, 1864-02-17
BOARD OF POLICE.
1IertIu9 ofthe Police ComnatsA[on-An-
other Turn ofIhe Corporation Grlnd-
6rone--CharEcs Against Brad
Iey-Au IEvcStiEARl00 To-
MORROW Morning.

The Board OF Folce Commissioner met In reg
u1Ar sesEson ut their EoonR on LaSalio street. at
o'clock yesterday Afternoon. Tbcrc were present
Connisaiore1s Coventry, Wayman, and New
houee. It was evident from the first that IN In
po'taot movement was contemplated. Newhouse
blouglt In the 1fM<s mAn, who, before tho samo
was presented to the Board, laid violent hands on
the following affidavit, which We publish az part
Of The proceedings Of tie Board. and to give the
Co1paratton Organ the moral aid Of the TRIBUNE
TO sustain it In its charges Of "Bribely and Cor
srption" against the Police Of Chicago. and psr-
tculasly against G. p Bradley. the Superintendent
thereof. with which that highly moral aheet will.
with It's foutinc headings, astoniah the good poo
pie Of Ch,csgo this morning:
AFFIDAVIT.
GTATK or Jl1INo1s, Cook county, sA-EdwArd
iho 18Th Of August, 1sds be was arrested for IL
ccny by one Of the policemen Of tho city OF Chi
csgo A. The time be VA 90 arrested, the police
one watch. one hundred and ninety-four do,lara,
lia Fockct-book ana trunk key. That the proper.
y 60 takca was delivered 10 Z. A. Bradley. clerk
dic;ed iof stealing cum less than two dollars to.
wit: lie eEm Of $1.6', and confessed Judgment
therton: thst the prosecuting Witness swore At the
sooa of he
said rum Of IS, and that he could not say that
he had Cyer stolen anything further from hlm.
That af1}ant was then sentenced, and an order
given for the delivery Of the stolen property to the
plosecl ting WltIeER; that aflant has since BY
himsen ard attorneys made application to c. I.
Brrcley and bis aRtiett nts, aud they refuse 10
corr Ind directed them 10 pay It over to the pros
eeuting witness. thus dep5iving and despoihn: Al;
aant Ct upwards Of 3l.0oo; hss lawful money. and
| power az public officers. EDWARD TmL4iH.
Ewo1n TO md subscribed before me this 11th
day ofDeeemeeE. .s 1s6s =. po..,.n., ro+ pnh
Commissioner Coventry WAS disposed to enter
| into the investigation OF the charges then and
there, but Newhouse said nay, and William Way
msn, the other Republican member Of the Board,
said nay a1eo So the matter was referred to the
full Eoard, which will convene On Thnrsday morn
ing ut $50.
THE FACTS.
Although not strictly belonging under the head
Of st Proceedings Of the Board p VIC deem this a
proper place to insert brief statement OF the
facts upon which the athdavitI Is hased:
Several months ego. Geo. II. Schnnuble, ba-
kcr, doing business on the eorueF OF Sedgwick and
Dly,5ion ~ % e streets employed Edward 1lhlman as
ss5 q
uew clsfE. he Was closely watched, but for ser
eral wecEs be escaped detection. Atlast, one dol.
20 as to be identieed. Tas. found npon him, % and
Than VS. a5ts es npSn hie ana IN bis
m cn nas 4 ID od q md sIyci and s. y
in pennies, amounting to Si9a.67, pocket BOOK,
silver watch aud tiunE key. Tihiman admitt.
cd TO The officer that he ftolc the money nron
schnauble. and aleo plead guilty to tho same ia
tho Icicc Court, when he was held 10 bail in the
su1n Of Fl COO. to await the action Of the Grand
Jury.
Al the Eccoraer's Court his counsel. McComas s
Rost nilaal, induced him to plead guilty to tho
charge Of stealing the money that was marked
ncl1- Pending this trial, Roscnthal presented an
order from Tihlman to bradley Tor so, which he
refused 10 pay except On the order OF the court.
Subsequently the court gave an order tor the sur
1e1der OF "sehnauble's property TO sehnauble,
the arrest that T1h1man had acknowledged the
! taking und that It belonged to Schnanble and
tie eutGmcIt OF Schn1uble that 1t Was his proper
| ty, Brndlcy paid over the money to him nnd
leok his receipt for tbs same. The watch
was 1ev,cd upon b. the Sheriff 70 satisfy the costs
Of prosecution. The pocket book and trunk key
were returned to officer Schmidt, who made the
aT7cst, with instructions to give them to Thin
These are all the facts In the case, and such a.
can be eubstAnti&ted By documentary er1deucc.
We defer further comments until the investigation
is ended.
After the presentation Of the affidavit, the fol
lowing resolution Was adopted by the Doard:
RkHleed, That the City Comptroller be requcst-
| cd 10 fufItAh q statement to the Board Of the
amount Of nooner received from the Insurance tax
under section Of chapter new city charter, and
and Life Insurance due, up 10 the 1st day Of Jan
uary. 1864, and whether a1y appropriation has
Eeen nadc Of the saEe, and If so, for what pur
poee, and for Whist amount
Ike resignation OF H. J. Norton, policeman, wa.
presented and accepted.
On motion, the Board adjourned to meet OF
| Thurtday morning At 9.c1.