, 1869-12-12
THE PulteE iMYES1laATtoA.
Third nay Of the Triai Of Aerxcaat Crnncy
The uefeudnHt Found 4sullty OF oil
Shc Charges and Discharged from
the Farue.

The cxAmtn4i1ou Of the chargta against Sergeant
Craney Werc resumed befofn the Board Of tollce
on yesterday morning. nj 10 O'Clock, the full board
being preseut MI. Caulneld appeared for tho
defence, and Superintendent Kennedy conducted
TIA Frosecuttou-
Ewo1p, testified thzt he has neYer seen Cransy
drunk, but n1s seen him when he may have had
something taken. Never saw hIu 90 drunk that
he couldn't atiend 70 his duilex
Captain Hickey, being sNoro, testified that he
pA8 known Cfaney ence 1861. AHAyI found him
sober and fatf In rhe treatment OF his men Hss
only met him occasionally during the past year.
Asa % LEFTY e ,tosn ss,o msa
the Central Sia.on. being swofn, testide taat he
never ssW Crane! intoxicated; never heard Of his
be1rg qu1r1esomt or violent.
The case for The defeoca was here rested.
superintendent kenned! waa Wiling to submit
the Gaze without Argument
Nj. caulne.d aafed that Craney be allowed to
make . statement, which wAs permitted sef-
grant Crauey explained, with reference 10 the
man who had been let out AFTER having been
rested the wFotg Man, and 10 let him oot with
regard to The gsntn matter. he was given petmts.
sion by MI. Powell 70 tAee It home The gold
never w1G counted but once Never SAW the
stone from the RIG nor the meerschaum p'pe- 1t
Is false that he was found lying drunk scfoM tne
sidewalk; he should have chosen some other place
to ue down. Had 1 few words with Serg geAnt
ODonnelL who made gome ungenuemAnl1 re-
trasks, and he replied = little roughly. Also haf
H0u1t WCIua HQGu AuCAlu4E WEE tuGIS. .SsftE
abused the men. Has often called them 70 nc
count for slovenitness, hut has done no more.
Mf. Czulneld Rald that, TO sustain the ra11ous
charges, Witnesses hid been introduced to prove
6pecinc Bcts- He believed that. Il the defendant
had ever been lotoxlcated, It waa rafc exception
while bis gener1l conduct waa th1t OF eooerness
and promptneA n Tho dtlchsrRe Of h;s duty. He
ca!lcd attention TO the presumption that sergeant
ODonnells teltlmony was prompted by revenge
He Ind rated and eclaped witnesses from every
enc OF the officers who had testified had snown
= biased mnd, and had admItted TO bearing a
grudge 1g1lnkt the defendant The evidence
10 bis lying Acru1l the Sidewalk drunk WAS con
Trajectory and conflicting, and the alleged fsc
could not Be feeonc1td with the the probable tho
cries Of the case. Tie charge OF ntglecing to re-
| turn property 10 tt1 nghtful owner MAs uslertT
disproven. II WIS wholly unBuppoEted by any tea-
| ttmonJ, aAva thai OF the old woman, whoee repu-
| taton sud ASSOCIATIONS we're such ~ to throw I
doubt upnn her ctedlollity. The counsel referred
| TO Sergeant CtaneJ 3 past reputation and stand
/ ing. and unlimited Whether the evidence - q
| whole should be deemed Sufficient to convict hin
! Of the cuxT8ea.
Tue board then retired for consultaao1+ and,
! alter An absence Of hAtf N hour, returned and
| rendered tho following decision:
"In the matter Of the charges preferred Against
| Sergeant James B CrAaey by the General Super
| tuEl ndent Ct Police, under date Of December T.
| lS6p,-tbo szme having been fnlly heard and ex,
/ 4mined By .Ai4 beard, ,-mt do Ind the sald Ser
/ 9eauL James D. Craney guilty Of al the sA:d
charges, and order that the bald James B. CfAuc1
| be, and hereby 1 discharged from the polct
| force