Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-22

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The Davenport police investiga-
ton on the strength of the charges
filed against Officer Charles Faulkner,
was concluded last evening. but the
report Of the same has not vet been
made. The defendant in his evil
dence made some sensational state
ments. Said he: II heard that Aid.
Horne was going to present resolu-
ton calling for my discharge. I
went TO his Office between 8 and 6
o'clock on the afternoon before the
meeting. to ask him as a man why
he was going to do it. He said
he was going to get even with
me. for l had helped prevent him
from being chairman OF the police
committee. asked him how l could
have had anything to do with his
not being made chairman Of the po-
lice committee, and he said that was
all right; he was going to get even
with me, and the mayor, too; he
said that the mayor had beaten him
out Of $500. How could the mayor
have beaten you out of 5000? asked.
1t was on the Fourteenth street paw
ing, he said: We were six to six,
and the mayor voted in favor of it.
He said: I've got nine aldermen to
help put you off, l said, for Gods
sake, don't use me for foot ball to
get even with the mayor, and rob me
Of my bread and butter. But it
didn't do no good, and he has brought
me where am sitting now"
The Democrat says: "As Officer
Faulkner proceeded with his story the
interest of the spectators had been
manifest. and when he closed, the
audience drew a deep breath and
there was applause in the rear of the
crowd. The witness had kept COM
parativelv cool as the narrative pro-
ceeded, but Aid. Horne had begun to
wiggle in his chair as if he was try
ing to suppress something he would
like to say, and as the story was
elaborated under the cross-question-
ing, he twice whispered in q tone
plainly audible to the witness and a
portion of the spectators. you're a
liar" After the second time Officer
Faulkner appealed to the court, ask
ing if he had to sit in his chair and
be called a liar. and asking that he
be protected. He looked as if he
would have no objection to protect
ing himself, but the mayor COM
manded that there be no repetition
OF the offense, and the examination
went on.
Aid. Horne, the main witness for
the prosecution of the charges against
the officer, was first questioned as to
the conversation mentioned by Chief
Kessler, in which he was stated to
have asked for permission for his
brother-in-law to run a gambling
house. He denied that his brother
in-law had been mentioned in the
conversation. He had simply asked
the chief If he didn't think it would
be all right to license gambling
houses, and the chief had said, Il
am surprised to hear you suggest
such thing" and that was all there
was to it. AS to the conversation
testified to by Mr.. Faulkner, Mr..
Horne said: ..All that / recollect OF
the conversation with Capt. Faulkner
was that he called and wanted to
know why ! was after him. He
talked for some time about several
matters. but the mayors name or
the police committee or 5000 was
never mentioned, and he knows. it,
and he glared at Mr.. Faulkner as if
he would like to impress the fact
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Horne was examined and cross-ex-
amined, but did not waver in his tes-
timony.