Daily Republican., 1888-04-17
uoMMIrrEn INvEsrIaArIoN.
Council Oommittoe After the Beer
Drinkers-six Policemen Suspended
The Guilty Escspe,


Drinksrs-sIx Policemen Suspended
The Guilty Escape.
The special com mittee, consisting Of
Messrs Quinn, Ohambers and Hession,
appointed by City Council last Thurs-
day evening for the purpose Of invekti.
eating the beer drinking which took
place In the police rooms on Saturday
evening, the 7th, after tho meeting OF
the Democratic meeting In the Insti
tuta Hall, commenced Its labors last
evening. No one was admitted outs ide
the press, City Solicitor Ball and Squire
Monaghan, the latter being present for
the purpose OF swearing the witnesses.
But one witness WAS admitted to the
room 1t time,
At times the proceedings were enliv-
eoed By sharp oolloquys between
messrs. Q1inn aud Hession. The latter
objected TO the chairman asking the
witnesses II they were present OF the
Institute Hall, and as to what officers
they had seen there.
Mr.. Hession stated that he objected
10 such question, on the ground that
the resolution passed by Council did
not call for the investigating OF the
meeting, but only Of the beer drinking.
Mr.. Quinn contanded that the queS
tions as TO what he was asking in refer.
ence to the meeting were proper. in the
fact that 1t would lead up and did lead
to the beer drinking.
Oity Solicitor Ball WAS asked his
opinion in the matter, and In reply
stated that the questions being put
were proper ones. This seemed to anger
Mr.. Hession, and hastily procuring his
hat and overooSt proceeded to leave the
room, stating that the other members
might 90 on with the farce (as he
termed it), but he would have nothing
more to 40 with 1t. Seeing that no OBJ.
jections were made to his departure, be
grew calmer and resumed his seat
Ofioer Carey was the first witness
called. He testified that on Saturday,
the 7Gh Inst, he answered roll call at the
Oity Hall about 80 O'Clock. About an
hour afterWas he went to the Institute
Hall meeting as . special officer, bein z
paid by the hall committee IS such.
After the meeting had adjourned he
went to the police rooms to change hiE
uniform.
Upon arriving there he saw keg In
the room from which beer was beinG
drawn by o man named James Quinn
There was o number coming ia anG
going out OF the room. Upon being OF
tered glAes of beer he pArtook OF 1t
While at Inetltute Hall, among the Off
GERS there who should have been OF
duty were SerReauts Cannon, McVey,
officers O'HaIa, Csumlish, Russell
Shields, Shannon and Ahrens. Upor
being nsked as TO what his relative DO
sition was with the Mayor at the pres
ent time, he replied that he had beeE
suspepded at 6 O'Clock, The Mayor hat
fsa1 TO the for1e only once, so far as HI
could remem Dor, section 46 OF the char
ter in relation to the officers participAt
ing In political meetings,
i Ofhcer Grier was next sworn aud
testified that he was on duty on th
night Of the 7th Inst, at InAtitute Hall
which he was paid for. He cam
off duty at City Hall Rt $50 O'Clock
He left the Institute about 10 o'cloc
and " ent direct to the police headqual
terra; saw . keg In there about five fee
from the door, from which beer was bt
ing draws. Did not hear who furuish
ed the beer, but supposed that 1t wa
come one who had more authority thai
be had. He drank some of the keer
bat did not know who drew 1t; when h
was in the rooms he did not notice an.
other officers there. He knew 1t wa
unlawful 10 attend political meeting
~ o city police officer while on duty
Upon being asked as to what his rels
tiona with the Mayor were he re
piled that he had been suspended. II
had been on the force since July ], 1881
and there had never been any charg
agAiutt him. he had seen officer
Shannon, Mcguire, Russell, Shields
0'EarA, Crumlish, Durham and Sci
geant Cannon at the meeting. Tb
! force had had general instructions g
TO patroling thelr dlstricts. II he ha
been on duty he would not have 10
his district.
Mr.. Hestion nt this point asked 81
. chair man II ho had right to ask u
witnesses questions as TO who wei
I present at the meeting. The resoluti1
4 did not call for 1t.
Mr Quinn replied that he had righ
! and would sift tho matter to the bottom
and II "you want to kick, do So"
= 81 will at the proper time" replie
Mr.. Hession.
j, Squire Monaghan here interjected Il
! remark that II Officers Carey and Grit
! were at the meeting they had violate
. the law.
Upon being appealed to City 6olicitC
> Ball said that II the said otficer0 wei
r then on special duty tney had . lawfI
4 right there.
Hugh Duffy was next sworn, au
teslified that he had been on the fori
since July /, 1885; was not on duty Q
the evening OF the meeting.
II object to such questions bein
asked" angrily said Mr.. Hession, ian
/ appeal to the solicitor"
AS the solicitor did not reply at enc
, Mr.. Heseion arose from bis chair, au
+ taking his bat and coat, said ~ VA
! fair play, snc will leave the comml
T tee"
! ''Now, don't be James A.Bayard,
: retorted Mr.. Quinn.
, II am not Bayard," said Mr.. He
;. sion, as he resumed his seat.
The witness then resumed his test
! mony, and said that after the meetin
' he proceeded to the city hall, and stoo
. by the lamp post In front of the ha
. talking to Sergeant Loper and offict
= Haley; alter being there some tim
i Haley remarked that there WAS beer u
= in the police rooms; looked up and sa'
+, o crowd In the room; they were maxim
a loud noise; did not go up In the room
'. On Friday or Saturday the Mayo
read instructions to the police forbit
ding them to take part in politioi
: meetings or primaries, saying at tt
;, time that he had been losing both slet
1 and fash since the Meeting, and all @
account OF the newspapers stirring ii
matter up. He had not been suspende'
but know that Officers Grier, Ahren
e Russell, Carey, Shields and MulriI
, had. at this point the committee Al
journed until Z. 80 O'Clock this evepini
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