The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-10
THE TESTIMONY IS PUBLIC
ACTION TAKEN BY POLICE COlT1LIS-
 SHOWERS LAST NIGHT.

Rev. Dr. smyths Supplementary Report
 and All Evidence Taken by the Special
 Police Investigating Committee is Now Open for Public Inspection. At the special meeting of the board
 of police commissioners last evening a
 portion of the evidence taken before
 the police special Investigating commit | tee was publicly read and at the con- clusion of the meeting the commits sioners voted to dispense with any
 further reading and to leave the evil dence in the custody of City Clerk Lyon, to be kept with the other records of the police department. It will be kept in the city clerks office and is accessible to any citizen who may de- sire to read it.
 The meeting was to have been held at o'clock. but at that hour only Commissioners Moran, Prince. Toronto and Mayor Hendrick had put in an appearance, less than quorum. After brief wait Commissioner Gilhuly ar- rived and then the necessary number to constitute quorum being present, the business of the evening was pro ceeded with.
 After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read Commissioner Prince said: q am sorry and humil- lated to be obliged to say that the committee cannot furnish the other copy of the evidence tonight We al- lowed Rev. D. Smyth, who was present during the investigation, to have the other copy, so that he could use 1t for reference to refresh his memory and supposed it would have been returned ere this. Tonight when I found 1t had not been returned, went to his house, but could not find him. made every effort to get it, but was unable to do so and am very much disappoint- ed and provoked.
 Commissioner Moran-Well we have got more than enough here for one evening.
 Commissioner Prince-There are two commissioners absent tonight and un- der the circumstances we might post pone thh matter until some future time.
 Commissioner Moran-I move that we proceed with the reading of the re- port and evidence that we have before us.
 The motion was promptly seconded and carried and the special business of the evening was commenced. The supplementary report of Dr. Smyth in reference to the house on Stevens street which is alleged to be a lying-in and maternity hospital. was read and also the testimony before the special committee in reference to the place. Much of the latter was unfit for publication.
 The supplementary report of Dr. Smyth to the Investigating committee l was read by City Clerk Lyon. After the report had been read Mayor Hen drick said: "Is there any disposition to be made of the report already read?"
 Commissioner Moran-T am satisfied | to leave it where 1t is-on file.
 No one made any other motion and ! this course prevailed.
 After the evidence relating to the | Stevens street house had been read, | Moran said: "Well, we | can't stay here all night listening to | that. I move that the further read ng of the evidence be dispensed with and the testimony left in the custody lf the city clerk, where it can be read | )y the members of the board or anyone else who may be disposed to peruse t."
 Commissioner Toronto seconded the notion and it unanimously prevailed, liter which the meeting adjourned