The morning call., 1893-05-25
SHE HATED LIARS.
Whitman Has a Very
Queer Witness.
HER LETTER TO THE CHIEF.
Business Men StaEd Up for the Ac-
cused Officer-Some Spirited
Scenes Between Counsel.
HER LETTER TO THE CHIEF.

The Police Commissioners were in Sc
cret, or executive" session for half an
hour last night before the case of Ser
geanl George Whitman, accused of levying
tlibute upon women, gamblers aud lottery
dealers, Was called. The tall defendant,
his attorney j. Dunno, the prosecutor
Judge Conlan, and his attorney Herbert
Choynski, were present.
Commissioner d. NJ. Burns was absent,
as he has been at all the sessions of the
commission since the trial of Sergeant
Whitman commenced. But the old crowd
of lawyers and politicians were there.
Cali the case of Sergeant Whitman"
Commissioner Tobin orGered. at the end
of the executive session.
The case was called by the commissions )
crier ana the defense brought forth many
witnesses who swore that Whitman was a
nndel officer.
There was T. B. Kent of the Stn Fran
cisco Savings Union, who testified that he
knew Whitman Tor fourteen years. and
that his reputation fer honesty and in
tegr'y was guod.
j. HymAn, s;orekeeper at 3G7 Kearny
street, avpwed that Whitman was an eff
Client officer, nightly commended by the
merchants ON the street and very goO0
man.
Fire Commissioner Schmtt swore that
he had known Whitman ten years. and
knew that he was tirSl-class officer.
Frank Maskey, WHO makes CANDY on
Kearny street, declared under oath that
the accused sergeant was worthy man.
lies perfect gentleman" said Adoiph
Rans Of Raos Bros.
His reputation is the very best" said
Alfred T. Lilsenthal. Il have known him
P. Wolf OF 252 Kearny street cult
giZ-d the accused.
Nathan MahasSee, an optician, called
him very efficient officer.
NJ keilus, clothing merchant, COM
merdru him.
S. w. Dixon of 439 kearny street said: :
"Wit'man Is A No. L.
Officer j. t. Oman was asked whether
he knew a woman named Salna X settle
He said lie dd. He had met her about
two weeks age, when she asked HIM II he
had been instructed tn visit certain
house on Dupont street That is the house
in which Luccessi, whose skull was bat
tered by Judge Conan's friend, U Han
Ion, lives.
The officer had not been told to visit the
house, and he told the woman So.
Dinan said that he was told hy woman
named Russell that O'Hanlon rald the
proprietor of the lodging-huuse on bush
street So per month for the privilege OF
passing through the building To the rear
entrance of a bagnio on Berry strest, where
Laura MontrouSe resided. Laura was one
of the witnesses against Whitman.
WHY did you try To get The lntUrma-
tion 2" The witness was asked.
"Oh, I wanted 10 help the sergeant, was
the reply, and HE witness WAS dismissed.
G. W0erz, who keeps the clearinghouse
on Bush street, was asked whether he re-
ceivrd So per month for the use OF pas
sage leading from the rear of the building
10 the rear of house of i'll fame on Berry
street. He admitted that he had such a
Iatran and that the man who roamed
nightly through the secret passage To the
wOmnn's house on Berry street was stout
red-faced fellow with II black muStache.
It was intim ted by Wittman's counsel
that this cOrpuient man was " Hanlou, the
king OF the MacQueTeaux.
c. Culman of 130 kearny street and X.
Beck of 205 kearny street informed the
Commissioners that they had known Ser
Geant Whitman for many years and knew
that lie was very good ofhcer.
Policeman Cayot, who subpenaed all the
women who have appeared Tor the defense,
was asked from whom he received his
orders and replied that they were given
him by the Chief of Police.
Detective Abraham Anthony told how
on July 81, 1892 he was called TO house
on Berry street. where man named Lit
tuval, an attorney. was complaining that
lie had been robbed. The detective found
that there was no lounuhton IoI bue coui-
plant.
This testimony had no bearing upon the
case and the star witness OF the session,
MlIie DuraRd, was called.
Atthe preceding session OF the Commits
sioners this witness testified that she knew
nothing about the case; Dut yesterd ay
Chief of Police Crowley received letter
in v hich she declared that the testimony
given ten days ago against Whitman by
Lena Chicolatte was false. Lena had
sworn that she had paid Whitman 81 81
per month for immunity from arrest and
that Regina Reuget mad given him S100
The witness was asked how she knew
that Lena had sworn falsely.
She told some friends after leaving the
hall on the first night OF the investigation
That she had got even with Whitman and
Regina R0uget
Millle was asked why Lena had been
compelled to leave the mouse In which she
had been living on the day after she tesIi
fed against Whitman, and Nellip answered
that Lena was disllked by the landlady.
Flow do you know that Regina never
gave money to the sergeant?' Commits
sionrr 1obin asked.
II have no reason to help Sergeant Witt.
man. He has arrested me several times.
ANSWER my question.
81 stand at my window day and night
and never see the sergeant going into hel
room. Millie speaks French only, but the
letter written uH heI W Lho SHitI was III
English"
WHO wrote that letter for you?" asked
Lawyer Choynski.
Zone fellow"
"Who is he ?"
Il don't know"
'Was not this woman Lena put out oil
the house in which she lived bpcause she
testified here against Wittman?"
mo, sir"
Then the cross-examnation commenced
and the witness, to the intense satisfaction
of the prosecution, eUntradicttd herself
over and over again.
First she said that she had read Lena.
testimony against the sergeant in Il morn.
ing newspaper; then she said that she had
heard it from friend, and then that Lena
had told all aDout il on the street. MIIie,
ri the urgent request of Commissioners
Tobn. stated that Lena had told some oi
her friends after the first night of the In.
yestigation that she was very glad she
had fixed" Sergeant Whitman and Regina
Rouget.
where did you get the paper on which
the letter was written TO the Chief o1
Police?"
''At the corner grocery. l bought two
or three sheets and some envelopes.
'Have You the paper that remained 7?
No; l burned it.
''Why did you do that?"
.'Oh. just for noiinnw
Continuing Millie Duraud repeated wha
she had heard Lena say through tse win
dow-namely, that she was very glad she