Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-07
GAVE WASHBURNE THE LIE.
Chief of Police McCIauehrey Denies That
He Tod h Mayor There wss Money In
C.osfng GaIfi id Park-They Contradict

Chief of Po.ics McClauchrey Denies That
He Tod h Mayor There was Money In
C:osfng GaIi id Park-Th+y Contradic;
Each Other in Court.
The other sensation of the Garfield Park
raid, the question of veracity between
Mayor Washburne and Chief McClaughrey,
came up this morning in the court OF Justice
Jarvis Blume. Thirty-four men, ar.
rested in the first raid OF last week,
were on trial for running g
place of amusement without q license.
The attorneys defending the prisoners had
subp9naed Mayor Washburne, Chief of
Police McCiaughrey aud Corporation Coun-
sci Miller, intending 10 prove by them that
the opposition TO Garfield Park came from
Edward Corrigan, proprietor of the Haw-
thorne track, who is anxious to remove a
rival from his pate.
All three men were sworn ut the same
time. Mayor Washburne was called to the
stand and Chief McClaughrey was requested
to leave the room until he was wanted. Mr..
Miller remained After few preliminary
questions the Mayor was asked:
"Was the proposition ever made to you
to close the Garfield Park race track for a
pecuniary consideration"
81 object" shouted Attorney Bliss, who
appeared for the prosecution. The objec-
tion was overruled, and the Mayor replied:
"There certainly was.'
From whom did the proposition come to
you?
From Chief of Police McClaughrey."
Big Money in tn job.
elbow did he come to make it?''
Mavor, "McClaughey told me that James
E Burke, VINO was interested in the Haw-
thorne track, had come to him and told him
thev would paw big money ii we would close
up the Garfield track people"
Then Chief of Police McClaughrey was
called to the stand. He stated that he had
known Thomas Windsor, the man who had
instisaied the late raids on Garfield Park,
for six months
"Did he call at your office to talk about
these warrants and raids?" the Chief was
asked.
Il decline to answer"
"Do Won know James Burke?''
81 have known him for Is years
''Did Burke ever suggest to you that the
Hawthorne people would give $50, 600 to
have the Garfield track closed up?''
No, sir. He never did,"
"Did you ever talk to the Mavor about
Burke's proposition to give $4,000 to the
campaign fund if the Garfield track was
closed?"
"No, sir"
"Did you take any money in that Burke
Interview" was the next question.
"You have no right to insult me, - he
Missed. "Ask me fair questions. That ones-
tion is an insult Tis' not law" he ex-
claimed.
''Did you ever take any advice from
Burke?"
eyes sir, some, but did not know until
lately that he was a Hawthorne man.
Burke and L have been friends for years
and his brother, Bishop Burke, was fire.
quent visitor at my home in Joliet Burke
told me he was solicitous about my welfare
and wanted to see me get along"
EmphsticaIIy Contradicts the Mayor.
The Chief was again asked whether he
bad talked to Mayor Washburn as that
gentleman had declared he had He replied
with more emphasis than before that he
never had and that any statement to the
contrary was false. The cases were then
postponed one day for argument
Mayor Washburn, as soon as the lawyers
released him, returned to his office at the
City Hall He did not know that he had
been given the lie by the Chief of Police.
The news was soon carried to him, however,
by some some of his friends and he was
verv indignant When an attempt was
made to interview HIM about it he refused
to talk.
81 have said on the witness stand all that
j desired to say" was the message which he
sent out from his private Office. To the
question as to what he proposed to do with
Chief McClaughrey he would make no an
gwer.
Chief McClaughrev did not reach his
Office until o'clock and then he was not
disposed to talk about his testimony or that
OF the Mayor 81 know what testimony 1
gave" said he, ''but what the Mayor swore
"a don't know. l did not hear his testi-
mony."
The Chief was told that he had direatly
contradicted the Mayors statement regard
ing the offered bribe. 'I don't know any,
thing about that" said he 'If the Mayor
SAYS he was offered a bribe perhaps it is
is true. He ought to know"
. Are you going to resign?"
Il have nothing to saw about that"
The management of the track is iubilant
Its members claim that no matter which of
the two men mas periured himself, there
will be no more raids on the trick They
believe that the Republican party leaders
will be afraid of the injury it may do their
cause in the coming elections.