The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-07-15
THE MOCKLER TRIAL.
THE SECOND NIGHTS PROCEEDINGS.
Evidence for the Prosecution Closed.
The Testimony in full.

Nhtcn tbt III lils
impeachment trial Of Patrick Mockler,
City Clerk. The deepest interest in the
proceedings was manifested, the greater
portion Of the crowd remaining In the
room until the adjournment, which took
place at half.past II O'clock.
At few minutes before eight o'clock,
Thos. Nally, City Clerk, pro tenn, called
the roll and seventeen members OF the
council answer, alderman Redman only
being absent. The prosecution, then
proceeded TO the examination of
Mr.. Ferdinand Koehler, who testified
as follows: am engaged in the butchers
business at the corner Of 18th and Poplar
streets. Sometime ago Mr.. Mockler came
TO market and told me that the council
might pass bill refusing 10 grant any
more butchers license, and that as my
license would expire in about two weeks
/ had better take out license while could
| told him / would have TO buy scrip,
He said that he had scrip / got my IL
cense. soon after that. My partner was
present. His name Is Kenniss. Mr..
Mockler brought the license TO my shop
and paid him there. / did not go TO
the CLERKS Office at all; paid him sos
OF S81 in greenbacks. A few days ago L
had short talk with him. He said II
was mighty curious-he had turned over
the money to the city treasurer but had
got no credit for IL. j had no other con-
versation with him relating 10 this mat
ter.
Cross.ezdBiHei by Judge Mulkey: !
have been In the butchers business about
Is months at the same place. j have
taken out three licenses, one from Mr..
Howley, one from Mr.. Beerwart and the
last from Mr.. Mockler.
Redirect examination: The money for
the first license ! paid TO Mr.. Howley,
city treasurer; for the second paid Mr..
Beerwart. city treasurer, and the last
paid To MIR. Mockler, city clerk.
Michael Bambrick: am city marshal.
Ny Office Is with the city clerk. i saw
him receive money for the wharfboat
license about three months ago. One of
the wharfboat clerks paid II over To him.
] did not hear the amount only from
hear.say. At the time the money was
paid was several steps away and didn't
hear the conversation that passed. The
wharfboat clerk paid Mockler in green
backs. There were five or six people in
the Office at the time. Some one Of them
made the remark that there could be
money saved by buying city scrip. The
wharfboat clerk replied that he would
not bother himself running around, for
the difference. saw him give the mon
ey to Mockler and saw Mockler put the
money in the safe. Mr.. Oberly, and
, ts office. The treasurer was not
there In about fifteen. minutes
Mockler took the money out Of
| the safe and went back towards the treas
urer's Office. This was two or three
months ago. The same day / saw Hy-
land and Mockler going down the street,
and they were talking about the money,
Mockler said II he had returned scrip for
the money they could have made some.
thing off Of meaning, a. understand
IL, himself and the treasurer. ! didn't
hear Mr.. Hyland's answer.
CrOss-e1amined.-I don't know the
the amount Of money paid by the wharf
boat clerk 10 Mockler. / understood
him to be clerk OF the City OF Cairo
wharfboat, but don't know. / did not
| hear Mr.. Mockler say how much had
been paid. The money was paid in the
day time, doors were open, persons pres
ent, mayor was present, and IL SCENE Il "A
public transaction. saw Mockler start
| towards the treasurer's Office with the
money. Don't know whether he paid il
| In or not. In the conversation between
! Hyland and Mockler on the street Hy-
! land did not appear To be satisfied. l saw
| them afterwards and they appeared 10 be
on good terms. have been city marshal
since the February election. Have had
business about the city clerks Office. i
have taken out license for business, but
can't say that ever paid the money TO
the clerk. / never knew OF my own
knowledge Mockler to issue license.
! Here the mayor was sworn. AS his
evidence had reference to the cashing OF
q city order by the treasurer, and Is to-
tally Irrelevant 10 the matter in issue,
we omit it,
John Hyland: IL am the city treasur-
err Of the city Of Cairo and have held my
office since the 18th day of March last,
having been elected on the 2Sd day Of
! the previous February. AS well as | can
recollect it was about the last week Of
April, Mockler, the city clerk, came up
to the court house and left me in his
| office. He left his license book on the
desk and / looked over 1t. 1 found from
an examination of the book--(Here
Judge Mulkey for the defence objected
to Mr.. Hyland testifying as To anything
he found in the book The book was in
court and was the superior evidence and
must be introduced. Mr.. Butler replied,
and was followed i'm turn by Judge AL.
len, who insisted the book should speak
for itself. Councilman Rearden advised
caution, least the time already consumed
i'm the investigation Of the case be lost,
etc. The book was then handed
to the witness who continued:
i examined the record TO see il Reed &
Mann's name had been put down. 1t
was there; the name OF Ferdinand Koch
Ter, the hutcher, was there, and the
names of three merchants which | have
forgotten. The money for these Licenses
had not been paid over to me. Reed &
! Mann's name was there on the books.
1t is now blotted out as is plain TO