The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-22
OFFICER HYDE IS DEGRADED
FINAL OUTCOME or THE LONG-CON-
 TINUED TRIliL OF HYDE.

| Hearlng-The Comm issipners DecldC
 That Captain Wrinn Is Not Guilty ol
 Charges Made Against Him. l The city court room was again filled
 toits utmost capacity last evening by an
 audience of interested spectators at the
 trial of Officer George l.. Hyde. The full board of police commissioners was
 present, Mayor Hendrick presiding
 The most interesting feature of the
 evening was the speech by Captain
 Wrinn, who displayed marked degree
 of eloquence and brilliancy Many said
 that it was the best speech that had
 ever been delivered in the city court
 room by layman.
 The resolution, which was passed by
 the commissioners shortly before 1 o'clock this morning, frees Captain Wrinn from any imputation of guilt
 and degrades Officer Hyde from grade
 A to grade D. It will take him three
 years to recover his previous stand ing.
 Bernard J. Shanley, in reply to Cap tain Wrinn's questions answered that Patrolman Hyde's statements were false. February 2. 1889, was on Satur- day and he was never in the London house on a Saturday night or day in his life. The captain never had showed him any warrant at any time before any raid whatsoever. Neither the cap tain nor any other member of the po- lice force ever had given him any knowledge before a raid or any intend cd police movement whatever.
 Patrolman Hyde then cross-examin- ed the witness; Didn't you meet me day or two after the publication of my testimony before the police investi- gatlng committee?"
 "Yes," was MT. Shan1ey's answer.
 Patrolman Hyde-Didn't you then admit to me that I met you one night coming out of the London house.
 MT. Shauley-No, sir. You may have seen me going in, and have even gone to the place with policemen who left me at the door. went there on business.
 Patrolman Hyde-Don't you remem- Der the night that Captain Wrinn show ed you a warrant before the raid on the London house?
 MT. Shanley-No, sir, and nobody else does
 Sergeant Mcbride was the next wit ness. He. testified I had immediate charge of the raid on the London house, I knew nothing about the in tended raid until a few minutes before It, when I met Sergeant Driscoll at the corner of Wooster and Union streets Hyde was in the too, raid. We found two women there but not Hattie Good man.
 Warrants for such raids were not left at that time at the desk in central headquarters until after they were served, The captain or lieutenant at the desk could not see the warrants be- forehand,
 Sergeant DrisooE, the next witness, testified: I had general charge of all raids on houses of i'll fame during Police Superintendent Bollmann's ad- ministration. I always received the warrants directly from the superinten- dent or he left them for me in sealed envelope. Nobody could see them ex- cept me until they were served.
 Captain Wrinn never saw those war rants until we had made the raid Neither could Shanley have seen them The captain never could have shown l them to him.
 Patrolman Hyde-Didn't I assist you | on many raids?
 Sergeant Drlscoll--Yes, you did.
 Patrolman Hyde-Didn't you talk | with me about Captain Wrinn Sunday and the showing of those warrants?
 Sergeant Driscoll-No, sir for such a l talk never took place, and such a cir | cumstance of showing warrants never | could have existed. It is utterly false. |
 Patrolman Hyde-Don't you remem- ber2
 Sergeant DrIscoll--I know positively that it is absolutely untrue. I had l Charge of all raids on gambling dens and houses of i'll fame, and nobody saw -he warrants between the superinten- lent and myself. I never got men for he raid without telling the captain ,r lieutenant where was going
 Shanley again took the stand and 'aid: Hattie Goodman was arrested February 4. 1889. was her counsel md brought her up to police head quarters and surrendered her. Patrol nan Hyde took the credit of the ar est, but he never did 1t. I surrender d the Goodman woman to his father, hen Captain Hyde.
 The defendant then put on his wit lesses. The first was Sergeant Orr. 'atrolman Hyde asked him if he didn't ee MT. Shanley enter a house of i'll anne, and when he had attempted to aid the lights had suddenly gone out. MT. Shanley-If he says yes, he's a lar.
 This caused considerable merriment, o that the mayor called for order
 Sergeant Orr stared a few seconds at fr. Shanley and then said that such an incident as he was asked about did ccur in the Heller block on State street I 1888. I recognized the man that en- cred the building as MT, Shanley. I did get writ that night from the ity attorney for raid on the place. 'he warrant was not sealed
 Captain Wrinn-Well, how do you onneot me with the matter?
 Sergeant Orr-T don't. am not here , say anything against you. I know othing against you. Captain Wrinn-Then by what au- lority are you here?
 Sergeant Orr-I was summoned and ] ad to come. l