Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-15
NARROWING DOWN.
HARRIS 'ACCUsERs ARE MEsDAMEs
BELMONT AND CASTOR.
Cunningham Makes a Good Showing
How Policemen Have to Hustle
to Make a Little Money.

sumed the inquiry into the alleged mlscon-
duct of policemen Cunningham and Harris
yesterday morning.
City Attorney Church called officer Far
rell to testify in regard to an alleged act of
misconduct on the part of officer Harris,
concerning money transaction. The wit
ness testified that about two weeks ago Off
Ger Harvey left with him, as officer Of the
Jail, an envelope containing some money
to be kept until he should call for it. THE
envelope was produced before the Commits
sion.l
officer Harvey was then called by the
prosecution and testified that on the 29th of
October officer Harris asked him to go to q
certain house on L street, that man had
been swindled in getting change for some
gold, and he wished to investigate the mat
ter. Among other places visited, was one
occupied by two women known as "Bru-
nette" and "Blondinette." The women
were preparing to move, and Harris sug-
gested they had better treat, and they
opened a bottle of wine. There were two
purses in the room with money in them,
them and expressed surprise at their con-
tents. This was while the women were
out of the room. Harris asked witness if be
thought the women knew how much money
there was in the purse. After leaving the
place Harris asked witness if the latter
could change $5-piecs, and remarked:
"That was pretty good, bottle of wine
and $5-piece" At Third and K streets
Harris went into saloon, and on coming
out gave witness 50 so, which he Harvey
gave to officer Farrell in an envelope, to be
held subject to witness order.
Mayor Gregory asked witness what his
object was in putting the money away, and
witness replied that he had heard women
say that Harris had asked for money, and
wished to protect himself if any trouble
arose over the matter. He reported the
matter to Judge Buckley, who Endorsed
his action.
Chief Lee said he had not heard of the
transaction until yesterday.
To Mr.. Jones, witness said that Madame
CASTOR had told him that Harris had asked
for $50 down and $25 per month. 1t was
after Langlois had been arrested, but be-
fore his trial. Witness said a colored
woman told him Harris had received $35
for not srresting man named Bailey.
These were the only cases he had heard Of
regarding Harris getting any money.
Witness was cross-examlned at length
concerning the purse incident on the 29th
of October, and said ne did not see Harris
take any money from the purses. Harris
told the woman, on her return, to count
the money in her purse. She counted the
money in the one that contained gold, and
said the amount was correct. Harris told
her she was very foolish to leave her money
in the room, as some one might have come
in and stole it. Witness did not remember
complaining to Harris that he was hard
up, but might have done so. He did, how
ever, say he had found dollar on the floor
in certain house, and the woman said it
was not hers, and for witness to keep it.
He denied having asked Harris for loan
of 81 so, and did not understand why it
was given to him, but had previously told
Harris he needed money.
He was asked why, as an officer, he did
not 90 back and ask the woman if she had
lost any money, if his suspicious had been
aroused as to Harris honesty, and witness
replied that he had not up to that time given
the matter much thought. He believed he
had made mistake in not reporting the
circumstances. He had no ill-feeling
against officer Harris, and could not say
the ls,srr had done anything wrong.
Mr.. Jones asked witness some questions
touching his own actions as an officer, but
they were ruled out. Witness said he did
tell officer Harris that he did not believe
the charges against the latter, and that he
(the witness) would not believe under oath
any of the women who had made them.
At II o'clock recess was taken till 1:30
P. NJ.
On reassembling the defense called n. E.
White, who testified that he was present at
the police station little over week ago
when officer Cunningham brought in Lou
Morrison, colored girl, for appearing on
the streets in mems clothes. The OFF er
told the night Waterman to lock her up, but
that finally at the solicitation of witness
and officers Higgins and Rider, the girl was
finally allowed to depart on the promise
that she would not again commit the
offense. The girl was detained about
three-quarters of an hour.
Officers Higgins and Rider testified to the
same facts.
Lou Morrison was called for the defense
and testified to the facts concerning her ar
rest by officer Cunningham on the night in
question She said the officer took her tt
the Station-house and did not stop on the
way. The officer did not ask nor receive
any money from her or anyone else to lie
her go, and she had never told anybody
that he did.
Mr.. Jones here called upon the represent
alive of the Bee to give the name of th'
person referred to in that paper as having
been reported to have paid officer Cunning
ham to release the girl from arrest.
The reporter who had procured the mat
ter for publication was not present, anC
Mr.. Jones request could not be compiled
with.
Officer Cunningham was next called anC
examined in regard to his career as police
man. He and officer Harris, having ad
Joining beats, werein the habit of patrollinl
them both together. He had never re
ceived penny from any person to shield
them from arrest, and did not know of Off
Ger Harris having done so. The witnes
then related the facts concerning the arres
of Lou Morrison. No person had inter
ceded for her on the way, and the person
alleged to have paid the witness money Il
let the girl 90 was not then in the city.
Mr.. Cunningham then related the cir
cumstances regarding the arrest and prose
cution of certain men living in houses o
ill-fame on L street. He and officer Harri
made the arrests in compliance with gen
eral order issued by the Chief of Police
The men were never asked for brides
Witness and officer Harris visited the Gas
ton domicile, and learning from the pro
prietress the character of her house, in
formed the inmates that they must leav
the CITY. Madame CASTOR told him of he
intimate relations with CASTOR. Chief lie
told witness before the publication of tn
charges) that there had been rumors o
policemen receiving money from Lrstree
women, and instructed the witness to in
vestigate the matter. He did so, ant
Madame CASTOR told him that some office
had asked her for money, but refused t
tell witness who it was, or even to describ
him. She then told witness that Office
Harris had not entered the room of one Q
her girls, but had tried to. Witness deniet
having ever been intimate with two certain
women whose names had been mentione
in connection with his. These women ha
testified against Langlois, and the French
women abused them in consequence. h
reuorted the matter to the Chief of Police
and the latter instructed him to see tina
tbev were protected, and he did so.
Witness said that Lizzie Belmont wa
yery bitter against him because he ha
been instrumental in having her male as
sociate driven out of the city. She ha
told persons that she would get him of tn
police force. He admitted telling bel
after the publication of her statement con
corning him, that he would drive her on
of the city.
Salina Dunbar testified that Lizzie Bel
mont told her that she would fix" ofIice