The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-25
SHAKING UP TIE OFFICIALS
QUEER DOINGS IN THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.


Asscmblyman Hess opened the session of |
the Assembly Committee on Crime ycsterdavby |
Offering a resolution that Mr. Townsend, the |
committees counsel, be suspended until he bad |
sat- sfactory explained the accusations made |
against him before the Police Commissioners by |
Victor Brasmon, witness In the trial Of Police |
Captain Mccullough. Mr. Campbell thought that |
Mr.. Townsend should explain to the committee, !
and Mr. Townsend did explain to their satlsfac-
tion.
Mr.. Hesss resolution having been lost, Mr.
Campbell said that he had invited Commissioner
Disbccker to appear before the committee and
substantiate his assertion that Mr.. Townsend
had paid persons to testify before the commit
tee. Mr.. Townsend thernn1on denied that ho
had offered any inducement to anybody 10 tcs-
tify before the committee. He had taken every
step with caution. because he Lnew that he had
bcen watched by n detective every 1av since the
inv cstigatton hcgan. lie did not mind what
MIR. Disheckcr h d said, rs ne did not exuect to
hear anyt ing else from that source. lie had
bundles Of evidence against high officers ~ tho
Police Dep rtment, that II produced would de-
strov their Influence But he should not attack
the personal character ~ heads Of departments
unless directed to do 40 by the committee.
A resolution Of confidence In MIR. Towuscnd's
Integrity was then passed. Mr. Hess declining TO
Mr.. Henry +. Vail G shicr Of the Bank OF
/ Commerce, was the first witness. lie was treas
/ utcr " tue iund iscd bN thu hahk Vineefs IN
this city, at the request Of District Attorney
l lNtln4 To De n+tl lil inc tuNNlflNu ~ hbhtIA-
! aud Gleason aud other bond forgers; $3.50 had
| been uaid to liukcrtpn's detective agency on
| bills certified by Tho District Attorney.
VINO MAY USE THE PISTOL.
Mr.. John W. Merritt kont restaurant in Ninth
street. On the 3ltn Of October. 1874. Julius L.
| Adams,who owed him money for board, entered
to 20 out. Mr. Merritt put him out. whore
upon Adams drew revolver aud fired at MIN:
| lhe bullet rra2ed Mr. Moffitts stomach and
was imneddcd in a mirror. Adams then at
tempied to fire again. tut bis reyolvcr was
one Of Mr.. Mcrritts servants. Adams was com,
| mitted bv Police Justice Smith In default Of
| $40 bail. and subsequently Indicted for lelO-
his trial Mr.. Merritt and his witnesses
/ were In court. Tho trial was postponed. uni
soon aficrward Adams was released on slOCo
| BAH. Since then MIR. Merritt has often asked
cast, and had Invariably been assured that 1t
| would be He'd In few dnNs But Adams has
not yet been tried. on one nl ms VISITS TO
| ed 10 sir. PHELPS report OF the utal of ID. G.
Birds ~ for iultcry, pub i1hed in iiE 90 y, in
which IL was said thai Jnlius !" Adams who
was witness against Hirdsall. admitted on
or ~ cx minaton that he h noen arrested
/ urpcrsonating an IN er Tor obtaining goods
a man In Now York. Mr.. Merritt added that
Adams's father bad once asked him to name
sum Tor which lea would set le the c So, and
IN he refused - make any COMPROMISE.
MIR t,eorge H. Simona, who saw the ms .ault,
aud George Washington, the cOlpred serv mt
,nnnrated Wr N.rritt's stnfy o,uccr Chfisti, IN
Pupp testified that ON the Bih OF Ottober 1874.
about half Oh hour before Adams was atresIed
Tor shooting at Mr. ,ierut, he arrested Adams
Tor drawing "A pistol ut Fourteenth street and
Fourth avenue, ANA threatening the hfe Of "a
man. and tnut Adams was released at tho pOlire
make complaint. David G. nrdsall. having
besn shown printed p.ner that was found ~
the District Attorneys ufire with the papers In
the case. sad that 1t Was copy OF the re-
port of hs trial that wts pubhsned IN
indors lment on tho complaint that the
bail was reduced from 500 e. 500 by order
"A dcpo ii, 81 the money VS. received Instead of
a bond, ana Mr.. stew II, "A cic.k Of the Court OF
tiI IN the minutes ut tue count showing that tho
tail had horn reduced, although such ieduc-
Mr.. ruonrY's MISSING MONEY.
Joseph +. Tuohcy, dealer IN tobacco In New
Chamber, street, wts the next witness. About
two O'Clock on the 2Ftn Of January last, man
called at his store, amt h1NiHg nded him a
bus ucss card Of Maikls Marcu-e x Co, sad
that he was one Of that nrm, and offered to sell
him tobacco. II, bought the tobacco. and ppd
same day Dtteciye Dunn aud "A gentleman
who proved to be amember of tue firm Of Mar
ou-e Co. called on him aud cldmed the to-
barco, saying that il had been stoion. ruohey
suri.ndored the good-. 'nd tpld Dunn that the
man from whom I've bought thom had gone in
"A nei,hbunng liquor sdoon. Dunn went into
III -aloon id arrested the man. Ia tine OAK
street police -tation hc gave his name AZ
ltutg,r Tiel. On hs person was found So.
/ The prisoner Sail tnat he had PAID - ~
the money to the caftnan who took the tobacco
, | IT, Iuoncy's store. Inc owner Of tue goods en-
tered a complaint against licl for icrgeY. 1t9l
8 was Thea taken To- tue Police Central ONE and
r | tho money and the.tObaccO were turned over TO
| the property clerk. Detective Dunn az that
= time told Mir. Tnohey hat he could get his
A ! money .fter Iic had boon tined. Mr. iuobey
, heard no more OF the Sc until last April; on
7 one day in that month detective Dunn told him
that Iiel mad been convicted OF obtaining goods
on I Il-e p-eicnces, and sentenced 10 the ncui
:. tentiary tor one year. IIohs} went WIN Dunn
t5r pl SO az o oTSSt %St @ tod S by bn"n % th,t i'
nft.if4 Ia
of the order. nr was told by the property clerk
=, III 4 TIE money had been already or lwn ON ~
u order from the District Attorneys tiice II,
also leaintd that tho goods had been restored
! t. their owners. In the District Attorney
y Oflcc Lc told that he could not recover tn,
+ money tut taat the goods were his He ther
sued e. cover the goods, hut when his cas-,
n was beaten and had To pa} $.6 costa and TO f0
h something he did no! understand,
Mr. Charles A. st. John, Properly Clerk in III,
. Police DepaItu ent, was the next witness. II,
Ir on Jan 3O 1915. there was turned over TO hiu
=, $500 and some tobacco; that the money Wa
F" taken from liutger lie and was claimed by JO
r seph p, Iuoae, and that the tobacco wa
n claimed by Marcuse Go. and bv j. II. sutton
" Co. lie also showed an order from lutger liel
d dated Fen. -, 1870 oireotine nm 20 pay ~
. same dhv fiom the District Attorney. dir ctin!
r MIN to give The money To Mr.. Mott and III
y goods 10 tnoir o-rners, ana Jphn .. Mot,s re
I cont for the money Nj. 4. John said lhat h'
4, had before received two prders lur tue cehver
y OF the same property ana ia ~ Hucl ao5 h
- always gave The property 20 tho person Wh'
presented the first order lie atded that none
and property taken from gambling houses wtr
, usually restored to their owners, ana that ~
u order On which they were returned Y, nerall
T. came from the committing magistrate or tn
court In which the gamnicrs we're tried,
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: Freight Rates from ChicmgO 10 New York.
D CHICAGO, sept 2i.-At a meeting Of the gen
freight agents Of te Eastorn lines in thus city to
r day II resolved 10 adhere positively 10 rates on
basis ~ ~ cente fourth class per Ou pound from
Chicago 90 Sew York. ami tqurValcut ratcs tu 1thv
POINTS II Is also under consideration to MAKE m
, to take elrct on the lst ut October, as follows
u clI4s, % cent? ArAn, 80 cFuts; bux meats
u cetsi nulk meats, - ccnfH s"cds 30 cents Ter ip
pounds and 80 cents per iguo an nour from hic ~
10 sVN Aork with the rrgunr unrrtnccs 10 .ll UtLc
points. There Nl also be- alive advance from 1T
LOUIS AVID other aOuhNcsefu pOinte, taking effect
the same daY.
A Hotel burned mud -Four Lives Lost.
DETROIT Sept. 4.-lhe Hcrudon House, il
Marshail NJ ch., Was buracd carj this morning. fou
ives were lost The lrc broke ont the Office abou
$50 A. n. cutting or ali outside communci itou, an
= bufAtu rap ais and Wiin very l"ihe huOkr. IN
of me loot tAule O.. A .iJ, jew rlior
Il Antoine trihr cSar maker Ehz' Jru.. diling rooH