Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-15
Ex-Lieutenant Sheridan Contra. dicted,
What Chief Webster Has to Say AbOu
 The Gass-He Thinks There is no DOub


 What Chief Webster has to Say About
 The Gass-He Thinks There is no Doubt
 About Sher1dan's Guilt.
 There has been no little talk about Captain Sheridan's guilt since the publication of his letter in yesterdays papers. Some of his personal friends now declare with emphasis that he is innocent and that he was bulldezed into making ths statement he did, while otA- CTS equally sanguine gay that they know he is guilty. There is prospect that the case may be reopened and that the ex-lieutenant will be given a ttisl Eefere tae Board of Police Commissioners If he demand. this there would seem to be no reason why the request should not be granted. The reporter of an evening paper who interviewed Chief Web ster yesterday in regard, to the statement hads By Sheridan that he did not acknowledge his guilt at the Sunday interview as stated, has the following to say:
 Chief Webster in reply to questions said:
 q told the commissioners he first assented to my assumption thst he was guilty and Afterwards in the presence of the two coins missioners and myself he confessed that ne did take the money"
 ssDid Sheridan discharge prisoners in the morning when he was on duty at police head duartefss"
 ii learned that he was in the habit of do- ing so when became chief of police upon the retirement of Chief Allen. It went on for while after I became chief of police. One morning 8 discharged prisoner came to pae and aaid the full amount of his money had not been returned to him within $3. Sheridan had handled the mans money and told the man to go and see him. The man said that he knew very we'll that 1t was Sheri- dan who took his money, and it was sheri- dan who let him go in the morning. But he wanted back that $3 which he was short. Just then Sheridan came down stairs and l told him the man claimed to be $3 short. Sheridan replied, What shall do about tt?' "'What!' I exclaimed, you ask me to tell 1 yojI what you are to do about 1t! What can you do if you have taken the mans money?" ':'WeIl,' said he, I had rather pay it back than have any talk about it," ''Frcm that time I discharged the prisoners 1 my self. No further complaints came to me about shortage of money until man who lodged here one night claimed to have left $S here which was not returned to. him. When he made this charge he was put inside until came. He then denied having made any such the money the night before" Do you favor the reopening of Sheridan s ease2''
 "Certaiply, if Sheridan wishes it. made | no attempt to bulldoze him, but simply told him the damaging facts against him as they had come to my knowledge" stDid you promise him that there would be no exposure In case he resigned?"
 ''f did not, because could not promise 1 him that.''
 ''Do you know whether the envelopes in which the night officer placed the money were changed. or in whose handwriting they were when opehed?'
 | hrn IoIr nIof hot inf occurred when Sheridan was charged at the precinct Sunday morning with taking the money was just as I related it before the commissioners. Both resignations were written by Sheridan. He first wrote his resignation as captain and then his resigna- tion as member of the police force. One of the commissioners suggested that he also resign as a member of the force and then l Sheridan wrote the other one. I did not dictate either of them to him"