The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-26
ID. ID. FIELD, JR, CALLED TO ORDER.
Trying TO show what Biu Poster Dernced IN,
Pillars OF the Elevated Road.

David Dudley Field, Jr., and others an.
pearcd In the Tombs Police Court, yestcrday. tc
prosecute Paulding X Moore. bill posters Of
III Nassau street. for defaclng the elevated
railroad in Third avenue and In the Bowery.
Thomas J. Purdy Of 32l West Twcnty-sixth
street. testified that he went to Pauldng 4
Moore's. and saw Harry I. Paulding the pris.
oncr. hatess and coatess
William Reagan. bill poster Of 40 AdelphI
street Brooklyn. acknowledged that he was an
opponent OF Pauding's that he had been ar
rested for distributing immoral show cards
and was at the present time under indictment
for an offence that no did not care to name.
Pauldings lawyer. in irving to persuade the
witness to adhere strictly to tho subject Of the
questions. became involved in q dis puto with
Mr.. Field.
Justice Kibreth raped for order. and. adj
dressing Mr.. Field. said | shall require that
order be kept In this court. am willing. Mr..
Field. to give counsel every courtesy. but will
not permit any one no matter who 1t Is. to stcp
beyond tho bounds Of dccorum. | shall not. sir.
permit you to dispute with the Court"
MIR. Field-Srl You have your rights I
nave my rights. and demand that the lawyer
Tor tho defence shall not interrupt mo. aud that
l shall be allowed TO ask what questions |
Justice Kihreth-Counsello Field. have
heard enough Of this. | shall require order,
and shall see that order bo kept in this court
shnll not have any NOR" ~ these personal dis
bnisS IN court between counsel. insist. Mr..
Field on your keeping quiet
:, fauldngs lawyer then drew forth from Mr.
hcaEan that he WAS not friendly To- Mr. pauld-
ing; lie could not. however. testify that Harry
j, iaulding WAS the man who had pasted on the
pillars ~ the elevated railroad FROM Forty
sixth street to Chatham square. "Pauldng il
the boss bill poster of the United Stutes " and
Pcarline n disinfectant" Mr.. Reagan only
knew that Paulding. was bill poster.
. Denis sullivan. Peter sullivan, md Mike
Foley testified that they werc professional bIll
posters. They were not employed by any ono,
but work by instinct They had beon paid exirn
within the pnst lew weeks tO hang up Tam
many politicians whore there was a chance OF
uitcd thht only the weak men had been
pasted where the policemen could make a
sur They confessed to covering the Metro
politan Railroad pillars ana the Elevated Rail-
done 50 10y instinct The three had been in the
business several years and all they knew was .
wherever they saw "A blank spot no matter
whore II was they worc to pnstc 1t.
, Inc lawyer Tor the defence tried t. draw from
ihe men thht they had pnst"d devices ON the
fifh Avenue Hotel and on the Tomh, within
rem niber
Counsellor Field tried To make the witnesses
hekupWludEe that they hHd wiiiully pasted tho
pillars ol the elevated railroad with all kinds Of
pnstrrs hnt the witnesses could not le drawn
INTO the trnp. They admitted that their proirs-
SION ihutht tncm to slap on paser " whcr-
Justice kltreth said that tho evidence had
been brought close enough 10 put paudtng on
his defence. and that although Mr. Field in
drawing M his complaint. had not specified
which 81 ihe iauidings hg held 70 blame there
general understanding uf the charge. He adj
lournod tie hearing a. Friday uoAt