The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-08
CHIEF OF POLICE ZIGGLER
Presents an Answer, and Has Ris
Case Continued.

Case Continued
Chief of Police George W. egler was
this morning again arraigned before
Judge Cox to answer to the writ Oh
habeas corpus, which he is alleged 10
have eyaGei by sending the men, Travis,
Daugherty and Weaver, charged with
Policeman's RunkePs murder, 10 IN
aIauapolis.
The Courtroom was crowded to its
utmost by a crowd anxious 10 see what
disposition would be made of the case
MessrS. Gerard aud Pugn acted as at
tOrneys for Dir. u egler. Tue latter, on
the opening Of Court, stated 20 The Court
that he had prepared an amended return
to the writ, which he desired to be d .eG,
as follows:
"And now comes George W. u egier,
Superintendent OF Police Of the CIty OF
Cincinnati, and for mis- amended answer
to the VIII OF habeas corpus heretofore
served upon him, in the case OF James
DDugherty, Rtcnard Travis aud Frank
W eaver, anu says:
"rhat he has not now, had not at the
time of the service OF The said writ, por
had he at any time subsequent to tue
service OF the said witt, the par les
above named, or either OF them, ln
his custody, under his con-
troll, or under restraint; de-
| fendaut further saws that Oh the a6th
day OF January, 1873, the said above
named parties AavIns been arrested on
| the same day at Indianapolis, state or
Indiana, upon warrant and atfi !ayit
charging tnem with the crime Of assault
WITH intent to Kill, were brought in.o
Court, and tnere, by agreement, the ex-
animation was DStponed uutil January
29 1873, III 8 A. Nj, as will be s2nwn DE
u Gel tined transcript OF the Mayor OF AZ
diaGapol.s, tiled herewith.
"The defendant further states that the
above named parties being suspected OF
the crime OF murder in the City of Gin
| cinnati, were brought to said last named
city tor identification by Alfred Travis,
Chief OF Police OF indianapolis, and n AZ
shall Manning, anu gwen into charge Of
this defendant Tor the purpose OF being
Identified.
"fhat on Tuesday, January %, 1878, he,
| the said George W. ZIegier, after con-
sulting with counsel learned in The law,
aud being advised that no facts existed
upon which the cnarge of murder couia
! be sustainer, by the advice OF the Prose
| cutting Attorney OF the Police Court OF
| Cincinnati, this defendant perm tied
| Officers Travis and Manning TO takB
possession and control OF the said par
ties on February 2, 1873 On tue said lass
named day Offices Murray, Ritter,
| Ur z,l and Knox slartsd with said par-
~ 81 A. VI. nv tbe T.. q. &L, r. r for
the Clty of indianapolis, at which
point they arrived in charge OF said OIL
GERS at 1888 Z. III. the same day ana
were giVen III possession Of the police
authorizes ot SAID city TO answer W the
icharge then and before that time pend
ing auaiusL then. and heretofore reierred
80,
Ter, kuvX and Brazil returned 70 Ghs
city OF Cincinnati.
"rhis defendant further rsays that on
Feb. 2, 1873, at 2 o'cIock 2. M, he was
uotItied vi The issuing Of the wriI, nerein
By Joe Moses, Dspaty Sheriff, and ac-
tknoWledged service OF SAID writ aHG
tpat previous to that time he had no In
timation that said writ was to be sued.
"Tnat On Thursday previous to the
said last named day lie was noLihei thas
the fAtber ol one ot me prisoners, to-wlf,
James Daugnerty, was about to sue out
IL writ 10 recover possession oil mis- said
son, but suDseQdehtiy auu previous TO
a. NJ. OF Februdry 2 The iather OF said
Daugnerty notified ain Il eSler) !hat
he mad abandoned the idea OF uoing any
tning i'll the premises, and from Caat
time TO tne service VI saiu VIII, IN t"ls
course NJ, THIS deiehoaut, had no i0bi-
nation 0l any luFtnef proceedings in me
matter.
inns defendant further answering
says, that alter tue serVlce OF SAID WIFE
ami The oraef o1 the Court commLlding
him TO Drlhg the sa;u parties before tne
said Court, he at once dispatched 10 me
authorizes at Indianapolis, asking
about the SAID prisoners, le put into AlS
custody and sent captain Johnson ts
receive SAID parties and bring them to
J | ibis city.
"Tuat the said parties were in jai! iu
, indianapolis, cIargHd with The comnis'
| sion Of felony, and their cases were
taen icing Investigated by the Grand
jury; tue aElIaVILs charging them
with The said leloAy, having been II &c
January % AS ABOVE stated, that he usel
every efnrt to get the paf'Ies halnel ~
| the writ 10 bring them before this Court
but could not succeed; mat no eVideaeA
mas JSb uSSu AASSO'CA ON w iiA SAAN"tS o"AN