, 1873-09-07

Officer Daly, and Sheridan prdtcxts
l ...Sflcrldhn Wants to ArrAfgn Qnpt,
| Ltsl1, nnd Mr.. Wright Jumps into
His Ksuggy and Drives A11ny:
! Tho Board Of Police mot ns usual yosterdaY
afternoon, nil the Commissioners present, aud
| investigated tho case Of Potter Clask, candidate
for stoker, charged with sloeping on duty, and
absence from duty without leave. The accused
! hoing found guilty, was discharged from tho
forco.
David Hy1and, repairor Of flrc-alarm telegraph
charged with dfsordorly conduct, was sentenced
| to DO roprimau1od.
Arthur ]. Calder, foreman Of Engino Compa-
ny No. II, charged with boing a''sont from duty
without permission from bis superior officer, re-
colvod tho came sontencc. The roprimanil Was
duly administered BY President Cleveland:
The Commiasfoners having passed d rosolr-
lion to curry out strictly tie provieions Of Soc.
10, Chap. 12 Of Tho City Chartcr, requested tho
bo duly warned It is as followsi
II shall bo unlawful for s,y Other than pocoot
esr OF patrolman to wchr aar other arnilAr de-
ylce Ill., Tint Of policeman, under ponAlty Of not lcss
thAn SIG, nor exceeding $1O0.
mir. Cleveland then wautod to know what was
to no dono with Daily. Mr.. Wright moved that
he be discharged from the force: Mr. Ghcridan
guilty Of tho offenso. Wright said TINT ho GER
tainly did, or ha should not make tho motion.
Sheridan then stated TINT he had been told BY
Mr A. 3. Trudoj tho lawyer for Dandmann, ons
OF the Witnesses agaiust Daly, that Dandmann
had told him Crrudo) that he did not
to so0 baoro any snth tbo thRg Rnsg as no testified
thought II he helped Iuli, lhe latter would heip
him to get or from the chargeH mado aeaiust
him. Alao, that Lul, had boon to SEQ him twice
to got him to testify against DAILY. Commits
sionor sheridsn stated that tho city editor
Of tho Fseie Presse WIS presont wlon Band
mann told this to Trude, and that, in view Of
this new Testimony, he would move that tho case
be rooponed and continued until Q O'Clock next
Monday afternoon., He did not SEQ how DAILY
40 thought that the case ought to DO dismissed
Mr.. Wright said that for that matter, he could
show that DAILY waB hot q citizen OF The United
States, to which Sheridan replied that he ought
would involve now trial, and Al Wright believed
him guilty Of tho present charge, he did not
think 1t worth willis to waste any more time over
tho caae. Tho question WAS then put and carried
Sheridan thcreqpon entered his solemn protest
against this action, saying that 1t would now go
to tho courts. and that there would 30
I. complete expose, which would nuke
the Pot Of corruption boil over. Mr. Wright
said that ho wanted to aoo that pot and lot her
boil,
The attention Of tho President WAS then called
o1 by supt. Washburn, who presented bill Of
9193 for secret services" but Sheridan was
evidently ,pondering on tho DAILY case, and soon
returned to the cliargo. Ho wanted it rooponed,
and he did not 500 how the others could vote to
discharge DAILY On that charge withont voting to
lavo him indicted. He tAon moved that charges
bo now brought against Capt. L. ]. Lull for con-
duct. unbocoming IN officer. He Stated that
10 know Of Bono Of Lulls irregularities
from e1-0apt. Miller, and he wanted tlom in
vestigated. Wright suggested that if Sheridan
Wa'ttod charges prefo1red, Ao could bring thom
himHof. They would then ho investigated aa
fully Us could be wished. Commissioners Wright
and Sheridan having entered into q highly digni-
hod Wat OF words, the formoc zetreated to hiB
buggy, ousHide, Tor tho purpose Of going to tho
trial Of the nre-escane. Sheridan referred to
the demora1ized condition Of aomo Masaach,,-
setts regiment, and asked Wright ii he
knew TINT police officers could got just
hs domoralized as soldiers, evidently
intending some worry great piece Of sarcasm, but
Wright promptly replied yes, lie did know 1t,
aud that Sheridan WAS taking just the very steps
to deinoralize tLem. Alter another acrld dis.
o'lssion between Cleveland mud Sheridan on tue
question Of nulitiug Wa4hburn's "soorot
service bill, tho Board adjourned.