, 1876-11-02
.xs rlcrney and Carroll Rep
aes''s soacnt the Swell Mob;
evear that They Know Of No
40 rsaokedness e" on Hiokey'a Part.
,,rsons WHO startcl Tint Charge
1a' .e,1pst the Superintendent
~ McAuley Has "a Little In
H'N' .oetfnation OF His Own.
TESTIMONY.
...,suv NfkTfE1tX.

lhs y. n sensation yesterday. IL l'ad peeh
a'nea.SJ a'.S hat the defense would call IN some
tusna',.a tl,crcs to testify TINT the Super
F'a'e,.. F,,S. "a, mol In rollusion with them, but
Eseat"' ',n,nsrd that tic scheme would be
saaeu! Nv, ,"ff Tne attendance ot the court.ronm
aInsy, aIs,.s afternoon was larger Than usual,
Ifae'0a, .so,c 10 the 1scscucc Ut numerous Wit
esus tha,, 10 Glance visitors.
''s.ss -. ,.o court was opened, tho full Com
'1s n1s1 ,s,nr m D. sent, AID. McAuley requested
ss' ,ht Witnesses retire 10 tie at1tc-rao't, untM
''u.a 'u.a,o Tho stand. Thcreupon "raals cloud i"
s1tne..cs rose md marched out Of tho court
q l.a' a ns.rjy depicting the benches They were
u,,.' Nv annacld said ttIat the defense would Q1cr
n '.,i.nre sT .eyeral general police orders. One
,s Ins aro o! 1870, calfe,l The attention Of the
tsu.' a. ,he continuance Of gambling anu
9o.u A'.,,'rs, and directed the men to arrest all
'.ah,,,. and stop alf games US far as possible
=. .,,orn,v also rcnl q communication from
;'sa ;L T1.rney. the thief who, It was charged,
svs. W., .owrd 10 escape from tho Central Station
,.,,.ioy Hickey go. The communication ul-
,y!aF5 ihst Il was Flanagan, aud not Hickey, to
shou be paid money. -.......--
.,,,hpreupon called as witness aud took tho
.,,1. Ne testified that hc was arrested by
r1,do,san snl Chaptn, detectives. The Sheriff
aiT,ut County came UP, but failed TO identify
fitness tue pefsoh ocd re Taaac mt ai rof hrss n
n,nnIesn car1c to him in tho cell, ard offered
XIII lin out for S1OU. Witness told him tint
s.S,i ou)7 s;U, aud FlannIgan sald TINT was
nj ~ tuouEli After taking sonc tlmc Flannigall
.rtedto 1t hm gS mn M frnse tue 1nss staton-
t,,It witness paid Flanuigan $50 Of the $50.
H. nt1tl Dali! any money to Hickey.
crxeg1sn,Ined by Aid. AicAuley, TtcTnoy
III! that he liycd With lis Inother on AlcGrcEUr
s,1sft M T., tIe hatl formerly lived In Aurora. He
rorked for tho gas company here. !lo had hcen
crested for i,ursc-steallng, and for stealing
gooc, from Field & Letters store: For tho
sfsl crime he got four mouths In tho County
J.I, lie vas afterwards charged With larceny,
mi VA tried before Justice toote and dis
ch,,pcJ, The charge WAS stealing nloncy frotn
Rursff, the billiard nlall. lie hal been arrested
ious' lines foz yagrancy. The lrst time be was
ineA tlo, took an appeal, and Mayor Colvin
n,nlootd hin. lie was MISC charged with dis
Il .xiia. The second tlmc he waa arrested for
tlrFsney he WIS fined s15, nnd paid It, The
thrl md fourth times lu was discharged.
II tie Tine hc was locked up In tie Central
S.ltlon, be told Flan,,Igan he would give him
EOlo gct out, and Flannean saIt1 TINT wasn't
tal Int Want enough. lilo tllc1 offered Flan-
rg1n 10, as that was all thr money he had In
le ehouse. Flannigan told him lie might pay
Tie 80 and then make tho rest atter lie got out.
witness hail lecn In the jail several tir,es and
II tue Bhdevell twice. lie llatl been INFLICTED
once By The Grand Jury. Among his acqnalnt-
lcts were Norris Calvin and James KyaI. Gal
al hmm tuI FIR nj ,nirkttY turn
tears agu. Ryau lad been indicted FUR picking
pekets and was sent to tho pen!tentiary for
tulF Jeats. james Miller, living on Dearborn
ttteei, wns another OF his associates. Edward
Talbot, corner ol Seventeenth street and Ailchl.
gtnavenue, was another "pa!.h Witness livctl
mac No ouc llaA asked lin to come to thu
tal; be had seen Ills name III tho papers.
lie paid FllnulEan tic S::}0 III saloon, No.
III South lIalstcl street. He went Into d back
room a'si handed F!ann!gan the money.
Crsss1amltled by Mr.. Tr,idc, he said no ono
Eat asked him to come to the court. Mr..
lttkey lal sold that he Ind sent ht4 lawyer IL
Ice ha. lie refused to say whether or not he
xn eErr arrested In kane County, or wActhcl
be VAS ever Indicted. liz offered tho SSU to
l1aan!gan because Flanagan told him l,e would
Keep h!m locked up until lle got lousy und rot
1ea s.1,, h,e i knew knew "speek'ed Paddy" "Foxc}}
Ind Eddy Vine.
AID Gilbert-What Is tho character Of these
nenl
Tsrasy-1 guesa they are thieves. Laugh
Witness t!l not consider hmarlf profcs
tl9nal thief, though he WITS not as gooI rs h,
GMiolls Curley, unl McCiosky, who wer
~, aee witness !dcntiilcd Detccttvo Joe Dixon
@ suo S9s then PLACED on tho stand. Mr. UixoI
1ssIl'ea Tut he 'rccollectel tle case oi J0hl
41Htue}. Tie witness was in tic Office whe1
.Nfley was at the Central Station, and n mal
cSp1e,,shtlns caae,s himself as the Sheriff Of Kan
svaniy came IN with a warrant for Tlerncy'n nr
s'' s ioF breaking JUL. Being Shown tho prison
ne declared that he was not tic ,nn
~ *ansel. lilo thought tlut 'rler,ley wa
Msa337Gel sls13G soon after. Witness had never IT
us1 M,sa any muney from Hickey. lie knew III
Es'oas witness, and knew lin, to bc Il tltci
~ xoql1 not like to say whether or not h
soa!d believe HIN under oath. Some thErvc
sga4 !es t!ie truth, and sosh1 wouldn't, al
sHkM1ple. lte dll not think Dun Webster va
Wy, wy man ~ Ttcrtsy, beAuse lie didn't thin
Tha!s Tmhve.'el would steal, whiic Tturl.cy wosih
nc se 5oane thieves were dangerous. becaus
psop,e M sefs s..e 81 r., reylsless This ;,st dangerou
J5S,anaat'elter, yet rou,terFoItcrs we're mt =
ssf%us asssl3'. to handle rs thieves for they uidn
Has,a'Iy hare much ner7e
lSa ~. suAtstoli-As IN old ,nImbcr Of the pt
y.y.assa, lo1ss, What is your opinion ot the proso'
n!1oa-l G!M think It Is perfect farcc. tflcot
sssS to FOLLOW 1!seil around three or fou
Ts.n !. y order 10 obtain proofs uf vagrnnc,
err,. I, Drought before tho Police Court All
e'' 'ney take an appeal and escnpe.
1.,pc.,.o His. ". 4. FiNkEHroa,
atst n'srsi w tliXertou's detective Agency. wi
II. ;H'xtl s years.. and thought tho condition
TS.,N .osee WAs better to-day tlIan ever beior
besn Seso No 1nuko men III town, a1ul had NJ
nIoht nea ~ Hickey came Into otllve. Thc
tpso W onG or tWo bunk0 men passing throuG
nottt.a @aaeoA4ily, but very seldom, IIe hT
Mr. 70 ~ With violations Of orilnunr
iuto aua when my complaints wcru broug
l,,tau,,uaaNee uaee liz scut tie pArtles aruun1 to u
to'd ii re- htegatd ! 10 tho Goldsmith fur robbery
p,med circumstances W fur us he know, A III.
Hnls-, cnaHvrtl, III Detroit, LOST some furs, a,
fecoTttv - Ass nv was callai On to ntd in Tic
&tH kGnx,i ihe th!ci was philo Durfy, q pnr
tailed do"M ~ NJ here. Witncss' brother wns Il
Yoxi. T., *orR On the case, and ho trnrke{l u
s,isi 70 an express wagon. FIanni1.a,' "
Laetai t'clp arrest partlcs, and tllo EooIs we
o. H., an =, lrnNk and sent hack to Detroit,
from tm ,ns algat wlien Flaunigan was lisci,urp
"a jTnpituU,ss, itUss, witness was told that Flaming
tdei ei,sii's ,nii heavily. lte went to seu Lim ii
nui,y ~ ~ 20! to 70 home. Flannirpn "
tDr1u Haa ealtl that there were hut two men
thsn "o a' Knew the thieves, aud lie was onr
hew,.I..11' II.1'. now that hs Was utf from tbe fort
lAlys. tn.. 'ufh eround and Aootl tllu town wi
atrstrJ ,!9n LIT 70 e.t revenge. Witness ,cmu
1tn aad sa,,I pIIt, PIT he kept on talking u tt