, 1873-09-13
LULL ON TRIAL.
Investigation Of the Charges
Against tho West Side
L'o1icc-Captaln.
Discharged Policemen and Thriving W.
grants and Bunlmers Tell
Their Stories.
A "Staats-Zcitnngs Reporter Involved
III The Hess III tho Roio
Of Ilrilcr.

Ol Iilucrs
At. o'clock yes'erasy afternoon in tho Of otaee % Of
tton Of the City Executive. informal investigation
OF tho complaints uatu publicly against To1cr-Capt
Lewis J. lull. There woro IN tho room Police oon-
misspnets Cleveland. Wright, ana el'ofaan' All.
Richardson Dixon anl Cleveland; a%ar.ons. M t
rrasa nwd , rrmor ~ tntorextc, i1,o,a, Those Win |
pfeae anu lu'oe. o. 'a.e.e'e" ."'os
Capt. Lul was seated, In sco,ung confidence and at
hla oauo, lust behind 1le attorney, n1r T. q, Asay,
Mayor Bond sad th0ro ''ero no regular charges but
there lind hcon many psra9ns naue complaints o. ,he
tap'an an o had notified them to appear At ihla
SPECIFIC charges and ho "isne i'm to ~ ns"r NIL tho COM
ptainta to DO madc against tic o'nsa'n.
g. 1rofrmnn appeared ana was about TO tell some.
th'ns rna, nnIenee sear aso ''aa % ""s M' pe'u.e
oapt. Lnii hau teen cona1nissonsa' wae'' N.Y. H. "
ANY, s2s 'e ca s rsesSe sps
...,,, f,,,,a,,, ~ ,, s,,,so ,n n1asnr sst.,nna
tne pSe&I ocs,,on lpa' u 'N' p'D''' D' ''f '''@'
to sn ary s s ass aa ] ass ne s w was oor @
before Ills promotion to ,,1 oar'a'noy M ,. ,. ,,..
mr. Aea3 responded 'Aat mo ihVest'gaaoh Inuat 10
] earric lack m to t antesdate his % coln,sson. ~ ~
The Mayor sustainc! this view ,,.
uuuAti sad llo ha once appeared to testify before
tho Committee Of the Council but hnd not done 80 he
Jid uot walt to do III hu llad been Summoned by
policeman and by AID. schaGncr.
punish @ ur reusoso saa Gaan f5s any ofeaass Sefore
bs promotion to tic present rank, it would bo mora
sausfscsasy to h2ay al! tho comY!asuts.
g. Hoffman then continued, aud tue following ia tho
Blbstance OF lila satolnu fur 1t could be heard.
oatsils nroyontcd him from heing heard: year ago
last A1arrh, one night, between aI O'clock Lull
ubn4, ntr r,orn at.ntJft t,orh
and askoa tho officers to stop It. and artest tho cn
whsn Lull satl '49o III ataira, YOU d-d Dutcl
--,n went up Btairs whore nrod, and watched
J aud yaw hiin 10 Into No. 497 State Rtrcet know
It IL bad place anl 10 asasd there until II o'clock.
Cross-crdu,Nu: watched for them, and did not
.es item cac down kcep decetlt 1lace; and refer
yo.. to netghhors tnvu lived thero for fifteen years
sSp two w;t1 1t iex help sn sum'r' No ono went
,1,, r,,,. SECOND s1sTsMrs7; ;3 .,,, a., to,,o,x.
I'D nf tn oney: iii a|onq that aIer knew OK Iull
Gse enns 9i s and nv parner
nolieema1l to George aians,r'a aud treated ,u have
XIV s f0g oso parna
t the time of tho twelve hours' service
Ia aaa % were on spc,sal ,aalo ID duty !y.von on
ha M wsa roina Iona. followed lii, two NIGHTS, aud
saw lin GO into ttsrepuaJlo house, and le atal
rollcail On different occasions, aud then James Mor-
m gan eailea the roll Gayo known him to keep room
| orRr n
from tioro IN ls7o knew lin 10 send Trod Lipharl
sfs tis Nh Sos. sa 5 4 Ts
waa my boat fron. February, to Tho middle Of
a,d during that time never knew 6ergt, Lu1l to como
on my bout.
on ts ist Of April was not advised by frienls 70 do
so often went into houses Of il-farne on business
tls ten or fifteen t4iul}seH a reasonable time to stop
at snch d riuce Oh oiiIuin business; an officer might
business a woa aeep hin a ngst
M aal to e US us0 to Ss hen for het
nsn, aud In tGo morning slls would bo lvt out; Lu
did lot lot her out Tho statiou-toeper did so Fred
Liufard told mo she was I.ula woman tho SO paid
to Usoou was lor lao recovery Of torso and buggy
lc PAID Lull SO: tlere was no reward adsertisod
SAW him do It 10 offered me 10; waH tho frat ono
to truck the buggy did not take Tho s.; was not mad
~ te 10 opsy ors money waS 'heSsa ING w h0' wan
THIRD srA7EMENr.
M ss neaI esaS q %aeSSn
500 to nwear agaiMst Washhern and Lull that t,e
Tie ple,ricI retired lnutter,ng that Meaing wus .
uane uauas was W I'll Herman s Dsirich M ''' " ~
roultru srArEstENT.
Thon,oa Lse staed TIT ss 10 @ as on the force b
Of women living III van Buren, Block, NJ: - on vni
qMrcl and found out they were looHe characters
faraeart IuIl uaInE there frequently, On
nieGt willis dressed iu ciiizen'H clothes
. mst Lull, also dressed In citizena clothes
On Van Dtren-streot bridge, nnd Iun did not recog
1tzo him followed L,ll and saw him 60 to the
at theae women never told nny one but Capt. Frcnc
, Of this; came hero because was summoned by til
hTayor: had been in the Police Court; 1t Tua OH
} Charge of druuke,,nesa was dismissed by Jury
there were charges Of drunkenness peudtng agatns
mo when Resigned from The police, frat know .
the character of these women from tho complaints
nciglbors ono Of ths Waiting officers oilce took on
Of the women out riding; don't know that it was Lull
did not appenr before tic Council Committee pon'
Lul's confirmation. nor befpre Mayor hcdill; ha'
told no one OF what knew except Capt. French, au
. reporter Of tho Staats zeisun9 whose nanie don
know the reporter called me at my fonHr. aud
: told him; he WIS looking for Atr. Fitzpatrick and
+ ] tnti him, w],nre 10 autl him
FIFTH sTaTEMENT.
Thornaa Cody. vagralt, said he in house OF IL
i fame one ulght whon Ls]l ca1ne III there 'sas
J. woman t}eto who passed 81 InlPe wolAan ; he i" Y
: her kick because she had favored other men 81
. was called Alice; 1t was Ksto 1totfmants houAe
" {,+tssxtrhD,ffI+d: I tried aud convicted II