New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-07
THE CASE OF CAPTAIN WILLIAMS.

THE CASE OF CAPTAIN WILLIAMS.
HEALING BEFORE TIE POLICE BOARD.
GEORGE BLISS PUTS TUE COMPLAINANT IN M"
IGHT-ALLEGED EFFORTS 10 INDUCE WILLIAMS
TO AT IN TnE TILDtN INTEREST.
Samuel Wmtchurch's complaint against Cap
tain win ms Tor clubbing C"uf"s W. sn"n was I'm"
I'D by tue Police Commissioners yesterday. GEORGE b'sS
appe rel for Williams His request Tor an Adjournment
nm Al after the OF The criminal charge against Will
Jams was refused oy the oil the Democratic Com
mIssiOneTs
The motion to adjourn aferward renewed.
suu,t 10 III. Boaid," MI Bliss said that the election
4, over and tuat exists now ior pressing '
ca.e II there vas any before as there shOud not nave
been wnen we nDd tue chairman oil the Drmoe'"'0
stale Committee going the defendant Police captain
Williams aud asking him TO act with Ills party uu'ink
fac elect on promising that the Two members OF tue
Board representing the rden Interest CMdcLean ana
MJrrisou would proec: him II he dd, ana u not' that
|, would be maize very much for hun after the
is not out of tue way to say that there
was occasion f,r pressing his iria-
Mr. MacI.ran-This is not the place to ventlate all
his Mr. Bliss Suppose you let IL lie over TIL next elrc-
hon. | am very surprised 10 hear you say this
here.
Mr. B.iss-I suppose you are. 80 were we surprised
that any should do such thing. Since II WAS DONE
a. we know It was, THINK 1t might stand little ven
shorty after OF this Board effort was made to trans
fer CAPTAIN Williams the chairman, Lester b. Faulkner
was In the room, by accident perhaps; but he was
there.
Ii appeared later that after Mr.. Faulkner had talked
with Captain Williams. Commissioners MacLean also
talked witn Williams and proposed to appoint him CHEZ
OF the street-CleanIng Bureau, but Williams declined
the proposition.
An adj urnnen, having been refused by the tie VOTE
Mr. Bliss undertook to cross-cxamine the complainant
.'You have given much time and work to the case
Mr.. Wa,tchurch." he said Had you any pecuhiary
advantage or promise OF any arising rom ~
{" None Whatever" was the answer.
Mr. Bss-rheD II your wife stated that you were to
have $780, II you got Captain Williams Indicted. aud
81 200 lou got him dismissed or convicted sue ms
stated what Ia incorrect
Mr. WmtchuIch-I Will say this much-that mau
wrote 10 me and said that If got Captain Williams ill.,
dlcted should have 500
Mr. Maclean SAID in IA low something about the
testimony being irrelevant. Mr. French holly replied ::
Why not relevant If tnis Is mOneynikng buSi-
ness between this man and somebody eise why should
/ Il % cone out u
Mr. Whitchucch produced two letters WHICH he said
gentleman bad written 10 MN, "ieIT 10
! 500 toward tue prosecution OF captain Mnilam~.
Q.-rncn somebody dd promise gu SlVo 'or ee'ilhE
| MI, rudicCcdf A.-Y s. sir
o"IIas anyhndy ofTrred you any compensation for
Gel me pm removed Al was told nus nnuci-that
# srccerdeG In tins business, should be eligible TO
tue highest ft the hands Of the people OF the City OF
The witness explained that he had gone 10 see the
wrr OF the Two letters. but had failed to obt"in the
] to himself made by ANYBODY IN tins case;
Mir. Blrs devoted himself next to Tue laxpayers A.,
tnnk Know the operations OF the members OF this ms
Mr. Whilchurcn il the representative OF them" Testi-
mony ihis matter was excluded. 49,
| STATES Z" MIR whtchuic6 replied that he had been
xon ever try 10 evade military duty r. followed
/ IN. rs Il,
c"nrcIed TO answer :. intend to prove simply" said
Mr. Bh~s tnat tnis Witness avoid doing military
dmi during the wal went before the British Consul
took an oath that he was British citZen WINE AT The
umc he wa naturazrd citizen, having been made 80
| IN October. 1857"
and Mr.. Wbitchurch did MOI deny III lie ala NOT re-
member any such occurrence
Did you swear TINS not 7" asked Mr. Bliss.
NV memory Is very def ctive and cannot exactly
sa," ans erei Mr. Whtchurch. d" would not believe
IT, though. TIL | see The proof. don't think did"
Mr.. Bliss briefly examined somr OF the witnesses who
mad testified that they saw Captain Williams strike
Smith socn however. the case was ADJOURNED I'LL next
Alter the trial It WAS ascertaned from Bliss that
man II the Robinson Democratic State COMMITTEES. sent
for CAPTAIN Williams. requesting him 10 meet him. Tie
Caulan answered coud be seen at ais station
n0 -, hui upom furtuer urging from Mr.. Faulkner met
MN by appointment elsewhere. NJ faul'nr ~ Is al
lceed then PROPOSED thai Captain vii ams should act
with the AntLlammany Democrats III the pending
n lie nct aId In return he should be pro
tected 10y the Democratic Commissioners, Messs Nor
rison md MacLran, against the accusations made
! against n,m. IL ne would not do 20, lac was told be
he wnuJ feel their strength. Shortly after Mr.. Mac
Lean sent the Captain, and informed hun. thai he
would IKE TO make him the head of the streeClean-
| iuu Bureau, but with firm refusal, the
Caplaln Insisting he would consent 10 no change
while he unuer Indictment Tue motion to transfer
Captain Williams to the street Cleaning Department
| was subsequently made In the Board by Mr. Mdcl%an,
aud AT the iime. IL alleged MI. Faulkner was present
! by precuncertcd arrangement
CAPTAIN Wilnam. aud Officer Fleming were arrngned
lu the COur of neral SESSIONS esteday, before Judge
GidersleeVc the udictmt nj charging them with as
sauung Charles W. suitn. IL both instaDces pleas OF
MOI gully were entered. Assistant DstrictAttOrney
R,ln and George Bliss, counsel for thu accused men,
! agreed Oh W, ducsday the day Tor tral-