The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-30

lin. The witness said that in 1884 the
prohts from patent right which he
owned were larger than in the previous
year: He gave the money to his wife
I'VE bought a house in my wife's
name at 449 West Twenty-seventh
street at $4,000 and paid $1,000 on it."
why, II as you say, your wife 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 it was much better to have
!, mortgage on it."
Mr.. Golf then asked number OF
questions as to the business his wife
was engaged in after she got this money
Il refuse to answer until have seen
my counsel" replied the witness.
Would it tend to incriminate or de.
grade your wife?"
HIS WIFE MADE MONEY.
Mr.. Golf got the witness to tell what
property his wife or he held or owned
under purchase contract. Mr.. Golf
placed the speculative value of all the
property at about 1913. 900 and the equi-
ty at S65,113. The actual cost of these
parcels he figured at s2S3I75. Witness
stated that he had been offered recently
profits on the value of his equity 500. Of5
Mr.. Gon figured up the amount of
salary which Mr.. Mclaughlin had since
iC was dppplHltu sergeant IN JulX. lSSt
and placed ii at S26. 000
Now, inspector. where did Won get
that $4,000, the difference between the
salary you earned and the amount YOU
invested?"
My wife made a lot of money in her
business"
What business"
Il refuse TO say
Wei. did You make any money else
where?"
Yes. I have been bying and selling
real estate and it is a matter of record
that l made $4,000 on a deal Of real
estate on the northwest corner of Ifber-
ty and Washington streets. 1 have
also been lucky enough to make money
on other deals. 1 am also interested
with my brother-in-law. Hills, in the
Tenderfoot mine at Webb City. Mo"
How many detectives are under
your commando"
.Thirty-five detective sergeants and
thirty detectives
What precinct did you first have
charge off"
THE first precinct"
And Burns, Your wardman. levied
olackmail on builders and other peo-
pie while you were thare?"
II never knew of il. ALWAYS found
Burns 10 be conscientious and a brave
man"
IGNORANT OF DOODLE.
Mr.. Goff then asked the witness a
number OF questions about the collec-
tons OF money for protection both in
the first and eleventh precincts, but
the inspector positively denied all
knowledge Of such collections
He explained how he went, at the d.
rection OF ex-Assistant District Attor-
ney Nellman. 10 the French line pier
10 intercept Mrs. Schubert. the much
wanted witness, but she went by anoth-
er steamer and escaped.
Mr. GoT then asked him about the
assault on Augustine Z. Costello.
newspaper reporter, who testified that
the Inspector. (then captain) had hit
him on the face with brass knuckies on
the night OF November =, ISSS
i never hit him and l was sitting in
the station house when he was brought
in"
Superintendent Byrnes was then
called
How long have you been OF the po-
lice force >"
About thirty-two years. I was ap-
pointed captain in 1870. inspector in
lSS0 and was made superintendent on
April II. 1892
What property have youa"
The superintendent gave the loca-
ton Of the property. which he said was
all in his wife's name. II amounted to
sese, 500 ali free and clear.