New-York tribune., 1906-03-23
SMELLS OF HEATON CASE
Orange Negro Woman Hailed to
Court and Then DISCHARGED.

Orange March % (Special).-AIrs Louisa Barker.
the young negro woman whose charge that Chief
of Police George P. Washer of Orange paid her
money and tried to influence her to Withdraw a
charge Of assault she had preferred against George
A. Heaton. son Of a man connected with the Police
Department, resulted in formal action by Mayor
Shoenthal. and an investigation Of the Police De-
partment last week, figured to-day in another af-
fair, which may lead to more serious compca tions.
From the circumstances Of to-day's case, it looks
very much though some trying to make
it unpleasant for the woman.
Simply because she refused to pay an Italian s.
for a broken window which she could have had
repaired for 81 Is. the was dragged. without
warrant authorization, 10 the police station. by
Samuel Paddi Italian politician who has a
police record. She formally slated and this
morning arraigned before Police Justice Joseph B.
Bray, the police magistrate whose records we're
found to be faulty in that same Heaton case. Bray
did not question the surprising way in which the
woman had been brought before him.
According to the story of the Barker woman.
which was not contradicted by any one, she was
walking along Hurlbut street last night whom a
small boy threw snOwbalIs at her. Some Of the
snowDalls hit Mrs. Barker and at last she re-
taIlated TO the extent Of picking up piece Of ice
and throwing It at her tOrmentor. The boy lodged,
and the piece Of ice went through the window of
the home of Pasquale Romano, at No 10 IIurIbut
street Mrs. Barker expressed her willingness TO
pay Tor the glass. but Romano, so she says told
her that this would not do and that she must give
nm - or there would be trouble.
chief Washer took his seat beside Judge Bray
"nen the woman was arraigned this morning and
the two glared defiance at each other. The woman
tod her story at the end Of which the Judge asked
II She were going to change il later on
The woman declared that she broke the window
ana was wiling 10 pay the 81 13 for which a glazier
wished 10 replace it. Washer interposed and asked
me complainant II he it was a snow ball
the woman threw through the window Romano
Ieped that II was stone. and that he could prove
II, because he had the stone at home.
Ihls made Mrs Barker laugh. She said II was a
piece or ice, and remarked that it was funny how
she could have procured stone with six inches OF
snow the ground.
Paddi did considerable talking and was listened
70 respectfully by the Judge who at no time raised
any question as to his authority for arresting the
woman who had made much trouble for the de-
partment. The woman, according TO the police
records, had been arrested d charge of "mali-
cous mischief" and the justice at first insisted
that any private individual had the right to make
the arrest, but later he didn't feel so sure Of this
and remarked that the charge really ought to have
been one Of disorderly conduct though 1t was not
shown at any time that there was any disorder ex-
cept when Paddi dragged the woman off TO the
police station. Bray at last let the woman go on
her promising to have the window fixed He told
her she must report to him tomorrow morning
Paddi once deputy officer but the police
have IL that he ShoTn of all his powers in
1903, when he was arrested in connection with a
disOrderly house and fined. He also got into a
bad scrape in Harrison about the same time New
ertheless, he IS a man Of considerable influence
among the Italian voters in the Sd Ward. where
ence is not to be lightly cast aside by any political
body.