Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-15

of hats for him. A week ago MonGay
be was on l street watching some opium
fends when he saw Sebelle 60 to the police
station aud leave again. Soon after wards
he saw him returning, and asked him if h.
was looking for Judge Buckley. He re
piled that he was looking for the City At
torney. and then said /" Franks, l am in
a bad fix. NY wife is lying at the point of
death IN San Francisco, and | have not got
cent / want TO 90 on this train" Wit
ness told him that he only had five or six
dollars in his pocket, but he could have
that if it would do him any good. He
said he wanted $50 and offered TO give him
the keys to his place of business. Witness
told him that be would go and get him
$50 if he would agree 10 return 1t in week
or ten days. He promised that be
would, and they walked together to
and Second streets, where Sebelle
stopped at Kings store. He vent over
aud borrowed $50 of Arthur Miller and re-
turning to where Sebelle was with the
money in his hand, gave 1t to Sebelle. He
had borrowed money OF Miller many times
before and had more than once borrowed
mopey to loan to Others Sebelle had
shown him dispatch saying his wife was
very sick, or at the point of death. He
could not remember just the language. Sc
belle said nothing about making any COM
plants against any one, or that be had
been gambling and witness did not know
anything about those circumstances. Ii he
had witness would not have loaned him a
cent. Sebelle never paid the money back
and he had started TO commence an action
against Sebelle to recover il but found that
there was nothing in his place worth taking
except what belonged to his wife.
In answer to questions bv Chief Lee Off
Ger Franks admitted that Sebsle had made
the statements in his prest nee which have
already been published. lie did not re-
member whether Sebelle then stated that
he had never spoken to Franks before, but
if he did he certainly he'd.
Z. c. Hart then addressed the Com
missioners. He thought there had been q
satisfactory explanation of the whole mat
ter. so far as officer Franks was concerned,
and he did not think it was necessary to
bring more witnesses. He thought the
Chief of Police did right in suspending the
officer on the information he then had, but
the facts presented had shown that ma
icious, evil, disreputable individual had
brought accusations against good citizen,
an efficient officer, an honorable gentle
man and an atfectionate husband and
father. He spoke eloquently in behalf of
Mr.. Franks and scored Sebelle merci-
lessly.
w. A. Anderson followed in the same
strain, going over the evidence and telling
what he knew about it in addition.
Mayor Gregory said that he did not
think any more evidence was necessary to
show that Sebelle was not much OF man,
and there was no evidence that Franks had
done anything more than any good
hearted man would do under the same
circumstances.
Chief Lee said that he had no excuse to
make for the course he had taken. He
would do the same thing again under the
same circumstances. Sehelle had failed to
come forward and sustain his charges,
and that was the end Of it.
The Mayor said he would 60 farther than
that. He believed officer Franks entitled
to more consideration than man who had
not the honor to stand up to what he had
said. He thought, however, that the Chief
was right in the stand he had taken.
Chief Lee said u believe this man has
been intimidsted. l believe, from what
his brother says, that he was nearly scared
to death; that they threatened him with
personal violence if he undertook to prose
cute these cases. L do not know whether
it was this case, or the cases of Rhosds anC
Ross, bat for the sake of officer Franks anC
everybody else ! would like TO have haC
this man here. l do not want to keep the
officer under cloud, thoRgh, waiting fol
him.
Judge Buckley made 8 vigorous speech
He believed Sebelle was not present because
he was corrupt. He had reason TO believe
so outside of the evidence that had beer
adduced. If he had made the Statement
| that he did TO Chief Lee undec oath, ht
would believe officer Franks before a dozer
Sol Roll -
! this city many years, raised family her,
| and always borne a good reputation. Th'
| other was a confessed gambler, q confessed
bribe-tsker and something else that h,
would not name. He thought the office
4 was rot guilty, What had been done haC
/ been done according To law and met hi
| approval but when it came To an inyesti
| cation, he would believe officer Franks
/ statement under oath before a hundred Sc
| bellies. He saw and talked with Sebelle OF
! the morning he mSde the charges. Tt,
| man was drunk, and admitted that he wa
drunk He did not behave Sebelle was
man who could be intfmidated. He hat
been around the country a good deal ant
| knew that if IN attempt was made to in
tinidate him the law would protect him
! If he had gone away it was because h
feared to face the responsibility of his acts
The Judge concluded his remarks by sayin
of Sebelle: He merits my disgust and i
entitled to nay contempt. l shall vote witt
| great deal of cheertulness for the honor
able acquittal of the officer"
Mayor Gregory said that if there were NJ
objections officer Franks would be restore
TO sctive service on the police force and b
| exonerated from all blame in the matter.
There were no objections and it was s.
ordered.