Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-12
MACDONALD LAID THE PIPE.

His Conclusive Evidence Listened to
 by she Police Commissioner Last
 Nighs-0,oonnell's Charges of Per.
 jury Against Omcers Dennehy and
 Roach Seemingly Refuted-Interess.
 inG Testimony. ..a
 The police commissioners resumed their of the charges of perjury made against Officers Dennehy and Roach by Michael O'Connel] last night. The hearing was held in the city court room and large crowd of witnesses and spectators listened iutently to the interesting testimony which vas given. The witnesses for O'Connell In support of his charges were heard week ago, and all were unanimous in their declar- ations that there was no pipe running from O'Connell's barroom to the rear room where the officers testified they had seen apparatus for drawing beer. The joiners and painters who had originally finished the house testi- fed that 1t still remained just as they had left 1t, and that no pipe could have been put in or taken out in the meantime. The perjury with which the officers are charged ts their testimony that a pipe did run from O'Connell's saloon to this rear room, and that from all appearances 1t was for the purpose of drawing beer on Sunday. As is generally considered. they had but to prove the pipe was there in ordcr to clear themselves of all the charges made against them by O'Connell.
 Last night the witnesses for the defense were heard. Commissioners Andrew, Ben- ton, Smith, Dillon and Clancy were pres- ent.
 Officer McGovern was the first witness called. He stated that all he knew of the matter was that, while in Clerkin and Mao- donald's store about the middle of last De- cember, some one present started the con- versation about the O'Connell case. He said that in the conversation MT. Mcdonald said he took the pipe down, and had made . neat job of 1t, too, go that it would give any one good deal of trouble to find out that there had ever been any pipe there at all. The witness when questioned by Commis- sioner Dillon swore that his assertions were true.
 MT. Macdonald had told him that he had put the pipe in. To few questions put by Officer Dsnnehy the fact was brought out that man by the name of Logan had said that if he were at the O'Counell's, he could tell whore the pipe was and that he had drank from 1t many time.
 Captain Smith was next called aud aaid he had no reason for disbelieving OHcer Me- Govern.
 
 His statement was the most important tcsti. mony of the evening. At one point it cons tradicted that of Officer McGovern. He said he had done work for MT. and Mrs. O'Con- nell at different times and stated that the last time he had done personal work there was on September 20. On his time books there was charged fourteen feet of beer pipe and three hours work to the account of the O'Connell's. In describing the details of his L-- t~ Ixo a,1{v, sE- the floor from the cellar below, cutting out piece of the board near the joint. This piece of board was 70 arranged with cleat underneath for support thst 1t could be taken in and out at will and did not interfere with the pipe running through. The pipe then led along the casing of door north oi the bar room where 1t was to be used with . beer .oouplet in the cellar. A faucet at the end above made 1t possible to draw beer from the cellar. After he had fixed the pipe in position he took 1t down, rolled 1t up and had not seen 1t since.
 When asked if he would be willing to go with the commissioners to the premises of the O'Connell's and show them the place where the pipe had been placed he replied that he did not wish to particularly, but would do 50 If they compelled him. He said further that he wished to right himself in re gard to the statement of OficsrMcG Govern. He smphaticslly denied saying at that time in his store that he had taken the pipe down and made neat job of 1t, but what he did say, however, was that whoever did 1t did il we'll.
 Soon after tho trial Officer Roach had spoken to him and called his attention to the charges made against the officers. He wont to Mrs. O'Connell and told her she had
 better drop the whole matter, which shs refused to do. Then he told hel
 that he was bound to tell the truth, no mat
 ter what happened, and he warned her not te push matters any further as his books would show tho whole transaction. He himself diG
 not wish the notoriety of the thing. It wal upon the order of Mrs. O'Connell that he had
 performed the work and to her it was charged | in his books.
 Commissioner Dillon asked Nr. Macdonald l If he would swear that he made no such state
 msnt e Officer McGovern testified to. H,
 replied that he had told the truth in thu whole matter.
 After some discussion the board agreed tc pay visit of inspection to the Eremisis, 22l Chapel street, next Friday afternoon and take with them the officers and attorneys in- | tsrested in the case. The board then ad Il iouruad