Evening star., 1922-12-02
Claim That Attack on Mrs. Glau-

Failure on the part Of policeman Of
the sixth precinct to serve warrant
and arrest Charles Glaubach. sworn out
by the mans wife, in which she charged
him with making threats TO kill her. is
believed to have been the major re-
sponsible factor that resulted in the
man attacking his wife at the family
home, % II street northwest, yesterday
morning when he Is charged with slash
ing her throat and face with butcher
knife. and attempting to kill his son
and then take his own life
Mrs. Glaubach went to the office OF
Assistant District Attorney Ralph
Given the morning Of November "a
seven days before the man made the
assault on his wife. complained that her
husband had made threats to kill her
expressed the belief that he would carry
out the threat unless taken in hand by
the police and that she was afraid OF
him. AS n result, Mr.. Given issued the
order for the warrant Of arrest.
Permitted to Harnss Wife.
The warrant for Glaubach's arrest
according to the records at Police
Court from which the warrant Issued
was turned over to an officer OF the
sixth precinct for the arrest Of the man.
He was not arrested. and was permit.
from neighbors Of the woman and her
boy, to harass and threaten the wife
openly by going to the home in his
automobile and making demonstrations
against the woman, which finally re-
suited yesterday morning in his entry
into the little store. and. 1t is charged
attempting to kill her.
When the matter came to the atten-
ton of Assistant District Attorney
Ralph Given yesterday afternoon he
was highly indignant that an officer
of the law. armed with a warrant. had
failed to serve 1t.
"There was no excuse for the off,
GERS failure to place that man under
arrest" said Mr.. Given. unless 1t were
that the man could not have been To-
Gated. But l understand from the
story printed in today's Star that
the homo of Mrs. Glaubach. at No. %
II street northwest. menacing and
threatening the woman. If that be
true. and I have no doubt but that the
statement is based upon the facts, then
the officer holding the warrant for
Glaubach,s arrest is responsible for
what followed in the murderous as
sault on his wife. If Glaubach sur
wives his injuries he will be prose.
cuted to the limit Of the law.
Warrants Promptly Issued.
CRITICISM has from time to time been
made of my actions in issuing warrants
for men who have made threats against
their wives" continued Mr.. Given, but
in all such cases where women come to
me with any evidence that their hus-
bands. or others, have made threats
against their lives I promptly issue the
warrants. Not many years ago a woman
came to my office for such a warrant
during the busy hour OF the morning
1 did not see her but heard she had beer
there for warrant. She was persuaded
by an attorney to drop the matter
against her husband, followed the law
yer's advice, went to her home and tina,
same night the husband murdered hel
in cold blood. Warrants of this nature
grave offenses. threatening the life OF
any one. should be served by the police
at tho quickest possible moment. Every
and special effort should be made by
the policeman handling the warrant te
get the man or woman it is directed
against. Had this warrant agains,
Glaubach been promptly served the
crime committed by GIaubach would moi
have been a part Of the police record
of the sixth precinct"