The morning call., 1894-09-20
MCKENNA FIASCO.
Investigation of Bribery
Resumed.
Witnesses Give Denials to Alleged
Statements-Oniy Three More
Are to Be Examined.

The investigation into the alleged ac-
ceptauce of brides by Sergeant McKenna
from liquor men has developed into a
tiasco. 1t was resumed last night before
the Police Commissioners. There were
numerous delays. owing to the absence of
witnesses. and at half-past 9 o'cock an
adjournment had to be made till tomorrow
night, Carroll Cook iutimatiug that he
would only examine three more, viz. :
Judge COnlsn, DR.. Conlan aud a man
named Hayes.
Immediately before the adjournment
Carroll Cook suggested to Colonel Barry,
counsel for McKenna, that he should go
ahead with his witnesses so as to save
time.
"What for?" asked the colonel in sur
prise. You have proved nothing, conse-
Quenty we have nothing to answer"
Attorney Cook adopted the somewh at
unusual course of producing witness to
impeach his own witness, which was
looked upon as an evidence of the desper-
ate straits he was driven to in order to
bolster uD his case.
Thomas FOgarty, 2SB Chestnut street,
was the first witness. he testified that in
1878 lie gave Sergeant McKenna $40 for a
license for his brother-In-Iaw, and the
same amount in 1879 for license for him.
self.
HI CluSS tAdlilUdllOE 1USdlbf
he had been arrested for petty larceny,
for disturbing the peace and had his
license revoked for keeping a disOrderly
house.
ATTORNEY Alexander Campbell was asked
II be had any knowledge of entries in
books about payments of money to Ser
geant Mckenna, but declined to answer
the question ana was excused.
EX-POlire Judge Lawler said he had a
conversation with L. NJ. Foster about
three years ago. Foster was speaking to
him about getting a license and he said he
had heard people say the best thing TO do
was to offer some inducement to Nc
Kenna. In crOss-examination he said he
bad not the remOtest recollection of who
the pie were. In answer to President
TObin he said that while Police Judge he
considered McKenna an honest aud indus
triOus man.
Frederick Alhrecht denied that he ever
paid SO to McKenDa or saw aHyD body else
pay IL to him. He aud his partner. George
Faude. had paid $40 10 George Humphires
for getting signatures to a petition. but
that was all the money they ever paid.
he had no books beyond a year back; at
least he had been unable TO find any.
George Faude gave similar testimony
and denied making any statement TO any,
BODY that he had given Mckenna $40.
When Faude left the room Attorney
Cook put a reporter on the stand. who
testified that Faude had told him he had
given McKenna $40 for a license. He is
liar," said the reporter. He is either
telling lie now or he told me lie then"
Tut, tut" interitcted President Tobin.
testify. That will do"
L. NJ. Foster spoke of buying the Park
Lodge saloon from Mrs. Nellie Smith and
reselling it to her because he could not get
license for it. Two or three days after
ward Mrs. Smith got license. Ex-Judge
Lawler told him at the time he should have
given old man McKenna 5000.
James Ryan testified to conversation
hstween James Kerwin and Sergeant Me-
kenDa's brother, when the latter asked
loan OF S40O from Kerwin, about TWO years
ago. His recollection of everything else
was at fault anG Colonel Barry was trying
to show that the alleged conversation
never took place, when the commissioners
stopped him.
Mrs. Smith was called and testified that
she sold the Park Lodge saloon, bought it
back again ana got license.
Ihis was all the evidence and the board
adjourned until Tomorrow evening.