The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-02
Charlick's COMMUNICABLE signs His
Deposition Under Protest.


The time given by Judge Donohue to Police
Commissioner Charhck 10 read over his testi-
mony given in the investigation OF the IRREGULAR
ties charged against him in connection with the
last November election expired at one p. NJ. yes
terday. Assuming that Mr.. Charck had con-
tinned the reading at the same rate OF progress
one page an hour-as on Friday last, during his
experimental reading before the Judge, he just
had, allowing no time for sleep or taking mis-
meals, one hour to spare most OF which noar was
doubtless consumed in his journey to the court
room. He looked pale careworn and exhausted
as though the severe strain on his mental and
physical energies had been terrible tax upon
HIM. AS he slowly walked into the court room
and cast himself YEARLY into a chair the fires of
obdurate will and undying courage still cleaned
IN mis- eyes. There that In his look and mien,
and particularly he cast his eyes toward the
Judge, suggestive Of these lines OF the poet
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Following pretty close after him was his counsel,
Mr. A. Oakley Hall, who looked as fresh May
morning, ana evidently had not shared with his
client his painfully protracted purgatoral proof
reading. AS the two were consulting together Mr..
John Kelly, with mis- accustomed slow ana stately
tread came into the court room, and close on his
heels, the prosecuting counsel, Mr.. Wingate,
whose liveliness OF motion indicated him to be
Donohue could not have been otherwise than
aware OF Mr.. CharlIcks presence and that he had
tnat par Ccular nOur TO go on with MS case.
There may have been joke Intended and there
may not have BEEN ana ne may have
EsaraS ,n now ne s was sold BY MI
he vacated the bench and went away to
assist at the one P. NJ judicial lunch set daily in
the Judges private room. Mr. Chariick looked
blank and matters assumed the aspect OF re-
ciprocal sell. In hall an hour the Judge returned.
But the judicial sell, II sell It was, had only COM
menced. The Judge began hearing argument
on motion TO yacate an order Of arrest. With a
GOODNESS utterly indescribable. Judge Donohue
listened to the argument. A 1ame OF iury--this is
metaphorica OF course-nashed from Charlick's
help for him At length the lawyers happily got
tired OF talking and passed up their papers. No
sooner had they done so than Mr.. WIngate jumped
ave are ready now' be sand, 'ef Your Honor
please to have Mr.. Cnarlick sign his deposition
''I am ready answered the Judge, 10 have him
do SOL
81 refuse" said Mr. Charlck. '.to sign the test
mony Mr.. Wingate has and wishes me TO sign. /
Will sign the testimony have read over and cor
rected.n
rupted Mr. Wingate, land lie seeKs-n
HE would be an extraordinary Witness" said
Mr. Hail. ITO sign deposition before he reads It,
He has not read the copy Mr.. Wngate has and
does not know IL IS the same as furnished to him
and which he now brings in corrected
Sand corrected again interrupted Mr.. wingate,
'sby putting in what he did not say. insist on his
signing my copy, which Is the original and which
q win not sign 1t before read It," broke in Mr..
Charlck.
Let the phonographer read it 10 him. said the
Judge
''Tnat VIII take four hours,n said the phonog-
rapher.
al don't care, I'll wait" answered the Judge.
The photographer began reading, as directed.
MIR. Hall saw 1t meant business ana took OF his
overcoat. Judge Donohue began writing letters
IL was evident he meant TO sit 1t out Mr.. Charllck
1dgeted in his seat. Mr.. Kelly looked disguised.
Mr.. Wingate was the picture OF piacidity. The
stenographer has dry, husky voice, and the SUBJ
lect matter was the dryest imaginable. No UNDER
lying current OF humor, goes, no JOKES, nothing
"wont to set table in roar" And yet
the Whole scene was rich joke. Mr.
Charlick turned and twisted. Mr.. Hall got
fdgety. After the reading had progressed
about half an hour Mr. Hall cut the
Gordian knot. AS the stenographer would swear
that he had compared the two copies and they
were alike, II was arranged that MIR. Charlick sign
the original with this understanding and subject
TO future correction If any differences were found
In them and his corrections TO be placed at the end
with references TO them In the margin. This set
tied, Mr. Charick affixed his signature TO the doc
ument As to who was Sold II anybody, 1t is left
TO the reader to Judge. This closed the InvestIga
ton. The next thing on the programme Mr. Win
gate subsequently said, would be to lay the pa
pers before the Mayor and ask therein the removal
OF MT Charick nom the Board OF Police Commits
sioners