Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-04


 room, and after being sworn and Officer Ger ard had pleaded not guilty to the charges against him the case was opened.
 Mrs. Mix, the first witness, said-Two weeks ago Sunday man named Quail came to my house and rattlsd the door and said he wanted drink. I told him he could not get drink as kept nothing but temperance drinks. He went away, but soon came back, ana then looked out of my window and told him if he didn't go away I would call an ofncer. He said there was policeman on the corner. The man went down to the cor ner and shook hands with Gerard, and when l asked the latter to arrest Quail he said that two then looked up and laughed and talked, and Quail said: "Look at the daisy up in the window; let's go in and break up the 'crib," Officer Gerard said, "I guess we won't break up the crib to-day" and the two walked away. Quail around all day. Monday morning I went down and complained against Officer Gerard, and the next day he had me arrested for abusive language and was discharged the following Wednesday by Judge Deming.
 The only way the officer ever insulted me 'fThere goes Carrie Mix" in so loud tone that have heard him, and it is very disa- greeable to have anyone say that
 Concerning the third charge, that of drinking, Mrs. Mix said: 'I have never seen him drinking or playing pool, but have every morning and he has stayed in there at from ten to fifteen minutes at 8 time. can see him go in and come out from my win dows."
 When Officer Gerard asked Mrs. Mix how she could see the door of the saloon, there being four or five houses between hers and fha md har atc fxxy0 faof hop of the others, she replied that she saw hi n from the gate.
 Mrs. Chapman, who lives in the same house with Mrs. Mix, corroborated Mrs. Mix's statement in every particular, and also said that on Tuesday morning she saw him in Steinecke's saloon about II o'clock with a newspaper in his hand.
 Officer Gerard, the next witness, said Two weeks ago Sunday about half-past Ii o'clock met Quail near Mrs. Mix's place and he stopped me and we began to talk, he say ing that the police ought to break up that place kept by Carrie Mix, as it was notorious and ought not to be allowed in that quiet neighborhood. I did not know that Mrs. Mix was listening and the first thing knew was when she stuck her head out of the win dow and said: "Gerard, I want you to arrest that man; he is drunk and you are drunk and you are both drunkards." I took hold of Quail and we walked to Admiral street,
 
 in on my report and told Captain Hyde about it and told him I wanted to have her arrested. The captain said had better wait until Monday and see if I could get him as 8 witness. Tuesday night she was arrested and Wednesday brought into court. went after Quail Wednesday morn ing to get him as a witness, and stopped into Steinecke's and read the subpoena to Mrs. Steinecke and that is what Mrs. Chapman l saw me reading, and not a newspaper. It was last April, I think, that she was arrested on my complaint for keeping a house of ill., fame and selling liquor without 8 hcense, and she was sentenced ill the City court and appealed and it was settled. have been in Steinecke's and played pool one afternoon when I was excused by the chief. Those times are the only times I was in there, MT. c. J. Quail said: Two weeks ago Sun day was going through Ashmun street, and told the officer that thought that place | man, Mrs. Mix, stuck her head through tke window and told Officer Gerard to arrest me, that was drunk. I believe that she repeat ed her request, and we went down the street. ] She referred to the officers around this beat | as well as myself drunken set. I do not know the woman and did not again visit | the house.
 MT. Steinecke denied that Quail was drunk 1 that morning as he saw him talking to the of l fcer, and didn't think he was drunk. Edward R. Lawrence said: saw MT. Quail Sunday afternoon about four o'clock
 and he was perfectly sober, and have nev- | CT seen him intoxicated, although have I heard that he was a drinking man, but nev- | CT heard that he got drunk, and have work ed beside him for nearly five years. ] The Board went into executive session and after an hour decided that the officer was not guilty of the charges made against him by Carrie Mix.
 | Bills were approved amounting to $S, TOT.