The Sunday herald., 1886-12-26
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
The McQuade on-Curious Fea-
turcs OF tho Boodter's rrtai-The
Newspaper Lie Nongcr--A False Tale
ABOUT Ada Rehau-Nndamc FcrrS's
strange Carccr-ChcatrtcatG Gossip.
tspec,al Corresropdence.l I

OF cN-Alderinan McQnadc, charged with accepting
hriho for his vote to give away the franchise OF
the Broadway Railroad vcntured prediction that
the effect of the disagreement would he disastrous
to him and his fellow."booders." argued that the
disagreement would arouse the newspapers to In
dlgnant demands for an Immediate retrial; would
move the District Attorney TO more active work;
would incline an otherwise unwilling judge TO cit
through protracted term; would surround the new
Jury mpaneed TO retry the case with greater pro-
lection from "jury.nxers," and make jurors feel
more sensbly the Importance of their duties andh
odlum attaching to failure TO perform them. 1t
required no prophetic powers to presage all this.
II was observation only, not foresight, and had
seen precisely the same effects produced by failure
OF Justice in previous and Important
recall this only to add that the result anticipated
has been reached. The Jury on the second trial OF
the McQuade case was surrounded by every pre-
caution, 1t gave an honest verdict unhesltatlngy.
and MIR. Quade is now in sing Sing prison. II is a
curious fact, which no paper IN the city or else
where has published, that two ballots were taken by
the Jury withouta word OF discussion. The foreman
going into the room suggested that each juryman
write ont his verdict without their conferring with
one another. This was done and the slips OF paper
handed to the foreman. lie did not announce the
result but after some time spent in thought he
asked the jnrymen TO write more their opinion
| on other slips OF paper 1t was a very injudlcous
thing for him to do, but he did 1t, and then an
nounced that on both ballots every member had
voted "guilty."
Never since the Tweed trial was jury so care
| fully guarded from approach by "jury-nxers' as
was that of McQunie. In the first place District
Attorney MARITIME consulted the Judges OF the SEES.
slons to the selection OF the court officers who
should be inirusted with their charge. All OF the
| three Judges recommended capt. Lawrence curry.
lie els the man whom mentioned some time ago
| being, in all prcBarulty, the only Democrat whom
Chester A. Arthur ever appointed to Office. lie Is
also the man VINO arrested the forger Mcdonald,
| and recovered the halt million OF Bank OF England
notes Mcdonald had got away with. lie declined
| the Bank OF Englands oier to become one OF Its
force OF detectives and watchmen. Capt. curry
agreed to the responsibility OF the care of
the Jury, II allowed to select his deputies This was
agreed to, and he selected deputy sherlfs, one
for every two of the jury, ami onicer John Bodine
| as his own immediate assistant. Bodine was cap
tain OF the American team of rifeinen on their sec
ond visit to Europe During the time they were In
| charge of capt. Curry no juryman conversed with
| anybody but his feow-jurors, and conversation
| with each other upon the subject of the trial was
prohibited. The most of the top foor of the Astor
| House was given up to the Jury, and even the
| chambcrmaids and other servants were not allowed
on the floor during the hours the jury was there.
Some twenty men, who registered commercial
travellers, did have rooms on the same noor, but
these, unknown to the jurors or the officers were
detectives, employed by the District Attorney to
watch both Jurors and officers. You can imagine
the dreadful condition of the administration of
justice in this city when such precautions are neces
sary. But they were necessary; and they were ef-
fective, too.
Probably more curious feature of the trial of
McQuade than those have named is found in the
circumstances of the procuring of the testimony Of
Katy Metz, the young German girl who swore to the
identity of McQuade and others who had attended a
meeting at Alderman McLaughln's house, as testi-
fed to by the nformers, Fullgra6 and Duffy. This
coroborative evidence was necessary to convict,
and II was obtained absolutely by luck The Dis
trct Attorney and his assistants had not the remotest
idea of its existence during the first trial. and
stumbled on 1t just prior to the second trial. but
after the day for it had been set, by the sheerest
good luck. The circumstances will have an interest
for lawyers well the general public, as show
ing how the issue OF great trials may turn upon tile
, most tTiilng of incidents.
, on the first trial of McQuade Recorder Smythe
was so confident OF a conviction that in charging
the jury he left loophole for an appeal and di-
the jury that they must not accept the testi
mony of the two informers, Fullgraf and Dnny,
unless supported by that of honest witnesses Some
Of the Jury threw out the testimony of these two
men, solely because OF the judges charge, and a
disagreement followed. Supposng the Recorder
would charge In the same manner, the District At
} torney was aroused to the necessity of confirming
E the testimony of Fulgraf aud Duly in the second
trial. lie put Assistant District Attorney A. IL
Purdy to collecting such evidence. Purdy Is one OF
2 the smartest young lawyers IN New York, but he
soon found that he had very onerou5 task on Ills
:. hands. His first idea was to lind Mrs. Mclaughlin
d the widow of the Alderman, at whose house the
u combination of the Thirteen Aldermanic Thieve:
a were accustomed to meet in May and June, lsSi
.'when working the Broadway mine" He found hei
,as no New York paper has as yeD In city hosplta!
/ suffering from an incurable cancer. Rather than
r | tala a
band, she said, she preferred TO die But before she
knew the purpose of Mr.. Purdy sne had told him the
i name and address OF the only servant she employed
Purdy followed up this servant only to ind that dur
$ ing the months OF May and June, lsst, when tht
'.combne" OF Thieves met to Goncoct the broadway
!, steal, this servant was away from the house; &c
that clue was lost In the course of the converse
t!ons however, 1t transpred that while this seryan
e OF McLaughn's had never seen the fellow-alder
:, men OF her master, she had heard OF their VISITS
his home from a servant living next door, who hat
Just landed In this country from Germany, and who
8 she said, thought aldermen were Ike emperors
d and ruled the whole country Purdy got the ad
d dress. 1t was that OF Katy Metz. and TO her an,
her mistress he at repaired. 1t turned ont tina
e the girl had been impressed not only by her fellow
e servant, but by her MISTRESS OF the Importance
the alderman, and this mad led her 10 closely OBJ
d them in going In and coming out OF McLaugh
,f Inns 1t was through this circumstance that thl
n unerrng accuracy wlen she was ppt on the wltnes
stand.
Another curious Illustration OF how minor Incl
dents affect important trials occurred in this ria
The District Attorney was put in possession OF eV
Is dence showing that while alderman he (McQuade
" had obtained from Mr. Murree, manager OF tn
ie Polo grounds at which base ball - played durin
In the summer season, one hundred hooks Of seaso
u, passes to the grounds each worth t,5 and as nego
Il, table bank note. He had threatened, II he die
not get these passes 10 move 10 have one lIlndre
D; and Eleventh street extended through the Pol
* grounds, thus destroying 1t for baseball purposes
d; Mrs Mclaughlin had early informed the connse
X for McQuade that the District Attorney mad been
OF his servant girl, and the lawyers for IN
!y defense found not only that this girl could not les
~ tfy, but that Murree would testify to the black
:" mailing OF his baseball club. Mr.. Newcomoe, al
Up torney for McQuade, stroed into the room OF Al
to sstant District Attorney Purdy one day during IN
a. trial, and, In the course OF conversations said
as him and his associates Mr. Nicol, "Boys. hear yo
to have surprise IN store for me- But don't be 10
certain | know all about that servant girl" III
never dreamed that ne was closing the only lool
III hole Tor his cllentl The prosecution, supposln
10 that McQuade would go on tne stand IN his own de
IL Tense and perjure himself by denying that he wa
G. ever at McLaughlns house, mad determined 10 kee
u Katy Metz the servant, witness on rebutta br
M Mr.. Newcombes remark decided them to use her o
~ the direct testimony. NewcOmbe was talking abol
el Mrs. MeLa1ghlin's servant, not Katy Metz
~ they would not have pui McQuade on the stand fC
d. fear OF the baseball bribery business, Katy Mei
w could not be used as witness in rebuttal, 80 sn
IN used at the proper time, and practically con
at him II this person, Sewcombe, had kept his mout
u | Theoretically sealed katy Meig would never nav
In been ibs gs6ill wituGss she proved to bs.
"a Some wesys ago | referred 10 project Of u
le, American Electric Manufacturing Company 0f IN
OF city, the most extensive now IN the country, !
ey which 1t sought TO combine electrlcghl pahts II
10 cities with gas works, claiming that not only cou
.lb TIE two he run together more economically ina
&C. separately Du. l.a BE ~" Of either light Increase
II the consumption Of th6 blfef' 'Tiey - ,tlb
Edwards II. GoG the president OF tho American,
Ieu me tue secret OF his economical coinblnsllo
ISL but he refusei give it TO any other than the ga
az ght conLssl7g sgreeing to nse MIS- system OF ee
II lric llgdting Iilai tne.e - AarFt'F Vis,S
NJ such combination In THIS discovery 81 me AnelS'
my oo,agsDg ID evident IRON TIE fact Of 50 MAJ
ark Eastern gas p)mpaaiea eHterlqg Into comonatl'
OF with the electric light company herepny VI
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