, 1876-11-02

which Hickey IL now on trial, were not general
ly supposed to be tho Orgnators Of Tic charges,
be,nuae they knew nothing Of their own knosvl-
edge.
Inquiry reverted l,atk to the detectives whom
Hickey had discharged aonle time ngo. Many
Uf them were conceded 70 l,G Arst-tlass Ay-
cops" tw.,of them. Elliott and simon,lt, having
n national reputation, and at the time quite II
ton. snpt. Hickey, who hafl contemplated tho
step ever since his ncceasfon 70 Office met such
screcs With tho assertion fhat lie. as ctief, hail
mouse for aucfi men, having repeatedly sent
warrants, "a thu detective partancc las It, and
ths 1iasl been done In 40 unsatisfactory ,nan-
tcr a. to elicit ever newspaper al't'ac.
Naturally, thesc tnen aro dowu on Hickey,
and In tlIsr search for revenge Flannipai,,
Scott and Paine made themselves particularly
prominent. Trude. who ae the nttnrneY for the
Ioft, tho prosecutor Of tho case, frat camc to
tho front in eoasIng out Information from these
discharged men, nnl this san,c information he
is now using against Hickey ont Of personal
spite. FlaNnfgan has told several persons how
1'r,tdo thus wuruncd himself into his confidence,
and gained from him Tic in'nost secrets Of hIa
Headquarters Of which liz had only M Ink
ling and a personal opinfon,-nnd these .Tfudc
used fur his own entls. 1t is n,so fuct that
PETHR WARD,
stated tovari0tls persons that Trtlc had pressed
llanntuan Into Ills service by offering IL defend
free Of charge bls relative, Sexton, who II In
Inc county jan los VIE ll9lAtcu 8Ifect utlltafu-
cite murder, and that Flannsan's relations
llonornbly repelled any such offer for their tes
timony and influence. And III connection with
the fluna'gan matter, It Is also fart Tint he
gciscs to answer t' &c OF Trnas
Ie lid testify he was allowed to be 80 badly cut
up by tho a1letaies' fire that his character Ina
| been damaged. So II was with tho other mai
eonlc,lts Trudc pumped them md used them
for hts own ends,
| ANOTHER THING
Tint has been pointed out ia, that although tic
MeMullcn brothers refused to publts!, the Nc
| Donald lia,tof advertisements, urd even went 10
lea for 81 doing. yet It IL current tunlor that
| Mcdonald since purchased NIL tnlerust IN thr
paper. Certain 1t ts TINT 'rrliJc, who. is
volunnous editorial pun in their columns somo
tcu days before the appearance Of the charges.
| TfIesg arc only mentioned M lcarsay facts, \
itud that the Hickey Investigators appear to de-
Yesterday TR1nusE reporter heard THAT
TnupR WAB TO BE COMPENSATED
for the trouble In tlo trlnl by s5,000 to be col.
lcctcl from the gambling ilclls Of this city.
nor m w even rnniorcI. ThInking that supt.
| Hickey might knpw something as,out this
brauch OF tho affair, tEic reporter called
upon him, nnd was nut a little nstonishctl to bc
ahown letter which waa left at daybrca1s yes
teriay 1T tho door Of Ills residence, containing
the ntoyc Information, and mentioning Hanktns
Brothers, Mcdonald & Co., George aelknap,
and several other hell:kecpcrs, as tllr ones who
were to tork orGr to this pool. During tho COLI
yersation, Supt. Hickey turned over iiis leaves
OF experience with Trlslc. When hc WAS !irat
appointed Chief of Police one Of his first visit
ors was Trulc, who closely questioned him "a to
what was to III his course tuwartls gamblers and
took advantage of the OCCASION to impress ,tpo',
his mind tlIat the Ifunkins boys were the most
decent and respectable in the business, anu be-
sought for them immunity from persecution.
As might be expected, tho attorney received nc
satisfaction either for himself or client. That
same week tho gamblers were pulled, and with
them tho 1ianktns boys. Then. safd Capt.
Hickey, Trudc ngafn rcappenrcl to dctnand thu
return Of Il valuable roulette wheel. lie did not
Other occasiona,n ntlttud he, "Trulo hos seen 1T
TO cross my patti. Will. sinister purposes, and on
two similar occasonR lie has been 6a!ltcd. That
will do however for Some subsequent timc."
During tho time between tho Tuesday morn.
Ing ard afternoon Of tho rulice Committee, a
Tribune reporter had conversation with
AID. klRk,
| ono Of the members Df the Committee.
"What do you Think asked the reporter,
.'ot Martin F'annIganf" He had just concluded
~ "Weli,s saaid the Alderman, ~ think t,,a. hi
told the trut!l, and hcliese all that lie said"
&a's slie I'D "a i ssas ''yE' y's!nsy aa given cke,
$50, ant that Hickey divided with Jos
Dixon. The Testimony was given In {
s1ssass i docs wy Ut a i"ok we'll HSfxs for til II
, Police Department. Tho fact il. that there lla'
all aloug been too much .thiesing IN that Dc
partnlcnt.. Tbs men who llavo l,cen IN Il ac
long have becotur rotten, md | wouldn't trus
; ccs that look suspicious: For Instance wl,cI
my ho,tsc WIS robbctl there was no mention .
Tin the papers, and thy house Of one OF n,
The fact Ia that they try to suppress us 1nnny o
tlrso thingsns It IL possible to for uauy REASONS
First, It Is safer to deal wltt. pcrsons-th[cves-
abuut matter that IA known but ton few
secontl, to announce every robbery or burglar.
that happens would show the glarlug Inct'lclenc
OF the force, antl tcro arc other ro.tsous."
. "A1lght 1t not bet" suggested tho reporter
uthat they conceal the facts about eonc @
, these burglarics, rohbcrcs, etc., because an
publication might give the criminals warmth
aud they eo1,!tl csr4peln
Yes, II would, to il certain degree, hut the Al
herman sttll stuck 70 l,ts ophon that tho pole
l force WIS corrupt, TINT Chicago was already Il,
!, worst city In tho country, nnd was daily multi
!, }Gss'das Gonas. A'' p'pua'''' - 'ANe' A''4 wv
: aDo sou know" continued tho Alacr'nnt
o "that
= AID. stcAutEY EMPLOYED TWO MEN
i to work up cvldcncu against Supt. H!clscyt II
! pnid the i'len out OF hls own pocket, a.Nl the
l.aye been working. more especially n the Yves
. Division, for about three months. They rcpor
|
y gnu,bllng-h -houses wero running III tic must 0pe
y | kind Ut wny, and without 1np!cstation."
- - "Iiow long have those ncn been at work2'
"For three months; and when Aid. AGAule
!, reported to tic Mayor what was going oti, t.
i Mayor put man Ill work oil thu satnc lay
i Tue Mayors man has been ut work for ahol
n n oilc MONTH"
y " = What las he founder
:" Tho Alderman did not heed tic question, b.
!, continued:
:, = awe had all thcso charges ready md wots1
- llaye been ma1D III ubuut ono week from now
n tic I'ost people had not got III alead OF us.
:. !" had no connection with the I'ost people abo,
r IT, and It Is rather uuecr thut the charges slou
: come ~ they did.'
sis .hers any particular point of tcstinlot
!, other than TINT Which the i'ost contains aguln
= ltickcyi"
4 "Wrli, Aid. slcAuley went arounil, tho 9th
ia night, to all the holes IN town-witl these ~
!, Il men III hIs,--und lnd pointed 0ut to him 2
4 notorious thieves. That Is enough, IL II notr
!. 10 lseertun whether or not The AllerInl
y had made l.p Ills mind
~ WHO wAn TO TAKE surT, H1cKEr's PLACE,
:. tho reporter questioned him upon that sublec
~ and tho City Father said:
1t, IL, In