New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-15
commissioners were compelled to remove the Hebrew

Mr.. Biiss-YoI would better ask him i the lie.
brews were not there by permit from the ""''i
oficf: Fa FiTsn'fI continued Nh Sherwood we
found tbs mud nearly four inches deep am IN 49, 4
velt-st. il ~ nun her ol places SN ,' t,,t Int
Everywhere else il was covered with gtrh'Er anu
ashes Ave-A Jerscy;st and thr fnr.t Ven also
neighborhood of the Police Headquarters WV "''0
in a very filthy condition ~,
MI Blss-Wlat day was this -
"Thc eleventh of AvllL,.
"Was II the nth of March p sugg Sted Slr An
IT, V;tness-I stand corrected.
Mr. Bss-Where did you begin yonr '"'U u III
speGTt00n od from my own house. came here and
then started out directly with Charles l. w "''o
head n,a+ ,ro,noronfrm from
which Won have been making your testimony IN ~
gard to the streets -, MI ,,.o ,,,,,,r o. r.
q9.si lid Won write this ~ asked Mr.. Bliss.
"Nr Whitehead and both took MOI, a~N' "'"s
on orr rounds and Mr. Whitehead made copy 'i
'NsP What was done with this copy made by Mr.
" dThat was the last of until found It here
Yesterday at the Mayors office, e. .... ,,..;,.d
by the stamp on II, see T,,a ,r', yonr t"nr"
here March |, the day YOU mace your '''''
WHAT MR.. HOLIDAY FOUND.
WILL, uollodav of No. AIS West lifty-s"Venth-
CT teacher was next called. His testimony was
Injected to by Mr.. Bartlett hut the objection was
overruled. Mr. Holiday then took an enormous
roll of paper and proceeded to Rad a long
sinn of lie filthy condition of certain streets Nh
he had visited March Il and II. Ah'"nE w." ,,,,
things H. said that he had seen at one ri'r ~ ,
of men wrestling with the dH'"i" t'''
Mr. Bartlett jumping TO his fcct'-rhs man H,lGds
to be admonshed, your h0hoi, ,t'' t tlI The exact
himself to facts. He Is under oah " tJ has inst
truth and nothing but the truth. lr' H. Nth
stated that he saw gang Of AM m'n not farce your
lot of dirt. Ii tins II ti'ai anu H''
Honor should admOnlsh hun . ,-,rso1
The Nayor-I am not lawyer ana am h "H' 49,, i,
in law hui do not think testimony Siiou" w -''N"
Al The WitnesS2I am not tesfying that this IS SO.
lam simply testifying that wrote THIS m'''''''
Mr. Holiday then proceeded with the readHg GO, W
his essay. He said that he found III one rt nlna
haze i'm Grand-st. feathers, sraws, SHIRTS, uHi''i
neel potatoes, tuuips meat, 1lpieS' oI"H1' -, r
shoes old hats, cabhagcS, turk Wiz wiz %. ;rt,,c
fion i'm company with DR.. Joseph IS ElerN',' -. ~,
az West Twcnty-frst-st., who had been asked i3uo
this by DIR. d. B. ST. John kG % HSt "s s.rn tie
notes after giving them To lr. Emerson ui' nv 81"
them in til, Mayors office Tuesdafh. ,ic.1 ,ho+ 70
DIR Emerson was then sworn. lie testln'u 'l"' !"
tbe best of his memory everything that the preced-
ing witness had sworn to was correct .c to a.,v
Mr.. BlisS-lf we have the mani 10 o'1'o' " "''
thing certainly do object to that: =, Ne.
Mr., Andrews-I simply Thought ii would eXpc''l,c
matters to have him state this rather IMAM !" ="
Mr. Bliss-More time would be saved If the Mayor
would sit down and remove , nhts, ,, t %ay
AY H F,"erSon then gave his testimony speaking in
no low a voice that he couli not be- heard zen i,et
from him Which, he had finished. MI AudrrWSS
asked the counsel for the accused Commissioners
they wished TO crosse xaIuine The witness. ; la,
Mir Bli~,-We have heard nothing tEt witness Has
said and il does not interest u IN any way.
Mr.. Andrews didn't know but that yon might
wish ~ do this out of curiosity.
Mr. BliSs-This whole proceedings Is enough I'll a
curiosity. =, =, - ..,,l J.. y
recess until 2:lj.
TIlr AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon proceedings were opcn'l by A. ).
vanderpoel.
before proceeding any further in the cas-" he
said it seems night that the Commissioners ~h"dd
know what The charges are that ar. made against
them Before | proceed to discuss that question:
will the Mayor kindly say whether 'h' 'h'ig's
which were signed by hun were substdiitiatcd by
oath T.
MIR NandcrpocI-It l. Weli-nuown prihclil" al
common law that no man can he tired ull'NS me
charges against him have been SubNtauiilivd los
path This iutenShes the improperly. winch h.'e
SIrrady huen sl,okrn of. Of tie same mans appear
ing a. Judge and accuSer; for II world he "'li"ht
II fhr Mayor had sw ORR that The charges against
the commissioners were true. that 1t vas H."W"r
Tor him tn act a. the judge IL S'"In- =" " inst the
learned counsel on The lthcr side "u-ht l." stop 20
tair thcr hearings AID 10 consider whether they
have not made mistake =" ~'I1ou, INA ~ "Hl
stiatr thcs4 entir. proceriimgs. Na> not present
TUESDAY but the Tecorl shows that The May oI made
the following statement:
wish 10 ay that the notice served on The Police Com
not call upon them. rcfue the chaigc- aud -ccihca
tiOns which have be'i served
Rnt the law requires that such charges shall be
made. The Mayor then gp~s Oh 1" say
except so far n- The same shah De- established by evil
dence nor until after such Testimony ,hali have h"
taken and that after such testimony has been taken
reasonable opportunity will ., ah",dei t. the Police
!, manufacturers IL aus" CT and rcbuia al
Noc what Is the meaning of tEisi 4 more irrcgl-
lar proceeding was never i"g,n. According t. TINS
statement of the Mayor. tht testimony which IL To
convict Us j. to be taken and then the trial l. To bc
gin Ia other words. to ~ on and listen 10
tins testimony aud after 1t Is all completed, "c viii
be informed to the charges We must answer
do not think that the Mayor fully realized hat the
effect of his statement Was T." toe. II
practically dcPnVes us OF The night 4i croNS-
Examination, which is not a favor hut night VIII u
we can demand. We shall lac obliged Gil recount oi
il 10 sit here during the testimony simply Is private
citizens. | make these Suggestions nov 80 that II
we should make use Oi Them IN the future shall
not he thought to have acted unfairly. OF Couf>",
every tfia must be conducted fairly, If IL results
are to stand.
Mr. Andrews-Do You make any motoni What
do YOU want us to do
Mr, NanderpOd-Wc make simply Thee sugg''s-
tions The other side seems 10 bc MAILING most of
the motions.
Mr. Rooi-We want you to >-nd forth thee Com
missioners. 80
thai thc-. charges must he sul-tmitiated ht oath.
should De gl.d II the counsel on ia" other side
would tell me where can find one, II II exists.
Mr. NanderpOcl-l cannot point any siatut" To- y"u,
but can show you a decision OF the Supicmc Court
thirt weight years ago which states tins.
The law under which thcsr charges arr 10 be
tried was passed only eight years ago. We are act
ting under "A statute. not under the common Las.
"Do,s the statute say that tie oath Is not ncccs-
saryi II il does not say 10 We must he governed by
the common law -,
This has nothing % do with the common law"
THAT il your vicW Of II. II j. not ours
Mr.. Bliss-Has the Law anything to do with these
Mr. Andrews to the statement that the Com:
missioners have not been changed With anything