The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-13
VOL. XLyI.--N0. 225.
CAPTAIN WILLlAMS'S STORY
pryTTvG THIT HE CLUBBED MIR. BLAKE
or PROTECTED GAMBLERS.


Can't. williams's trials were resumed
yesterday before Commissioners Erhardt and
Nichois business in Albany compelling tho !
absence Of President Smith. Commissioner
Trharlt presided. The introduction OF evidence |
for the defence in the case Of the alleged club |
hpc NJ Mr. Blake was continued. l.. L. Merr- |
oold Michael Ryan. Louis Deslourer and Moses |
solineer all swore that they saw some portion |
Of the expulsion Of Blake from Gilmoros |
Garden by Capt Williams. and did not sec any |
clubbing done.
Cant. Williams testified in his own behalf that |
The crowd in Gilmoros Garden during the |
International walking match. especially before |
OLanry lrit the track. were very rough. noisy. |
nnddnlcult OF control, requiring strict manage
mcnt and admitting OF no argument or mild
persuasion. He had removed the complainant
from the building when he was pointed out by
Mr. pummer one OF the judges. but used no
violence never clubbed him. but Just tapped him
behind with the club ms he was going over the
front ~ the box to keep him moving. Did not
touch him on the way out and was from the
box 90 the scorers stand. five or six feet from
him with q row Of people six or seven feet deep
between. Was seventy-flve feet from him when
he went ont Of the door. Subsequently Mr..
Blake came to him at the Madison avenue en-
trance. and said. Captain. I'm extremely sorry
me I'll pay and 20 in again. and try to behave
myself" This he was allowed TO do. Witness
declared that he never called Mr.. Blake "A
"sncak thief" never used any bad language to
the crowd-practically. that he " never used
big biz D.
Mr.. Blake recalled. averred that Capt Will
liams's representation OF tho dialogue at tho
Madison avenue entrance. and his denials OF
clubbing and bad language. were all false. He
- t.sa- T.
the Mayor aud other prominent citizens OF
Trenton. n. j.. showing the excellent standing
and character he enjoyed there. but Mr.. Bliss.
Can't. Wlliams's counsel strenuously objected.
md Commissioner Erhardt ruled that Mr..
Blake's character had not been called in ques-
tion. and therefore the letters were unneces-
sary. This con"luded the evidence.
Mr.. Bl ss-I desire II noted that the complain
ant in this case the real complainant. stands
upon the record in his answer TO the Governor
MIR. Mclean counsel Of tho Boardl-I object
Commissioner Erhardt-Such remarks are
Mr.. Biss-we adopt the language OF Gen.
Smith ne 10 the right Of the Governor TO try him
no right to try Capt. Williams for a misde-
Commissioner Erhardt-The proposition you
make stripped Of all the yerbiage Of prelimi-
nary statement. is that the Board has no iurls-
diriiou MS understand IT,. On what ground2
Mr. Bliss-On the ground that the charge is OF
nmisdemeauor. and the Board has no right TO
try him for misdemeanor.
Commissioner Erhardt declared the case
The complainants. James Kearney Michnel
Dunn. Charles Williams. and Thomas W. MUIR
ply. ia four other cases of charges preferred
against Capt. Williams. were summoned. and
after long delay when nm adjournment had
almost been ordered, the last named complain
ant appeared. the only one Of tho four who was
The trial Of the case. Thomas W. Murphy agt.
Capt. Williams. charge " conduct unbecomng
Thos. w. Murphy deposed: lam n contractor.
and reside at 3t1 L'st Eighty,hllh street On
the gambling house. l231 Broadway. ! told
him | had lost sl5 there. and asked him il he
couldn't get my money baek Tor me. ,hGsaid
he wasn't collecting gambling debts. / told
him ! thought the game was skin he
asked me II wanted the place pulled; ] said
did. or else get my money bgck. lie SAID
sent an officer with m" ana we went around 70
237 Broadway. When we entered the rooms
they We're playing faro. The onicer on my COM
piaut arrested the dealer and another man
who was present playing and took them around
10 the station house. went along The dealer
gave the name OF Patrick Mackey 20 the SER
pcant The sergeant asked me II ! Il make
complaint against him. | said I'd either make
the complaint or get my money back, The
dealer stood "A little behind me while / was
speaking with the sergeant and slipped roll
oi bills INTO my hand which was hanging down
behind me. Then | said had no complaint TO
make. and left the station house;
n .ttrl that he had boon "A policeman from sept
~ 1874 10 Feb. T. 1879. but positively refused to
answer nny question. about his police record.
camhn: experiences outside this case. since
he left the police force. He had made this com;
ihe line OF police duty for a Captain TO allow
such things to go on in his precinct" He de-
making this complaint but II was not anybody
connected with the Police Department, or tho
Sergeant Joseph Stewart OF the Thirtieth
slrect police. for the defence. testified; when
Murphy came ba * with officer Dunlap and the
prisoner Mackey. asked him IL he had any
conpla nj To- make, and he SAID something ~
an undertone atout his money, ana then SAID
h. had no complaint To- make. and left tho sta
ton. Mackey was DISCHARGED because there
WI, no complaint against him. and entered on
the hloner Evidence insufficient; complaint
Withdrawn: complainant fails TO Identify the
prisoner" That latter CLAUSE, was entered In
CONSEQUENCE OF n conversation had with ON
Ger Dunlap after Murphy went out
D"i+tly, John Dunlap. on duty in tho Twen-
uanduoint He positively denied that when he
vent TO l.2j7 Broadway there was any gam
b4lus going on there There were simply two
Wru. MArkey and another. sitting in the room.
Murphy identified Mackey. and said the other
man was present when his money was stolen
front u the railing in the station house. how
ever. Murphy, when asked by the Sergeant u
not Tie S"rgeant asked him two or three
TINES. and ne seemed TO hesitate and finally
money, and did not Know he got any money
back Witness had known l,237 Broadway as a
gambling place. of and on, about two years.
., ,oh cross -rNamlnntion me witness reainrmed
il@ Murphy had identified Mackey ana denied
nhNiis Nhl any conversation WIN lttgohHt
Stewart upon which the latter clause of the re-
marks entered in the blotter could have been
made. lln WAS asked how many gambling
hou- there were in Capt. Willams's precinct.
but Mr. Bliss objected 10 the question, and II
WIS not pressed. Mr. Bliss also. obIected to
e.ise questioning about the gambling house
l2G Br .adwHy.
srrst Josiah A. Wcsteryelt corroborated the
eRtrmrui, Of Sergt. Stewart as 10 Murphys re-
iu,u % make complaint. and said that II was
relu 'nty done TO enter non-dentifcation
upYn the bOttsr whore complaints were not
pressed ana arrested parsons were not held.
p''rman John Ii. riggs corroborated the
bu-m"n's ~ the sergeants.
NJ Bliss procured the admission in evidence
81 Mnrpuy.s record IA the LpHce force, showing
ihHl Do" tnd been punished thirty times Tor petty
lhlrtotl.u- Of discipline.
Capt Williams testified: Murphy came 70 the
lWllou house On tho evening Of Feb. 20, anu
was shown into my room. He stated that ne
bhl lost money in the gambling house ] ,237
broadway aud would like me 10 get i back Tor
MN. snd wasn't collecting gambling debts /;
va no hnd better pocket the loss. and keep out
OF Etmnllug places in the future lie backed
am Nlled awhile, when asked him II he would
make complaint. and finally said that he
Wopi, then sent Oncer Dunlap with him.
ahu when they came back they brought Mackoy