, 1869-12-11
POLICE INVESTIGATION.
Second Day OF The Trial ol Scr
gCnnt Crnney bcfore the
Board OF Police.
Policemen Employed in Raising
MONEY to Buy Watch
for the Sergeant.
: Testimony rs to Craney's Character
Never Seen 50 Drunk bnt that
He Could Navigate"
The Difference batwoen Being Drunk
and Simply Intoxicated.
Superintendent Kennedy Oh tbt Stand.

Superintendent Kennedy on The Stand.
The tr.sl OF Sergeant JaTes E EraneY, charged
with druukenuess, luattcntlon to duty. tnsotence
srd dishonesty, WAS rt4umed yesterday afternoon
1t O'Clock, before tie HoAs0 Of 1lsce, Inc rEea,-
de1t, 7. Il Browr, In the chair. I1csent-cou~
uls.loners Sheitdaa ana Gund; d G. Carneld,
Esq, counsel Tor the dtfcnee; Superintendent
keLpeps conducting Inc prosecution. The board
h.d coLvcned IN The forenoon, b7t sd>outued untl
D. t.. Without ,1atssct3ng any husuess. The
1:s, witness examined WAS August D!e;tDsr, VINO
WIS recalled and testified a follows:
TESTIMONY OF ArGtsT RtETTEkR-
Wss. ttsiior-keepes Al tne T-eLIln ; rec' Sta-
ton y h.n tue EA1e OF "Jants Wall~olth, an
slia. siren bs r J. biate. oue Of ne "itassses Of
the man cut Dont knor Whe;aer Cra1cJ
scratched the ZANE oat, or Whether be gave OF.
An 10 rnfs 70 he f GO = 0 ne
out Eaura witneut IN Order from the Sergeant
Crarcs ~As there when INC n2tae was erased
e,st. d u presence Of vl.ness. TOOK .he p9t.oner
lie charge vas., "dank. disoatelt5. aud
et1>ryc was u ale before OF s'ter the man WAS
let ou' o. The cell ons:t WAS done before he ltft
lAe station. ...
Poccuaa t'rost~ testified trat be vas EtAused
by c.an-y o. :sc 81 Of June l4st i u3sa cane
N With warrant 10 serve. Asd crauey lutt than
e3scs,e he xsi:zsL Witness to:d him ihli the
psrss to &c arrested road 60: he fo1nd LII ereo.
Ing. Rhelcspon Crane5 began shus1nR hitn telling
IN t1o xtett;" that te was 20 officer, and no
neAn ca general principles Last Octoeer, on
live! eane e 70 % he e,a..oa m md msde oomaa,at
thxI oLc JACK HhitEett had taken ~ from bin,
auA. II Nt-Less you'll 80 to Gttta' Il cnul1 BE-
prosea The neAt etcain3 haw craney waistns
t!th Lft hrAH ufF An
10 arrest The ls::er. The nooty had
herese,tea - l!a-snesl believing the laiter
% L 1esuiA1 nenler 2! ths 80 tee f2fe:. Has
Cra.cs irto1icaIeI teyeral tilacs. Was pre*ett
xPen he 4tEscA Sergeant 0'Dnnaen Acd 0ciceT
Hoo lhan- List March was sent cut, tT ortef Of
Iiziss, 10 co leet nouey win when 10 bag HIN
1s'ca and caalu- A2tsnett, Hho wxs then on the
foIce, was kent cut II co1pzaf with sftnes%
At o.t siTe foattt N sacks Of wheat aud hAlrei
Of oafa, which hAd heen stolen from tue butftnR-
Ton c3Es, Wrre b:"usEt Ito tnc EtAt!on and laid
there two or ta.ee nerfhs. A nan. Caued Abel,
had ktea artes,cd Tor tustn9 The gran Of bo1s.
VITO hkf s:o'e1 II. Do1-t k1or what WAS done
With tbe grain-
C.n4s-esa,n,ne5: Had no ii x,n 2kalns: Cztne!:
dnu't want to Fer HIM feEoseu.
TESTIMONY or OFFICER kr1G.
Policeman EuSe. bet2g sworn, testified tia. he
made ~ Arreet OF Chsries Abel. TOT buy1uE stolen
ssals. TheIe Hcre zbuut swea:J bushtli OF wheat
dtscharged In he Reeorcer's Cont, becaase Of
lie Icon peteuey sf the principal wttucktea. The
kENl1 1A!1 Al AAE s&AIQ2 LNV VI 3ultE uQuk1x- IL
was removed about tne sanc t1ue Abel Vas d!s-
chxrke4l- It has been the cuslotn 10 take stolen
rrnpery to the Central station and 10 the conrt
bon ! krox What wss uone with tie grain; waan't t
there when It WAS taken A~a5.
CFe.t-xartnfd: Neser saw cr.ney 1nto11-
Gated. A~zya treated Eitcess well au1 neret
hearl him speak pretty ahaza now and then. Was
generally proup! IN Tic performance OF h!s d1IeA
TESTIMONY OF OFFICER noTAHn
Poiicefnas Howard, telng expfn, testified tha!
he ta~ 1ne Rratn NJ the Twcl111 Street Station
Wtetled II CUT Of the s,ation- by order OF Crapey
4Id 1t WIS rat Toto Al ezPress wagon. which
i2s1et p2rt Of JsnuArE, IN the afternoon. 1t n1d
BEEN n the Etar,aa TWO or three monEhs D1n'I
eno. The re ,as ps1a xa' y, ,alea H1s ss1
You'd condition to co business
Ctu.s<1aui,.<i: utArl hard worls between
tie ss,iss. Ss7sr ~ ~ ceans5 aIuns ax s5 pous
ktov whether te has beea IN the nAott 81 sleeping
IN q. cut Of the s!ation. Calls . msn drunk whtl
be cauT navlE1'e. Never sAH CTxnet 80 drunk pu1
tat te h,d tie use Of ills r1=atal facilities.
TESTIMONY OF !. q. s0hfaA
}. Il. Soner. beng 9rofn, testified that he r,
estate dea1er. Lives IN Crznev:s house. Went te
list house ia. My. TheEs were several 4acI4 ol
Ea;n \ ne noate u tsc time
Il ws proposed 10 shoz toAI this WAS The tam'
gram wascn Eas hauled away from the Station:
-. !HS n n 1nds
subsequently es;ahlAhed, Il Vas not 10 &c receives
a. n1teE1 ~.
III, Som.rs, resurnin4, said be did not know
what WA 1ote vita the Rr1u.
Superintendent Kennedy then proposed 70 1no'
tg C1ptAn Miller, cl The Secard P1e5nct, tnh
Tie grain b3t not been nA1aea over - sto.e
P1rpeHJ. Tnss fac: WIS admitted b5 Nj. Caal
II Tnla c.osed the ca.e for the p1ssoeouop, IN
tie testimony fer the de!elce MA thta taken.
1Eaf1Nosy oy oYF1CEx HOLDEN
Policeman Anaoen. beng .worn, ,tea1ined that h
kas BEEN II the TWetitn Street Station for 70
AK RH- lnAR RrrASf ~ b R7bR
men witness has belonged 10 the Iste aires
squad, &nd has only report-d 4 ntgas Aad morn
lst. Never xaw Cfaney dsnnf. craneJ WA n
quently absent rhsn witness reper1ed. Nave
1aN hin o,he1w!s* than perfectly aole TO atten
TO lis dHt1e6.
crsa-Eensined: Does dxy duty entirely At I'll
ported a the station Il O'Clock IN the epen!ni
las heard Of Grassy = being intoxicated and aos
1tvt, lut nak never kn0sn II rersonAn5- III
hc2rd these thibRa for sevel@! months
TESTIMONY or Y. POWELL
Aldernan v. \ PoHsI' es:sE swo1a; .Issae tssao'
11exht agent io1 the Cn1cagn, Burlington
QusucI Azitoad. Last winter soEe gram VI
G.,a neg ,as s,s md IT, .ns5ss 1Hse we
SER Tor the craip) to knsw his El.hes concetult
the g1aln, md -.s TOD 1nat wi,Eess uat no clat
cuu'd use il, aso Witness told h:1a he Fad 10 @
jecnon 10 bis taxing 1he Sriln- Never heal
Cr1Dey Csc ssustrc language toward ausbod
aad never raw altu tntcxlca.cf.
~ 1r..,nr6 in caurr cn6csrnitv thr Grain
was 10, tnsrn prtels.l1 who the grain belong,
The Era.E, but told hit1 he hB.i CLAIM uro1 II
TESTIMONY 0F b. \. KELLY.
ksS: Gt'eF srS:n ,s;tas ,t ths. nt1snt ss ~
tie time Nrz- Muthoand's hoGte was Bcarcdt
The osd lany. two Youn4 woEeo, and An ola q
en,,, ,,eset Gr ;t;ro Thtos. h. h.arl ,ane =
~, ,trIe "a s..I 11eas; a. ~ orr ksy ,h.t ~.
vas <.aa Heard 60 d'.A4:i.iac,loa 1pteasea
th Lrt- rnf ~ k1np.
49, Mrn,r,.e f,rnts1 m =. tnInieti .,sns, In y
sa"<r Ena.s ,:1ane, " IL. seer IT. ~ - 80.
ds1s Meier saw nm drune. nas Ino1n him
nv mn | ,n,aa,es.ei re c;tiaeos Iited him ~ n
Sr,er1nn~ hiu 10 EsiIrest tauIsnH or po,,
nen- :"
CTsst eromintd, Ie an iasursnce agent. Y
IL the boase portion OF tie time lhat toe eea
7.p belrr msIc. I'D no. 70 IN urtlI att-r
ondcett eh,ered. Tae noaeI ~ coaoet q IL
persont we're IN inc RON 1t the tine. rali
rsrstczlar attention 10 The count. but Ia Ger
ineEe were taitty pleces. The money WAS coan
Iseol!eet u uee q sc ses.na aeai s,at or me.r.ca.
ndpe. nicely nsunted. saw serersl r1n9a
siper, hut aoucei noae 10 particular. ErA
c.lled wl.ress TO vitutss the couaticE or
aoaey. % and Ia SD ID - 80 a,da. Know. - ~ @4'AA
TESTIMONY oy or11c.a .nLaA
T.: ssen e satfe .srsn e or eslt ronths U:
VA geeetallI At the s.alion q 1ollcaL y
nsss 81 ne an me- es E. % beea GOD % il genera
him tste Once1 Ks:Ea 70 accnunt for not b
reaay 70 "lsll Ia = Tor rolLcsli. telling hina tn
lie couldn't be ready IN time there were p'enl
nen 10 nj his p1ace II he didn't do better. CT
frequently tuld the men this when he foand
were not doing thtir dnsy. Has neseE seen
rc5" hat you naJ eail drunk" There is .
ference between t<4nS dsulE and being in
Gated. WheI 3 tIaa u drHnk he can't
nv ltEs: nheo tEfo1,eaea s; M e. ne s eaa A Akeep