, 1860-12-10

duty to fndict the said John Noyee.
But lest iuJustfce may be done to the per.
kons namel and alluded to In this report, We
have attached hereto copy Of the evidence |
taken in the case.
In yiew Of the facts disclosed, VIC cannot re- |
frain from expressing our opinion that any sys- |
ten Of ofd9tection Of crime whereby the owner, |
whose property has been stolen is made to pay
half What the property IS worth to the thief
who stole 1t In order to obtain 1t, aud this up
on condition that his name is to be withheld, |
and himself allowed to escape, must soon d.
stroy all confidence In those engaged In the de-
lection OF crime, by confounding the faithful
and upright officer with the corrupt and unde-
serving, We would also take the liberty to
suggest (not feeling competent to do morcup-
legislation which shall place the police depart
mcnt Of the city upon some basis where cou-
tinuancc In the public service shall depend
somewhat On tho integrity and competency OF
the officer.
Henry Fuller, foreman B. E. Tucker,
c. T. j. Nixon, John Turner,
Henry O. Winch, R, l. McLoon,
". R. Hcminway, John Lobstein,
II. Bascnfect, H. Wiliets,
J. 7. Dunhan, +. G. Reynolds,
Albert Melrose, Jacob Rehm,
Calvin Hill, George II. Eveletb,
L. 1amperts, T. D. Hamilton
After the report had heen read by the Clerk.
the Recorder addressed the grand jury al fol-
lows:
Gentlemen: can only say that am under
great obligations to you for the business you
have done, and particularly for lending your
influence as body to track up and bring to
light some part Of the shameful system OF cor
ruption which Is sustained by this city govern
ment.
The jury requested that the documents ac-
companying the report should also be read.
Those documents cmhracc tho evidence Of
official corruption and rascality, US sworn to
By the magistrate who presided over the Port
able Court, aud others who appeared before
that court Us Witnesses. They were read as
follows:
PEOPLE vs. JOHN NOTES, ACCESSORY AFTER
TIE FACT.
.1ndr1o Akin s.corn: II nm police magis
trutc; there was an examination before me OF
Williams. 4 month ago received 4 line from
the Mayor, asking me to be At hfs office the
next morning at u o'clock. went and found
there some Of his police officers, Williams,
Ford and Others. AT his request 1 went to
his private room, aud he then stated in sub
stance that there had come to his ears rumor
something about watch WHICH Lad been ia.
ken from Nr. Hoard, which had been received
through agency Of Noyes aud Ills policemen
| aud be wished to Investigate the matter for Ills
own satisfaction and fur that Of Mr.. Hoard.
Hc did not proceed against Noycs, but did
against Williams, to sec Il he WIS implicated iu
any Of the guilty transactions with the watch,
| and for that purpose be would himself prefer
| tho charge AGAINST Williams for being ncccsso-
| ~ after tho fact of this burglary; then asked
| him If lie wished this to be in form Of 4 judi
cini examination, to have witnesses sworn in or
der that might hold him for trial # tmplica-
| a. In %t,u$ bad tn In
| with that as be only desired to see how far his
| policemen were concerned In the matter; l
| then told hin, If that was to be the hummer Of
| proceeding, should desire to have Mr.. Haven
present before l did anything about 1t j; be
said In substance, that he did not sec what Mr.
Haven had to do with his policemen, but II
he wished to look after the criminal matter he
had no objection Mr. Hoard aud Insisted
! that Mr. Hayen should be sent for. Went
wortl, consented, and m officer was sent, ,ftand
Mr.. Uaven soon came he then went through
the formula Of again eharEing Ar; Williams; :;
then sworn; Iundcrtookto take the minutes
Of Noyes' testimony, but wah unable to do
| SO, and Mr. Forrest WAS called for that pur-
pose, and think l have his minutes.
John Noycs said, substantially, that be had
had talk with Williams, in which Williams
stated that Hoard had lost watch, and that
he would givc respectable reward for its re-
coye1y, as It WIS family relic; that after this
Noyes undertook the job Of finding the watch !;
he said he made inquiry knew thtcl who
was in the city, aud whom he thought would
know something Of the watch; name not re-
lncmbercd; found him at q saloon; This fcl-
low said If the watch Was here he could find
1t, and would get it for him, but It was to hc
distinctly understood that II the watch was
found the reward was to be paid and no qucs-
tIons asked; Noycs said he told him there
should be no questions asked or anything Of
{ +s.,Is II. n ann h&.sT $r1aF
f~.nd he said he had got the watch, but would
NOT tell where lle got It, but that he could have
1t for so; he met Williams again, aud he told
Williams that he had got the watch; gaze the
watch to Williams; Williams brought 1t back
and told him he must 60 70 Hoard with the
him to 70 lie said Asa Williams paid hin the
$40; he went to the fellow and gave the 1ao-
| ucy: but afterwards refused to state rs to the
manner In which the reward was arranged
i with the man. Mr. Haven insisted that he
should answer the question whether nc paid
wlat he paid him lie refused to answer. lie
then went on to say that he found this man In
| the same saloon, and took him out alone, and
paid hiul-stiu refusing to tell how he paid
him. He then said he could, perhaps, give us
J hint Of the manner in which the thing was
trrfcft money-whnt thcn.s Mr Haven then
said: =. Will you now state If you did pay him
! m that uannar.n He finally sald he paid him
SO in good money, aud the balance In worth.
less money; he did not say how much bad
money he gave llu., but took some out q LII
said the man WAS not seen in the city at thai
time, This nan was almost stranger to him
but knew him to be u reputed thicf. Hc thcn
stated that he went to Mr. HoaT1 with fAe
watch aud delivered it to him; Mr. Hoard
then told him he wanted to know how and
x-ha., Ia <7r& II ard FINN whom Sn that bt
might bring the fellow to Justice; be answer
ed bY saving that Bueh was not the under
standing, aud that he would not tell an5thinss
about It. = -
Samuel Hodrd sxo,~-I think about the Isl
Of October my house was entered aud quite At
amount Of property stolen. in the morning
; camc to the Massba,a Office aud male knowr
the facts and .aye description Of all the prop
esty stolcu; I told him there Wis . very pecu
liar watch which must certainly lead to ths
detection Of the thief: described II to him nj
nutely SO that he could find it. Lost at tht
same time u coat, shawl two c7stors. = city
!. order for $15, several checks amounting t
500 or $1e5, and some $3 or 81 In money,
pencil and = peculiar knife; stopped payment
on ct fecas and order next morning, some tint
store and said he had got clue to my Eatch
| and that he could get & If would pay $40;
said that WIS more than wished to pay, ant
wanted the things rs well as the watch; b.
said It had passed through TWO or threc nande
and he did not think the thief fcould be got: b
! agreed to see nc next day and sec if be couls
ret 1t for SIS; went up ut night and told hin
| he might give the $s5; never knew William
, In the transaction till got the watch, Soye:
said the man who had the watch was namet
Mac, and had gone to Indianapolis; the mex
day he brought the watch to the store and
| gave him $18 aud 4 check for 81, which va
not paid, and the next day he and William
. came In together and presented the check
aud gave him ny own check for the amount
Iwent to Mr. Wentworth and. told him tn
, fact, and I thought he had strange policy
/ / He said he would have an Investigation befor
[ Mr. Akin In his CWentwoEth's) office: WI
Inns wss the party under complaint; Soye
had told me two or three times that he dla
this without reward or hope Of It. On the e
, animation he said he paid him t1 IN 600
money, znd the balance, which vas under
, stood to be SO in ,money--hroken bank b!lls
He said this Mack WIS 4 State'e prison bird
t He said he'got aequainted With him IN som
} watehstutinE case lie said that be, Noyes
had opened saloou, and had to tell the boy
j, that he could be Of tome sersice to them m
: when he told this, Williams said that pcrhap
|. he could assist him; then he pulled out th
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