Evening journal., 1911-03-31

because he would not allow her to
open the place at Fifth and Orange
streets, and because she had lost the
money she put IN Leyy's hands. She
replied that she was not.
Did Private Work for Chief.
John Megonigle, a former city line
man. was next called. Mr.. Satter-
thwaite said he proposed to show by
this witness that Megonigle did private
work at the instigation of Chief Black
when he was In the employ Of the city
and during the hours he was so en-
ployed.
The witness said he wired the house
Of brother of Chief Black in the
park He said he had used some
OF the city's property In doing the
work
Mr.. Satterthwaite asked the wit
ness If he had done any work in Chief
Blacks house He said he and Ser
gesnt Rice had hung the screens in
the Chiefs house and also had repair
ed some wiring and assisted i'm putting
up fence. this work being done dur
ing the day time and on week day.
The witness said no carried the screens
he put up from the police patrol sta
tion and understood that Sergeant
Rice made them He said Chief Black
directed him TO do the work He said
he received no other pay for this work
than his city check.
Mr.. Ball asked the witness II his
brother, who is an electrician, had
not assisted him and n he knew that
Chief Black had talked with this broth
ed on the work The witness said his
brother helped him and that he had
paid him Sl50 which James Black,
brother of the Chief. gave him. He
said this money was satisfactory pay
TO his brother.
Mr. Ball brought out by The witness
that he was on duty practically all the
time and that he had 10 respond 10
calls when there was any trouble i'm
the reporting system.
The witness when asked by Mr.. Ball
whether James p. Ratledge had asked
him to testify against Chief Black, re-
piled that he had not
Mr. Ball asked the witness II Hal
lock Ray had asked him to testify and
he replied that Ray. who is Post
Office employe, told him he should do
so.
Patrol Sergeant Was Missing.
John Moore. of No. S26 Pine street,
former policeman. testified that he
was on the police force up to five
years ago
Mr. Satierthwaite asked the wit
ness II he remembered an occasion
when he made an arrest at Eleventh
and Orange streets. He said he made
the arrest al Eleventh and Washing
ton streets. but the wagon came 10
the box at Eleventh and Orange
streets He said there was only one
man on the wagon. the driver, there
being mo patrol sergeant, and Wit
ness was compelled 10 leave fire IN
the neighborhood TO go 10 the City
Hall He was asked II he knew
where the patrol sergeant was.
Mr. Bali objected TO the question.
but Moore answered, despite the OBJ
lection. that the sergeant was work
ing at Chief Blacks house The
board ordered this part of his evil
dcnce stricken out
On cross-eXamination the witness
admitted having been expelled from
the force, hnt added pointing 90 Chief
Black. 1T was through lies told by
that man
"Iies" Back Of His Dismissal
Mr. Ball asked the witness n he
was not expelled from the force he
cause of some trouble he had with q
woman.
The witness said. it WAS through
lies that the charge was preferred
against him
The witness denied he had it "a
for" Chief Black since he was eX-
PEELED from the force
Did Work In Own Time.
Patrol Sergeant Aaron Rice was
the next witness and admitted that he
had done odd jobs for Chief Black
at his home In Lincoln street,
did II IN his own time when he wa
off duty. lie admitted putting up
screens in windows at Chief Blacks
new home
He said In cross-eXamination that
he never did any work for Chief
Black in the city's time and that he
never neglected his duties at any
time TO do work for the Chief. The
witness explained that It might have
been understood that he was on
duty when he went to Chief Blacks
nome because ne wore MS UNIFORM
coat. but had on his citizens hat.
Rice said he wore his uniform TO save
car fare
Officers at Blacks House.
Robert Benson, a patrolman, now on
the force, was called by Mr.. Satterth-
waite TO he questioned along the same
/ lines. He testified that In February
1906. he saw Sergeant Rice around
Chief Blacks house. hut did
not know what he was doing there
but admitted the Sergeant was in his
shirt sleeves.
On cross-examination Benson said
he had been In Chief Blacks house
repeatedly
Along the same lines Mr. Satterth-
waite questioned David Wardle, a
/ special officer, attached to the de-.
partment. I'm replying to the attor-
ney's questions, Wardle said he was
at Mrs Walters Hospital. in West
street. with James Black a brother oi
the Chief. who was patient at thai
institution lie said he was there
during the nights. but only a few min.