The sun., 1892-09-07
SCANDAL AT THE CITY HALL.
CRICAGOs MAYOR ACCUSES CHIEF OF
POLICh M'CLIUGHRET

SIC Says the Ghtef Came TO Him with .
Froposition to Accept n Brine oreSe.O0
TO Close the Gnrhela Park Race Track
Tho Chief Gives the Mayor the Lie
Belief that the wo Omcinis Must Part
CHICAGO. Sept. @. 6.Mayor Hcmps tead Wash
| hurne testified tot day under oath in Justice
| Bume's Court that Chief OF Police McClaugh-
| rey approached him with q proposition made
Ivy James Burke, Ed CorrCau's partner, to
| give on behalf Of the Hawthorne race track
people s50.O00 to the Republican campaign
| fund IL tho city authorities would close tho
Garfield track. Tho brihe was refused by the
Mayor. Major McClauGhrey Immediately
| aiterward contradicted. under oath. this state-
| ment Of his superior. Who committed the OBJ
| vious perjury was not shown by the subse-
| uucnt proceedings
These sensational events took place at the
hcaring before Justice Blume at tho Desplains
| street station Of the cases OF the Garfield Club
race track employees. Both the Mayor and
| the Chief Of Police were summoned as wit
nesses for tho defence The evidence Of the
Mayor tended to sustain the allegations SO
often made by the llnnkius- Condor crowd
that the raids on the Garfield track were in =
spired by the Hawthorne people and were
tho ACCOMPLISHMENT of conspiracy to ruin
tho track. The Mayor further testi-
fled that the raid Of last Friday on
the Garfield Park track had been made with.
out his knowledge. He knew nothing OF 1t till
he read tho newspaper account OF 1t. The at-
torneys for the defence endeavored to create
the impression in the Courts mind that the
raids had been made In return for tho $4,000.
which. they contended some one high In
place had received from Corrigan d Co.
Never before in tho history OF the city has
such scene been enacted In police court.
Lawyer Alexander sullivan created a sensa-
tion by askin. that tho Mayor and Chief of
Police be sworn. Tho Chief was asked to
leave tho room while the Mayor testified.
About fortnight ago. the Mayor testified.
Chief McClaughrey called on him and said
that James Burke Of the Hawthorne Club had
asked him what he thought OF q proposition to
have the Hawthorne Club give over to the
city administration $4,000 to be used for
campaign purposes II tho Garfield Park Club
track was closed. The Mayor declared the
proposition could not be accepted on any
terms. Major McClaughrey. he suid did not
urge s, t the EN-, matter, ,o,, .a... A.. 49, 49,
thorne people would put up to close the track"
Upon cross-examination the Mayor said it
was an extraordinary attempt at bribery for a
tion ogivr S5O.0uO for cam align purposes IL
the police % We're % used to close up a rival track.
Mayor retiring. NIcClaughrey testified that
he had known Burke fifteen years and swore
thu such propostoH M had eyer been made
The che thus gave ths Mayor % the iH 'ie lie ySt Direct
The chief then made statement Of what took
II merely gat hered the idea" he said.
from the general gossip about the City Hall
the stories concernins the Willingness At Of the
Garfield people to ray $4,000 to be let alone
yroxa Vs the nsF ps ths c35rs%a Sa
an equal am cunt to have the GARFIELD fellows
closed up. further told the Mayor that / re.
cause II We made any move we would be
aHeuseh srsS OF doing It In accoTdance with an
Of Chief McC! !auGhrsy Showed the DRIFT Of the
Gar HarhSid Sh Park PEOPLES case. 1t was shown
ploy Of Brainard s % WORTHY: i : ''"''' ~ '"' oa
bad a stone contract in the Joliet prison when
Major McClaughrey was warden there. and it
was therefore asserted that the chief and the
who is interested In tho Hawthorne track. did
ciauehrey admnistration. These facts seemed see ned
to be BETH the .i pa sis VS.. OF the m conspiracy charge.
Sy ae is w tie belief
Chief and Mayor mad contradicted each other
the two would soon be severed. esMyeT Mayor
him. returned to the City Hail. He did not
know that thu lie had been given to him BY
the Chief OF Police The news was soon carried
to him. however. hy some of his friends. and
he was worry indignant When an attempt was
made to interview him about it he refused to
talk.
~ have said OH the witness stand all that
desire to say" was the message which he sent
out from ON his private office. To the question
caughrey he % Would make nc no AM" mnsweri 'ei NC
After giving his testimony. Chief McClaugh-
ney returned to his office. and was soon in
Miller. The chief looked pale and worried.
but ne had not much to say for publication.
sensation in which he was involved
have no comments to make upon tho tes-
timony gave in court this morning." said he.
NOR any con- ments to make upon the Mayors
test mony. do not know what the Mayors
testimony was; and don't care what It was.
The ease was continued until o'clock to-
morrow morning,