, 1873-09-06
ANOTHER POLICE SCANDAL.
a Stntfon-Kecpcr OH Trial for
Improper Conduct.
uo Trles 10 Divert Attention from Ilis Case By
Charging Mashburn md Lnll With
Boing at Pat 0'aoili's.

wna Gina Ryerson. The girl was crying bitterly,
and waB evidently most reluctant witness. Her
testimony waa unit for publication, but Bccmod
to sustain tho charge, though sho no-
Euowledged to havo stated to two oliccra
that hor story wns untrue. ,Sho stated
that tho of1lcors told hor that sho would
le all right, and SO che told thom that hor PROF.
ent atory waa untrue but sho told them a lia In
tho hopo Of getting out Of prison. Tho no1t
witness wns another girl Of about tho same ago,
nnmod Rosa Brown. who testified substantially
The Basno. Hermann Bnndmnnn was next called,
and Lis testimony corroborated to cortatn ex-
tont tho previous Testimony. Detective Edward
hfillor and Capt. Louis ]. Lull both testified to
tho statements Of tho girls tho next morn
ing, aud Capt. Lu1l was questioned upon
tho subject Of any alteration botweon
himself and DAILY. Capt. Lu}l answered that ho
had mover Ind any alteration with him, but
that he had roprimauded Daly onco for neglect
Of duty. Commissioner Sheridan askod they
had not had q discussion about tho word
"dingc." Capt. Luil said that tho Btation-lsoop-
or had put tho word into his morning report,
and that ho did not understand what 1t was, and
told him there was no such word. There was
no ill-fooling.
The accuBcd called Officer Ditsohy to prove
shat they had beon togothor all tho
time that night and TINT they Ind noyor boon
separated ovor tlvo to eight minutes. The wit
nesa testified also that DAILY did not wear coat,
-contrndioting in that respect, Dandmann'a
Testimony. Two other officers testified thst the
girls had said that they put up this job on DAILY
because lie would not lot them so out into tho
ball.
Daily was thon callod upon to teH-
tify, md stated that ho had neyor beon In
Tho coll with eithor Of them, md that tho charge
VAS absolutely false. He stated furthor that
tImo when he Lul) was finding fault. Heaaded
that Luu had boen roprimanded by the Mayor
Tor Insulting Aid. Powell, ind that Lull and
Waahburn had boon found in Pat O. 'Nei1'a whisky-
Bhop after looking ali oycr town for thom.
On oross-e1aminatton he admitted that ho
knew nothing Of the truth Of these statomonta
exccpt what lle had hoard, aud that he did not
know who had told him about them. Conn.,
missioner Wright horo objected that, II Capt.
his witnesses on hand also, aud that he should
move that tho trial be continued to permit
him to defond himself. Another very ,ani-
natod discussion then took place,
only wanted to got at tho facts In this caso while
Mr. Wright held that tho accuscd was wandering
nff to attack Lull on naattors having no bearing.
Finally the trial VAS permitted to proceod, and
Washhurn bad been found togeshor in Pat
O'Neil's whiBkey-Bhop. The herring then pro-
eoodot by croes-e1amination.
Lull-Where did you hoar this atory7
Daiy-An officer told me.
Lul-Who VAS it,
Daly-Offlcer Johu Hicky told mo that he had
gone to Luil's houae, on Peoria street, and then
al oyor town, and TINT ho finally found Lull aud
WaBlbnrn !, together coming out Ut room over
Luil-Thon he did not tiud me in tho whisky
shop, as you said flrat7
DaIy-t did not say IN the whiaky.shop.
Commissioner Wright-Yos, you did.
Commissioner sAeridan-I Understood him to
say ouer, in tho first place.
hlr. Clovoland-Ho said in tho Hhisky-shop.
Ask tho reporters; they have got 1t right.
Hero arose n lively discussion % to what tho
noarly every one inside the railing, except tho
discreet reporters, took pnrt, and the question
as TO tho guilt of the accused WAS totally lost
eight Of in frantic ondoayor On one part to show
On the othor, that ho had no. A1r Rountree
finally suggested that 1t might be
veil to ask the witness, himsolt.
what he had eaid, nnd ho naturally agreed With
that construction OF his language which Taa
freshest in tho mnda Of tho hearers. It would
he proper to ndd that the reporters wero equally
divided as to what ho did gay, and that their
reputation for infal!ibility is thus somewhat i'm
paired: Tho further examination Of tho witness
bearing OF testimony closed.
hlr. John II. Nountree, attorney for tho de-
fense. then Addressed the Commissioners.
EIe reforrod to the admissions Of tho
girls that they had lied, md to tho
charge against Dandmann from which ho might
hope to escape II he wonld testify in favor Of
Lull's charge. 1Ie atatod that twas an unheard-
OF thing to bring mau up on such trivial charges
hs those Of tho day bofore, while such soriouB
ono WAS supposed to be known to his superior
officers. Yet they had not preferred this charge
against him.
Mr. Wright hero stated that this charge was
also known to the Commissioners, but that for
certain roasons they thought best not to order
tho Captain to bring this CHARGE
Btato that tho Board intonded to wink at tho
Commissioner Wright TGDin1 TINT TIM RHarH