Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-03
SOLDIERS
CAUGHT IN RAID
Police Sergeant Bauermeister
and Officer Burell Raid
Disorderly House

eSterday afternoon ABOUT 4.0O,
the home of Mrs. Adeline Pfeiffer, a
deaf mute at 312 Bessemer street.
was raided by the police. The police
men found in the house two soldiers
from the Middletown Aviation Camp.
one of them military police who
helped to make raids on similar
houses in Harrisburg recently. The
soldiers are Stanley +. Hillen and
Louis w. Dalton, both of whom were
arrested and brought to the lookup
in company with Mrs. Pfeiffer and
her 16-year-old daughter, Gladys.
The four were tried last night be-
fore Burgess McEntee, in the pres
ence of the captain of the soldiers,
and United States Marshals Magee
and Smith. The trial was rather
sensational and somewhat pitiful.
Contradictory statements were very
much in evidence, the defendants
seemingly having little regard for
the oaths under which they We're
placed.
Officer Bauermeister first testified
as TO having entered the house in the
afternoon and having found Private
Dalton asleep or drunk, or both, on
the couch, while his companion, Hill
len, was trying in vain to arouse
him.
officer Burell put handouts on
them: they became abusive, especi-
ally towards Burrell. All during this
testimony Dalton shook his head
vigorously in denial, and finally
called the whole lie. officer Burell
gave testimony similar to that of
Bauermeister. A bottle of liquor was
shown by the police as having been
taken from Hillen. When asked
about the liquor, Hillen said he took
1T from doughboy that they had
met in Steelton earlier in the day.
Hillen is a member of the military
police, and said that the doughboy
was very drunk. Hillen was not quite
clear as to whether the doughboy
gave them the whisky or whether
they took il from him. He admit
ted, however, that both he and Dali
ton had taken "a mighty good drink
out of it," When asked what made
him sleep on the couch, Dalton said
he was tired out from work the
previous night. Dalton's own testi-
mony was shrewdly given, ven
though he was caught in several
cases of quibbling. During his testi-
mony he stated that this was the 1irst
time he was arrested since he Joined
the army. Police Chief Grove asked
him to brush up his memory and
make sure. Dalton was sure until
the chief reminded him that he re-
membered the fact that Dalton had
been in the lookup some few weeks
ago after he had been caught in a
raid on the West Side. Dalton finally
admitted the fact saying that he had
then given an assumed name. The
other raid, Dalton said, was a frame
up, and he seemed to be sure that
the present raid was also q frameup
on the part of the police TO get
some soldiers in wrong"
Neighbors of the Pfeiffer family
testified as to the disorderly conduct
of the house, and told unpublishable
tales of the doings there. Soldiers
were habitual visitors of the place,
according to their testimony, one of
the neighbors claiming that she had
seen Dalton and Hillen there before.
which statement brought forth
strong denials from the two soldiers.
Gladys Pfeiffer, the daughter, is a
young girl of about 16. She gave
her age last night as 21, but later
said 16. According to the testimony
given, her case is a hard one. About
month ago she was arrested and
fined in Harrisburg FOR disc -derly
practice" and about ten days ago
was caught in the raid on the Cress-
man mouse in the West Side. She de-
MED any immortality, said the SOL
diers had gotten the liquor at Cress-
mans house, but later in the evening
said she did not know where they Sc
cured it. Questioned by the marshals
as to liquor in her own home. she
steadfastly denied having given any
nuuor to soldiers in her house ut any
tine. She denied that soldiers CT any
ether men ever remained ct the
house all right. She said they al
WAYS went away before 1 or 2
O'clock, Her visits to the Gresham
house were made to get new dresses
made, she said, and for no ether pur-
pose. I'.ve trips to a dress were
necessary.
The so.GIers were turned aver to
their captain for trial by th9 military
authorities. Gladys and he: mother
were fned and warned tha con-
truance OF such affairs would not be
left go so lightly. The mar5hals gave
no indication as to whether they
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