, 1876-11-03
,ro,la All that He Has Done to
AM r.,r+her the Ends Of Justice.
Animated Alteration Between
hA Mcssrs. Trude und Bonheld'
,,n r,ou1Iug Tells About IN Alleged
'''N Plot to Dust Hickey
T., Pit in Dixon, Since He Would Suit
N'N the Boys Better

"a, vcrc present. Aiu. .NetauAeS ptee"ssi
ln', -. assisted by the full Committee. Little
'aa aa',hnr vas drawn out about Mr. Hickey.
It fp'.un ;,acs,ra Introduced by tho defense lev
ins ,hs,r ,c.,ttnony at the devoted head Of
ecu r,I. Il being claimed that this lawyer Is
af' .aa,nrerInc rlIcf OF conspiracy to dcposc
!as .f alr, rrudo l,ad to grin and bear good
hE,e.. hI..,sr5ar. but now md then Ills patience
oeny ~ him. md he told Mr. bonacld what ho
Mss, .h, Il was feared at one time that tho
'nous s,, routd atliottrn for 4 'smlll, !" but the
timely 'nstrposttion OF tac eno'rn'ao o''pcFseo
the war-elooa'
B. ". DALE,
..r,,n rho was most concerned In the Chaplin
,,<c. m Ilo .all he knew something about that
eNe+ ..,,
-, ,,ntarcd during the investigation. They
NV .sa,,a eon0nc themselves 10 the Hickey case.
~. ponaeI1 tried to get the testimony In, but
Tho Chairman was of opinion that it wns'
iacitrsns.
II The tase IN AID. Ctsvcland'a evidence.
Intimately tic Chairman said, II the defense
~ .nrthtnr TO prove by this witness, they
~"atj s,u i5ear What he lad to say.
IT, nontIcld said he intended to prove tl,at
n, witness WIS arrested on false Charge BY
peteeit7o Chapin, that S:kp was taken 1ro,lr
LIN At The West sidc station, anu ttsat S43o
Nj ii, Trade said Chaplin was tho man to prove
II l|r, 'Boulleld went on to say that Trulc be-
ea1c The attorney Of this mn'l, and attempted
IA ciye notes and other securities instead Of his
i. Iii <3,n& it.rA r. n,tn
re- tulp to get the money. !ie also wished to
pmyc that Hickey procured the money, prose-
futcl Chapn, and fiat hin, discharged from the
fune, There was no use Disgusting tic fact tllAt
Tnle was the chief conspirator in the. plot
ac.inst Hickey, nul trat he. wished to break
down ,he efficiency Of tue Department.
did not want To hear uny speeches. They l!ud
nothing to do with personal matters OF this
iir, Trudc said that Chaplin had mailo the d.
ret aeeusatlon that lie himself gave Mr.. Hickey
certain money which ealno from the witness;
hi bicTes re- '' II tic M clty, anl the ante,room
"a. she 7cstlbnc Of lief itself. Was It bcca nae
ihrtr Chief was IN peril that the thugs, the
There's, the mur.lcrers, md protectors Of Inllr-
deres came tu Ills rcscncl This course would
rct help the other side. When Hickey was
thed, Tiude would be ready for investigation,
wv ah<H h1@A ~ V1JtAtVA w AAkAVAAGA4lE tAlo
testimony.
Tie Chairman was inclined to exclude the
eri!eDN.
Ano.her discussion cns,lcd between the law
3trs, after which hlessrs, Gilbert aud Cu11crtun
Lad little Investigation OF their own, with Il
tiansnFre2 In regarL to the Chapin affair. The
her vas confident TINT the Chaplin matter liad
lHen alluded to.
'tsHs. .Tudc and Dontlcld sai1 something
f10fc, Gid then
The Chairman felt compelled to remark that
counsel merely obstrl,ctcd tho investigation tn
ftgaa Oh expedlting business, and consumed q
EIeas deal Of time In psrsonal matters.
lie rcerrtted that the Committee llul not I'D
Lr7cd 10 their original Intention Of not having
iaFytFa on either slc II tho charge Hbout
ehapn had not been made, he saw ITO reason
wy theY Should 80 into tho matter.
atef inTther discussion 1t WAS decided to
lsaf tae Witucss' story. Mr.. Dale then rclatc,l
Low lie was arrested by Detective Chaplin OH
uMafge o. forgery. The officers took from lin
as Eatgh and chaln rs we'll us $3.50 In money,
smn ny t0ld , ln lic might square tho matter for
sM' n!iness refused to compound IN this
wy end they hnally concluded to let him on
i% sa3' Alter further conferences they came
sSFn . to you. Witness atil! refusing, fc wns
saaen 70 .i!e station, wlete nnotlrr proposition
va made TO aettle for Sl00. Ills casc was co,-
,1 tIoue,1 aud lo then went to Truf'c untl In
Sa.sa T", nmh to take hold OF the Ease.
r,y. rws TTay1hg Tr%iag any money With him. 10
~ tIs understanding that hc was to keep $50 for
III. ~ services Afterwards he tried unsucccss-
T1sm1 10 Ees tie balance of the moucy from
ta.sE ',t i!s tien went to Hickey, who promised
~ ,;,. ske s aed q the matter and get tho money
% ,a.ic i"ly; ~ ~ few days, after attempts being
T%p! part iii notes, witness procured tho money,
tT9s lneh told "!tness that Hickey Ind got
IT, ~ ti!e money, but witness refused 10 be-
III 1ns statement. Subsequently witness
a ,auae tlat 10 Thought 1llcscy llal some of
der to tu,~o?1t as,. e lied pnrposely In this III or
II;,toua alpeake rude, WHO seemed wroth ngaihet
ssssey anl declared tnat i,u wAntcl to hoYe lis
'Ifpssahtehdent's fn head rut OIL.
uii la lavse1saam'patton s1sas by Mr. Tr,,de, witness
ieeii".. thHeushs lIe beard from other nurttcs
drs'e; di ,ls counsel that Ills .noueY wus
ChsnI" "p 9Mmong certain police officers.
Lal bait Of + as II l1udc, told lin that Hickey
,sse n1 s;. Mr. Trlc suited tat lie would re-
hrs Nv. ~ '''s I'!uncy. lie lind Eatnb|etl ammo
tMr4 H. ~ Times altogether. IIu was arrested
krs. ~ '"'s Guy TN .chargc Of highway rob-
tut Is sas 70 !, tug Chairman witness explained
us us', ~; Grocery on tllc West Side Tlio money
tn.os'i. s.issuses t1hk from lin was nnrt Of Tho
Iii Is &c, " tlg sale Of his store, IIe nroyed MI
tiarps,,' '"o s''eli%hY robbery casc, aud was dis
VIZ " AZ l.. culletton-Noth,ne was so,a To me.
tlau vi Il ronis Tue money back, OF auy por-
III. Ts,.4n' eS,''GG M from supt. Hickey.
Vosiey iRttstartoryf A,-Ycs. sir'
Esto, H. meyer had any trouble with moi A.
tSni ea nat ! camo to you scyrrnl tines an,I
nN|nt wv get tny money,
.ssiast H. 'Gu Mi,,Rt stRta stngle net performed
H;cSas IT, IT,; Htekeyf A.-You told ma ti,at Mr.
d yma ~ ket 10 much of nv Int,ucv.
IT utst,a,n,.tl 'ell iUu tint upol tic strength
ldon,s S.eht made to mo hv Chnninj r.
Nlstsy a., tJM; s4;y you told mo Individually that
..is of 10 10. stskea you to conc l,crcl Al
lad trhav.ya axe rs w, Us thought Mr, IIickuy
9'ea az right tu mt.
By Mr. pantI.3,Ei p9E AHn boNr1EID.
~ Truls jtli"eaaIAt iii S'a. ths tlms you engaged
81 TutGr TttGr four Or live DAYS. Until tnneltN ~ ,,1
,r,,, ,,uuc-l ubjcvt to llyar f In ,v9,-i: tn,r.
ut wNs,nt mind. This is not thn wav N H.,
hsrts, snt W., Hickey l.as protected tl,ugy,
IT,. IT. roTim's!tI~1So, hut It will tend to proye
III, Tntaa" a"uS &, aIs protected t4cu,.
tuttia .nI ,.,, ten1 will put Ir. Dontle1tI
lays ertr RI Iu asR ,whethrr hc Or aly Vt Ills family
illr tnui,n' indignantly, ami with consfcr,
te y tsuyu d., % ~; but think | shall L,,
hsn Ia iaIl '"at JON s!nyu brcn Indicted uu,l
Tl4ss rh4i,, rtlaS te1citedlye yeTtat IL a lie, -
tefy I,rI's4',,ai tlatrrposinE}-l;r ;rntlom.n n Ia
q tAe Cu,n,rt9lt lt sot Sanl,ot respect tllu wfshrs
iu.a!l|es. '''''ttes aud rtIsan from thess ,,sr,
a II IT, 5r'natk nrtet Ike oil on trop,,e,, ,v,, .r