New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-01
WORKED ON THE WIFE FIRST.
MRS sHEEDY TELLS HOW PATROLMAN
DUGAN FOOLED HER.

MRS SHEEDY TELLS HOW PATROLMAN
DUGAN FOOLED HER.
Bridget Sheedy sworn.
Mr.. Moss-You are the wife of Mr.. sheedy who
has testified? Ayes, sir.
Odd you see Officer Dugan about getting your
husband on the police force? Ayes. sir; lived in
the house OF Officer Dugan. Officer Dugan bought
the house, the house which lived In and where l
tenant.
Q.-Where is that house? A.-No S52 West One
hundred and twenty -fourth-st
Q.-what kind of house is that? A.-Three
families a floor. kind of a fat.
Q.-How many stories? Alive stories.
Q-When did he buy that house? A.-Some time
in April year ago-Apri, 1898. 1t was between the
list and the 18th; 1 don't know exactly; it was
about the 18th that he came TO
Q.-Who first spoke about getting your husband
on the police force? Ale came in, and was at
tending to the place janltress. l was acting as
janiress while the regular janitress was downtown
on some business, and he said Where is the
jantress OF thi. house?' | said. She has gone
downtown and l acting janitress In her
place" He said 10 me- II now the new owner of
the house. and policeman" said that the
janress will be in soon: is there anything that
l do for your He said II am a policeman and
I bought the house,. roundsman and
was reduced because did not buy the position"
Q-What else did he say? Ale said Mr.. Con-
don reduced me and Mr.. Roosevelt appointed me;
Condor reduced me because would not put up the
money. .t:
Q-Do you mean Conlin Condor? Al don't
know which OF the two said MY husband once
applied to the police force. and he rejected
because OF having defective teeth" RE said, III
you have $500 / will put your husband on the po-
lice force" I said. THAT Is good lot Of money
for poor people to hnd." He said Very we'll. l
will see you later about it," He came again and
he told me that the man that done the business
In 7ist he wa
called to war in the list Regiment.
Odd he say that Mr.. Hart officer In
the list? Ayes.
RAISED THE PRICE TO 800.
Q-Hold on Did he say that Hart officer
I'm the eth Regiment? A.-The list
Q-The list? A-And that he called 10 war
and that he wouldn't take the money or the appl-
cation the present time until he would see
whether Hart would go to or not and then he
came and told that Mr.. Hart didn't go to war
that ne tipped the doctor with 800 to keep him
home so that he could make more money staying
home than going to the war. and he said he
wouldn't take my husbands application from me
unless | gave him 500
O.-Four hundred dollars? Ayes. sir; II was
,ooo AZ first and he said If we agreed TO give the
money to meet him tomorrow morning at Sixty
third-st and TO bring the money along ana i
will find the man that will put him on" And that
night when my husband came In from WORK tolu
Inn
tion and If | could get the money 10 go and get
the position And | got the money. and have
the handbook here to show. And Mr.. Dugan
waited at ixty-thlrd-st. until returned from the
bank with the money. ard he came up and shooK
hands with me and says Hello. Mrs Sheedy."
and I saws 81 have got the money, Mr. Dugan.
And ne said We'll. give It to your man." And
did and we went along TO Harris house. He Kept
a fat on the top floor Of this house. nearer TO
Tenth-ave than Nnth-ave and he took my nus
hand I'D TO Mr. Hart with the money and when ne
came down we walked to the stairs, and he says
Mrs sheedy that Is the best way you ever In
-ested vour money; you Will have that back In
little while and more too and your huspand WIN
have a good position" and he put me pacK uH
August and In August he came ana put me oack
putting me back all the time. saying there would
he anpointments made and then | told him
wanted nv money and wouldn't be having any
thing more that looked like swindling. and ne SAID
Nothing OF the kind" and he put me PACK 10
January and then told him would nave my
money back or have him and Hart arrested ana
then he wrote that letter.
O.-Is this the letter? Ayes.
Mr. Moss (reading)-"February 20. 1899. Mrs
sheedy: Don't feel worried about Hart He Is all
right | saw him to-day. Tell Roger to be ready
for examination next month Don't speak to any
one or YOU will spoil Rogers chance. When see
Won will explain everything satisfactorily Yours
Dugan."
SHE TOLD AN INSPECTOR OF III.
| THE Vitness-when he seen me then he told me
| no would make the money good 10 me, and put me
| off till April and then when April came he didn't
do either and | sent my husband and my brother
| 70 him week ago to return the money or drop the
work and ne told my husband to go and do his
! hest he was prepared to meet him In the mean
| time the mortgage on the house was foreclosed. l
| told him | would take II to the Mazet Committee.
! and ne said "Al right" And said would go to
| Ueadauarters and | went yesterday, and an In
| snector told me he couldn't do anything.
! o-You went to Inspector who7 Al don't
know the name.
o-some inspector at Headquarters? Ayes.
sir.
o-What kind OF a looking man was he? A.
! Kind OF tall and stout. with gray clothes. and
| took my case this morning to HIM
! Odd you state to the Inspector at Police
! Headquarters that Officer Dugan had done that?
| Ayes sir.
| Q-What did the Inspector say to you? Ale
! said he couldn't do anything for me; that there
was no money mentioned In the letter. and he
couldn't any crime the officers part the
officer denied all | said. and the inspector said.
! IL couldn't do anthing for you"
Q-The officer was there to deny II? Ayes.
sir: he denied every word OF II.
Q-what did he say about that letter. A
! He owned he wrote the letter.
Q-And the Inspector saw the letter. Ayes. sir.
! o.-And told you because there wasn't any