The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-06
DARK WAYS OF DETECTIVES.
MORE SPICY TALES TOLD At THE
ATLANTA INVEsTTGATIoN.

solicitor General HIS Special Bai-
Ua Trying 10 Get Revenge IN His
old Foes-a Hotel Clerk Claims
THAT Detectives cot Nest Of the
80 Dollars We Was Robbed Of in n
House Of IU-Fame-City Clerk
woodward PASSES Through the
Ftery ordeal Tnsinged.
Atlanta. Ca, Feb. 5.-The investigation
Of the detective department by the police
commission was continued today on
pretty much the same line as pursued yes
terday. Much Of the proceedings were de
voted 10 showing the friction between
the city court and the officers Of the SUI
perior court, growing out Of the prosecu-
ton OF gaming cases almost exclusively
IN the city court.
Solicitor Lewis ". Thomas OF the city
court. who denies strenUously the charge
that he paid the detectives for bringing
cases in his court, was present as spec
tatcr to-day.
Solicitor Gen. Hill, who gave great
deal Of valuable evidence on his side Of
the case yesterday was also present
John NoneEan, special bailih to Solicitor
Gen. Hill, was kept under fire for over
two hours. the tendency Of his Information
being that the detectives had been playing
into the hands Of certain gamblers who
gave them tips" and other brides, while
at the same time they continued 10 keep
the city court hopper supplied with ma
terfsl.
II was brought out that there is a quar-
rel between Mr.. Monegan ana the detec-
tives. The latter wanted Solicitor General
Hill 70 remove Monegan, and he in turn
now has IL in for the detectives.
Another instance where the detectives
ere alleged to have charged for their ser
vices in recovering lost money was shown
to-day. This was where a hotel clerk had
lost $50 in one of the maisons de ioie. He
got $3.50 back and claimed the detectives
got the balance.
J. T. Ray, saloon keeper.
Furnished another link OF evil
dence against the detectives. He
svore that after having been arraigned
40 police court for gaming he paid De-
tective Looney s. to have his name kept
of the list OF gamblers furnished the
grand jury and he was not troubled by
that body.
Monegan, in his testimony concerning
the charges OF collision between the de-
tectives and the city court, cited an in
stance where Detective Cason had sworn
out an accusation against man named
Turner in the city court whom he knew
had already been indicted for gaming in
The superior court
Charles Settler young man who has
thrown money TO the birds for several
years, was an interesting witness. He
gwore that he had tipped Detectives Ca
kon and Looney s. each for settling a case
In which he was involved with a woman.
He also said the detectives had bounded
him dnUyn until ne uru induced "a
his property 20 his wife, who then
Kicked" him out, but that later the
court set the deed aside on account OF
fraud.
City Clerk Parks woodward, who Is
one OF the prominent politicians of the
faction fighting Chairman English OF the
police board. was put up and subjected
10 all sorts OF questions intended to show
that he was hand in glove with the
gamblers and that turf exchanges -four
ished under his protectorate. Mr.. Wood
ward. however, denied all these insinua-
tons, and altogether came off with
smooth feathers.
Tom Dodd, son of Green Dodd, a wealthy
wholesale grocer, stirred up a little
breeze. He was put up to tell about taking
goods out of his fathers store which
were recovered by the detectives. He
said he considered the transaction as
honorable as that Of Chief Wright, when
he took SIS from one Proutty. and never
gave 1t back. Detectives Looney and
Cason," he said. "are gentlemen, but
Chief Detective Wright, there, is a con-
summate scoundrel." II was brought out
that Dodd is paying $50 TO Col. Rucker to
prosecute the detectives. When he left
the stand Dodd walked close up to Chief
Wright and shook his fist in his face, but
the detective remained perfectly COM
posed.