Year: 1875

AN AMUSING SCENE AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS


YEsTERDAY-coLoNEL KERRIGAN ON THE


STAND.


Another udicrous and highly amusing scene was
witnessed in the trial of the Central Department
yesterday during the continuation OF the ntermnabe
McCulloch trial. All the Commissioners with the ex-
ception OF General Smith, who otherwise engaged
sat on the bench Mr. Mclean conducted the prose-
cution Mr. A. Oakley Hall representing the defence.


When the name of James E. Kerrgan called the


ascble witness of the previous trial advanced TO the
stand and, with ominous look, kissed the book


Smilingly the counsel 10 the Board proceeded to in
terrogate wrathfully the witness opened the food
gates of his indignation and like steam engine broke
loose shot ahead at alarming rate of speed There
was stopping the trrcpressble ex- Congressman In
vain the President raped for silence; in vain the
counsel to the Board protested against the harangue
Kerrigan had determined on speaking.


'ewhat is it constitutes board of police ?" he began
sswhere is your fourth member, General Smith, Why
is he here doing that duty for winch he Is paid
sneakng into the city treasury once month and
drawing salary is not the service the public demand"


The Board OF Police Commissioners guilty, he
said, of compoundng feonies How 1t they dis
covered the stolen watches OF Thurlow Weed Sheridan
Shook and Assemblyman Alvord9 How about the rob
berry Mr. Corbin's house. and where went the 81 900
worth Of stolen property but in the cellar Of pol


tIn the name of tho public demand the thieves y
shouted the witness and he gared at the astonished
Commissioners with q glare that not at all
pleasant


Witness I" roarcd the counsel scontne yourself to
answering my questions Were you in the Brewer House
on the"


'Nonc Of your business where was This Board is
legally constituted body Two OF its members are
now under charges and


Commissioner Disbocker--There, there we'vo stood
this long enough. NJ Hall, do you desire TO question
the witnessp


Counsellor Han-No, sir; the gallant and oratorical
Colonel SO far as am concerned, may retire TO his
home.


Another desperate effort was made by Counsellor
Mclean to get evidence from the witness and he
finally succeeded far 70 elicit the admission that
he (Kerrgan) knew nothing whatever about the
trial.


Much disguised at this admission CommissionerMat.
sell ordered that the volube witness be taken from
room, and the order complied with just as the
Colonel had started another strain OF forensic denun
citation OF the police While on his way to the door he
turned back once or twice and audbly expressed q
strong prophetic conviction that the entire Board
| would speedily be elected similar manner.
Commissioner Voorhis directed that the counsel
bring the contempt Of the witness before the Supreme
| Court without delay.


William Corkran police reporter at the Centra
Department, took the stand and that David J.
Twohy handed him list OF reputed panel houses the
precinct OF Captain McCulloch ali Of which on invest
CATION turned TO be false The witness also stated
that he had been offered bribe TO testify against Cap
tain McCulloch but he ordered the man to leave his
Office.


! Twohy was called to the witness stand and cross
J examined by Mr. Hall His testimony, instead Of
damaging tho defendant strengthened hts case Twohy
admitted having deep seated feeling OF hatred against
Captain McCulloch and wanted TO disgrace him any
cost He confessed that this hatred might bias his
! judgment He had pursued McCuloch for many months
and he intended to pursue him to the end The tive
ladies' who had testified in refutaon OF his evidence
| had perjured themselves He had further evidence
| against Captain McCuloch he would like TO produce,
! but il would take some time. The was adjourned
until Thursday next to give Mr. Twohy another chance