The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-26
POLICE COMMISSIONER
PUT ON 7HB RACK.
Sheehan Shows Just How
Little He Knows About
New York.
A PUBLIC OFFICE THAT
is A PRIVATE SNAP
GOLD WATCHES AND DIAMOND
RINGS CUT A FIGURE.
Patro1man Cooney, of Fourteenth
Precinct, Was Called, But He Was
So Dense as Not to Even Appre-
ciate the Fact That He Was Alive,
and the Lexow Committee Lets
Him Go in Disgust.


sioner Sheehan was the star witness at
todays session of the Lexow commit
tee He had been sent for this morn
ing and informed that he must appear
at the afternoon session.
The news that Mr.. Sheehan would
appear on the stand this afternoon,
spread rapidly throughout the city and
long before the afternoon session was
called Ito order a big crowd blocked the
passage-way leading to the court room.
Fifty subpoenaed witnesses were pres
emit when the LeXow committee opened
it's session today.
Dr. Parkhurst occupied a seat near
Mr.. Golf.
derstood that the committee would not
cease to exist next January, as was
popularity supposed, and so the people
who are staying out of the state to
avoid SubpoenaeS will have to stay out
side until 1896.
Mr. Golf called for Commissioner
Sheehan, but that person did not re-
spond. A detective was sent to tell Mr..
Sheehan that he was wanted.
COoney is Quite Cool.
Pa'trolman NJ. J. Cooney, of the Four
teenth precinct, was sworn. Mr. Golf
charged him with having received a
diamond ring and "a gold watch from
Matilda Hermann. He denied the accu-
sation.
You kissed her goodbye in the Grand
Central depot before she went west re-
Gently said Mr.. Golf.
IT did not
did you go ito Saratoga with her sew
eral years ago."
mo; 1 went alone"
did you lose $1,000 on the raceS?"
II don't remember how much"
COoney was a ward detective in the
precinct in which the Hermann woman
lived.
Cooney was asked to step aside for a
while, and Ralph Hyde, superintendent
for Tiffany & Co., took the stand. He
had a salesman's book in his hand, and
read from it that a. watch costing 5000
had the name of Joseph Cooney en-
graved on it. The watch was sold on
July 20, 1891. The name of the pur-
chaser was M. ]. GIrileneck, The pur-
chaser lived at 1877 West Third street.
Cooney was recalled and denied that
the watch was for him, or that he went
TO Tiffany's.
Mr.. Golf did not make any progress
with the witness Here is a, sample of
the details:
did you know wardmen were col
lectors for the captains?"
mo"
do you not know you are lying?"
NO"
"When a man was robbed of $500 in a
panel house, did you not receive half?"
mo, sir"
"Was not a Mr.. Palmer who was
robbed, threatened with cell if he
testified against you at headquarters?
ssNot in INV r,racanca ~
Commissioner Sheehan.
Promptly upon the reassembling of
court after recess, Mr.. Golf conferred
with the chairman a moment and
called: Commissioner Sheehan."
Commissioner Sheehan at once took
the stand, but before he could be sworn
Carlisle Cantor made a vigorous pro-
test against the examination of the
commissioner on the ground that his
public duties necessitated his appear
ance at police headquarters.
At first, Mr.. Golf excused Mr.. Sheehan
until tomorrow morning, as the COM
missioner had informed him that it
was necessary for him to attend a |
meeting of the police board.
Commissioner Sheehan said if he |
must appear tomorrow he might as
we'll be examined today and have it |
over with, as he had more important |
1uties for tomorrow than those sched- |
lied for this afternoon. Mr.. Golf said: |
Every well, the testimony will be |
proceeded with at once
Mr.. Golf then questioned the witness
is to the location of the different sta
ion houses in his district. The COM
answers were given after |
some hesitation, and he sometimes re-
TERED to a small directory, which Mr.. |
Soff objected to-
According to Mr.. Goff's recapitulation |
If iSheehan's answers, the latter failed |
70 correctly locate two of his station |
houses, as well as police headquarters. |
Does your mind get mixed up with /
he streets of Buffalo and the streets |
If New York; asked Mr.. Goff
mo. Sir" replied the commissioners.