, 1873-07-27
NUMBER 341.

H. H. @ Ts t9ss s ts Ssss st t. sse %1s v9 s Hess
door, upon tho steps, WAS arrostel by this OIL
cor (rrainor), and takon on In his baro feet to
t.9 lookup without IT, coat, eoes or atoGk'ngs,
now certain, but think thoy were. Tho caso
1ookod 40 enormous In my eyes, and tl,orc Ind
boon 10 mneh Of 1t going OH at TINT particular
station, that dcter1ninol 10 immediately set nh
room, and suspended him from duty
until suoll time as tho charges preferred against
him thon and thoro wero hcart. then camo
dTrp to eca @ eq n to Of the R3s and sope
not in 1steppod back into tho Office Of tue seo-
rotary, and informed linn Of what Ind done.
went back again, nfter some timo. 70 the ollco
e o M@ and M M
Mashburn had yet come in, md he said he
that would wait tho arrival Of the Board.
Mr.. Cau]he1d-Was anything said about put.
ting these chargos in writing by anybody?
Commissioner Sheridan - h1r. Wall started
from tho court to make out charges and swear
to them.
Q.-Did you understand that charges Ind
them thon 10 writing they were about making:
thom in writing about that timo; ho had started
from court to do it. I heard. howovor, tcsti-
lnony under oath sufficient to convince me TINT
boforo noon no, before noon, Mr.. Wright cameto
ono Of tho windows OF our Board Office, and I
went to call him in and toll him what had done,
bat he didn't como. Near noon A1r. Wright camo
thought itwns an awkward arrangement Of the
desks to put tho whole four acrosa tho room and
niock Up tue passage, and place the Secretary at
the extreme side Of tho Office whom he should
lave boon near tue contre, whore VIC could icnr
| him and lie hear us. At all evontB, 1t wnH dono.
and. when the Board met, VIC Ind to pnss
in through tho seerotary's Office to get
me- just sbout % the time tho Board was going % into
| session. I lad aome little conversation with
| them in the Seoretary'a office, and was detained
| from going in AZ car'y Oh the other two; only
| few momonts, however. Whom went in Alr.
Wright md 11r. Mason wore both in thoir places,
and Mr.. WaBhburn WIS sitting OH the outside Of
| the Presidents doak. I snt down in my chair.
mud commenced telling the Board what had
dono that morning. / stated how lad sus-
pended Trainor.
@. Was tho Board in session them ? 4. I con-
slderod ii in session. I commenced state
nont and turned to the Superintendent. said:
Sn s:ra cal caea Cd . On y0p to lot yp
said he,; II aont tho man back to duty" or
"Yes." Il WHY did you do that :" sald I: II
thesnght the susp.s',psi2n was improper" "Wly
question why he did it. After saying :" Yoa,"
he said TINT ho thought tho suspension was ir-
regular, or words to that effect that had no
authority to do it. swell, Superintendent )"
said 7, "you know WAS hero in tho Office I
am gonorally here oyery morning." 1Io Haid
nothing, and said II cannot regard your
conduotin any othor light thanas deliberate in
suit to mo to restore Tint man to duty without
"It is you TINT havo i1Brlted him."
turned to address Mr.. nfason and said gentle.
m9a in his @WeshbusnH} P0ntion would certain.
roso in an excited manner, seized an inlsstand
that was on the proaident's deBlk (his right hand
was tied in sling), and said DO you say TINT
9sunsn Rs sa dr. o ny that mn
gentleman" and ho put the in1tatand back.
rcd, md the veins. in Ills neck,
on the side toward me- swoled out a. large 9s
my flngor. kept my eyo upon him lest lie would
throw tho inkatand. was determined to catch
tho inkstand and save my faco. tllen turned
to Alr. Mason and demanded the suspension Of
tho SUPPLEMENTARY. III will hnyo you aasrenel-
You suspended I smiled. Mr. Wright then
ing et ono ti1no. and tho othor two
aro not On trial. aud thoy can testify for
themselves by and bye. I then turned to tho
saperintendont, End was talking tho matter
"en RAE M s91lica of the sh: af
/
moment. I then went Oh to state. low I hatl
caltod upon tho Superintendent and ho WIS not
in. whom Nr. Wright, think it waa, rornarAui1
that insultod tho Superintendent by not cor.
sulting him about the suspension. turned ID
Inform the Superintendent n,1 tl8 Board t!,at
intondod doing 90, but that lie was not in moro
than 1nlf tic timo when I called there. Nr,
J say," said Ao, that am not attending to my
duty" (Which diduot say, .'you arc liar." Ho
told me "you are God id iar! ,1ly namo iii
, Washbur!n, and you can find mo ,any
eosi" eH;S That fn is What passed. s Tbas
i is what I submit to you (tho Mayor for yo,,.
consideration. Tho other gentlomen wero prcs:
ent-Mr. Wright and Alr. Mason; Mr. Ward and
; Cullerton and Nlr. Sullivan came in about the
period when ho (lYashburn) broke cut into those
ordinations and oaths. That is all havo to
say about it. We had somo little talk amongst
/ ourselves afterwards, and adjourned. and
(tho Mayor's) Office with hIr. Washburu
+ Wnll came in with sworn affidavit,
, and came in here and introduced him to yol,
(tho h1nyor), aud what took place hero you are
aware OF.
} The Commissioner was then examined by Mr.
Caulfiold and in roply to his questions, said, i'll
addition to what III givon above, that when ha
} want to look for Washburn he Ind nc
duty. Whom the conversation began 1t was ad-
dressed to tho Board III tho way Of n report as to
, what lie had dono. Ho tutuod to tho Buporill-
tenlent to say that he was not III whou lie (Sher.
idan) called. No othor porsonB wore in the room
4 except thoHe le had named.
Mr.. Jewott then croas.oxamined Mr. Sheridan,
aud elicited what follows: There WAS Il good
doal OF by-play between Mr. Maaon and Ms
Wright and myself; 1t WAS irrelevant al far AZ
| | this matter is concerned. think have Biyon
T all the language made use OF in addressing
Mr, Wash6urn. There was worry little elevation
t OF tono during the talk. I wab mild md quiet
lid not call Mr. Washburn . carpet;
i nd Language Of TINT kind. said : +" Mr. Wash
. burn, I an we'll known in Chicago; other people
D arc not" used all the power that was in Inc
to keep my tempcr down. I was irrlsate.t, ant
!. man to duty, and hiH mannor, which WAS ~ col;
! and contumscious as possible. spoke Blaarpl,
| and fnrcihlY a. 4 Bunarior would in nddEossing