The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-03
THE FIFTY-DGLLAR DISPUTE
JtS1Itr OrrEEE rHG DFtfDrS THIT
MR. EIREIIT NTST III HfLD.


Nh. GIKKIfT nrST M HiLD.
Hcyiewtu. the Testimony ut Crent length,
aud shaving why he Ia Impressed that
u H. Ms uuty to send thc Charge UP
60 the Grand InTu. Of the County
Cashier Ncrritt UciraSrd "n sst,50O Nnii-
Williams sent TO the Huuse or Detontiun.
An hour before the time ut which Justice !
Ofnrhourg WIS to announce his decision i'm the |
Williams Norrittcas stcrday. the steps lead !
ing to tho Tomhs Police Court were crowded. |
Lawyer Price. Lcmur Wiians's attorney. !
was early in the court room. soon after
ward. Clifton A. T. Merritt the prisoner and
Mr. Adams. manager of the Metropolitan Hotel
entered. and then followed Collector Merritt
ur'le Of the prisoner; Commander McCook.
Unted States Navy; Gen. Palmer. and Mr..
Rico. the prisoners lawyer. Police Onlcer hin
having arrived with Lcmucl Williams from tho
House OF Detention. Justice Ouprhourg said:
After had explained the other day in an
examination. under what circumstances this
case WIS brought into my court. am compelled
10 take notice Of the remarks mnde 10y Coun-
Bcllor Rice at the close 81 the last examination.
when he asked for the discharge of the de-
PENDANT. Merritt. qu t. his remarks from tie
stcnographcr's minutes;
"Gask Your Honor todi-char,c this Young man already
produced n this court A ltr-c numh'r of w,tnc-'os
having been called ON thc part of tie defendant they
either must stand A. unworthy Of hta ifhr is not dis
chaui,d else YOUR Honor must take the word at viii
hams unsupported and alone. Hgain. the whole array
Of witnesses that We have brought forth lido not know
what mo,c has prom, ted this Prosecution to the cNieut
that o. has teen carried. Il % Is blow that has Ne,
armed 90 the Ncrorolit0n Hotel 1t ha. mos. sifu,ily
failed. for thc hotel - above u my opinion. such
Effort rs this II u is lIuN 90 the maurtrwruto r the
promoters OF the hol ,' ,'' the daH OF the court to
doc. that VT Merritt am inuoc' az imam
"1tt r,,ro oilusio, o., th,s, ro,,.rls I, Ia
certainly not with any intention Of making
,h,, "a, I'd, d, rc,,,rts ~, ,h, sui.,..t a., ,,,r, ~
Wrh' or NY rcil"rNs ON 'n' suol''| l''' o'
this case or Of allowing them any influence
ono way or the other. For IL young Merritt
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Nus o." III '' '"~"'" "''' wiz" '', .'''''' "',i
TONED 10y counsel theh ll' cen pahnht SHOULD
NJ mn -i-' r,,ts who nllnwcl himself 4, b n.od
f1r such d purpose SHOULD he buried down from
, fu'n ,v .'i H., H., 49, .i T., y" J',rrIny
iatc OF Ar cgmpaingnt | hopr me counsel
W. "sr' WIN me- ln"I ,n' n,.lii,n, t' .'
nrt lui lhAt tnr uii"unl'I iuS itunuon "I
sn p agrir II PAX.
C9iy ~ a. m nt5 Sn c, G No. ,o, re-
Williams WIS brought To- court undrra chur-c
oi diS ~ r., Fly c,ntN u''. e., ~ AN. an nn.r or
Triypto d., and il H., trivutr detective of
One our prominent hotels iu t4is r.iy. IN,
IN di-.r.r, manner "'l h'I To- '' .fi,,'c.' ,'i ,h
SAN iIat ~. ,h.rs, ST.. on 20 il,d ,td unjust / iI.
h,ir,t,r a-au.i ,ac complain, u..', los %, ,rl.rr,
'in ,'i 'a M', "a, W d, .i i .,,,, ,,y
n F., ail s,an-ci iiy lt'~nta is 60 tn &" tg
q, ,..u.y - as,,onL Me.p D. .eaul 'hat e,an-c "a
or.iat tis D., va. b, w.. ri t, aii pI poaied g. ti,
i"'t J. 9" rr' &c. l"m. and irri :. .,i rs no'y
b. .ini tr i.k ~, inou,, $50. refused. rl,rc Wa
cil,d d-or cry conduct ou hi. li'l winch be avcrred
". notiu- pui 800 'Horti q" -' hi. money