Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-09
POLICE INVESTIGATION
Into the Charges Made by Mrs
Annie Mcdonald.

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or's office to investigate the charge
brought against Officer Ed Murray by
Mrs. Annie Mcdonald, who claimed
that on April 18th she was a domestic
in the service OF MIR. Stoddart, on the
corner Of Franklin and Fourth streets
and that she was locked up that night
for Drunkenness, and whilst in a cell
Officer Murray had promised to re-
lease her on $50 bail, which, she
affirmed was given to him, and she
asked that it be refunded to her.
After being sworn Mrs. Mcdonald
said that she recognized the officer,
and that sAbout three weeks ag), on a
Suniav evening, l was taken to the
prison and put in cell. There saw
Mr.. O,Sbes and asked him if could
not see Chief Cuddy, when he told me
the Chief was standing there. | was
not very drunk but rather sick. The
officer that arrested me treated
me roughly and shook me like
q dog shaking rat. l had the keys
of the house with me and asked
If | could be taken out. Officer Muir
raw passed my cell door. He was not
in uniform at the time, but no sad,
"Annie, what is the matter?' l told
him I wanted to go home, and he
asked me if had any money. ! told
him had and gave him $50 to put up
as my bail. l was not lei out for some
time after that, till the jailer, Mr..
Bedford, came along and told MIN l
had given the money to man IN
order that might be allowed to go
home. He let me out and lasked the
clerk If | could get my money back,
but he told me that there was no
money deposited for me and the
books had no record OF it opposite my
name. / had $40 in notes, $50 in gold
and some silver, which | putin my
purse and carried in my bosom. L
had several drinks at the house OF a
private family, and also one glass OF
beer in a saloon" lAt this juncture
witnes, broke down and cried copi-
ously.)
Officsr Richardson was then sworn
and testified: On April 18th, be-
tween nine and ten O'Clock P. NJ,
1 found the lady on the sidewalk:
She had just come out of a saloon and
a young man was holding her up. shee
was unable to walk and he assisted
me with her till we met officer
Romans, and he helped me 10 bring
her to the station as she was unable
to walk without our aid. L never
seized her roughly or shook her.
Officer Romans testified: On the
night of the arrest l met Ohcer
Richardson and citizen taking the
lady to the station AMI helped him.
On the way to the station she dropped
a glove, which l picked up and gave
to her; whereupon she accused me OF
having stolen the other glove, which
she had in her hand.
Officer Bedford testified: | put Mrs.
Annie Mcdonald in Jail on April 18th.
She talked reasonably, but was very
boisterous and noisy. She told me
that she had given money to man to
put up for her bail and wanted to be
let out. | asked her to whom she
had given the money aud she said she
did not know his name, but he was
an officer. l saw she had some
more money in her purse. Officer
Murray was at the jail that night about
the game time. About midnight
when she was sober, l released her.
Officer Bowler testified: | was
searching prisoner one day in the
jail, when the complainant came to
me and asked what l had done with
the money. / asked her what she
meant, and she said "if it wasn't you
it was big red-facei officer" She
was a little under the influence OF
liquor.
Officer Murray was sw I'm and testi-
fed: | went off about s O'Clock on
the night in question and never saw
Mrs. Mcdonald in the station. | ar
rested man between and 5 O'Clock,
but did not gee her then and in fact
have never seen her in the jail.
Chief Cuddy stated that Mrs. Nc
Donald had been in his Office and in
formed him OF the Transaction. He
had called in the officers and tried to
get at the bottom OF the matter. She
told him that it was tall man with a
black moustache to whom she gave
the $50. | asked her if she was sure
she had given the money to an
officer and told her that she
should have fair investigation and
the money would be returned to hei
if it bad been stolen.
Mrs. Mcdonald said that she re-
membered Murray very well; it was
not the first time she had seen him
as he had been 10 her house foul
years ago, when an officer now on the
force, had stole her diamond ring
which his wife was now wearing
Murray at that time had told hei
that the officer had the ring, and ha(
given the reason that Chief CuddJ
still kept him on the force.
Officer Curran testified: / was il
charge of the office when Mrs. Nc
Donald was brought in. She wa
quite unable to take care of herself
She was let out Of the Jail about
O'Clock in the morning, and she mad,
some remark about having givel
money to an officer to deposit as he
bail. She said it was $50 she ha,
given to some party and she though
it was an officer. Being a woman sh
was not searched when brought to th
station, and | did not believe ther
was any truth in her statement
as she was so very drunk whel
brought in. / believe Officer Murra
was there that night with a prisone
about 9 O'Clock. (The record book c
the office was produced, which shove
that Murray had been there about
o'clock that evening, although h
positively denied it,
Mr.. Humphreys said it would b
well to investigate the matter concerr
ing the diamond that Mrs. McDonal
said was still in possession Of a
officer.
Officer Hawley stated that he wa
in the police station that night with
prisoner, but did not remember SCI
ing Officer Murray there, and ha
never seen Mrs. Mcdonald previou
TO this affair.
Mrs Mcdonald AGAIN turned 4