Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-15

ground that it was against the rules OF
the office for any employe TO dlVulge the
authorship OF any article.
Some debate followed over the admi ssh
bility Of the question, Mr.. Jones arguing
that, inasmuch as the only charges made
against the officers were those contained IN
the Bee, the defense had right to inquire
into lis sources of information.
The objection was sustained, and Mr..
Jones then requested the witness to state to
the Commission who it was that said officer
Cunningham had received bribe to release
Lou Morrison from arrest.
The witness replied that his informant
was Lizzie Belmont.
Mr.. Jones-"Did any other woman tell
you the same?"
Witness-"Yes; Madame CASTOR"
In reply to another question, witness said
the women did not claim to have seen the
money paid.
Lottie Brown, Second-street resident,
testified that she never knew of any women
paying officers Cunningham and Harris
money. She was another guest at the
Jubilee at Blondinette's house on the
night Of Langlois' conviction, but officers
Harris and Cunningham were not present.
Witness is sister OF Kittie Crowley, whom
officer Harris arrested and prosecuted.
Both he and Cunningham were very severe
on the women, and the latter had no reason
to favor them in any way.
MAY Warren testified that the two officers
| named were very strict. She had never
paid them any money, nor had they asked
| for any. One morning she heard Lizzie
Belmont remark that she would Fix" OIL
Ger Cunningham.
Manuel Dubois testified to Lizzie Bel
mont having told him that she would Fix
Mr.. Cunningham for not having locked up
Lou Morrison. She was angry at the Off
Ger. Witness said he had never paid Cum
| ningham or Harris any money, nor heard
Of any person doing SO.
Jennie Lambert, one of the L-street
women, said that officers Cunningham and
Harris were very strict with them. Once
officer Harris went after man who had
struck her in the face, and for his kindness
she offered him So, but ne refused it. say
ing that he was paid by the city for what
he did.
Miss Blanche" Frenchwoman, testi-
fed to being a resident of rue de L, and
knew officer Harris. She had offered him
money and he refused it. The officer had
called on her and explained the ordinance
relative to the keeping of doors closed.
The officer had not been to her house
since. She was Just from Leadville, Col,
The license was S. month, and she sup
posed similar rule prevailed here.
Frank Voulart, proprietor of the saloon
at Second and L streets (where the alleged
wine party was held), said that officers
Harris and Cunningham were not among
the guests on the evening of the Langlois
conviction.
Frank Bailey was called, and denied hav-
ing told Lizzie Belmont that he saved him
self from arrest by paying money to officer
Harris. She told him that if she thought
officer Harris would have taken money to
let her man" alone, she wouldn't mind
having paid him.
To Mayor Gregory the witness admitted
that the woman he lived with was not his
wife. Being asked if he thought himself
reputable citizen, witness replied that he
did.
Mayor Gregory-'There is difference of
opinion between the President of the
Board and the witness"
Mrs. Harris, the wife of officer Harris,
was placed on the stand by the prosecution
and asked if she was willing TO testify
against her husband, ana she replied that
she was.
Mr.. Jones raised the point that the wit
ness could not legally testify if her hus-
band objected to her doing so, but the lat
ter withdrew his objection.
The witness said her husband had told
her that he would rather be on that beat
| [down town. than any other, as there was
always money to be made on it. She adj
mitted that he had never said he received
any money there. 1t was about two weeks
ago that he made the remark. He said the
beat was hard one, but there was better
| chance to make money there than else
where-that was all. She denied having
said that she would perjure herself, if
necessary, in order to throw her husband
off the force.
The woman known as Brunette" was
next called and testified concerning the
purse affair in her house to which officer
I Harvey had alluded. She said that officer
Harris returned the purse to her with every
cent that she left in it, and received none
of it.
AT 5 o'clock P. NJ. the Board adjourned
until 1870 A. NJ. to-day.