, 1874-03-01
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


TRIAL OF SERGT. HOOD.
The hearing Of the case Of Edward Hood, Sergeant
of the Fourth Precinct before the Board OF 1once,
was resumed yesterday afternoon, with tic cross-
examination OF
JL BENNETT, -
who said Danyon admitted Ills signature to the WIZ
rant Police Magistrate at the first tsa o1 auef1s
The defense admitted that the copy Of Inc IN
evidence WIS handed 6canl2u by Hood, and vas the
zane warrant that scsnlan attempted to arrest Rafferty,
on ut the time OMcara was GIed-
WILLIAM sSooKs,
who resides at No, 181 1f3in street, and is
IN IN peesns eer'1'es' Stree. Station On the: 4h q
tho tine At that ume be went there with Wilder and
burns Hood wae ut the dosk, and Two officers,
scanan aud o1cara, were present. Hooa Was .9 ptsy
writing. The officers started out. hood c-iied them
BACK sud stated that hehad wnEren for tho arrest
of Rafferty,. Hood handed the warrant TO seaman,
aud told him to fetch IN Rafferty,. It ~aa between
crexstr9sssned: He lived On Ezerald street before
he went to Main street lived Twelfth street prior
10 that for seven eight months aud prlor to that On
1cIory strcet and Archer road 1Ic had lvcd III the
city twenty years It WEB the 4h Of august when
he IN hs aad hs 1y on
gust from Mr. Hartman, and YVES nut Falu until tue
sh, which VISA Sunday. He vent there to give him
warrant for bis arrest Wilder went with them. He
did not work for Wider, but killed cattle and he Kills
men He not hailed out until Rafferty, was caught
Il
iG Rerset s.i lie struck Hull because ho had struck
Enooks' wife He had hail then but it not taken
He was at the station whc,l OAfeara was killed. lie
was tried for tho oncao ho charged With, but was
discharged.
who lives ut No. % Hickory ztrcet WAS born IN tho
city. He remembers the time Officer o'Mea1a was
kllIod and was In station the day occurred
He heard Sergt. Hood tell Office: h9 had warrant
to arrest Esnerty; he handed 1t to him and told him
to bring Rafferty, in.
tpR He went to the station with William snooks aud
Dr.. Wilder, Snools designing to deliver hmhen up On
there Until next day about o'clock taken before
the Justice Tuesday morning, and WAS tried before
Ban5on. Hs WIZ In the station when oAeafn "as
killed, and heard Of 1t that night. -,
Tho testimony for the defeNse was then INTRODUCED
EDWARD HOOD
said he had lived in Chicago for upwards Of fourteen
November, 1sdo. He was appointed on the police On
The sOlh iay OF April, 1867 Ho had had blank var
Received fzo1 the Clerk Of the Police Court, soe
from the Magistrates. and some from Capt. Hickey He
r the of Ths onsaon
tons he Ind III respect to these Warrants. xas ooeced
TO- and Mr. Van Buren, proposed to show that It "as
customary for police officials 10 Issue wafsAnts III
blank
NJ, Jamieson contended that the only question At
issue Did Sergt. Hood ail up and ssue Tie "as
rant7 The custom wus imm2ter3aI- .
The Board expressed themselves Is faVoI1ng tne
bringing 10 light Of oil the circumstances, and that
lie oughtto know it. The objection vas oscrfu1ed,
and the witness stated the warrants wore signed IN
blank and be had been III the hsbt Of filing them up
when the charge was disordcrly some slight nisde
meanor He used these warrants to exceed -FOUR
times His station in 1872 at least two miles from
the nearest Police Magistrate. he considered casea OF
emergency to be when there danger of the mans
esc:1ng He issued warrant In August, 1877 Tor the
| arrest Of Chris Rafferty,.
rant he Issued objected to By the prosecution on
the ground that the warrant WAS in evidence and could
SPEAK fer ee and a ne ~ sI Was an
with regard the signature to the warrant Tho form
Of the warrant had not been changed It WIS custom
| ary to issue warrants with the words Police 1us-
ice at The totton and il was continued until The
courts declared 1t to be Illegal after which the word
" Justice r VIA erased, and Justice OF the feace
Tbs warrant given to Officer seanlan was signed BY
A. Il. Banyon, 1t that time Polce-Jusuce- snooka
ton on Saturday, the Sd day Of August according 70
entry OF their In the record CT arrests ado
ut that date. Sunday man ealna to the 5saton neeo
asked for warrant for his arrest lie stated that
he did not arrest him a that time he would escape
designed a1s d., s09qG e. 70 stne.s soa him Il
wait until Monday and then 60 to pohes
Justice and secure warrant: That evening at rol
cali he CHANGED Ol1earas beat to enable him to cure
certain testimony aganst naE arrested the previous
night It was at this time he gave the warrant tG
Seaman for the arrest o Ety h' s,n
! Tie testimony Of both Burns and snooks was false
He banded this warrant to sca!lan at o'clock and to
the Of his recollection there waa no one IN tha
Station The time but the police, and witness now
| present. The boys came there Saturday with u
wilder 10 give bail, but it being stata ofense' hs
~'f cToss.era,smat.on: The record was kept by the
s.ation-keepers and himself. He kept part OF thf
Burns was ntde. The record Of their arrest WAS made
By Charles Perry, Ho swore positively that the boy.
delivered thenseVea up On Saturday AuG. ls'z. y
onor in and book him next day He did not think they
ever did that He filled up tho blank warrant bsweeI
He prot procured Ut tie warrant from his desk. II
had instructions from Capt. Hickey and thi
Police Magistrates to fill out these warrants In certain
cases He understood it to be the part OF police oee1s
to issue warrants for dsordeTly conduct The In
I structions from Capt. Hickey in special case h'
who hsd Leeu guilty Of violation Of city ordinance
and arrest them He did not know that the warr1n
vas issued on cath. The letter direttEg TUG waI1an
to be issucd written some time after the fire,
| the month Of November OF December. He received
Instructions from Capt Hickey that in cases Of ener
gency lie could use these warrants signed IN blank"
said he had been On ths Police force In the City
Chicago for years and Eix months, IN the capa
known Of warrants signed in blank being issued TO
arrests They always had them In their dcaks, and !
was the understanding that they had the authority Il
flIl cut blank dlsordcrly warrants had also filled on
State warrants. This was tho custom IN tne Sout'
Division. He had had conversations with Polio
Magistrates On this subject, and they expressed
unwillsngness to sign them in blank -
Cross-era uinati0n !: 1t tho custom when it ~a
iupQesib1e to get q warrant from magistrate TO 1ssu
. blank warrant. Flo had first looked for nag1s
| trate before issuing j blank warrant Danyon an'
Sturteyant signed warrants in blink for the polio
with afull knowledge Of what shey designed doing VIII
them, Jusuca 6ummorfeld did 50.
I G. +. MAIsoN,
Clerk Of the Polco Court for four ycaIB during tn
administration Of Surtovant Miller, and Ban
yon said he knew OF warrants being Is
sued, signed in blank, and giyen to policc-ofhc
evs They were generally disordcrly warranta
These blank warrants filled up in cases OF emet
eency md the prisoners arrested under them wer
Subsequently, tried, They were issued to the Captan
| or Sergeant: never to the patrolman.
Cross-era4ninat.on: Thtse warrants were LEFT u
the hands of the police to arrest crimina' and bF1n
him and lock him up. Captain Hickey had done &c &c
but be would not state that Captain Buckley had b
could not specify the names Of any serge2nts VII
did so.
Tbs case was then continued until Monday At
Pm.
TIE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The County Commissioners held an adjourned meet
fnr Yesterday afternoon. Commissioner Harrison va
the only absentee.
JuRoRs' FEES.
| A communication received from the Count
Treaxurer to the effect that out OF funds not othel
wise appropriated he had paid jurors fees, and ahou
continue TO do so unless otherwise directed. He est