, 1873-08-30
Matinee Performance Before
the Board Of Police
Yesterday.
Investigation Of the Charges
Against Detective
Simmons.
He Swears tho Shirts We're the Re-
suit Of q Bet with q
Gambler.
The Commissioners Take Time to Coui-
tate on the Verdict.

nav ~o'''"oolo'1lo sNhV SlHIG ~ ou4l7
tate on the Verdict.
The mntincoB Of IIoo1oy draw vol, and those
Which McVlcler giyos aro not badly attended,
but none Of tllom aro 10 attractive as those
given by tho Donrd OF Police at tl.oir afternoon
sessions. Their performances llayo ns broad
range az tho plays Of Shakespeare. Thoy hayo
run from trngedy to farco, from tho inky Oh
counter Of Sheridan and Wauhburn to tho pros-
ontation Of tho charges against Williams. Tho
actors on the Doard Of Police stage woro up to q
recent period under tho management OF Stage
Maaagor Modill, who had a hara work Of it in
preserving ordor among his employees, aud who
had to su.nmarily dismiss solno Of them for
mutfny. All thoatro-goers arc familiar with
Talcott. who did so wcll in tho "old man"
pants with lleno, who playod told woman"
with Sheridan, tho heavy tragodian aud villain;
Washburn, tho good young nan, prosecuted by
tho Villatn md with nnumerable other nctors
In the shape Of policemen, detectives, forlorn
women, etc.
Tlio little play presented for popular favor
yesterday was entitled '' Tho Detectives Bet
or, How Simmons Gets Ills ShirtH," u production
in two charges and two specifications, and re-
ported to bo tho work Of Elmer Waahburn, who
has previously favored tho Board with aomo little
local dramas. The farce had boon we'll adver-
tsod in tho city papers, mud tho attendance waa
too largo for the size Of the room. railing
which fonccH of the actors from the spectators
vas reserved for tho use Of Aldermen, who woro
thus enabled to 500 WELL but who ran the risk,
during thoir occasional bursts of applause, Of
tumb1ng over backward. Whenever nilything of
this kind happened, they were picked up by OIL
rer Prince, who gavo tllom back to got to their
Nnh ind f,nue Il s&or5
iignoblo crowd. The stage was occupied by tho
three Commissioners. Corporation Counsel
Iuloy, Jako Reh1n, who wanted to 500 how
things arc done now, MIR. WaBhburn, several
they merely happened to como in. aud begged
that their names be not mentioned N1r, Sim
mons, With spotlcss white shirt on, ono Of tho
shirts, m immaculate rest, and black coat and
jurod innoccnco to perfection.
President Cleveland opened tho ball. Flo had
charges which bud boon preferred against Dom
mis- Simmons by the General Superintendent,
Was the accused roady2
He WaH.
The charges were read in q cloar voice by tho
Clerk.
air. Tuloy. leaning hs head upon his hand, lis
"tlencoforth," " wherefore" "to-wit," etc.
Mr.. Simmons sat with his left foot on his right
knee, aud rolled piece OF paper between hia
fingers; .
He plead guilty to the shirts, but not guilty as
to tho fur cap, and II they chose they could take
bis statement. AZ for tho last item, he got it
As for the shirts, 10 did not deny fhat he lad
received tho1n, and II they had no objection, he
would go on and state how it WIS. Last fail
big raid was malo and Hankins' house pulled
Wosf Side Station about somo tables which had
beon taken from Hankins' place. and the Inter
Bald he would get them back again. Tho ac-
cuaed said they would not, and, finally. HankinH
said, 3" You want aome shirts 50 dol. will
bet you, dozou shirts. bent yon:;"'
Then the accused said he would
take the bet, and thoy shook hands on it. After
wards the tables were brokon mp. Tho bet was
made in the West Side Static, station;Houno. There
among them, the officer who made tho arrest
Alr, Tuley croas-guostionel, and, in roply to
llim, Simmons said ho WAS not ut HanEins'
house, but at another one. Tho subject of the
bot WI, dozen Shirts, tho point being whethor
tho tools would bo restored or not. lie did not
know what tho decision of Justice Daggett was
Hankins cano and said, "You have won your
bet fairly." and tho accused wont and got
measured for tho Shirts Tho shrtmakor lived
at the corner Of Jefferson and Madison
The accused won't thora aud asked if an order
had boen left there for shirts for him, and no
Tas answered in tho affirmative. This mans
time aftor tho bot was made. He did not SEQ
Uankins afterwards The cap was given by au
old friend, conductor on tho Fort Wayne Road,
who met him ono cold night piping a house on
cold, and wont into htoro, found out his num-
ber, and bought him sealvkin cap. which he
put on, putting the Int in his pocket. This COLI
ductor followed no other business, and was one
Of the Oldest men Oh the road. He did not
won by detectives. II 1ad not beon
tho habit of detectiyea to receive presents.
Ho had spoken Of the shirts to some OF tho mon
BOON utter Ito got thom, making no Bocret OF tho
matter. He did not receive them IN pay for
police services done HantinH, for lie had never
rendered him any aeryiceB. It was simple bot.
HIS reputation Was better to him than few
shirts. lie know, of courso, that Hankins WAS a
gambler. Ho bud told the Superintendent what
hodid the Board, and did not deny anything
Here thore came lull, and Sheridan aase d ii
there were any further Witnesses.
Mr. Simmons Bad ho had some, after which le
sat down and moppod lis face.
Mr. Sheridan read the charges.
III. Summons, in reply to further questions,
said he did not have the permission Of the Super.
fused lnrge BumB Of money.
Mr. Sheridan read tho charter that officers should
receive no extras tor police service, except with
gambling In that lo Mado bots i?
Simmons denied that he had received the
ehrtH for police services.
Mr. Washburn said what Simmons told him
WAS what he told tho Board. Tho only decision
on tho gaming question WAS in favor Of the
gamblers. Who brought tho suit, ho did no!
know.
In reply to Simmons, ho said he beloved thu
tools woro nearly all destroyed.
Mr. Tuloy said the charge was admitted It
waa brought undor that rule forbidding the re-
reiving Of any fee or reward without the consent
Of the Superintendent and that ono forbidding
conduct untecoming an officer. Undor the last
grave violation Of duty az IN officer. Ho hated
to beliovo the standard Of duty was 90 low thai
such things could he dono. Tho functions Of
police olllcers wore very important. They wora
deputod to bring the worst Offenders to Justice.
II was III wrong for IN officer to accept q bet OF
prosent from one. Tho ofronBo waa not In the
bet, but In permitting gambler to make bot
with him and to receive payment afterward. A
bet was tho thiunest Of all psotenoos between
an official and q criminal. Haukins intoud-
ed It Az o bribe, and Simmons should
have known 1t. Tho rreyumpton was. he diIi.