, 1873-07-10
HICKEY C0RNERED.
Tho South Side Police Captain in
a Tight Place.
He Becomes Entangled in a
Peculiar Jewelry Trans
action.
Which Leads to an lnyesti-
cation by the Grand
Jury.
And Brings Out All tho Particulars
Of an Extensive Diamond
Robbery.
The Several Interviews Be.
tween Hickey and Liz
zie Moore.
How They Resulted in the Placing Of
$3.50 Under His Pillow.
And the Return to Her Of $4,000 Worth
Of Stolen Iewelry.
The Captain Turned Over to the
The Several Interviews Be.
tween Hickey and Liz
zie Moore.
How They Resulted in the Placing Of
$3.50 Under His Pillow,
And the Return to Her Of $4,000 Worth
Of Stolen Jewelry.
The Captain Turned Over to the
Board or Police for Trial.

that There Ia homo dishonesty existing amopg
the higher police officers Ia an announcement
that will causo surprise to'noboay. Nor will il
create any great sensation whom tho name oi
Capt. Michael Hickey is givon as that Of the
party at present accused Of plying tho ayocation
Of swindlor and blackmailer. It Ia quito pos
sible that the charges against him arc false
but he has been called up 30 many times to
account for irregularities that tho public ut
large, whether correctly or incorrectly, have
como to regard him as very shrowd, sharp,
wary, and withal successful member OF that por-
tion Of society which lives by proying upon tho
remainder.
To Offset this sad suspicion of tho integrity Of
Capt. Michael Hickey, is the fact that he has not
get been caught, or at any ratio, whether caught
or not, has not boom called upon to rosign bis
badge Of Office. This singular state of affairs ia
accounted for by different parties in different
ways, Ono party (po1lticaD says 1t Ia bocauae
his character is without stain or blemisb, aud
TINT he is wrongod and injured gentleman; !;
tho other pnrty non-political aaya that ho is too
'rahuontial wire-pullor to be oustod; that he
has stood BY the Republican party in local
politics, aud has pulled strong oar in tho raco
for party supremacy. OF course tho latter hlgh~
II ingenious theory docs not obtain so much
around tho city hall ~ 1t does In other PLACES
which is very singular
Strange az it may appear to tho casual reader,
suspicious were entertained of the integrity Of
this valuable party~workor 90 long ago as 1868
and earlier yet but it will be remembered that
IN January Of that year, AID. ComiBkoy caused
Committee Of the Common Council to be ap-
pointed for the purpose of Investigating cortain
charges Of bribery and corruption against AIr.
Jack Nelson Mr. George Miller, and Mr. Capt.
Michael Hickey, who then held the positions
respectively OF Deputy Superintendent CAPTAIN
-. H. uyoat a;ao proo;,ot o,, Co,,t.;,, - H..
60. 60. n..e:...I m' .1..-..
oooIn otoo i4oc!aet" 1no A1seH''satoA
WINS long and tedious one, aud as
everybody expected, CAME to nothing
There waB a yast amount Of yory damaging
testimony. md vast amount of perjury and
finally tie whole thing died of ita own ,yeaknoga.
The tomu,ittoo made no report, The memhors
became dsgusted with the dltli they wore stir
ring up; thoy wcro making political oneulion
.cycPywhero md hence tue failure to roscI til
emilt Of tho narties. ~ ~ '>''@" - o"'' - :
As hiutcd. somo of tho testin1ony wna vorv
damaging. Following iB d gpociulou:
acorso Egan, one Of tlo witnessed called. te,iea to
@ e caIss was
vagEsncy, a1sd ho was ncd $780, uc did not pay the
1ine, nnr 60 to tho D!idewo1l Ha got on by giving
Gapt Ai!cney somo s'srapate and Two seta o. f1ts
.o .seas pao sn "re 5 az. ae
Ihov wcrn IN tho kcentnc nf certain wtn.n ha fnld
Charley Perry that he wanted to sec Capt Hickey aud
not 10 be aent at to the Dridewell. Tho witness
told Hickey at ho had tho plato and furs whcro they
eEua e, 10 Koten a. and psopGSsea @ to give them 10
tto noIt mnrning Raw Euosn' and askni h3m II ho
WISHED to leaye lis town Earan said he did: inst he
hnd desire to stay no going to. New Orleans
so Hickey took the things and lot him &C., He had no
LIE ekey toos @ PIT !ron tho aaii ant9 ~ little ohice.
.io mIG IT, ~ ~ oati & f1 @ LIN @ tnu poPsiIy was