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Los diagrammas suivants lliustrant la mAthoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 "1 ■-7J k ^\ "1 ;ng given public notice to all par- ties interesd^d, I attended alt the (Jotirt IJouse Hnd the City Ilr.ll until all the Btiitements and itiformHtion touching the matters in Question could bo g'»t, which was then duly taken, and I now certify ana return the same' to' you, being the srme as that which has already appeared in the l^iYrnald of the day as the evidence herein. It would have been a great source of satisfaction to me if I conid have stopped here, but the words «»f the statute throw upon me the further weight and responsibility of reporting also the result of the inquiry which I understand to mean the conclusfons to be drawn from a fair and impartial consideration thereof. The case presented by the publie consisted in charges against t!)o Chief of Police and! Alderman Pattersonv of being in league with a number of thieves and rubbers,' and protecting and assisting them in (heir depredations in the city, and that they had also in other re$>pects betrayda the trust reposed in them, and violated their solemn oaths of office to be faithful and honest therein, by receiving bribes and conniv- ing at the escape of otfenders against the laws of the land, and neglect- ing the duties and obligations imposed thereby. First, as to their complicity with Jeffrey and others, in either pro- tecting or assisting thorn knowingly, either in stealing or receiving sto- len property, I do not think it can or ought to be decisively inferred from tlie evidence, and wliilst I believe thai all that Armstrong says was communicated to him b^rthe persons whom he mentions, and that Mary Edwards made the statements as Mr. Milne and the Grand Jurors affirii.ed, and that Carrut hers aird Patterson had been seen in Jeffrey's, I cannot rely n^on the hearsay of thieves and robbers, uncorroborated bj anything which might not be perfectly consistent With their freedom .^v 2 from any siivh connection as that impnted to tliem. Jrffre^ woul I iiave quite ns stronfr a motive to mislead Mr. Armstrong as to his influenco over Patterson and Carruthers as to misrepresent wiiat passoW between the gentlemen who visited liim in tliejaii. There is no donbt he gave me lor as to motives, lie would have a very strong one in inducing Bnrber to believe that ho had the influence of Patterson and Carruthers, of which ho boasted, in order to obtain his confidence to buy stolen ff^mU from him. But I cannot admit suspicions, however grave, and which nt times Iiave risen in my mind, into circumstances upon which J could rely, to state that it raises a case which any tribunal could decide against them upon this branch of the case. But whilst I have no liesitation as a judge or referee, in giving this opinion upon the questions of the coniplit-ity of Aldermen I'ntterson and Carruthers in tiie robberies spoken of by Armstrongnnd Ji'ffrey, I jiavo just as little hesitation in declaring that the evidence of Burnes, Keener and Burke, has produced a most disastrous result in my ininil as to his oflicial conduct; and I have to report that in my judgment Aldenhan Patterson has grossly used, or rather ubi)«ie>l« liii« v*osilion as .an Alderman and magistrare of this city— it being proven that on one occasion he took and received the sum of $10 from one Burke, and agreed, in consideration thereof,, to sit on the Bench and ehicld and protect him from a charge of crimping, which was then being preferred against him, the said burke ; and did on another o< casiun tnko and receive the sum of $5 from Air. Egencr, nn innkeeper of this city, ]>romi8irig in consideration thereof tliut said Egener might safely abstain from taking out his license f »r two billiard tables for two or three Tiionths, and subsequently npresenting f »r the like consid 'ration that he need not obtain Hny license to remove his business in a tavern from one part of the city to another, thereby ohtaining such money under ful^e and frau'lulent pretences, holding out his position as Alderman to obtain the same. And did also take and receive the sum of three and nine, pence irom Mr. Barnes, on tlie ground that he had paid that sura of money for cab hire for him, while it would appear that your cnrpo* ration paid for the same. I need not remark that such acts are gross violations of the solemn declarations which Alderman i'attorson touk at the time of his election to office, that he would ntt receive any pay- ment or reward, or promise of such, for the exercise of any partiality or malversation, or any other undue execution of th6 said office. An attempt was made to impsnch Burke's veracity, and whilst I have great doubts as to his general reliability, I feel Ci'iistrained to take his story as substantially true. Arthur's testimony was very suspiciously given, and I <^o not believe that he told the whole truth m the matter, and therefore prefer taking Mr. Barnes' verwon of it. No attempt was made at all to explain the transactions with Egener, nor the receipt of the dollar from Burke on the pretence that there was some difficulty hi abont gdttin^ payment of his ncconnt for whitewashing, when in fuct it had been unttited and stood for payment at tiiat very time. . Tlie ou'iginnl idea of this investiffatioii was mainly to discover if either PatteiiHm or Ciirruthers had anything to do with flasiBtiiiff or protecting the robboiti of whom Arinstroug fipeaks ; but it was finally determined that all and every mHtter whicli liad any bearing on their otHcial niir- (•otidnc^ shuii&d also ha enquired into; hence the evidence against Aid. Patteisou. A nvmbcr of witnesses were also called to show either negligence or <»*her im|>ro|*er conduct on the part of Garrnthers when entrusted with vrarrants to search or arrest. And on this point Messrs. Wyld, Pea- cock and Gallagher were examined. I cannot place much stress upon the testimony of the latter, but there does seem to have been an unnc* cessary delay in executing the search-warrant for the dre&s and on many occasions a certain amount of laxity, carelessness or indifference seemA to have prevailed on the part of both Garruthers and McGlogan ; and the delay c n the part of the latter official in exoenting the warrant axaini^t i'arlier is quite irivxcuaable, and, coimled with the cuntradic- tion8 in his testimony as to where he was on Monday night, creates a very grrong mistrust m my nund. The Chief of Police, as his superior officer, is equally to blame in this matter, as no report or complaint was ever made to the Police Commissioners about the delay, or the reasons few it. I also teel that the acquaintance or intimacy, or what- ever it was, that existed between Garruthers and Jeffrey has been tVaaght with disadvftntago to the eltv, and reflects much on his fitness tor the position he now occupies ; for whilst I accept the defence he makes as to his com[]|lete ignorance of any of the robberies which were being planned around him, I cannot help thinking that he has in all probability inspired Jeffrey with a notion that he was friendly towards him ; and, whilst I can also perfectly understand the necessity that exists for liis visiting these houses, I do not comprehend his allowing a man who bad been a keeper of a house of ill-fame, and whose house was noturiensly a resort of gamblers and blackleg, and even worse, to come and go as he pleased in our midst. In adO ) on , the circumstances attending the arrest of Jeffrey all conspire to civate deep and wide- spread want of confidenee in the judgment, if not in the honesty, both of the Chief and Deputy Chief of Police, and as one of the Commis- . sioneTS I shall feel it to be my duty tbat they be relieved from any further connection with the force of this city. It is not my place, nor would it be right that I should make any suggestions in the light of a public prosecutor, upon the matters alTectinff Alderman Patterson ; as the position I occupy is altogether of a judicial character, it would not be consistent for me to direct proceedings to be taken which might come before myself for determination. It will be your duty to be advised by counsel ^bat steps sliould be adopted to check the evils which have come to light in Alderman Patterson's case. I shall have a copy of the evidence as it was printed laid before each i 'i ^f»t'- member of the Oonneil in the early part of the week for their pernstl and conBideration, who will be at liberty either to ament to or diwient from this report, according to his own oonscionee, the object of thit report bi in^ to obtain an expression of opinion fnom me on the Soaring of the eviJenoo, and the weight and reliability thereof. All of which IB respectMy ftibmitted. J, E. START, Recorder of the Cjt^ of Hamilton, '*A*' :-..;4:«." P '■' THE EVIDENCE. John 8. AsMiTRONa, iworn.— -I know nothing panonallj aminst the oharae< ter of either the Chief of Police or Aid. P«ttenon. On or about the 22ii(l of January last, when in eomnanv with Taylor, now ip the Penitentiary, he showed m% at the Intwnational Hotel, a key wl ich he had broken in aome door, which oauaed a failure ^n the attempt then made; he aaid that they, meaning his party, were all right, heoauae they had excellent Ariends in Hamilton ; he said thev had the CJhief of Police and an Alderman ; did no.t mention any name ; he aaid they (the Chief of Police and the Alderman), knew all about them, and would not ex- poM them. That evening or the next day I waa at Parker's house; he was then living on Catherine street; Mrs. Parker said the leading man among them waa tlien sick with a sore throfit, and that he had made arrangeq^enta with the Chief fit Police and an Alderman in case they should be exiMsed at any time ; they ipovld work perfectly sate, as they had those influential men ^on their side. Short- ly aftw this Parker himself came in; he stated the aome thing; alluding to the man who was said then to be sick, he stated that he was better known in the city than they were, and that he had arrangementa made with, imd paid the Chief of Police and the Alderman for protecting them in their operatjions; he said that this Alderman had licenced some of their blacklegs at the time of the Provincial Show, and qiadea pretty geod thing of it, for he did not hand over all the money he eol« looted. He had made this arrangement with the Alderman: that he waa to take from them all the watches they got hold of, giving them $8 each for the yellow ones, and either |3 or $5, 1 think $5, for the white ones. They had also, he aaid, introduced a number of gamblers aqd thieves, who were strangers to the Chief of Police. On the first day of Fehriuary I was at Jeffrey's house , there wu a woman introdv^ced to me there aa Mrs. Jeffrey ; she said that Jeffrey was in Toronto that day, imd that an Aldermw went with him ; he waa a particular friend of J'dfrey's, A/i said, and both he and .the Chief of Police knew all about Jeffrey, and would not allow him to be hurt That evening I ealled again ; Jef- ftey, Parker and Murphv were then picsent ; «9 the first salutation Jeffrey shewed me a dceleton key, which he said was already fitted ; did not say for what place intended. In anawer tn aomething said as to ifngjsr of being caught, he said he could not be, as he hod paid the Chief of PoUie and an Alderman for protecting him ; he said he paid ten per cent. ; any night he went to a store to rob it, the Ch'ef of Police stood sentry and watched fojr them ; he was quite intimate with th i Chief, saw him every day; several times s^erwards he intimated to me the r jne thing. The nighjT previous to the arr^t, th*t is, on the 23rd of February, . was at Jeffrey's until nine o'clock; Jeffr^ said he was sick, and could not at- tend to it, and aaid Parker would. I went ,oyer to the Royal Hotel, to report to Messrs. Childs, Ball and O'Brien, who'were then awaiting me ; I at that time said to these gmtlemen that Parker had just said ,to me that Alderman Patterson and Uie Chief were then at Jeffrey's, he had just left them there; this was the night of the 23rd, the arrest was on the morning of the 24th ; Messrs. Childs, Bui and O'Brien were then waiting for me at the ftqyal Hotel to report to them : s t Al(l«riuan Patteraon'i naine wu fint naaied to ne by Mn. Jeffrey : ihe poiated him oat Myins, **th«t ii the Alderman wo told you of, ha took you for « mcth- odist minister'" ; this was probably between the 17th and 20th of February ; I onea aaw Alderman Tutterson in the lionw ; I had been up stairs with Jeffrey and on coming down saw Alderman I'atterson and Marv Edwards together below ; he was in about two hours afterwards when I went back, on which occasion he mentioned the Aldorinan's nnnio to mc, and the remark concerning me he had made : after the arrests, I was iniurmed by Murphy, in Toronto, that Canruthersand McOlogao had cautioned McDowell to beware of mc, as I was a detective : McDowell, he said, had boon requested to inquire of Captain Prince, and let them know ; on my telling this to Mr. O'Brien, he informed me that the enquiry referred to had already been mode by McDowell a few days before ; Murphy hod said that McDowell had been asked to enquire about mo, and Boiify the "tx)ys" accordingly ; Mr. O'Brien said tliat Captain Prince had written to Mr. McMioken, and reoeived for anawer, from the latter that he knew nothing at all about mc ; this, as I understood, was done to keep my real character from becoming known ; when Murphy heard this, ho waa better pleased and more communiof tive than ever ; he told me so after he had received the information asked for; this was on the 14th of April; I contin- ued in the confidence of the gang up to the morning of the 24th oi May. Mur- phy told me that McDowell, the night before, told him that he had information from Carruthers and McGlogaa that I waa a detective sure : he would have nothing more to do with me : the project then talked of bi.tween us was that of g^ ' to Mon- treal to a silk store, which had already been "fi»Ld" with keys, and 12,000 .lorth of [oods " weeded out,*' a big finishing haul wns to be made, and the premises fired; effrey has showed me a good many keys; ihe evening of the first of February he showed me one; he said he had gone into a store with Alderman Patterson early in the morning, when first opened ; Patterson asked to be shown some goods ; while they were gone to look at the goods, Jefiroy said he took an impression of the key m wax, which he had with him prepared. I have always in my experi- ence among thieves, found that when they made assurances of complicity with them on the part of policemen, these assurances turned out well founded, invaria- bly so. They looked upon me as what they called " all right," as a purchaser of their stolen goods. I have enquired of them, iq the course of conversation, as to the safety or possible danger to all concerned of their proceedings : I professed to be very cautious ; I have asked more than once if there was any danger of detec- tion ; from the first they volunteered the information as to the grounds of their security. I frequently, after hearing their assurances, made further inquiries in the hope of getting more information. I found always what they told me relative to such things as 1 was able afterwards to satisfy myself, to turn out true to tho letter, but they would never tell me about the buildmg robbed or to be robbed. Could not say precisely how often I was at Jeffrey's house ; have been there quite frequently ; I think it was about ten o'clock in the fooenoon when I saw Alderman Patterson at Jeffrey's ; never saw Patterson or Carruthers there any other time ; never saw Carruthers there at all. Parker told me the Chief of Police would watch for them. This was on the 23rd ; he said the Chief had watched for them on the occasion of the firet robbc.y, and would do so again. Mr. Freeman — Having heard all this, why did you not watch them ? Witness — For fear of alarming them. The matter was discussed between my- self, Mr. Childs and Mr. Ball, and we judged best not to attempt watching, for fear of being ourselves seen and suspected. I cautioned Milne, the Shariff '■ officer, about placing his men the night before the arrests were made. €ro$$-«xamned. — I commenced my investigation as a detective on the 241li of Dec oft Pari thro T Sunt waa to thou figai Djuite my- femr December lait. I oeTer mw eny of the gang in ooropanjr with Camitheri or anT of the Poliee ; I never met the Chief to know him till I waa mvaelf arrested. Parker aaid he waa known to Curruthora, but what waa done with Uarrothera waa through Jeffray'a influence. To Mr. FrumaH — I know that I waa to be arreated ; Mr. Richardaon told me on Sunday morning, the 23rd, that MoGlogan had oallod on hii.i and told him that I waa to be arreated; I waa arrested on the 2Tth o^ February; I communicated tliia to yourself (Mr. Freeman); Richardson said that he had known mo for a while ; thought I was a right aort of a man ; was certainly innocent of what was charged against ma, and that it would bo nothing more than right he should lot me know. Mr. Frtfman — They gave you a good chance to get away f Yea; it waa Saturday night that McGlogan called Richardson up out of bed, and told him of my intended arrest ; he did not think they wanted mo very badly ; I thoughtit odd that McOlogan should lot Richardson know on Saturday night, I and Ilichordson being ao intimate, that he waa going to arrest mo on Monday morning. To Mr. O'Reilly— yiy experience before as to complicity of policemen with thieves was all in the United States ; there I always found the thieves to tell tho truth when they hud occasion to mention about having policemen in league with them. Edward R. O'Brixit, sworn-' I am Inspector for the British Amcrieu In- surance Company ; in that capacity I became acquainted with .A rmstrong ; have heard his statement made to-day : ever) thing be has stated to-day is trr >, us titr as I know ; it was Mr. Childs, of Niagara Falls, who was the first means ot cmpolying Armstrong; witness read a letter which he received from Mr. ChHds, giving the first information furnished by Armstrong of tho existence of an organized band of Ihievea and incendiaries ; the letter intimated that it wus discovered that prominent persons were hnplicated, ond members of the police in London and Toronto. To Mr. OReilly — In that letter nothing is said about the Hamilton police ;■ Arm- strong reported to Mr. Childs and myself at my room at tho Royal ; Armstrong thensuid the night previous to the arrest, at about 9:30 or 10 o'clock, that Parker had just told him that he had left Alderman Patrerson and Carruthers at Jeffrey's ; Armstrong was consistent ; he never professed to have personal knowledge, other than from heresay from the gang themselves, of the complicity referred to ; he, Armstrong, told us he used to go out driving with Parker ; it was notlater than ten o'ck)ck when Armstrong told us this about Patterson and the Chief; I went right off afterwards to Mr. Frceman'a. To Mr. Freeman — Jeffrey, Parker, and Mary Edwards were all reported to ua br Armatrong aa having apoken of the complicity of Alderman Patterson and Chief Carruthers with the gang. To Mr. O'Reilly — It waa about nine o'clock that Armstrong had seen Parker, aa he said ; Parker said he had left them there that evening — thought he meant that he had juat then left them, but he might have meant a little before. William Milne, Sheriff's officer, sworn— When I an\ sted Mary Edwards, she aaid she wished to see the Chief of Police ; she said she knew he would go her bail ; I told her I eould not take bail : she then aaid she wished me to send for Alderman Patterson ; she afterwards asked if I was going to take Jeffr^ .; this waa not where Jeffrey waa : he was then sick in bed ; there were two or three others pitoent, I think ; she said Jeffrey had no one to attend to him but her and she oottld not go ; she said also that Alderman Patterson and the Chief of police had i) 8 &Ben there ^ night fwfbre, knew them well, that they #ei« all right, and would' go their bail ;• she said thflt Alderman Patterson had been there quite late tho flight before ; t^d not mention any hour: I understood her to mean that Patterson and Carruthers knew there could be no charge against them ; that Patterson was in every day to see Jeffrey, sometimes twice a day ; when Itold her she would have to go, she wished to see Mr. Sadlcir to know the law of the case ; she said the Chief had been frequently in to see Jeffrey in his sickness ; I did not know Jeffrey per- sonally: To Mr. O'Eeilltj—l had a warrant for Jeffrey ; knew that he was very ill : this was on the 24th of February. Constable William West, sworn — Have known Jeffrey sbtae ten years ; lately he kept a tavernr during some two years ; he has also kept a saloon on King st. before that he kept a house of ill fame on Uughson street ; he was known also to be a gambler ; all tiht^policemun knew this to be his reputetion ; can't say just how long he has lived in his present home on Market street ; know Mary Edwards ; I think she was with him on King street; dou't remember of her beibre; Jeffi-ey was keeping the house of ill-fume on Hughson street before he kept the tavern dn Market street ; I understood his wife was in the country ; the Chief of police haiT full control over the force ; before night we are detailed for duty by the Chief; don't know that any minutes of th^tse details are kept ; there was just one man out and one man left in the office ; there were eight men in the police force al- together: one of the stations is at the railway bridge on James Street, the other on King William street; there were then two men at the lower station, one for the day and the other for the night; on the night of the 21st February I went to a house of ill-fame — MoGlogan, Kavanagh, Oraham, Bible, and myself; it was up Queen street ; we left the police station a little after nine o'clock ; don't know who laid- the information ; I think McGlogan had a warrant with him ; it was my turn to have gone home to bed that night : we got back about ten dr half-past ; when we came back Carruthers and Ferris were at the station ; it was about twelve o'clock when I went home ; I loft the Chief, Bible, and Ferris there when I came away ; Graham and I went home together ; when I am on duty I see the Chief at the office till twelve or later ; I think it was that night Bible's turn to be out and Ferris' to remaiti*in the office. To Mr O'Reilly — The evening of the 23rd I was* round the office from half- past seven till a quarter or twenty minutes past nine;' the Chief was at the office all that time ; I remember thinking and speaking of ^his the next morning after the arrest; I saw the sheriff's offieers that morning; am quite clear that I was there on the night of the 23rd, and that the Chief was in the office also ; the afternoon of the 2 1st I had been in the country on duty, and had only been back a quarter of an hour when I went with the rest to the house up Queen street ; on that occasion Ferris and the Chief remained behind ; I remember the Provincial Fair ; did not do duty on the ground, but in the city, exoepti a part of the last day ; the only complaint of robbery of a watch we heard of war that of Mrs. Geddes' watch ; one comes on at 7 another at 8— off at 1 on at 7-^off at ; about 7 or 8 yeans ago the Chief, myself, and others went to Jeffrey's b6Hse to seize everything, and to break up thd' concern as a gambling house. Mr. Freeman — relate the conversation between yourself and Carrnthertf. I spoke to him about the robbery ; he said it was a ptty that Parkd* had es- caped ; said if we had been there he would not have escaped ; Carruthers did not say where he had been that night that I remember. * Const ABLK Pktxr Fxrru, sworn— I remember the night of the 23rd of Feb- ruary ; I was on duty at the King WilUam street station ;■ went there atf 9 o'clock at th an roi ed wa as t and remained till 7 o'olook next morning; Chief Carruthera and Bible were there; Bible was out on King street; King and James streets form Bible's beat and mine ; think Bible went out without any special order, according to his usual routine ; don't remember precisely when the Chief left that night, think he remain- ed till after one ; don't recollect where Bible was after Carruthera left, think he was on King street; ap sure Bible came in- after 12 o'clock; he came in and out as usual; I recollect that the Chief left tha^ night between one and two. To Mr. O'Reilly — I remember when, on the night of the 21st, the prisoners were brought in ; the Chief was there, And counted the money taken from tie parties ; it occurred to us as odd, when we heard of the arrest on the 24th, that none of us had been employed. At the conclusion of this witness's evidence the court was adjourned till three o'clock. At three o'clock the investigation was resumed. Police Constablx Robert Bible, sworn— I know Jeffrey ; he has lived in several houses in the city ; at the time of the Provincial Fair I think he had two houses in his occupation ; one was kept as a gambling place exclusively, and I believe the other was kept as a tavern ; the tavern was on McNub street, and the gambling house on Market street; the latter is a frame house, the same he lived in when arrested ; he continued to keep the tavern for some time after the close of the fair ; don't know just when he moved to the Market street house to live; don't know the landlord of this latter house; I knew at the time of the fair that the frame house was a gambling house ; I knew it because I went there the first night of the fair to make ah arrest ; Jeffrey seemed to be the master of the house ; we remained there a considerable while ; we had a warrant for a man for illegally obtaining money by gambling from one Hugh Boyd ; it was Policeman Ferris and I who were together ; don't remember the name of the man we had the warrant for ; after we had searched cU the premises, we took a look at what was going on ; we saw gambling going on. The plavers seemed to be excited when they saw us come iu, but became quiet again, and went on with their game. We were in but four or five minutes. Mr. Fretman — That is a very short time compared with what I understood you to say at fint. Witness — We were not in long ; there were a good many there ; don't know how many ; can't name any one who was there but Jeffrey ; they were strangers to us ; was never in the house but on that occasion ; where they played was in a Wk room, below stain, right hand going in ; they were not playing up stairs ; we did not go up stain. Mr. Freeman — I thought yott went there to secrcL all over. Witness — We did not know the man we were in search of; the complainant was with us to point him out ; the erowd rushed out to the back door ; there was 4|uite a rush of them, all together; the night of the 21st of February we went to"" Madame Bochelle's" house, up Queen street, off William street; this woman was sometimec known as Mn. McElroy, from her connection with McElroy, who is now in the Penitentiary for shooting at Mr. Mewburn ; it was McGlogan who told me to go with the rest; we left the Chief in the office; we lost considerable time there ; at eleven o'clock we got back ; I then remained all the rest of that night in the office; the Chief remained there about two hours; don't know where il ! I : 10 he went when he left; I was the only one left in the office when the Chief went away ; Ferris was not on patrol that night ; I rememher the night of the 23rd ; did not hoar of anything particular that night; heard next day of the robbery and the arrests; the morning i went home at seven o'clock, I returned to the station about two that afternoon ; first heard'^bf the robbery and the arrests on my way down to the office; I have seen Armstrong, sometimes called Barber, but did not know him then; the first time I saw him, to know him, was when he appeared at the Police office after having been arrested ; I had heard of him before that ; don't know from whom I had heard of him before that, nor in what way ; after all, I am not sure that I had heard of him before that ; cannot be sure on this point ; don't think I did hear of him before his arrest : I never heard before that from whom the information came about the robbers : never thought how Taylor happened to be convicted : could not. tell now from whom I heard about the robbery and arrests ; when such affitirs •ave fairly in the hands of the superior authorities we do not concern ourselves. The people who disturb the community are those we are in search of. We went (the time of the Fair) to Jeffrey's house to arrest a man. We all knew that Jeffrey's house was a notorious gambling house, and that he was a notorious gambler : don't know that that was his only means of making his living ; the blacklegs and thieves generally congregated at Jeffrey's ; we all knew it, birt by hearing ; we often suspect that hard eharacters go to such houses : our business leads us to all sorts of houses, good or bad. Matthew Leggatt, sworn — I was on the Grand Jury at the last Recorder's Court : we visited the jail : we saw Jeffrey : in the course of a conversation he said that the Chief of Police and Alderman Patterson used to be his companions : others of the Grand Jury were present: I recollect Mr. Bdgar and Mr. Roy: Mary Edwards made no statement that I know of: he was asked if he was the notorious Jeffrey r he said he supposed he was the man : I did not know him : I looked upon his statement as to Patterson and Carrathers as a voluntary one entirely, unprovoked by anything that had been addressed to him. Robert Roy, sworn — I was on the Grand Jury on the occasion referred to by Mr, Leggatt : did not know Jeffrey till I saw him in the gaol : I saw Mr. Leggatt talking to Jeffrey : heard Jeffrey say to Mr. Leggatt that Alderman John Patterson and Chief of Police Carruthers ought to be there with him : I was aware previ- ously, by public report, of their having been implicated : my impression was that Jeffrey spoke truthfully, and as he thought, without at all such a sense of his meaning as that he merely intended to say that they were of course innocent, and that he was as innocent lis they were. Frederick W. Wyld sworn— A year ago last fall I received information of gojds that had been stolen from my store : I was told by a certain person that the goods had been traced to Jeffrey's house: I went there with a policeman, I think Constable Bible : had been told that the parties who had stolen the goods were there : when wo went in I asked Jeffrey if he had seen any one come in with a large bundle of goods ; Jeffrey made signs for us to go immediately for the Chief of Police: the Chief and I went together to Jeffrey's: we saw him outside: Jeffrey said the parties who had taken the goods were gone down to one Jerry Farnell's : I saw no particular reason why Bible should go away after the Chief, leaving Jeffrey's house at the very moment when, as I afterwards understood, the goods and the thieves were both in the house. Mr. Freeman— Th&t was very strange of BiWe not to go straight in at first. 11 '../•' To Mr. O'Reilljf — My olerk saw some one go towards JeSrefs house, and go in there with a bundle of goods: the first information may have come from some one else ; one of my clerks was up stairs, and one down stairs in the sh'op at the time «f the theff ' the goods : Bible went right off for the Chief when told to do so by Jeffrey : I ught it strange that he did ^: nothing passed between Jeffrey and the Chief :.. lUe from me that I know of*.., To Mr. Freeman— 1 distinctly gave Carruthers, Bible, and Jeffrey, each of them, to understand that goods had been stolen from*me, and that I believed the thieves and the' goods to be in Jeffrey's house. To Mr. O'Beil^ — I thought Jeffrey sending Bible away after the Chief was a blind to give the thieves a chance of getting away with the goods ; that is, I thought so afterwards, when I saw how it had been worked. To Mr. Freeman — Chief Carruthers seemed to take Jeffrey's statement to be true. I wanted him .o go to tho other house; he objected, Baying it would be a wild-goose-chase to go to a house tc arrest any person if I could not describe the property lost. Charles Dalltn sworn — Live on James street : am learning the bktcksmith business : I know Mr. Carruthers and Mr. Patterson : I remember something about the robbery at Grates' in February last : do not know where either of these men named were on the night of the robbery : my father keeps a tavern down James street : I saw Jeffrey down at my father's a f iew days before his last arrest ; the Chief of Police was with him : they came in together : did not then see Mr. Patterson : it was between half-past ten and eleven, a week ago last Saturday : Jeffrey was not then in custody ': they came up to the bar and called for something to drink : can't say which of them called for it : my father's house is on James street, the first corner above the railway bridge : it was Saturday night ; now when I think of it, it was last Saturday two weeks; it was certainly before Jeffrey was arrested this last time: I have often been in Jeffrey's house, but not of late years. To Mr. O'Reilly — Don't know whether Jeffrey was in custody then or not. Mr. O'Reilly — It was really after Jeffrey's arrest when this happened^ Carru- thers was then accompanying him, having him in custody while going down to his sister's house to get her to come up and look after the children. John Peacock, sworn — I placed in Mr. Carruthers' hands a search-warrant to look for a silk or satin dress stolen: it was on the 29th of January, 1864 : it was about between six and seven in the evening when the warrant was handed to the Chief by the constable who accompanied ma: before I got the warrant be said it was too late, that it would not be safe to go to that place after dark : I named the supposed thief, and the house where he was said to be, which was Mrs. Marshall's, down Hughson street : this was on Saturday, and there was no search made till next Wednesday or Thursday ; I was made aware of this from daily conver- sations With McGlogan and enquiries made: don't remember that I spoke again to the Chief on the subject : I objected myself to going on Sunday ; I was ready to go on Saturday night, but Chief Carruthers would not go or send a force with me ; he said I might go, but it would not be safe. To Mr. O'Reilly — I think it was Bible who went with me to Carruthers after the warrant was issued: don't know that the warrant was really handed to the Chief or retained by Bible. Mr. G'RnUy — Did not MoGlogan go to yon to ask you to go with him ? WiineMM — No : I met him on the street : did not after that appoint any time to go : I did not go at all. 12 To Mr. Freeman — Some six months afterwards a person told me aboni where the dress might be fbund, but added that I must not get Carruthers to look for it, as he was u the pay of the party in Hughson-sreet : I went with Carruthers to the house: he searched without finding anything: there were some boxes looked, but the woman who had the key was not in ; I was told they could net be opened till she came back, which woul4 be about nine o'clock: I came away about s^ven, having to return to mv shop, and sent my clerk to wait there till the boxes were opened, when nothing belonging to me was found: six months afterwards a girl named Margaret Palmer told me a dress was taken to Mrs. Marshall's : that directly they had information the same evening from the police office that a search warrant was out for it : it was then sent up to Jeffrey's, to be out 4»f ihe way, but Jeffrey refused to take it in : this was the Isame night it was stoles: it was after- wards taken away in a cab to a Mrs. Martin's, a relation of the cabman ; I was advised not to push the matter then ; the same girl afterwards told my young man Barnard that the dress was sittoe taken to Jeffrey's, and from there somewhere to the country ; caa suggest no reason why she gave me this information ; gave it quite voluntarily during her occasional calls at my store. CoNSTABLL RoBERT Graham, sworB — I belong to the Police Force of this city ; remember the night we made the descent on the house of ill fame On Queen Street. I understood the neighbors made the complaint against the woman who occupied the house ; brought her down between 11 and 12 at night; afterwards went home, as also did Constable West; the aight of the 23rd of February was my nigdt to be at home, so knew nothing of what was transpiring ; generally go home at nine ; nothing unusual occurred that evening previous to my going home. To Mr, O'BeiUi/ — Brought four men and three women from the house on Queen street. Mr. C AHiLL, sworn — Jeffrey was some time ago brought up before me on a charge of crimping for the American army ; Alderman Patterson, Mullin, Crawford, and Chidolm were on the Bench with me on that occasion ; Mr. Patterson did not sug- gest that Jeffrey should be fined, and the fine divided amongst us ; Mr. Patterson never proposed such a thing; the law as it then stood did not admit of Summary disposal of such cases by the Magistrates : all such had to be sent to a higher court, if the evidence did not seem to clear the accused at once ; we could not have thought of fining Jeffrey for the law did not allow us to do so. Mr. Freeman — I am well aware of what the law then was, but that is not what I want to know ; I want to know if you heard anything of or knew anything of a proposal from anybody to finf Jeffrey and divide the fine. Mr. Cahill — There was no such proposition made. Jlfr. Freeman — Did you tell Mr. Milton Davis or Mr: Patrick Crawford ihat Mr. Patterson had made such a proposal ? Mr. CahiU — No ; I never said so to any one. To Mr. O'BeiUy — I have been Police Magistrate of Hamiltoit for about two jrears : have known Mr. Carruthers for a long time ; he has before held an ofiBiee similar to his present one. He brought excellent testimonialB here fVom Liver- pool. I was Chairman of the Police Ctnnmittee when be was appointed. Re- member granting Mr. Peacodc a search warrant; do not remembw making any arrangements about when it was to be executed; it could not hav« been done that night as it was after sundown. The Chief is well up in points of law, and knows that it could not have been properly executed that night ; he is in the habit of staying very late at the office; have found him there as late as 11 o'okok. Re- member the night the warrant was issued for Jeffrey; I went myaelf to the offioe 18 And asked Mr. Oarratheri to wklk out with me ; there was no one left at the Rta- tion except one of the men of the new force ; met Constable Graham on the street ; took them both into a store and gave the warrant to the Chief, with instructions to execute it immediately ; this was about nine o'clock ; the arrest was accordingly made. From mv knowledge of Mr. Carrutbers I could not say whether he hud «n^ complicity with robbers, but do not think he would. Never have seen any- thing that would cause me to suspect him. TTe has fre()uently told me of getting information from Jeffrey with regard to crimes committed and the eriminals ; he said he had often made use of such information. Margaret Palmer, swom-^I have seen Mr. John Peacock ; remember hear- ing about a dress that was stolen ; I did hear that the dress was taken to Mrs. Marshall's ; never heard whether the dress was found or not ; I told Mr. Peacock that I heard it was taken to Jeffrey's ; never told Mr. Peacock that intimation had been received at Mrs. Marshall's that a search warrant was issued ; I told him he might find it at Jeffrey"! ; ! do not remember saying that the warrant had better not be given to Camthers; had no reason to do so. Tdesdat, Jnne 18. InTestijgation resnroed. WitUAM Edoar Birorn— I was foreman of the Grand Jury a*, the lfl6t term of the Recorder's Court. "When we visited the gaol, I was the first to enter the cell of Jeffrey. "Witness repeated the conversa- tion that occurred on the o^scasion z^— Wi(ne49 — ^" Well, Jeffrey, how are yon getting along hero 1 " Jeffrey — " Oh, first-rate*, but there are some others who ought to be here along with me."** WttneM — *' To whom do you refer! ** Jeffrey— ^^to Alderman I^atlerson and the Chief of Police." One qf the Jutore—^*- "Why, you do not consider them guilty % " Jeffrey — " "Well, if I «m guilty, they are guilty too.'* A /Mrw*— "Theii yon acknowledge your guilt % " J^frey — " Oh, no one is going to own up his guilt ; but they are guilty IM am." The prisoner tvas rather iii a jovial mood^during the conversation, and snliled when hd made the allnsion to Alderman Patterson and the Chief of Police. in consequence of the absence of Mr. Freeman, owing to engage- irentg at th6 County Court, now ifi s^sion, an adjournment was asked f >r nntil fonr o'cl6ck this afternoon. The Court was then adjourned to four d'clock this afternoon, at the Council Caiamber. 14 li-n TuBsnAT, Jane 13, 4 p. m. Investigation resumed. The first witness called wa3 Oann. McKin- XMii) at thto instance of tiie Chief of Police. CouN. MoKiNNON — On the §lii of March last, Mr. Carruthers visited Windsor in company with witnes!*, on special detective hnsinoss ; on arriving there they visited a saloon with Detective Gates of the Great Western Builway ; while there, Gates heard parties speak of the whereabouts of Parker; that night and the following day enquiries were made in the matter in cmnection with their other bubinoiis, and information was obtained that Parker was tlien in Bnffalo ; Mr. Carruthers appeared to be much pleased on obtaining the clue, and w&A evidently anxious to secure the arreet of Parker; witness believed that Carruthers desired to arrest Parker as a matter of pride, from tiie fiact that he had eluded the effurtt> of the Sheriff's officers ; on the way back from Windsor, Carruthers several times told witness that he did not know Parker by sight. Chibf of Police Caerdthers sworn — I never knew Parker or Taylor ; only saw the latter once, when he was on trial ; I have no Connection with these burglaries, either directly or indirectly ; I was not at Jeiirey's place in company with Aid. Patterson, or any other person, on the 23rd of February last ; I had no knowledge that a system of rob- bery had been carried on in the city in a manner termed " weeding ;" on the night of the 23rd ot February last I was engaged at the office until after 12 o'clock, when I went home and shortly after retired ; on the night of the 23rd of February last I came to the office about eight o'clock, and went home again early and retired ; I was unwell at the time; I never received hush monej or ten per cent, on any robberies whatever — the whole story is a fabrication of falsehoods— nothing can be more false ; I have heard imputations cast on American officers Ire- qiiently ; I heard one thief remark that there was not a policeman in the United States that he could not buy ; it is an utter falsehood that I was introduced to thieves at the time of the Provincial Fair — I did not know there were such men in the city ; I have applied to Jefirey frequently during the past six or eight years for information regarding suspicious characters, and generally iuund his representations were truthful ; I never was at Jetirey's place on Market-street, in company with Alder- man. Patterson ; we have met at his tavern on McKab street; 1 can imagine no reason why Mary Edwards should desire to see me when she was arrested ; the last time I saw Jefirey previous to his arrest by the Sheriff's officers was at the nomination ot the city member on the 10th of February ; on the night Jeffrey was last arrested I went to his house in company with Constable Graham; we arrested Mary Edwards, and I went into the saloon adjoining to find Jeffrey, who was not at home at the time; 1 Ibund him there, and arrested him ; he asked that I should accompany him to his Bister's place, to get her to come and take charge of bis cnildren, as they womd be left alone 15 in the honie ; I consented, and on the way he wanted to take a gUtm oi gin, stating that he was unwell ; we went into Dalljn's phice and drauk ; it is a part of the necessary duties of the police to visit all manner of places in the city, to learn the haunts of bad characters ; I remember the case of Mr. Wyld ; Bible told me that Jeffrey wanted me, and I was to call at Wyld^s; I wasaurpiised thxt Bible had leit that house ; I went up iramurJiately when Bibld told ine ; there did not appear to be any watch on the house ; 1 looked in, but did not see anybody ; Jeffrey told ns the name of the part.>>8 ; Wyld heard all that passed ; Wyld did not know that he lost anything, and the clerk did not see the things taken away ; I thought the whole tiling spoiled before I got there ; he don't know to this day that ho has lost any- thing, and there was nothing to guide me in making enquiries } regarding the statement in the evidence of John Peacock, myself aud McGlogan were in the office, when that gentleman came in and said that he had lost a piece of satin, and gave the name of a female whom he suspected ; I asked him why he did not come earlier, an it was ton late to make a search that night; McOlogan Ment to the Magistrate's house to get a warrant, with the understanding that it was to be served on the Monday following, this being Saturday night ; Mr. Peacock did not come to the station on Monday ns ho engaged, and the search •was delayed until Wednesday, when McGlogan made the search by himself; I never knew an instance of inf'orniatioji being conveyed to parties through the police of the intended serving of a warnmt ; I assiste know his name at that time ; I was aware of the fact that McGlogan was watching Arm- strong; I saw Mrs. Parker once previous to her arrest ; I was directed to visit the premises on a suspicion that her place was a disreputable house ; I have been anxious to secure the arrest of Parker, and have used every effort to that end; I had not the slightest suspicion at the time Armstrong was arrested of his true character; after he was arrested I got intimation that he was employed by tlie insurance agents. To the Recor(ler — When we were getting information from Jeffrey we wee not aware that ho was keeping a j^ambling den ; he gave up his tavern on McNab street last fall ; he occupied the tavern and his place on Market-sitreet at one time for a term; I suspected his place on Market St leet as a gambling den ; I have never given any special di actions to the police to watch the place ; the first time I knew posi- tively that Jeffrey kept a crambling place was during the Fair, when several of the puljice visited the house on Market street, and saw par- ties gambl ng there ; the police h.ive not been instructed by me to keep any particular surveillance on the house since that time ; I have had suspicions of Jeffrey, but neverj)btained any conclusive evidence that he was interested in robberies ; regarding the information we used to get of Jeffrey, on one occasion Geo. Sharp was rol)bfd <'f his watch, and reported that he believed Jeffrey conld give some information of the thieves ; McGlogan and myself inquired of Jeffrey if he knew the party who had committed the theft, and he informed us that it was probably 1 three mon from'9u^lo;„HeJlj|itpiribed them to ns, •■ r Mr. Murphy, re he lives ; was oj have known seen Murphy in bw Barber, but at under an aS" irphy told me to it was about a I tact Murphy V lat know before ) he particularly International he saw Barber and en three years of Armstrong with we came together onto by the seven IT •:•.. ''.ioek train, it IImi befaog near eftninf : don't know Smith, lOBMtimei called ing on — that nothing would happen to him ; I knew that something was being jne between Jeffrey and the police that was wrong. Mr. Freeman— What made you suspect anything wrong? Witness — I decline to answer that ; Jeffrey and Parker were connected together in some kind of business or other ; remember only unce seeing Murphy here ; I had nothing to do with Murphy, Jeffrey and Perker, in their lousiness, whatever it was; don't know who aided Parker; there were a number of young men wh9 came to his house. Mr. Frcemun — Name some of them. Witness. — There was a Mr. Wilson, who stayed at the International, where Armstrong was ; once after Barber went out, Parker made the remark that be thought him a detective ; understand that Wilson came from Detroit ; don't know much about him ; Wilson said to Parker that Barber was all right, but that he was a "thickhead;" I don't know of any robbery on the night of the 23rd; don't know that I ever spoke to the Chief of Polioe or Alderman Patterson in my life, or that they knew me ; Parker might have told Barber about them, but don't remember that he did, he told me, however, as I have already mentioned. To Mr. O'Reilly.— Parker said to me that Jeffrey told him he was acquainted with the Chief and Mr. Patterson : don't think that I myself ever intimated any- thing about them to Barber : I might have said so. I never told Barber that the Chief and Mr. Patterson were paid for protecting robbers, or anything to that effect. I have heard Parker say that Jeffrey told him that he (Jeffrey) always got the first intimation about any one that was suspected. I am not aware that I ever said that these men were paid for giving information. When I knew Barber first he said he was a farmer from about Owen Sound. He bought goods twice from Parker ; have heard Jeffrey sny that he has given the Chief money many a time : the time that Gray, the pickpocket, was here, heard him say so. Mr. Freeman.— Can you explain why Jeffrey gave money to the Chief of Po- lice? Witness. — Have heard Jeffrey say that he. Jeffrey, had often given presents to the Chief of Police ; also that the " little doctor " Fitch had done the same ; heard Jeffrey tell Parker that the Chief had got a five dollar gold piece out of Gray's money for getting it back out of custody to return it to Gray's wife. Jeffrey said he had fought for the Chief, that he would do anything for the Chief, and that the Chief would do anything for him. Heard Jeffrey say he had plenty of friends in town, mentioned Alderman Patterson as one : have often heard him speak of Mr. Patterson and the Chief. Mr. Freeman. — I suppose you don't know that Jeffrey ever did rob anybody ? Witness.— I don't wish to answer that question. Barber got some watches from Parker. Don't know that Parker ever borrowed money from Alderman Pat- terson on watches ; never heard of any bargain with Patterson about watches ; know that Armstrong bought a lot of watches; I never spoke to PattersoD in my life. 19 P Mr. O'Reilly. — Did you erer tell Barber that the Ohief had iotroduoed you to two gangs of thievos here at the Provincial Fair ? Witness. — Not that I am aware of. The witness Taylor was then removed, and Jeffrey was sent for. On his taking his seat the Recorder informed hiiu, as he had informed Taylor, that he was not compelled to testify anything criminating himself; and further, that anything he might then testify to would not bo used as evidence against htm. James Jeffrey, sworn. —I know one Joseph C. Parker and one Thomas Taylor; I don't know Murphy ; have known Parker since about a month before the fair; my first acquaintance with Taylor was in Hamilton, about three years ogo; have been on a man-of-war, but never saw Taylor at Halifax. I suppose I have told Taylor I had been a man-of-war's man ; don't know what Taylor was doing, nor Parker either; have seen a man called Barber; first saw him at my house last winter; Parker came with him ; never heard Parker or Taylor say they hud frionds here who would protect them. Mr. Freeman. — Was either the Chief of Police or Alderman Patterson an in« timate friend of yours ? Witness. — In what way? I have a good many friends in Hamilton; never told Parker or Taylor, or anybody else, at any time, that either the Chief of Po< liee or Alderman Patterson were my friends and would protect me ; never told Parker so ; knew him to bo a notorious villain. I went to Toronto lust winter to have an operation performed ; cannot say the date ; it was on a Monday I went ; I went alone ; Mr. Patterson did not go with me : he was not on the train ; Par- ker may have been at my house four or five times ; I understood that Parker was a burglar or thief, and that Barber was buying stolen goods. Barber asked me if I had any goods to sell ; I was sick then ; it was after I had been at Toronto ; the first time when Barber and Parker came to my bouse, it was before I went to To- ronto, I told Barber I had nothing for him, and had no way 6f getting him any- thing ; don't know Jones. Barber said to me that he had been infArmed I could furnish him all the goods he wanted. He said " I am a fence, I suppose you know what that is." He talked a good deal of thieves' slang ; I understood some of what he said from reading the National Police (laztttc; he spoke of 3Ir. Jones ; this was in the evening ; Barber, Parker and Taylor were together at my house ; Barber talked a great deal about robberies, burglaries, and such like, and insisted on getting goods from mc. I kept my bed from early in February to April, I might have told Taylor that I had good friends in town; never men- tioned the Chief of Police or Alderman Patterson to him, or to any one, as my friends. I have seen the Chief offered a $10 gold piece, but he would not take it, it was from the wife of Gray, the pickpocket, it was when the Chief was handing her the money found on G-ray. The Chief has called in several times when I was on Macnab street. Did not see Parker the night before the arrests ; think he was in my house the Friday night previous, with his wife. Mr. Patterson has called to see me once or twice, when I was in bed sick ; have no reason to think that the Chief or Alderman Patterson could protect me in anything unlawful or wrong; never told Barber that I was sorry I could not go out, because the " boys" could not " weed out" as well as I could. Mr. Freeman— did you say to the GranJ Jurors or Mr. Edgar, that you should not be there alone, but that others should be there too ? Witness — No, Sir, I did not ; I will tell you what I did say. Mr. Edgar said "Hallo, Jeffrey, what are you here for ?" I asked him if he had read the papeis; Jy w btaid VM, ud that than wwn other mmbm —ti oitd to th« pipin u irell u mint ; I tniwered tb»t if it wu heli«?wl othen win |oilj, why wen they not there u well m me : it wu Mr. Ed^ who ftntipohe a the Chief end Aldermui Patterson, and in a raeeriog way; it wai he who introduced the aubiect about othen, and not me ; think I waa inaeniible the night of the 23rd of Febraary ; was very ill ; oan't remember what I waa doing ; the Chief waa not in my honae when on Market street ; I had nothing to do with the gambling apparatna ; it waa pat up before I went to Market street ; there was no faro game ever dealt there ; I Knew there wasn't; the machinery was never intended for faro playing. To Mr. OReitty. — Carruthers had me up onoe or twice and fined prelty se- Terely, which does not seem very friendly. It was about seven in the morning of the 24th when I heard about the arrests ; wu too ill the night before to remember anything ; Cnrruthers and Patterson were never together at my house that I know of; never told any one that I had given presents to the Chief; have no knowledge of his receiving such from anybody ; never told anyone that I wu in the habit of giving them a percentage on anything ; Barber spoke of doing this, saving that he thought he could get the Chief over by such an arrangement. Aid. Patterson had no connection with any business between myself and Robert Bostwick, either about mortgages or anything else. Don't believe the Chief knew either Parker or Taylor, or Barber ; never told Barber that on one occasion I was enraged ir a robbery and nearly caught, and that another who wu with me was caught : never had any confidence in Barber at any time. Remember th« attempted robbery of MoInnis'R two or three years ago ; will not tell in public, but have no objectiun to tell Mr. Freeman privately how information wu received of the attempt^ and how it was frustrated ; never m my life told anybody that the Chief had got presents from any parties ; I was in Toronto nearly a week when I went there to have the operation performed ; did not see Aid. Patterson there ; do not think he was there. Mr. O'Reilly — Did you ever give information against thieves to the Chief? Witne$t — I cannot answer that question now; I have had to carry a revolver for twelve months on account of having been threatened. Mart Edwards, sworn. — Do not runember of Barber ooming to our house and of my tellmg him that Jeffrey wa^ gone to Toronto ; never told him that Pat- terson was a friend of Jeffrey's. Mr. Freeman — Did yon uk Milne, when yon were arrested, to send for either of them ? Witness — I thought they were leading men who were in authority, and would see justice done ; I never told Milne that Carruthers or Patterson had been there the -a] ht before ; never saw Barber there but three times ; he wanted me to go off \vuh him. To Mr. 0'.S8i%— Barber wanted to leave three trunks at our bouse; I told Jeffrey of it and he said he would not allow it ; eaid he did no r ftnt, Ba^jer there at all; Barber waa there the day before the robbery; Barb'. oC.f 1 tm two counterfeit bills once, and said I could pau them ; he said it '»:.£ . pii, mat Jef- frey was not a good scholar, if he had heen he, Barber, could show h'im how to make a gond deal of counterfeit money ; Barber told me wra a Methodist minis- ter : he worc> a white choker ; I never told Barber that Alderman Patterson or any other Alierman had gone wiih Jeffrey to Toronto; it wu tb* second time he came tha^ ^.> proposed tLit I should go away with him ; Barber never saw Mr. Patter8 r, then at tho Interna- ti< rial Hotel, of being the peraon. It waa by my udvice tliat Jeffrey went to To- iwiN>to8ee Dr. Hunter there; it was directly a'. ^r that that he became very ;..\'!.u worse ; Dr. Ridley waa called to see him on or about the 3rd of Februar^ ; on ^h« evening of the 15th February, about eight o'clock, I wn sent for to got Jeffrey, aa he was aaid to be dving; I finished hia will r idy f'u signature, but he waa in aooh a state that, aa a legal precaution, I could i t hnve it signed by him ttoleae in presence ot, or after examination by a medical man ; when Dr. liidley arrived, be oould onlj with difficulty satisfy himself thai J el! -ey was yet in a state to admit of his makiog valid execution of a will. I rem^i ber that Jeffrey w:.a ▼ery ill when he went to Toronto, and of hearing how he wu muffled up when he went; remember also the same day making a remark to Mr, 1 itterson and another gentleman, that it waa a wonder tieffrcy had ventured off to T routo when in such a state aa he then waa and in anoh cold weather. Have h id go >d opportunitiea of knowing and hearing of how Mr. Carruthen performed hia Jut es ; aa City Soli- oitor I conducted the city criminal business in the Recorder's Court, before the County Attorney waa appointed ; from the knowledge of and ace, mintance I have with him, I do not believe him «apable of what he has been charg d with. When 1 got the order from Judge Logic to take bail for Jeffrey, it was a very cold day, and Mr. Cahill waa not at hand ; Mc Patterson being near by, I u>oked him if he, as an Alderman, could not take the bail ; he aaid he oould not, t nat Mr. Cahill only could attend to that ; Mr. Patterson had nothing whatever 1 1 do with any mortgages held by Jeffrey ; I did the conveyancing for Mr. Armstrong, the person who made a purchase of land from Robert Boatwick; I saw that Mr. Patterson had a mortgage upon it, and of course inaiated on its being paid off, which was done. WiLLiAW Carbutrsrs, swom.— Am son of the Chief of Police, and employ- ed by the Great Western Railway Company at Dundaa ; I remember the evening of Friday, the 24th of February ; I naed to go up to Dundas in the morning and come home at night ; I had bought a ticket for a ball which was to be on the night of the 24 th. [A ticket was here produced dated aa mentioned.] I remem- ber the night previous to this — the 23rd ; I remember it particularly, on account of my mother having to get some ahirta ready for me for the occasion ; remember that 2 vat at home on the evening of the 23rd, that my fiither was home that night earlier than usual, and did not go out again that I know of. Mas. CARJtiTTHKM, swom. — I remember thai the night before the ball I had 22 to get my son's shirts ready for the next day or eveniDg : that night, the 23rd, my husband was home early and did not go out again. To Mr. Fretman — What I say is of my own recollection. The Court adjourned for an hour. At 4 o'clock the Court resumed. Nevin Jones, sworn — I know Richard Murphy ; I also know Barber, whose proper name is Armstiong: th^y met at Toronto, and by appointment; Barber was to come up here to see Parker and Taylor, who were to furnish him with goods ; I was with them ; Barber and I came up together to Hamilton, and Murphy 4:ame up the next day. I. had seen Taylor once before that — some three years ago ; I heard Taylor say that the Chief of Police in Hamilton and an Alderman were combined with the Parker gang in the robbery of goods ; heard the same from Parker ; recollect having oysters with them and Barber the night after I came up ; I remei^ v r hearing once of a certain Mrs. Shaw in Toronto, in connection with some gouds which had been burnt to prevent detection ; this was about three years ago ; I understood that an arrangement existed with the police of Hamilton by which the thieves were to have three hours' notice from the police officers of any proceedings or search being instituted ; Murphy said that Sergeant- Major McDowell was his friend, and that he could rely on him ; don't know Jeffrey ; understood from Parker and Taylor that their proceedings were inter- fered with last winter by the sickaess of some one here who was lying ill with a sore throat; I have heard Taylor say that they had two as good men as there were in Hamilton at their backs — the Chief of Police and an Alderman ; heard Parker say the same thing ; I only know what Parker and Taylor said about this. To Mr. O'Reilly — Barber and I went from Esquesing to Toronto, then back to Equesing, and then from thence to Hamilton ; we went to Toronto to get "^ rber made acquainted with Murphy, to get goods from him ; the purpose of o«/r going was to get stolen goods ; I got some goods from Armstrong, but from no one else ; all I know about Sergeant McDowell's alleged connection with the thieves is what Murphy told me. . David McKinnon, sworn before— Lately, when I was up west, Mr. Car- ruthers was with me, I requiring his services ; Mr. Gates, the Great Western •detective, was with us at Detroit ; some conversation relating to Parker's escape, and where he might be, was overheard by Mr. Gates ; the drift of what was over- heard was that Parker was then in Buffalo, and that a messenger to him was about starting from Detroit ; I proposed to the Chief to telegraph after him to Hamilton, so that a police officer might go from there ahead of this man, and take Parker. I offered to pay the expense ; he did not think it necessary to do so, declined telegraphing, and it was not done; ih\» was on Friday. Understood that McGlogan went to Buffalo after Parker, but not till Monday. To Mr. O'Reilly — It was the 9th of March I was at Detroit : came down on the 10th. Mr. Sheriff Thomas, called for by Mr. O'Reilly-^Do not remember Car- nithers coming to my office on Monday morning, the 10th of March, to get Milne to go with him to Buffalo. Carruthers' character has always atood well with me until this time : he had my full confidence as an officer. Dr. Rtall, senior, sworn — Have known Mr. Carruthers fifteen or sixteen years ^ must say here that my presence on this occasion is qiilte accidental t Mr. 23 the 23rd, Carruthen was always of good repute, I always bad a good opinion of him, andl thought him a man that attended faithfully to his duty ; have attended the family as a medical man. The investigation was then adjourued. ter, whose t; Barber ith goods ; [ Murphy ^ears ago ; man were ame from ;er I came connection nras about ! police of the police Sergeant- on't know rere inter- ; ill with a n as there an; heard ibout this, en back to ;et "^ rber oi/r going I one else ; es is what Mr. Car- Western 's escape, was over- him was sr him to and take to do so, tood thai down on ber Car- pet Milne with me sixteen tal: Mr. Monday, June 20th, 1865. Investigation resumed. BoBERT Gallagher, sworn — I lost a wateh about a year ago, in Jnne, 1864, the day the 47th regiment passed through the city for London. I went to Van- Norman's and got the number of the watch, and told the Chief of Police ; I in-^ formed him that I believed it was taken at the canteen ; the watch was worth $42 ; I offered $10 reward to any person who would recover the watch for me; I told the Chief that I would give $10 for its recovery ; the Chief was very cool on the subject, and said I might have lost it elsewhere ; about a week after the loss, the Chief came to my house, and stated if I would give him $20 he thought he could recover the watch for me ; I told him I would think of it and see him again ; shortly after Constable Ferris brought me a note from the Chief, requesting me to come down to the office, and I would hear of something to my advantage ; when I went to the station, the Chief showed me an old watch not worth $3, and asked me if it was mine ; I thought it strange that he should have offered me this watch, as he knew it was not the same number I gave him ,' 1 did not give him $20, and heard nothing more of my watch ; I do not know for what purpose the Chief wanted the $20 : he did not say the $20 was to be used as a reward, but merely Said 1^1 would give him the sum he thought he could recover the watch for me.^ To Mr. O'Reilly — Had been " taking something" that day, but not to make what would be called drunk ; was not that 1 remember of in a house of bad re- pute ; believe that I was in a certain house which, though I did not then know what it was, was afterwards described to me as such ; went with Constable Ferris to a number of houses in the search for the watch ; it was in my house that Car- ruthers suggested that I should offer $20 instead of $10 of a reward; he said dis- tinctly that he thought if I would give $20 I would get the watch ; it might have been at his suggestion that I offered the $10 reward ; am positive that the next day I left with Mr. Carruthers the number of the watch ; got the number from Mr. VanNorman the jeweller, from whom the watch had been purchased by the person from whom I obtained it ; when Carruthers sent for me to look at a certain watch, I thought he intended to get the $20 from me for nothing ; had my own reasons for thinking this ; don't know that I told Carruthers anything about my having gone astray ; it is true that I once asked Carruthers to sign a petition to the Governor on behalf of a friend of mine, and that he refused ; I had not oil that account any ill-will against him : don't know that any one was present in the Police Office besides ourselves when Carruthers asked me there to offer $20 ; do not recollect saying that it was in consequence of having fallen in with bad com- pany that I was led to go to the house in question. Benjamin Burke, colored man, sworn — Know Alderman Patterson: have talked with him about a case I had in the Police Court : it was about a year ago, or more: I met hira while going to the Police Office, and asked him if he would do something for me that day by sitting on the bench with Mr. Cahill : ' asked him what he would ask from me to get me clear : I offered him first $5, and then $10 to get me clear; I gave him $10: can't say which of us spoke of money first : he asked me what I would give to get me clear : I made offer of $5 : he said I must give him more than that : said to me to meet him at Goeriog's saloon : 24 i||| the bm-gain was made that 1 should pay him $tO'^ it was myself \ihout $200 American money with Mr. Hardiker, to pay Mr. McKelcan for my defence ; Mr. Patterson said to me after- wards that Mr. McKelcan came very near spoiling the whole thing ; i was suminmoned last fall before the Grand Jury to give evidence; I was at Jeffrey's when I got the summons from Mr. Carrnthers ; Paf- terson was there too ; Mr. Patterson told me to tell the Grand Jury that the $10 I had given him, already referred to, was for Mr. Sadleir, as a lawyer to get me clear; what I said to him was, that I objected to going off for tlie purpose of keeping out of the waj', unless he would guarantee me that if I was ariestea when I came back I would be bailed out; he did not come out straight on this particular point,- and thf refore I did not go away ; on Sunday night Mr. Patterson gave me $14 to leave; saw him again on Monday^and told him I did not care about g ing over ; he said he had seen Mr. Sadleir, and that if I stated before the Grand Jury that the $10 was for Mr. Sadleir, this statement would never be called in question ; I told the Grand Jury that 1 gave the 010 to Mr. Patterson j then they asked me if it had been hai>ded> to Mr. Sadleir, to which I replied that I did not know ; Mr. Carruiher* dill not advise me at all to go away ; said he would have nothing to do with the busine-s with either Patterson or me ; Carruthers knew that Patters* »n was tiyitig to get tne to go away ; was frequently at Jeffrey's house during the fair ; tliink I saw Patterson only once there during the fair; c-id not st-e Mr. Carruthers there at that time; the Thursday evening of the fair week I saw Paiker at Jeffrey's ; he was in a back room, and Mr. Patterson was in the front room ; the time that Car- ruthers served me with a subpoena in Jeffre>''s house, there was only he, Mr. Patterson, Jeffrey, Mary Edwards, and myaelf ; was not sent away to Buff .lo lately to keep out of the way } the place I refer to is Jeffrey's house on Market street. To Mr. 0'U('illy— I told Mr. Patterson I had Mr. Mackelcan em- ployed as my lawyer ; there was another man named Price charged gave mew ran a Jury to pay a lawyer; wonld'nt be positive whether I intended the Grand precwe question of me ; it I said that the money was to pay a lawyer it was false ; jig'el hills, ■ were lear of erman f case down, ist me m my ker, to after- Ing ; J rice ; i ; Paf- i Jury ladleir, bjected would mid be nt, and ave me lot care [ stated iteincnt , 1 gave handed ml hers- ling to ew that effrey's during lurbday a back at Car- as only not sent steT to is san era- charged was not services ; $10 was e Grand Dositive; dieir; I a? aelced is false; ■'f- don*t k^o^^ whether Mr. Pattfertott Miras- oii the bencti when my cas^ came up in the Police Conrt ; J never returned, the IH; I awear that .Pattei*8on gave me the $t4 on Sunday night at the Gore; 1 was te meet him in the Gore; he told ine to wait there for him ; to be ther^ about 8 o'clock ; it was Mr. C/ahill who; told that the cejse against me had been dismissed; I do not l^iiiow that Mr. McKelcan waia paid, but he toll me hitnseU' afterwards that he was; several parties have ^sk^d me about my giving the $10 to Mr. Pa.tterson ; Mlk.yoi^]i[|agill spok^ tb me about it, and soi did. Alderman Davi^;do'nt knbw Aflnsljrong .6^ Barber ; he did not ask me to come here this time to ^{v(b eyidenpe; Mr. Dean spoke to mo about corning; various persona aaked meaopuj^ the busitiess, and spoke to me about comirt^ to give evidei^co; I was subpoenad. Mr. Davis was the first, t think,' tha^ spok^ to mejabout coming here this time ; when I went np into the Police Court, it was my own of accord , and Mr. Cahill told m^ the case wa? dismissed} don't know who informed against me | or prosecuted me in the orimp ing case. i i To Mr. Freeman — I had a contract tor whitewashing the Police*office building last summer; one morning I met Alderman Ghisholm ;' h'4 told me that my bill fol^ the whltewiHsbing, which was $14, was passed by the Couhcil ; afterwards, the same day, I saw Mr. Patterson ; I fiftid I supposed I would now be paid my bill, as Mn Cliisholm had told md it was passed ; he replied that Ohisholm did tiot know about th^ matter, that I could not get the money yet; he said he would give me th^ nwuey, if 1 wanted it badly, bnt not in full; he said ho would give me $13 in silver; I said I would take it, ^nd he gave me that n|iuc]b^ upon which I signed an order for him to receive payment of the bill from the clerk ; with the difference of exc^nge added to the 1^.1, he made about $1.60 out of me by the ciperatioh ; understood afterwards that I could have got my $14 in bills that very day, by going to th6 clerk's office, as my bill had been passed, and ordered to be paid ; un<1erstood, also, afterwards, that Mr. Patterson knew it had been passed when he took it from me for $13. ■ To Mr. O'Keilly — Don't know who were the Finance Committee ; somebody did lately suggest to me that now was a good cbauQe to make $100 out of Patterson ; don't know the man, he was a stranger to me ; I did not swear what was false before the Grand Jury. To the Recorder — What I said to the Grand Jury was said so that it might make Mr. Patterson clear, i '; >= a. ... > i . To Mr. Freeman — ^It was Mr. Chisnblni ^ho ehiployea me to do the whitewashing. To Mr. O'Reilly— Can't sav the ex^ct day I got. the ^13 from Mr. Patterson. '"''' '.' .^. , To Mr. Freeman — It was after t hadi been told by Mr. Chisholm that my bill had passed that M,r, Pattereon told me it had not passed. Henrt Blue, sworn — Know Mr. Ganruthers ; I never saw a large quantity of goods going at night to Mr. Carruthers; never said t|iat,X had seen such a thmg. ' ' ^ 1 .-' 26 Mr. Freeman— It appears that you are not the person intended to be called at preiwnt' Fbbdkriok Williams was then sworn — His evidence related to the losing of •boat $27 out of a pooket-book four years ago. It did not seem in any manner to bear on the present investigation. Fbidxriok Eqensb, sworn — Have lived in Hamilton six years; about two years ago got two billiard tables; it was in January ; it then wanted nearly three months before the time of taking out license ; Mr. Patterson oame to my house : we talked about whether I would require license for the odd two or three months ; he said he would make it all right if I would pay him 95 ; I paid b'.m the 95, but not just then, and I used the tables, all being right, as I thought ; I knew that Mr. Patterson was an Alderman ; the license for a year is 950 for one table; and 930 for the next ; I got two tables. To Mr. O'Reilly. — I did nc^- go to the license committee, or to anybody, until in March, when the new licen. « vear commenced ; Patterson came to me and said , "look here, I will make it all ii, i, no trouble for you;" neither myself nor any one went for me to any committed to see about license for the three months ; can't •ay what date in Janmary ;thif took place at my house in the Florence block ; I spoke to Mr. Patterson first as a friend ; I handed him 95, bnt not the first time we talked of it; I did not give him the 95 till last September, when I was moving to John street. SxRGXANT McOLoaAN, recalled— I remember Carruthers returning from Windsor and applying to Mr. Milne to make the proper information to secure a war- rant for the arrest of Parker in Buffalo; I looked for Milne all day on Saturday and found him in the evening ; I did not have time to get off on the train that even- ing after the warrant was issued ; I then had to wait the consent of the parents of the ba|r whom I took with me to identify Parker ; it turned out a very stormy night, and I did not get off until the train on Monday ; Mr. Carruthers expected that I would start on Saturday night: he was not in the least responsible for the dela;^, and^ expressed displeasure that I did not get off on the train on Saturday evening; it, would not have been practicable for Carruthers to have tel^raphed the necessary directions for the issue of a warrant for the arrest of Parker from Windsor ; the boy was taken to Buffalo to look at Parker as he probably would not be noticed by Parker; I got the money from Mr. Gates to go to Buffalo about 9 o'clock on Saturday night, intending to start with a horse and cutter as soon as I could get the boy to accompady me ; the night turned out very stormy T. C. Mewbubn, sworn — I know nothing about the character of Benj. Burke except by hearsay ; his reputation for varacity is bad : I met Burke and Egan on Friday last, and asked the former if he was one of the fools that had my place searched : after the conversation we spoke of Patterson's case, and Burke said, "Old Milt (Davis) is death on Johnny, and is bound to have him out of the Coun- cil some way:" I said to Burke that he would probably have some swearing to do in the matter : he replied, "well, he didn't know— it depended on who paid the best:" Alo. Robert Chisholm, sworn — Remember that Benjamin Burke had an ■account against the Council of 914 for whitowashiug : I one day saw him, and told him his bill was passed : at that time he could have got his money a/ay time within office hours by calling on the clerk : it would be at a regular fortnightly meeting of the Council that it would be passed : I was then on the Fire and Police Committee, but not on the Finance Committee. To Mr. O'Reilly — As far as I know the Council was then in the habit of pay- ing promptly such small accounts as the one in question : it was on Tuesday 27 J and until from uonitng I told B«rk his account had been passed : it was passed the day hefom, Mr. McKinnon — I am positive that Mr. McGlogan attended the Couuoil meeting on the night of the 13th March. Ma. McGlogan said that Mr. McKinnon was perfectly right. Mr. Adam Brown, sworn. — Was on the Grand Jary when there was a charge against Alderman Patterson ; I remembef Benj. Burke being before us : the oharge against Patterson was of receiying money improperly. Burk swore that he had given Alderman Patterson $10 to get him off on a charge of crimping ; he stated that he had met Patterson on the street, and told him that he was going to the Police Court to stand his trial ; he told Patterson his lawyer was MoKelcan ; Patterson replied, if you give me $10 I will get Charley Sadleir and get you off. The charge was that of preventing the ends of justice being accomplished. Mr. Barnls. — I was at Kingston at one time when Patterson was there ; it was at a show six years ago ; Patterson was there as one of the corporation. I was asked by the corporation while in Kingston to ride up to the Penitentiary with them ; I did so ; I had my nephew with me, he rode outside ; I think Patterson rode outside too ; about a month afterwards Patterson came into my store, and said that ths cabman who drove us to the penitentiaiy had made a great fuss about not getting paid ; I said I had not intended to pay anything as I had been asked to goi he said he paid six york shillings forme and that I owed him that amount ; I paid it ; 1 was afterwards told that it was Arthur's cab from this place that took us to the penitentiary, and that he was paid by the corporation for the ser- vice ; I saw Arthur afterwards, and asked him if he had been paid by the corpo- ration for driving us to the penitentiary ; he said he had ; I asked if Patterson had paid any money for mo to him ; he said he had not > I told him to go to Pat- terson and ask him for the six york shillings I had given him to pay him (Arthur) Arthur told me he went to Patterson and Patterson asked him if he had not been paid by the Mayor; Arthurs replied that he had; Patterson then said if he had been paid it was no business of his what money he (Patterson) had received. To Mr. O'Keilly — I do not know who drove the cab I was in ; it was Arthur's Evidenee liniinpMriBDtt . i. . .M Jamm Arthur, awonk^Pattersifn paid him fixr the eab bire}' hid «Id eotaveMation with Patterson abontihis ainee tho adjeumpi«pt.^Oav4 siailattMlpionyw ll^j^~HJu«im, afwom.-^IMdeaoe ii^mupertini. > i < - Mr. OABliiL, Bwom.'^I knew Benj. Burk; he iraa broeght up befoivnu ana erimp^ the witness against him was named Smith ; Byric was present at the Jbit etainina^n; I thmk h9 was not present during the whde of the time on theie- oond liooasion ; Bnrk'etewycarwsa there j' Biirk oame in brfore the ease waaokMedL fihnilh 8#ore thai he wanted to go himself, and that Bark did net take him over. Idimiiseed the ease : Patterson was there : no Alderman interfered with mo^ that oeoanon : no Alderman has interfered with me since Jeffrey's aifiur,whi A I have before mentioned, beoanse I said I would not allow it. ■' To Mr. Freeman— I have no doubt that Patteraon^was present on thatooaniion. Hie ease was so plein there was no need of inteiferenoe. It waa-'quita ohMr Irr the ei^denoe of Smith on the aeooad oooaaion thifeithere waa nothiog upon whiM t(>oonvict'Burk. ' wf-n-rf ?':•> v'? i -*-/';'"'•, I] w .■(,'(. ..i To Mr; O'Reillv— I don*t know who laid th6 information : Hiere wka noUdng from first to last that would justify me in sending the ease to the 0