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Show THE PICKAED CASE. THE EPISODE CALLS OUT SOME VERY FORCIBLE TESTIMONY, The Order Thrice Bepeated Then "Written and Revised by His Own Hand The City Attorney on the Validity of the Ordinance The Captaincy. All else in municipal circles dwarfs in the presence of the acting mayor's astounding policy on the social and gambling evil. ' The indictment of Marshal Young by the Tribune reporter on a chargejof lcgerdermain and trickery has raised the enemy to even fiercer resistance. Marshal .Young reasserts all that has been quoted. That Acting Mayor Tickard gave the order as it was produced in the columns of The ! Times of yesterday.. Repeated it to Detective Glenn with emphasized em-phasized emphasis. Repeated it to Captain Tarker with a degree of earncrtness that was almost impassioned. im-passioned. "I was present," interposed Assistant City Attorney Eichnor, "but please don't quote me. I thought at first he was fooling and slipped out I don't want to be mixed up in it, neither do I want tobe made to occupy a wrong position.- I remember that Tickard stated that some one had told hint that these women were brought into court and lined, after which they were allowed to go aud rustle for the money that was the term, 'rustle' for the money. "I told him that was a lie; and I repeat it right here. I ll repeat it any place if I have to do it." Replying to the indictment of trickery. Marshal Young dispassionately denies it. "I thougLt," said he, "that Mr. Pickard was joking until he repeated the order to Mr. Glenn and then to Captain Parker. When I handed him a written copy of his order, which had been given so peremptorily, he looked at it, studied it and revised it by drawing his pen through tne words, 'gamblers or,' I realized then that he was sincere, that the order meant business. And to show that I gave Mr. Pickard the benefit of the doubt I thought his faculties had beed temporarily upset and that he would sleep it off ail right. "Sleep off what-' "A real mellow jag" volunteered a bystander. by-stander. The public repeats: What object did Mayor Pickard seek to cover? The City Attorney Talks. City Attorney Hall talked today but it was not with the vocal speed of a man who is in a hurry for a plate of hot cakes and a cup of coffee. The conversation was upon the validity of the ordinance abolishing the office of captain of police. 'T told Mr. Pickard" said City Attorney Hall that the fact that he had been called to the executive's chair didn't bar his right to vote on any and all questions." uRit. vaj iot crtliiariT- mi or rtn tTi ori j .v.- -- nance sufficient to adopt it?" ' "I have not looked into the question thoroughly," said the attorney, evasively. "Will the ordinance stick, on that lone vote?" Mr. nail evidently didn't want to goupon record at that moment. He made no answer, but turned to a law book. Had he bejen on the witness stand. In the presence of a jury-, the -court allowing him the latitude de-1 de-1 manded of the inteTiewec.tbey wouLi have found that Hall was on the negative side of the question. The ordinance will not stick ! Tolice Pickings. Attention was called to the fami(y of Mrs. Crawton, 420 Fourth North, Wt evening. even-ing. They arc destitute, and this morning morn-ing Dr. Hall was detailed to give them his services. It is a meritorious case for alms, and the Ladies Relief corps will provide for it. J. B. Taylor was arrested ' by Deputy United States Marshal Bush last evening on a charge of malicious mischief, and held for examination by Commissioner Greenmau today in the sum of $300, which wasfbr-nished. wasfbr-nished. Mrs. Harper makes the complaint. E. H. McKnight, arrested on a charge of burglary, was dismissed by Couimisioner Greenman. |