The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-13
CLUBBER WILLIAMs AGAIN.
Mr.. Bliss styling the Prosecution n Conspir
aey Against his Client.

Capt. Alexander S. willams was arralgncd
before Police Commissioners Smith. Wheeler.
Erhardt. and Mclean. yesterday. to answer for
language used by him on tho 2lst ult.. to Mr.. NJ
o. Hallenbeck. the complaint clerk OF the de-
partment Mr., Bliss. counsel for Williams. OBJ
jectcd TO Con. Smiths presence. and the Gem
eral withdrew. Commissioner Wheeler having
taken the chair Mr.. Bliss said:
Unlike the former charge against my client.
there il certain basis Of fact for this and l. for
one. hope the matter will be thoroughly venti-
lated"
Mr.. NJ. o. Hallenbeck then testified that on the
2lst OF April. after the trial Of Williams for fail
ure to suppress gambling in his precinct, at
which no tMr. Hallenbeckl had appeared "a n
witness, Williams met him in tho public room
OF the chief clerks office. and said This IS q
damned dirty business" Surely you don't
attach any blame 70 me. Mr. Haenbeck inter
rupted. will follow you while you nre in
the business, and put you in hole II can,
was Nillamss retOrt. acted under orders,
Sn sc only a. What yGu would hpye dShS II my
you tell me what you were doinRW Williams
Inquired Why, Captain. | could not abuse
might have told somebody to tell me-" Williams
retorted
In answer to questions by Mr.. Mclean. and
on REORGANIZATION. the witness set forth In
detail that by this dirty business" Williams
meant his mir. Halienback'sl going to Harlem
in Capt. William precinct.
Mr. Bliss here said: Our defence Is based
on the ground that. whatever Capt. Williams
said or did on this occasion. he said and did
| whom smartinR under the sense that he was
| the victim of n conspiracy. entered into by n
member OF this board. and number Of perJur-
| ers, whose guilt has been proved. IL will BE-
our business 10 make his cons piracy apparent
Mr.. Peter Masterson. n clerk OF the depart
ment. testified that at the Williams Hallenbeck
| encounter he heard Williams saw " never In
| lurcd man, woman. or child. / can look any
| one in the face. III keep an eye on you. and
| put you in n hole II | can"
| Mr. James Terwilllger and Mr.. Geo. Stone
an honest man In the face, which Is more than
| You cnn do"
Mr.. Vincent Clark corroborated In detail Mr.
| Hnllenbeok : testimony.
| Mr.. Blse moved for dismissal OF tho com
| plaint. on the ground that no member OF the
| Board could consclentOusly hold that saying
| damn" even with big, big D." was
| ground for dismissal from the department Or
| the contrary. Williams should have preferred
| charges against Mr. lIalenbeck foI taking an
! davits outside OF the Central Once. in violation
! OF rule II OF the department.
| The motion was denied. and Mr. Bliss. will
| unimpaired cheerfulness, offered in evidenc,
| tho testimony taken in the gambling cases
| les as the cause OF the natural indignation un
| der which his client threatened Mr.. Halcpbeck
| Williams, In his own behalf. testified that h
said to Mr.. Hallenbcck " You have put your
| self in hole with every one in the department
and II will stick to you through life.' He die
| not say. - will put you in n hole"
The trial here ended. decision being reserved