The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-22
DEM0NSTRATIVE WILLIAMS.
nm. MICLEAN'S REASONS FOR NOT SIR
TING IN JUDGMkNE

The View ommtssioner'- First a ppearance in
the Police TriaI Chnmber-ENcitrment In
the Corridors Amer the Williams TrinI.
Al the trial Of Capt Alexander s. Williams
Inst Thursday. Police Commissioners Smith.
Erhnrdt. Wheeler. and Nichols presided and
Charles F. MacLean conducted the case Ms
counsel for The Board. That evoning messen-
ger arrived from Albany and Informed Mayor
Cooper that the Governor had confirmed his re-
mova Of Commissioner Nichols. The next
morning Mayor Cooper appointed Charles f.
hacLean Commissioner. tosucceed Mr. Nichols.
Commissioner Nichols had listened TO all of the
testimony so far brought against Capt, Williams.
but now he could not vote. the decisions in tho
several cases tried having been reserved. Com
missioner Wheeler hnd heard testimony only In
the Jamcs Kearnry and Charles williams cnses
President Smith md Commissioner Erhardt
had heard all Of the testimony. hut many people
think they will vote in opposite ways and thus
produce n tic In the cases in which they alone
had henrd evidence Much interest. therefore.
was felt M TO whether Commissioner MHcLean
would take his sent Yesterday morning when
the last Of the cases. that In which Michael Dunn
Il complainant. was to be- tried.
Commissioners Smith and Wheeler we're in
their seats ut II o'clock. and Cant. Williams
lowered above his lawyer. ex-Uaited States
District Attorney Bliss. as he sat beside him.
Ten minutes later Com missioner Erharlt md
Mr. Thomas b. ClarSson arrived. The latter
had been sent from the CORPORATION CounsePs
ONCE to take the pnce Of Mr.. MnrL"an In con-
Quoting the trtnl for tho Comm sioncrs. At
II 40 Commissinnnr NncIenn entered the trial
room. whore he met with many congratulations
on his new appointment After shaking hands
with Commissionrr Wheeler he moved away
from the vacant chair It was his right 10 occupy.
We have no objections Mr.. Bliss said TO
yourtaklng your sent and pres idlng Mt ne trial.
and see no reHson why You should not"
have looked ut al the pnp"rs IN these
enses." Commissioner Mclean now said and
] may naturally le supposed 10 have arrived at
prosecuting officers"
with this explanation Commissioner Mac
Lean bowed and retired from the room.
Michael Damn. carpenter. testified, ~ accord
ance with his comp amt ~ inst Capt Williams.
that on the morning Of March IA ie went g. the
Capt. W lliams that h. hal lost IS a. what he
called skin " game Of faro at las Broad
way. The conversntion ;hnt pussed between
him and the Captain was he t'siiie as follows:
Capt. Willinms-Do YOU want your money
back or the house puiled7
Michael Dunn-It would be no satisfaction 10
me TO have the house pulled.
Capt willams,,Ii you'd won 5000 at the
Michael Dunn-If I'll lost $1,000 in a fair
game I'd not br here 10 complain either.
0np b %"% Kep o S Of skin aI6 set SoDss
That's all the satisfa ton You'll yet here.
On his cross-exgm nation. Dunn said he
Ii
cause he counted the, pack. Of cnrds rs II was
dealt by the dealer. and had found short
Mr.. Bliss sought 10 show that Dunn. Charles
Williams. Murphy. and the other complninnnts
had been set on to mike a case against his
client; that 1t was conspiracy to inlure him.
The witness in reply 20 his questions said the
only reason why he insisted At IN" station on
making his complaint 10 Capt. Williams. and
not to the sergeant nj the d"sk was That he h1d
brst asked for the Captain, and Hit"rward didn't
want TO make the complain MT 70 the Sergeant.
be lett the station, twire h@cHusr the CAPTAIN
Moynihnn the ofIirr ale @ieesd fy Str. Bis TO-
have been detailed by Pres dent Smith 10 get NJ
the complaints and the evidence against Capt
Williams Jnm"s K"arney. and John Butler.
kearney and Butler nr' two II the comuain-
ants. The witness had said 10 Superintendeni
Walling that h. had told Capt. Williams tnnt it
was no satisfaction to him to have the gambling
Matthew o. fisenbeck testified that he was
sent M n Dunns house in Harlem by Presi-
dent Smith 10 take Dunn's affidavit and that
when he returned he reported to President
After other witnesses Ind testified. the Com
N ssioners took the papers.
After the trial Capt Williams met VI. Q. Hal.
ONCE, who was the first witness ,q,lled in Will
hams's behalf in the chief clerks Office
dirty thing In You" began Williams. in a tone
that made the windows rattle TO 20 all the way
to Harlem to put up ioh on me-. ',..,
as he did
lOn r. n - sneak. was Inc Telnln0eT.
You might at lens7 nave come and give me the
wink what was up."
Mr. Hallenb-ck tried n explain that he had no
right n brtrny the confidence reposel In him as
notary public.
" Now You may mike sure NJ This. Mr.. Hnllen-
beck" said Capt. Williams. shaking his finger
threateningly ~ the 20 plant clerk. thar. ne
long rs am on the force. will do my best 10 get
You IN n hole; don't you forget it,"
such IA the version al the rencontre given by
ths clerks who were present.
=, Mr., Haenbeck sa 4 that he preferred 10 have
the dialogue reported by others than himself.