The morning call., 1894-12-30

gwen 20 MIN when excused yesterday.
ne captain denied he ever accepted any
money. and added: 'Sure. it would be
very foolish for any one to offer me money
Tor protection. L would not touch it, for
I'm an honest man." The captain was
excused.
Inspector Mclaughlin was next called,
out was not on hand.
He was subpenaed again last night"
said Goff. "and we telephoned police head
quarters and received information that he
had left tnere 10 come here"
When Inspector Mclaughlin entered the
courtroom he apologized for not being on
hand earlier, but said he had been in con-
slant attendance for the last three days.
What age were you when you joined
the police force?" asked Gotf.
"Twenty-one years DID,"
When did you join the force ?"
son November 26, 1866"
How much money had you when you
joined the force?"
"Sx thousand dollars. l had three
trucks in West Washington Market for
four years previous and saved $4,000 and
sold my trucks and horses for $500. l
gave the money to my mother to keep for
September II, 1870. l gave the money to
my sweet heart. to whom was married on
November Il, 1870"
"Then you had no confidence In your
self when you gave your money to your
mother, then to your sweetheart to keep
for you?" inquired Mr.. Goff.
mo, sir; l thought they cnuld take bet
Ter care of it than could" was the reply.
"You were a business man and must
have been a saving man to accumulate
such sum of money in four years. Was
your sweetheart in the trucking business?"
The witness fiared up at this question
and appealed TO the Senators. He said
that it was an unnatural and unmanly
question. Mr.. Lexow told Mr.. Golf TO
change the question and ask in what busi-
ness the young lady was engaged.
"{n the candy business" was the reply.
Mr.. Goff then asked him il be ever got
back the $4,000 from his wife, but the in
spector finally said that mis- wife paid $1,000
on house in 1885. but he did not take
this as a payment to him of the $4,000.
Mr.. Golf went on putting the same ques-
tion repeatedly, did you ever get back
that SCOOP"
Finally the witness said: 81 have re-
ceived several moneys from my vile. but
as to that original amount 1 cannot say
ever got it,"
"Were you ever engaged In any business
since you Joined the force?"
'Yes. To 1881 I invested $3.50 in pa
tent switch. My brother-in-law, Frederick
Hills. bought the Jeffry Clark switch pa
tent for $4,000. There were four notes of
$500 each, payable at three, six, nine and
twelve months. The business was in Chi
cago and known as the Jeffry Clark
Switch Company. The notes were met
and l made about $4,000 to $4,000 ont of
it. My brother-in-law sold the royalty to
several manufacturers and railroad COM
panies."
Name some of them"
1.-The Ajax Forge Company, the Adams
Union Iron ana Steel Company. all of Chi
cago: the Missouri Pacific and the Chi
cage. Burlington and Quincy"
"Were you ever in Chicago?"
Never in my life.
'By whom were the notes nader"
"By my brother-ln-law."
''Was your name on them?
Mo-
A recess was then taken.
AO iAno AoIO HOo Oy MI OUu Hlt6E I6-
cess was an endeavor to ascertain The
value of property now owned by Inspector
Mclaughlin.
The witness said that in 1884 the profits
from the patent right were larger than in
the previous year. He gave the money 10
his wife. 1--WE bought a house In my
wife's name at 449 West Twenty-seventh
street at $4,000 and paid $1,000 on it"
"Why. if, as you say. your wiie had
about $4,000 lying idle, did you have a
mortgage of $4,000 on the property?"
Because in case We wanted to sell the
property Ii was much better to have a
mortgage on it"
Mr.. Goff then asked number of ques.
tions as 10 the business his wife was en-
gagged in after she got this money.
Il refuse to answer until l see my conn-
sel," replied the Witness
Would it tend to incrimnate or de-
grade your wife?"
NO"
Mr.. Golf then got the witness to tell
what property bis wife and he owned or
held under purchase contract Mr.. Goft
placed the speculative value of all the
property at S319,0O0 and the equity at
S65. .173 The actual cost OF these parcels
he figured at $2s3.175 Witness stated th at
he had been offered recently profits on the
several propert ties amounting to S37, 600,
thus making the actual value of his equity
S1O2.0
Mr.. Golf figured up the amount of salary
which Mclaughlin had received since he
was appointed sergeant in July, 1884, and
placed il at $4,000
"Now. inspector, where did you get he
S3S. 900. the differences between the salary
earned aud the money invested?"
my wife made lot of money In her
business"
"What business?"
81 refuse to say"
''Well. did you make any money else
where?"
''Yes. / have been buying and selling
real estate. and 1t is a matter of record
that l made $4,000 on deal o. re al esta to
on the northeast corner of Liberty and
Washington streets. l have also been
lucky enough to make money ON other
deals. l am also interested with my
brother-in-law, Hills, In the Tenderfoot
mine at Webb City. No."