The Washington times., 1894-11-09
DALEY TRIAL SENSATIONS
Hot Words EnSue Between the Ser
geant and Reporter.
LOTTERY TICKETS PRODUCED
Attempt to Prove that the Great Raider Tried
to Hatch Conspiracy Plot Against Cess
ford-Reporter Wisner Could Not Be In
duced to Divulge Professional Secrets.

The trial OF Police Sergt. John G. DAILY was
commenced before the trial board at 10
o'clock yesterday forenoon. The charge
against him was preferred by Lieut.. Gessford,
and alleges that Daley furnished Reporter
Dill with certain misstatements derogatory
to Gessford, which were published in an after
noon newspaper.
During the hearing, however, the investi-
CATION diverged from the main charge, and
il was attempted to show that Sergt. Daley
had entered into a conspiracy to secure Cess
ford's dismissal from the force owing to the
well-known feeling which has existed be-
tween the two men ever since Daley preferred
charges of drunk enness on duty against Cess
ford and the latter fired back by presenting
Daley in the police court for perjury.
Just before the trial commenced Dill and
Daley met in the toilet room OF the Sixth
precinct station, where the hearing was held.
After an interchange of peppery language in
reference TO the publication IN question, Dill
shook his hand in Sergt. Daley's face and
said:
IF you say what wrote is not true you
are a liar"
The sergeant then placed Dill under arrest
for disorderly conduct, but later on withdrew
the charge.
Reporter Dill was the first witness called
before the trial board. He testified that the
article in the Washington News, on which the
charge was based was written by him on in
formation received from Sergt. Daley. The
witness was subjected TO u searching cross
examination by the sergeant.
4 number OF witnesses were then put on
the stand whose testimony was to the effect
that, so far as they knew, the premises, No.
1902 Seventh street, were not occupied for
lottery purposes.
Something of a sensation was caused dur
ing the testimony of Herman J. Martin, who
4 has printing Office at No. 1902. This wit
ness denied that lottery concern under the
name of certain library association was,
! or had been. in operation in the building oc-
cupied by him.
Ibid not you sell this ticket?'' demanded
Sergt. Daley, rising and holding aloft a
printed slip.
1t was not Kansas Library Association
ticket, but a genuine Louisiana State Lottery
| Association ticket.
Il decline to answer, said Witness Martin
hesitatingly.
"Why do you decline: because it will crimi-
nate you?" said the Sergeant. sharply.
"No; but because it might criminate some
one else
''You don't mean me. do you?" said Lieut.
Gessford.
..No, sir
The investigation then turned in another
/ direction, and two other newspaper reporters
were called and asked as to whether -ergt
Daley had ever communicated TO them ad-
vance information concerning certain raids
for the purpose OF gaining notoriety for him
self
Reporter Wisner. of the News, declined to
answer questions as to his source of informa-
tion, saying it would be highly unprofessional
for him to do so. The other generally denied
! that Sergt. Daley had tipped him on -
Mr. Wisner was asked if he was willing to
suffer the consequence for his refusal.
Il am" was his curt reply.
Mr.. j. w. Cahill, Of No. 915 Florida aven ue,
4 testified that he had never heard of the lottery
! at the place on Seventh street mentioned
/ above.
Tie session Of the trial board lasted until
Z after 5:3O clock last evening, the witnesses
I heard being those called for the prosecution.
! The trial will be resumed at 10 o'clock this
morning. when Sergt. Dalev's witnesses will
be heard. They include Ex-Policeman James
! w Cotton, Lieut.. Vernon, Officers Bruce,
/ 81 ngar and several others.
DIR. Cotton's testimony, 1t is said, will show
that the first Information given out about the
existence Of lottery shop in the Eighth pre-
cinct came from him and not from Sergt.
Daley.
He says that on a certain night he met
! policeman in company with another man in
| the Marble Saloon, and during the course of
| their conversation the subject of this alleged
4 lottery Office was brought up and the police
man in question became very much interested
i and asked him many questions concerning it,
which he answered. Mr.. Cotton maintains
/ that the information from which the story in
the News emanated came from the policeman
! and not from Daley, as has been alleged.
/ Sergt. DAILY is said to be in possession of
! a NUMBER of lottery tickets. and the proba-
bilities are that the trial to-day will be marked
/ by several sensational incidents and develop
ments.
! The Anti-Saloon League is said to be taking
a keen interest in the outcome of the Daley
trial, and will have a representative at No. 6
station-house to-day.