The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-18
NEIL GILDEA's CASE BEGUN.
IL Stirs Up "A Racket Among the
Police.

The case of Neil GiIdea, charged with
having his saloon on BroughtOn street
open after u O'Clock on the night OF Nov.
% was taken up in the police court yes
terday morning. As stated in yester-
days Morning News, the case was en-
tered at the request OF George W. Bos-
SELL ex-oity detective BOsselrs testi-
mony was unimportant, he simply stating
mat ne had entered the charge upon state
Inenls made to him by other parties.
Mr.. A y. O'Keefe was present in court
ana TOOK an active part in the proceed
ms, ne having had something to do with
making the case. The letters to Clerk
Manucy signed with BOsselfs name re-
guessing that the case be dOcketed were
Millten by Mr.. OKeefe at BosselPs re-
quest ana Mr.. o. keefe also called person.
ally upon the clerk in the matter
a young man named O'Connor stated
Inat ne was in Gildea's saloon on the
night IN question about midnight, but was
unable to swear as TO the exact time.
Inere was no policeman in the place
while he was there, he said.
CharIes O.Neill, a young white man,
sWore that he was in Gldea's place four
times on the night Of the 18th, between
mldnight and a. m, that he obtained
drinks each time and that he saw Police
man McCool in the place i'm uniform.
- Neih swore positively that he saw Nc
COO IN the place each time he went in and
Jnat the policeman was drinking whisky.
- NeiIl saiu he saw a young man named
Galina in the place.
Galina was put on the stand and testi-
neq that ne attended the ball at the Odd
feloWs' nall that night, and that he re-
NAMED at the ball until it broke up and
tnst ne did not go to the saloon at all.
Inc case was continued until this morn
lilS At the request or Mr.. w. W. Osborne,
attorney for Gildea. Other witnesses for
the prosecution will probably be introduce
ed. Bossell asserted in court that the wit
hesseS whose names were furnished by
him had not been properly summoned
which statement was resented by Clerk
Manuey. Recorder Wilson put a stop to
the discussion.
There is a good deal of interest in this
case Tor several reasons. one reason
Is that there was no love lost between
Bosseu and McCool under the McDon-
ough administrator when the former
was city detective, and McCoops friends
consider II case of persecution directed
against him chiefly and against Gildea
incidentally because the latter is a friend
OF McCool S. The charge that he was in
the saloon, as testified to by O'Neill, is
denied positively by Policeman McCool,
VINO further states that he has not taken
a drink of any intoxicating liquor or bev-
erage IN several months, nor has he been
in a saloon within the same time. 1t is
charges against McCool on the basis of
the statement made by O'Neil.
A side issue of the trial was little
spat which occurred between Policeman
Arnold and John Kavanaugh, another ex-
member of the force. KaVanaugh was
standing by a window of the court room
WhSh FAlholu came UP ana CLOSED DOWN
the window, crushing Kavanaughs hat
so he claimed Some words passed be-
tween the two and kavanaugh after
ward reported to Chief McDermott that
Arnold had called him a - liar.
The matter was investigated by the
mayor last night. Policeman Arnold adj
mitted that he had called Kavanaugh a
liar after much provoction. but denied
that he had prefaced it with the ADJECTIVE
Mayor Myers fined the officer 81. Off1cers
must not call citizens liars, he said, no
matter what the provoeation NAV be-