The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-13
GEORGE w. ZIEGLER.


The case of George W. Ziegler, C3ef Of Poiice.
was called this morning in the Court OF ConaInoa
Pleas. .--..--.-..
He was placed on the witness stand aud statxM
that Collins had come to him and told him thnt
he had been sent to his place as an attorney on be
half Of Dougherty. Do not know whether
the atters friends were. doing anything
he was going to take out writ of habeas corpak
This was on Monday. / think told Collins tHst
for the present would take no notice OF a wf1
OF habeas corpus from any court l told old man
that If his son was innocent he would soon be dsS-
missed. He did not say that he was going to fakE
out writ of habeas corpus. He afterwards Aetea
as II he would pay no attention to the nattef, azad
that he would not have a writ issued
/ do not know whether Peggy Ryan was arourhn
in the interest of the prisoners and can not answer
as to what were their intentions. | might have
told some one that Peggy Ryan was about f;eSiizag
out writ. Peggy Ryan said he would bet taat
Snelbaker would be Chief Of Police in two wee4s
and that he, Ziegler, would be in jail Tonight L
did not think that any man would have nerve
enough to take out writ.
We had no evidence against the men to bring
any charge in Court here, and kept theIu ior
four days, as thought that something might turn
up against them. ! returned them TO indianS9sO-
| lis, as thought that some means might bo eiken
by their friends to issue writ OF habeas corpua
| The warrant from Indianapolis was to show
| that we had some uthOrty for keeping them, ana
| / am satisfied that it was of no account; tha 1
had to have requiStion Their trlal az 1nulaufstp
oils was set for the 29th and the authorities IRON
| that place gave us the men, as we Thought slas WE
| had good case against them.
I On cross-examinatiOn by Mr.. Gerard, Blr. zleg'
Ter stated that he under the control OF the To-
| lice Commission and gets his orders from thein; 4
thought it important at first that no ono sngain
see the prisoners; did not fear any writ OF haoeas
corpus when put the men in separate Stati0n-
houses never yet failed to serve writ OF habeas
corpus, and considered the matter ~ kino ot
bluff; / understand what contempt OF Sonn
| means.
| had conversation with President Jacobs ana
Captain Johnson on Tuesday and we came to fiae
conclusion that no case could be made on tse
office was satisfied that no writ Of habeas
| CORPUS would be sworn out Nhn
that nothing would be done in the case. Iheard ac
more about the writ until O'Clock saturday allsT
noon. did not send the men away to evade snad
writ, and that had no anticipation OF sucn Wfzk
being served.
Mr.. Collins testified that he had asked Mr. zies.
ler to see the prisoners and that that gentema.
rather 60 to jail first Neither of the two prison-
ers engaged me. as their attorney.
1 saw Mr. Dougherty, ST.. on TassdsI
and told him that a writ should be taken out, ana
would see what could be done next day swMs
out the writ although thought Ziegler would ns!
obey it, simply to force him to obey the order AZ
ter filed the affidavit did nothing go9 rgfhe '
Mr.. wilkins stated that he had an interyiess
with Mr., Ziegler but hardly remembered whal
had been said He knew that Ziesler said 10 NJ
advise him to take no action at the present. T1ss
statement by Mr. Ziegler, as to why he had sssl,
the men to Indianapolis, was o.
he had them confined for the time allowed p
law. that no charge could be made against caesn
and that il would be advisable to send them ..
Indianapolis. There was no conversation INA
would infer that he was about 70 checkmasc 1n1
writ Of habeas corpus by sending the men on.
Mr., John Dougherty testified that he had gonl
to see Mr. Ziegler, and that on account OF the on
citement of the community, and as the pris0ncz:
were to have hearing in day or two, Iiegier g
vised him to have no writ OF naoess corpus ssSps<
In regard to the allegation that the prisoner
had been starved in order to get confession Iron
them, he felt satisfied that they were glyen =
much food as other prisoners received A1tcrBee
ing Ziegler abandoned oil loeas Oh takips o"'
Prosecutor Murphy, of the Police Court statel
that he had his witnesses and the prisoners togcn
er and that he told Zieger that If he could get q
, further testimony the men had better be taken .
Indianapolis, as felt confident that no case cOtnf
J be made out against them here. suggested m
plan to the Chief of Police,
, indianapolis. Three days later he got a warrn!l
from Indianapolis to arrest the men II they cout
not be identified here as the Kunkel murdereEs
| The men were taken from here on saturday
7:3O a. M He went back to indianapolis and tr,ct
everything to get them back, but couidn'c ~
knew nothing about u writ being out for the pzss
onerS. .
He received word from Indianapolis this mora
5 ing that the men had been indicted for assam
with intent to kill and also for assault and oH.
terry, and that they had been aITaigned ana m
pleaded not guilty.
This concluded the testimony.
After the arguments by Messrs. Wilson 4 Gran
ger ior the prisoners, and by Mr.: Gerard 'for a,
Zeiglcr the Court announced that the naftn
would be taken under advisement, and that O'
Friday he would give his decision.