, 1876-11-04
An Allegation that tho Contract
~ N webster Is u Forgery
r,.,n,oan Says Hickey Urged Him
f'ADN Nat to Appear and Testify
r.a Superintendent Hlmse'f
NV Appears on the Stand
J., nee1Iues to Specifically State Where
A'' tyo,sier t3nyc Him lnformattotls

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snt asu s.,,nn ths proceedings. Tho cvflunre
ttA su ~, mainly In regard to Wohster's cllnr-
~, rid trustwortl'ness as W't1.esS' s*',tu
nj. sensation was causeu ny tae e1ost u
A"s .sS, ,hc signatures to tho articles Of ngrec-
f'u's f.sa, relating TO TIC Pacific avenue property
sSs sS,,.. but, while the evidence to t'ta cficct
i's' ~: ,,r,,y strong, tho testimony u rcbuttal
W. q, tn establish tho fact TINT Mr. Chilson
'.a.,m ssa. and uone other, attached his n'lto-
uu, ,,oreto, An Important discrepancy In
Fly" ~ tl,e Instruments mud tho tlno when
LUZ ,ontbcr-in.law decided Tic property to
'Nsl' Y, W.. On, no.uted ont by Aid. McAulry. Stu
p's pps',n,rneut Hickey gayo sweeping denial Of
F''a n .,'o charges matlc against iin, explaining
a...'s, ~" .s matters which seemed to reflect on
.,' ..seA' Tn Ind quito II little alterca-
M'4 nn' uItl Aid. Gilbert, owing to
s .aa ,,,,srt effort to elicit Information which,
IT, IT,, ,ho supcriptcndcnt's opinion, would, II dis
II 'l,.eJ . impaIr the efficiency OF tue force,
uo.. u'...s Tr,,1c nutl Bonlleld wero remarkably
."o, ami aall!kc all day; thu forciblo but In
strs,ut phrase, "Ym,'r n liar" was not used
@r by theln during tho session.
DAN o'nAnA
-, a,.t called, and examined by Mr.. Bonftcld.
,fe, ,tatIpy ILLS oalrial relations with tho cor
.a,.tton IN times past, he said no had known
ssun,dntepdcnt Hickey about twenty years. III
II. ,anarfty a. Clerk OF tho Circuit Court and
..cur Tteasurcfhc Ind follnl out what he be-
,ia-ei 10 bc his character as nh officer and a
n,n. .nl had always considered him to be d
mat efficient and trustworthy officer. lie never
lnes Mr. Hickey to bc la1 in Ills duty; on tho
,on,rs,y. he believed him to he O strict disci-
n,ostap. lie would not believe tho charges
fu.de against tho Superintendent. A coin.
,at.l With former chiefs, he thought Hickey was
letter than any former occupant Of tho office.
Crime vas comparatively scarce now, unl Afr.
Hickey hal almost cntlreIy cleared odt tho
buhka mel.
OFFICER GALLAGHER
yuDe1t plaec,i Oh the stand. liu atatcd that
lIe had been on the force over ten years. lie
knew I}snlcl Webster, mud had becn in Ills place
Oh raellcaycnu Tic bascntcnt Ut tlu liouse
suusel Is saloon mud restaurant; tho floor
utuse was used for domestic purposes, Dan!el
On Tue sccunl door but once, and couldn't eay
tn5th.ug about II. lie did nut know whether
Webster krpt house Of prostitution there; 1t
xsshi5 opinion that Daniel did. From hcarsny
he should think the hUnsG On tho north was i
ftatc for thteprs Ilo Ind known Webster to bo
ins; Daniel had also bern arrcsted fur
disOrlerly conduct, aud Interfering With nn oili-
,rr. Wcbslvr lIail given tho deponent iniorIna-
tlyl In times past; he wns also known rs q pro-
trs!ipnal baieE From Wchstcr'R Information,
situtss Ila'l arrested ecrtnin criminals. 1t was
lnderslb0u 0lHohr Tic 6tllccra tllat WGDALtf
would gl'o s'ell M ipiofI1atlon II properly A.
Harrison street and other stations aliuust duly.
W.tuess never kliew Wchstcr ns Il thief, but
skv lralt viii, thieves. ''
r;sS uWsy IVA al shef with S,nm @ lin In was m nrniiv %
s,iAl 2.~lia IL nrcsty fon.i @ Of ,uonry, nnI I
hut s,v thnc IT, M ~, ,sm,,' tr;,,u u9t ~ n,H ,a ,"''a
Dy ALL. illtert-From your knowledge u the
raan' 10 yon think hc would toll tho truth under
oath ID tl,k he would, beeausc llavc
nHsnrn"s;nr " vs.. sa1' wv ~ e y H., IL, ,..
css t ;s,,t 1as a !. %as 70 w. 1tSrost @ 10
gsr us4s A.IIhat Is pretty hard question; !;
Tue question WINS repeated, and wit1tcss re-
Il!s'i thu, he thought h would believe Webster
Webster 10 giya i,'itiruatl IN rcrnr M M To- ,ierrv
TyIos ts"t wo a as foos Miss Mo Moody, on
5aipor Taylor, wo staLbeti al!oti1cr ~ On CtarIt
eTt Eay sinc, the burglar win was taken to
~ii Ws. stot.oh aha let go, was also arrested
VNIs Ss N. r,sy hss'stnMee Vals .o,,,, d, ,ou,
nsn' rs0 A;m!ia ... J. considered to be- despurats
,gqqn qo y ysn ksoy :. my stolen rroperty being
nyswn know1rar, ""ascf M,t - aoiat know u 81
V.-suono,. ,,oro 80.
ua ,n yo as se.e was property lost IN that sec
~ ns.sa ~. Mebster's houac! Al have no right
D,.a.s S,,ta.; house unlsss 6ome onu AwcarY out