The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-22
THE GREAT BlACKMAILIRG CASE

HARRIS OF tle Board OF EealtAis 10 DC Con-
sui,ed-8aiI Firmly Refused by Judge
Hogaa--A Prominent Public Man Expected
10 Figure in tho Case.
Yesterday morning the case or DR.. Wedeknd and
Mrs. Galhe was again before Judge Hogan, in the
examination room Of the Tombs Police Court. on
she bench with the Judge was Coroner keenan,, and
II VIII be from the report givea below that the
course TO be taken IN reference the exBumaon OF
the remains Of mr. Galiie has not yet been finally
decided anon 10 has been deemed advisable, before
the Coroner issues his order, that n consultation
should take place with Or. Harris, Sanitary Super
inendent Of the Board or Health, as to the
bringing Of any portion OF those remaius
into the county Of New York. Strenuous Efforts
were made by defendants counsel 10 induce the
Court so ignore far as the present charge against
Wedekiud Is concerned, anything that has to do
with the imputaEioa or Mr.. Gallie having been
poisoned though tnere was shocking KIND or intl-
nation by defendants counsel that that charge
would be preferred against Mrs. Galie ultimately,
and that lie should be- III position 10 prove IL.
Judge Hogan could not however, be shaken from
the course which he, the interest OF the poop 10,
has thought il his duty TO pursue in reference 10
tins extraordinary case. 10 enable the anal deci-
sion OF the Coroner to be known ana acted upon,
the further examination OF the witnesses was adj
journed until Tuesday afternoon at TWO O'Clock,
when, should the examination then proceed, IL Is
mol unlikely that Dr. Dupuis, OF i57 Third street,
the physician who attended Mr.. Gallie during
bis illness, viii give evidence, and also o
very prominent pubic man IN the city,
whose name was mentioned in Wedeklnd's
letters TO Mrs. Galie rs being person with whom
he had influence, and who would be powerful IN
getting Mrs. Gallie within the meshes OF the law.
IL IS very important element IN the consideration
OF the loua tees Of Hedekind's visit 10 Coroner
rs M
toned II this correspondence and made use OF
for the same purpose as that Of the public man
alluded TO-
Coroner Schirmer is the holder Of the 81 600 given
him by Wedekind at the time he saw HIM 10 report
hts suspicious as 10 MI. Gallleis DEATH aud Is
tremey anxious 10 be free from the responsibility Of
being the treasurer Of lnis WedeSlnd anu Gahe
Kuna.
Weekend is a very poor man. has not the means
TO bear the expense OF any elaborate deience, aud
therefore, as Tar as he Is concerned IL IS not likely
tbGt there VIII be any legal mpedments raised TO q
speedy disposition Of either the charge OF black
mailing Mrs. Galie or that OF poisoning Mr. Gallie
either in the latter case as accessory OF princpal
At the bearing OF the case yesterday morrnRG AIRS,
Gallle was present, with hCr counsel ana Ut Th0m-
the guardian OF her children. she preserved tie
game quiet lddy-lIhe dsLieauor that she has shown
throughout The entire investigation. She was only
once Betrayed iulo the uLterance Of some indignant
words when provoked by an observation or defend
ants counsel sue speedily reco' ected herself ana
position aud quietly listened, without any visible
emotion, 10 the conflicting observations that each
counsel addressed 10 the Court.
MIR. Meyer said he bad TO ask the Court 10 ais
charge Dr, Weekend, and he based the application
on the AFFIDAVIT OF Coroner Schirmer, 10 whom tae
defendant had given the $1,000 and who held that
$1,000 at thai moment.
The judge deny the motion counsel
Mr. Meyer-May can your Houors attention to
the fact that tins money was received on Lne 18Th
o. the month, and that on the following morning,
the 18th, the COMPLAINT was made, and the money
paid by the defendant 70 Coroner Schlrners
TIE Judge-'lAls lady, on the following Tuesday,
to this court ana stated her case, and imIne-
dlately took steps 10 nave II investigated WHAT is
10 &c doue now Is tins IL is necessary that Or.
Harms OF the Board Of Health should be consulted,
and IT. on The Judgment OF the Coroner, who Ia
here, and or Dr.. Harris, the body OF the husband
can be brought into the CITY, or the stomach. and
Al Is subjected to chemical analysis for the purpose
OF seeing whether this lady or any other person has
committed murder, we shall be IN better position
TO fully investigate this matter than we are now
Mr. Aieyer-What benefit Judge, can this be TO
nsr We really have nothing 20 do vita whether
this ladY's husband was poisoned or not. II that
question IS 30 be legally raised let eit1er my client
or this lady be charged with the murder: and may
II please your Honor respectfully submit that until
that Is done the Coroner has no right exhune that
body.
The JUDGE have no evidence before me that
would justify me IN causing either the lady or any
other person TO be charged Win POISONING thls man.
when such q complaint IS made l am ready and
shall be bound TO act upon II.
Mr.. Meyer-EXacty, Judge; you have before you
only one proceeding Allow me to say. too that tue
charge against this deienaaDt Il VerF simple one
though very grave one also-that OF DISSEMINATING
Mr.. Kntzlng, counsel for Mrs. Gallie--WiEh great
respect to your Honor, would ass the counsel why
he does not attempt 20 dlsproye THIS very simoe,
sworn these andaylts ere false, and that they
are rot Of sucn character as to justify the deten
hon u the defendant the grayest charge Of black
mailing that h4s vet come before the eourtsf II the
counsel VIII Ouy give the most ordinary attention
20 the affidavit on which he has based ms ap2lica-
ton to your Honor for the discharge OF the defend
ant ana which motion your Honor Immediately
dismissed, he will gee that his client adj
mits the truth Of the charge on which
he is held. rue case, however grave or
simple, whatever the counsel may be disposed 70
think It, Ia Que IN winch think, With hour Honor,
fHa inf Er r. are IN
which they are properly very much interested. lou
have thought II ad isaDle TO call the attention OF
OF the coroners to this care, ana, with due sGnmis-
fion wish state TO the Court my reasons Tor sup
porting Il u the course thus taken. We have 1t
here n evidence that this physician examined his
medical books, exhausted ell the stores OF his
OWN medical knowledge, TO get some poison for
the poisoning OF TINS ady's husband tnat could not
be detected either by the smell or by the TASTE There
Is also the TACT tEat this Mr.. Collie dles, aud the
Blii more important fact, as far as the defendant
s concerned that he received 81 900 TO keep quletn
NOW there are circumstances that ciTcgmstaltlalY
are strong against this defendant ana might lead
either 10 Lis being charged with murder or being
accessory TO the murder. NOW tins man went to
this lady aud got the $1,000 for the purpose Of keep
fng qlet he Is innocent and he did Tor the pur-
pose that his counsel SAID he dldthat Of getting
one more Ink IN the cham Or evidence aganst TINS
lady''-why dil ne not 40 that when any good cti-
zen would have done-aone TO one Of the oilcers Of
the law ana acquainted him With his suspicions-be.
fore lie attempted TO get "a he did attempt
$1,000 from TINS ladyy But wnen he gets the
$1,000 ana nc has given legal receipt
III tue presence Of a respectable cIuzen aid
that citizen says 10 him, after the defendant has
been pald:-'Iou're through with this woman, bat
you're not through with Ine,n tins miserable phys-
cian gets frightened ard goes TO the Coroner ana
gives him tue LOCO and tells Nun story as ~ how
ne became possessed OF II, which don't suppose
any reasonable man believes that there ls very
much truth in The story. Now ! ask your Honor,
that this man be temporarily committed, and mat
this case STAND over untl some day tns wecK, until
we may know something as to the remMns
Of the husband Of this lady. II the BODY
does contain poison, the case then VIII
assume very different shape and inc smaller
offence VIII then, | take IT, merge into the
larger one. have not the slightest uoubt That THIS
man died natural death but the people, whose In
terest In this rs increasing every day, don't
ceivc an additional clearance from any sander
il poison is not round IN the body, what position
viii then this defendant stand reference 10 the
charge OF matchmaking. venture TO THINK IN a
position that Will greatly aggregate his crne. on
all grounds then. ask that tnls man may be tenn
porarily committed, and that the decision Of the