Evening journal., 1919-01-02

MAYOR WANTS TO
See MAJOR WEYLER
Does Not Believe Conditions
AS Bad AS Officer
Claims
MILITARY POLICE.
REFUSED TO ACT

Mayor John w. Lawson and Major
Lucien B. Weyler. commandant OF the
Twelfth Battalion, United States Guards.
the members OF which have been doing
guard duty around local shipyards, did
mot have conference this morning as
anticipated. Major Weyler, was out OF
the city and will not return until late
this afternoon or early in the evening.
1t is said he is in Washington. Mayor
Lawson, stated at noon today that ne
would try and see Major Weyler to-
night when he returns 10 the city.
Mayor Lawson desires 10 discuss with
Major Weyler, a statement made by the
latter yesterday for publication that
the city is rotten with vice and is rum
soaked" This statement was made at
the same time that Major Weyler, when
asked why he had sent his men out TO
police the city, replied that he did SO
on request Of the mayor and the Po-
lice Commission.
1T is not true" said Mayor Lawson
this morning. "that made request for
the soldiers to do police duty" Mayor
Lawson said he and Major Weyler were
friends and that IL the Major made the
statement he is quoted as having made,
he Mayor Lawson) is very much sur
prised. He said that he does not be- !
lieye that conditions are as bad as Major /
Weyler is reported 10 have said they |
are. II am from Missouri" and will /
have to be shown, the Mayor remarked.
in L NaN
ment yesterday. said his men were po-
Icing the city to keep down disorder
and TO prevent any trouble between dis
charged soldiers who are returning
home and that this action had been or
Tered by the Department of the East.
According to the testimony in a case
heard In City Court this morning, three
4 Major Weyler's military police re-
used last night. TO place a soldier under
Irrest who was causing a disturbance
Il the restaurant of Charles Hicken, No.
05 Shipley street.
The soldier accused is John d. Carr,
r., and he was before Judge Church.
nan. in Municipal Court, on a charge
4 disorderly conduct this morning. He
sd been before the court on four pre-
ious occasions. and this morning was !
ned $40 and costs. I,
When Mr.. Hicken objected to Carr
ding in his restaurant while under
le influence Of liquor, about $50
clock last night, the soldier Is said
} have insOlently declared that If he
'as arrested, "he would only be turned
YER TO the government and not have
nything done TO him." He threatened
} "clean out" the restaurant declar-
lg that he had already cleaned out one
l.
When the restaurant proprietor beck !
ned TO the three military police who I
rere standing at Sixth and shipley T;
reefs, Carr said, they won't arrest ,
ie." The guards, it was testified, :
alked away and refused to take :
and in the affair.
Judge Churchman told Carr that the !
nited States uniform is not a protec- i
on for crime and that all soldiers must :
, accordingly punished for their Of :
nses. IL has been the custom Of the :,
,urt, he said, to turn soldier-offenders
ier TO the government for punishment, y
1T for certain reasons. that he would :
lt explain, the court has ceased that !.
'actice. One reason, however, for the .
,urt's change Of custom. Judge =
lurchman explained, is that law and
der must be maintained in this city.
g then imposed the fine on Carr.
Carr's record, read by Judge Church =
an, showed that he was before the =
,urt in 1914 for breach of the peace; =
1915, for drunkenness, and twice in ,
i6 for disorderly conduct. y
Homer Handy. employed at the
stMrant, testified that Carr has been
the restaurant under the influence d
liquor on many nights. When he j
as asked by the proprietor last night q
1t to go in the lunch room because
his condition, the soldier used s.
,usive language toward him and a
reatened to clean out the place. a
II don't care II you have me arrest II
. If you do, they'll only turn me
er TO the Government Handy said &
e defendant asserted. =
Mr.. Hicken gave similar testimony,
d added that he called to three mill
ry police, but they refused to have
ytllrrg TO do with Carr, walking
gay from the corner where they had -.
en- standing. N
0hlcer Blackiston said that Carr. af- 81
r being placed in the patrol, wanted "
o lick the whole DOlice fOrce ~ y