond A.. Klein
dienst of the first precinct is the only one
of the five Washington policemen arrested
in Baltimore Saturday night who reported
for duty yesterday. He appeared at the first
precinct In time to go on duty at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning, and had no marks of
violence to show that he had been engaged
In what the Baltimore policemen had
termed trough house" Saturday nights
escapade viii probably wind up the affairs
of the local police base ball team, as Justice
Grannan's umpiring of the meeting resulted
In g. score of 300 to $50 poor a showing
that the members of the team fear they can
never recover from the experience.
IF only four members of the team could
make such showing" remarked officer
who was not in the Baltimore party, what
kind of a showing could the whole team
have NADER"
The 800 score registered by the magistrate
represented as many dollars in fines. The
five policemen who were lined up before the
magistrate at the Sunday morning session
of his court were Joseph BranZell. Law
renee Farquhar. George F.. Wilson, William
{. Farquhar and Charles p. Ehlers Each
man was fined $50 for having assaulted An
East Fayette street the most serious trouble
occurred. Branzell was taxed additional
$50 because of his treatment of John A.
Cuneo. the bartender in the saloon. Other
things alleged against some of the members
of the party included the smashing of the
window of the saloon of Samuel Pearce. on
Lexington street, and the throwing of
crackers at street car passengers The
missing policeman. Raymond A. Klein
dienst, escaped from the custody of the Bal
timore police by giving exhibition of his
high-jumping qualities. He had taken adj
vantage of the kindness of the Baltimore
police in giving him a seat in the office in
stead of locking him up. and escaped. For
this part of his conduct there may be an in
vestigat!on of the alleged carelessness on
the part of the station officials in Baltimore.
Charles E. EhlerS was not arrested at the
time the trouble occurred. but was placed
under arrest yesterday morning when he
appeared with his father, who is also a po-
iceman, In the magistrates court. The
father told the magistrate that he had
never known his son to drink to excess, and
added. with a smile: IF I thought he had
taken to dissipating I'd tan the youngster
good"
Case Of Judicial Tanning.
There was no tanning done in court, how
ever, except the judicial tanning given by
the magistrate. Saloonkeeper Retallata
was not in a forgiving mood when he APP
peared before Magistrate Grammar to tell
of the conduct of the visitors when they
were in his saloon the night before The
saioonkeepers face showed that he had re-
ceived rough treatment and the eyes Of
some of the Washington visitors showed
that they had met with violence Cuneo
charged that he had been choked by Bran
Zell. and his employer, Retaliata alleged
that all the men in the party had partici-
pated in the assault upon him. The trial
had proceeded but a short time before it
developed that the sign Noodle soup to-
day had attracked the six men to the
saloon in which the row occurred Drinks
were ordered, but Retalliata declined to
serve them intoxicants, he said, because
they had already had enough. Then, he
said, they dug into his free lunch, showed
their badges and threatened to close his
place. 1t was while Branzel was choking
the bartender that the proprietor called
up the police on the telephone and asked
them to come in a hurry. Cuneo, whose
throat still showed the marks made by
Branzell's fingers. declared that he thought
he would have been choked to death had
he not succeeded in getting away from
his asSailant
1t appeared in the testimony that the
Washington contingent did not walt for the
Baltimore police to come for them but
went behind the saloonkeeper to the sta
ton. They had gone to Baltimore to play
ball with the police there and probably
thought the latter would look after them
and get them out of trouble. In this they
were mistaken, for If the latter had showed
a disposition to assist them the saloon
keeper would not relent or say a word of
announcement to assist them In the mat
ter of getting the magistrate to impose
light fine. In addition to being knocked
about in his place Of business the proprietor
of the saloon had been struck with an UNI
brella.
In Their Own Behalf.
After the prosecution of the cases had
closed. the defendants were placed on the
stand. They explained about the noodle
SOUP sign having attracted them TO the
saloon. and denied that their conduct had
been such that they merited conviction 1t
developed that the visitors had not called
upon their Baltimore brethren and the first
tao latter knew of their presence in the
city was when they lined up at the sta
ton before Lieut.. Cole, who had arranged
for the Baltimore game between the two
ball teams. The lieutenant was very much
surprised at their appearance ard felt that
the men had done him great injustice.
In dfsposing Of the case Magistrate Gran
nan took occasion to refer to the treatment
the lieutenant had received and did not
hesitate to tell the prisoners that they had
acled like rowdies. BaltimoreaIs he told
them. would have taken them for a band
of desperadoes rather than for so many
guardians of the peace. They had dis
graced their uniforms, he told them. and
their conduct could not but be felt by the
police of Baltimore. Magistrate Grammar
loiu t.cid VI Ills acquaintance WIN MEM
bers of the force under Mai Sylvester and
the cordial relations that had always ex-
listed between them. In conclusion he said
II very sorry for these Washington
fellows. but am very much grieved by the
escapade. If we can't have base ball games
without the recurrence of such affairs I
wont have anything to do with the matter
These men should have been doubly care
full because of the circumstances under
which they came here"
Officers to Stand Trial Here.
Capt. Boardman, who was acting chief of
police yesterday. sent Capt. Pearson and a
stenographer to Baltimore yesterday to be
present at the trial and to get a report of
the proceedings. They did not reach there
until the trial had been concluded now
ever but got statement bearing upon
what had transf5..:ed
Maj. Sylvester said to Star reporter this
morning that he will prefer charges against
the men and have them brought to trial.
They will be charged with conduct unbe-
coming officers. and some of them will be
charged with absence without leave. 1t is
thought the conduct of the men will be
given thorough investigation, and friends
of some of them claim the testimony Will
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