The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-19

to decided that he need not answer the question.
 Attorney Goodhart-Will you tell us what business that commissioner was engaged in?
 q will not" replied the witness.
 The witness then said that he had the impression that it was mo use to break his neck when the commmission- l CTS didn't want him to, but that chad not received this impression from amy thing Commissioner Gilhuly had said to him or anything that he had heard that we had our entire stock of Hanan- had had such an impression for twenty years or more, but thought that the | impression prevailed more generally among the officers during the past two years.
 Patrolman w. l.. Cooper was the next witness. He testified: 'I have been an officer about eighteen months. I do not know of Commissioner Gilhuly having interfered with an officer except | by hearsay. I have heard previous to the investigation that he had aecosted Officer Toronto in reference to saloons. The presence or line of business of Com missioner Gilhuly did not affect me in the performance of my duty, but might have indirectly owing to the fact that he was in that line of business. It did not affect me personally, for had seen a saloon keeper violating the liquor law I would have gone for him."
 Attorney Benton-Did any officer give you advice that it would be better to go slow in reference to saloons?
 Officer Cooper-No sir,
 Attorney Benton-Will tell you tell us whether you did not testify on former occasion that some one did?
 Officer Cooper-In a private conversa- ton we talked 1t over, but I decline to mention his name. He Is not in it and don't want to bring him into it.
 Attorney Benton-I don't think that it will do any harm to answer 1t.
 Officer Cooper-I decline to answer the question,
 The aldermen them decided unani- mously that the witness must answer the question.
 Officer Cooper-It was Officer Dargen. He advised me to go slow, be careful and get evidence and not be too hasty in the matter
 Attorney Benton-Did any one else ever give you similar advice?
 Officer Cooper-Yes, sir. Sergeant Cook did, but think that he only meant it to be sure to secure strong evi- dence.
 Attorney Benton-Did you say that you thought an older officer would give advice to new officer to go slow?
 Officer Cooper-It might be done in order to keep him from getting into trouble with the commissioners who are interested in the saloon business I mean by that Commissioners Gi1huly and Calncey. Officer Dargen said to me 1t would be advisable to be careful about certain saloons and those with a pull, and go slow, get full and com plete evidence and then go ahed. This was a conversation between Officer Dar- gen and myself. The conversation with Sergeant Cook was simply to the effect that I should use caution, and I so un- derstood it at the time.
 The hearing was then adjourned until this evening at 7;9O o'clock. Several times during the investigation Sergeant James Cook was spoken of as Sergeant F. D. Cook, which caused considerable merriment among the officers and al- dermen. Finally, however, it was ex- plained to Attorney Goodhart that Ser geant Cook was no relation to Patrol man F. D. Cook, and the mistake was not again made.