The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-31

counted the money when he handed IL back |
saw some money IN bis hand There was 1oI-
lar sud something else, ] could not tell y hat.
He dropped the dollar on the desk and when ne
reached down 70 pick II up saw more COIN Ia
his hand. He pat the money in bis pocket
Geor as1'' Thoa hroaght IA Thomas Bnekley.
drunken man. He had ssi-l on his person tnat
looked him Tor. sifeaha1 came around Pc
hind where vas this time, as ne mac cone p
fore, aud he took The money over TO him ne
counted IL 0u*. He put bis hand over q aoliaE
and picked IL ND. When he did ft, saw another
dollar in his hand and some more smaller
money Buckley was fined - Ia the police court
next day. and he was let out. That night AZ
O'Clock Officer Birdsell brought him in again
He was drunk This time sheahan again cane
behind the desk and took the money. saw hira
put more than 81 In his hand and put ii ID his
Next day told Chief Monroe wanted 3
beat, and. when he asked me my reasons, fold
The scFerest cross questioning failed to shake
Faybans story.
ssFIrst, about neglect Of duty I told
Chief MonToe that Ben told 20
did not tell him that told Ben 70 put him
there, for wrg not in police headquarters at the
time. ] was down on Jackson street, where
there was u suicide. The clerk gFayban) told
me that be bad told Ben to pat him in safe
place. aud 80 made the statement 10 Chief
Monroe
NON, about this stealing business. IL is all
untrue never opened any valisc ard | never
took q naektie,and / nsser took any money from
prisoners Faybnn took watch chain that was
ut headquarters and appropriated it 70 hls own
use. told hfia 70 Pit Il back where he got II
and be grew mad. 1ha. is why be accuses me
OF theft "
s's'hlef Monroe told me that II would resign
he would put me back On the force again as
fatrolfaan and the Investigation would not be
had. told him No. said had done nothing
to be suspended ana ] would staud the inyesti-
cation, and have done So
"MT. A. Miller also came 70 me and advised
me 70 resign. He acknowledged he had been
asked by Chief Monroe to come to me"
Fayban acknow lodged taking the chain. but
said sit was not worth - cents. Captain Peer
said he could have il and he took IL and
secured it. IL was no good and belonged TO no
one. but he wore II for n while and then
as worthless.
Ben Stretch was called in and said that Clerk
FABIAN had never told him TO put Connors in
steel cell He knew nothing about the charges
OF theft
Judge Osborn was called to testify TO Captain
sheahans good character, but he was stopped,
Commissioner Samuel Crawford arising and
saving:
N do not think we need go into the matter OF
the aecused's character. | think we all know
him. have known Captain Sheahan for ten
years, and think that up to this time all will
agree with me that his reputation for honesty is
as good as any mans in King county," and so
this part OF the evidence was dropped.
1t vas then 1875 clock and on motion OF Mr..
Crawford the board adjourned until Monday
evening at 20 clock.
Al the way through the investigation Mayor
White allowed Captain sheaban much license
and gave him every show to clear himself.