New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-19
THE CASE NOT MICH ADVANCED.

VT. hnhfrWs, the Assistant Corporation COunsei,
while three or four stout policemen stood at a
spectful distance, club in hand, TO lend dignity to
the scene. Police Commissioners Nichols Mason
and French, Ehn Root, Willard Bartlett, Aaron J.
! Vanderpocl aud Henry w. Bookstaver came stroll
ing in little after H. At quarter past Mayor
Grace smoothcd the few hairs above bis forehead,
! adjusted his specacles, and announced that he was
ready
Ehhn Root then presented. in behalf of Commis-'
sioner Mason. formal answer To the charges, deny
ing them aud all the specifications under them. in
the same language the answers Of Commissioners
French and Nichols which made last Thurs
day.
Mr. Root-Mr. Bliss is unavoidaby absent to-day.
think can assure the Court that there will he
trou' lr from either Mr. Bliss or Mr. French on ac-
connt of his absence, and that the trial proceed
Charles T.. Whitehead. of No. 81 West Thirty
! tfflI-st was ih' first witness.
Mr. BartlcttBrfor this witness IL examined
| will move III behalf Of all the Commissioners that
the testimony of Mr.. DrcxeL Mr. Sherwood, Mr.
| Holloway anl pr. Morrison which was taken last
! Thursday, be stricken out on the grounds which
have been indicated already. suppose or views in
regard fo this have been clearly stated that il is
unnecessary for us To take up time by going over
Mr. Anlr+ws-Whilc the defence was not entitled
t. nj" answer the counsel were permitted 10 10
Thursday. and while they are not entitled to have
tbs motion grant"'i u seems best; III orirr !" 40
| away with possible objection hat may be made.
|
no objection Ia n.
Ih, Mayor-Ihc motion is granted.
MIR. wHITEHRADs EXANN,TIONs
Mr.. Whitehead then proceeded with u testimony.
He made his examination of the streets, he said,
on March II. The streets were in different
conditions. Some tolrrably cleaned
while Others were almost completely blocked
with snow and ice. The witness then
read from memorandum which h. had made NJ
/ no he. ntlI "A lccD IA
was difficult to drive carriage through n. Il"
mud and debris IN Ch"rry-St. were from one 10 two
feet deep The ash barrels in Ccntre-,t oyerilowcd
upon the sidewalk. l.eonartl-st. was in "A very bad
condition. the piles of dirt and mud being in some
places four feet deep. At iconard-Sf and BaNer-s'.
The mud was higher than NJ Whtchead's walking
stick. 4 team was stalled there In Bayard-st.
there was one pile of filth three feet high
and about thirty feet long M In front front OF Of
filth In Mulberryst. the piles OF dirt and garbage
were about three feet high, and the slush flowed
| over the sidewalk Teams could 90 through Bay
ard-st. only in single file. There were several
wagons standing IN the street and the mud was over
the hubs of their wheels. There were signs of An
attempt To clean Granh-st.-that -. the dirt haG
been piled mp and left there
In Drlanccy-St. there piles Of mnd fopr feet
hish The street railroad tracks IN Serond-si. were
tolcrlby clean but il almost imp">, r to drive
= wagon ~ the sides of the street. AZ lonston-st.
and >rcond-aYr. there WAS gang ot clglt men at
IN Elnah",h-St:, the CUTTERS were inll of
filth. which flowed upon the sidewalks.
and the "doTr1 which came ir".a This
were very bad. .jrr,ey-st. vas covered YIh coat
iug of refuse aud water. The streets on the West
SID var ia .omcwhat better condition than those
un the East SIDE.
Mr. An'lrrw,- Did You examine those STREETS at
any other time
Sir. Whiirhcad-Ycs; examined tho most OF
In r.rly 10 0ur,iions by NJ Root. Mr.. whitehead
stated that he examined the sire = March IL tho
,r9u'-t # l!e Ma}or lie In!i.I,o2d that iIis
an effort to hiy" III" streets kept clean lie Was ac-
comrunrd IN his ionr by Ii,nry /. P;ll'w; John II.
wood was with them only a, :art Of th9
walked piirt. racy e>amiac;l, the ;,, -tIec;s
walking through them. aud by probing tie pil, Of
re- fuse occasionally with their walking sticks. mo
pilr of dirt AMI g2rhae" SEEMED I" CONSIST 9i S,Ire.
or Of lee diri AID kitchen n'insr of all kinds Nos,
of the pile D id on tn top four or n'" inches "
dry diri Nlich could easily hav" boon removed.
TuE cross EXANINAIIVN.
Mr. Root suppose you went out to look for dirty
streets.
Mr.. Whilchcad-That is precisely what went
after. knew about where th'y were and went TO
Have you ever known tine wh'n the streets
No: have known them 10 ie cleaned spasmodi-
rallv wlcn there no elections.
DO yon remember that III tie winter OF
1s-3 and l-72. unGcr the old contract system. be-
fnr. the present l'oll Comm >slonfS or lher pre-.
d,r.sss wcrr in office. that broadway was cleaned
tor the first time in thar winter 10 make passage
for the funeral procr>Si"h al Iolic commissioner
Henry smith that there was much comment upon
if al that time aud that the prs, sad that 1t was
nee. ,sary to Kill Police Commissioner 20 have the
streets clraned'
remember hearing such a remark but have
no exact knowledge "n h. subject
Mr. Whitehead stated IN answer to Mr Roots
quest nlls that from lNG5 to le12 the streets have
Generally ht'n IN filthy condition. unless The press
or tIr police became aroused on the subject and
tLru th,r were partially cleaned. lie had never
-, fo lac
froh he principal streets. They were usually IN o
IlilN condition IA ,hr spring
Mr. AnlrrNs-ilow were those streets when You
examined them thi, morning
Nearly all of tlIn were clean. alt ihoneh some OF
them were dtiy. ihry were All clean, however.
compared with their condition at the time of my
former examination.
Mr Root-Wc prefer very much that the counsel
for the prosecution shall complete his examination
before the crUS,-c Nalnnation begins.
Mr.. Andrew That is simply matter oi dlscre-
tion. -
Mr. Root-It i, discretionary with the Court. 1t
is the custom, know or counsel T." iry 10 get the
other side Ia do their work am entitled To ask tho
Court to insist that the counsel here sIill cnpieto
his examination bei0I, the INSTRUMENTATION De-
Mr. Whitehead also stated that March II was o
pleasant, clear day He did not know what the
weather hal been for three or four days before that
There were no Indications oi recent ihiw. .
John IT, Sherwood was then recalled and he re-
p,atcd in substance his former testimony
FROM rouRTEENTII-sr. To FORTY -sEcoNp-sL
james H. Finch. of No. AZ West Thiriy-fourth-
ST.. was the next witness. lie said that he had ex'
omucd all the streets from Fourt.enthst. to Forty
second-st., March - ~
Mr Andrcws-Will You please state all that yon
rculrmlrr about their condition and also what you
hay, in your memorandum III, .,ota
Sr Root object. The witness can ohiy s''''
what hc remembers. -, IA, Ian, aco
Mr. Andrcws--lhc Conrt 81 Appea,s ia mas ,,ornu.
decided that witnesses can r"icf I" 'h'' "
dun. ., ~, .,,,. o,b.r Court
All. n. "a 4 ut~
n"J n' ,'.ol ,nvtLiug h. has written. An Aiapmian
nii" i,', 1 y1av he il, this mrinorandum fof all