New-York tribune., 1886-07-21
TIE TRIAL OF CHItF MCABE ENDED.

is 1T AN ATTEMPT To MAKE PLACE FOR soMR
oNEf-INSURANCK MEN iNTrREsTED.
When the trial of Second Assistant Chief
McCabe for alleged ncapaciy was resumed at Fro
HEADQUARTERS yesterday many Of the persons present
expected that the would extend far into the
night aud they surprised when the
case WAS closed at p N. McCabes
counsel decided not to call witnesses outside Of
the department. but TO rest the defence mainiy upoa
his own explanations Of his action IN sending smaitI
neous call help the big Ar-m DIRE ON the nig ht OF
July s. All the testimony yesterday was In reburA
and mainly consisted Of contradictions OF tho sat'
nents previously made by McCabs aud Battalion Chlsi
Goodersou Battalion Chief Reilly denied having said 70
Cood-rson that he knew Of smulIa aneous cans beina
sent out for smaller fires than the ole In Harlem lie
also conr ,dlcted OF Nc abes statements about
,hs wcr OF engines In tie Harlem district and resr.
ated his belief tual there need 10 send out the
simultaneous call known as three skies Chisf shay
WAS recalled decars agaiu that McCAbe bai nos told
him about call when they met At the hrc fr-sdens
Purroy again brought up the story about tho wagon
OF exIhei Bates bang taken To th- Mercer street.
Police station " with grls ia ani asked: " Dd thas
incident since became Fro Con- missioner"
Mr. Bates was NOT on trial. but MI Purroy Insisted IN
u auswrr Chief shay said tho incident occurred ia
December, l579. Olher testimony w." slvoa
to ths eaeci that one engine was summoned ~
tho "three skies" from point about ak ini's
MIR PnrrOy annouucod that Chief shay had been pcr
mttrd To withdraw asrt OF ch irges serve on hr DC.
cxl
same ss ~Dlch Met sDr was tliei. Out hcy
ol statement AID fresh charscs
Dr,isiOu IN TIE Case "'s re-
announced that the o".fo ouiu h's
neio to-day ~ the csr'o'I - a. suc
grnrra belief at Fire headquarters t"sl tuo o""rV
v,uld vote 10 disnss McCaDr. and th't Ms eohnsci
| wonld .ppral To the courts 20 put hlin o*Vh
A proiu. .ucut oilcIa QUO VINO t"o'o"Sny o'hvNr-
80, w al, nm, oilerrs aud men oi the Re Department.
80 'at .v.ulnx: 81 haye watched the course OF
-u ..t.nt N Al MrC4be siaco he was foreman or
.'',.,n nf Engine Company No. IL " was
49,. xho cut tue tine oI hltchlhghp
IN x,rv low ngnres that prevail nov ia tue crack CO
-. .nI tnAl SO much 10 improve tEe sih-
cl-pcy o. department III putting 'u' nres oeoie
,hnv 1.yr obtained ncadway enough 10 do mach sau.
-. wn,n liz nate Chl.f Of BAttAnou I'D placed
In of repair shops ol tho department. he
s.yer.L myrovrmeDts aud kept tho apparatus IA
,n n.. condition. Iucu 10 naic second sssstsns
ch,,r While hudihg that important place ne nhs Do
in Gamma several npOrtIut tires. notably thas ~
IN, Forty SECOND Street KiirvAd slaOo IN
II. the, displayed cooiness anu gDot lu.i<n-uI iis
ann officers bav~ heretofore nniiorm!y praised h
It wouid ur "a s.crihs~ Jlltc-r >nci ~
I'M, for ono alleged error vf judgiLcut more osp o'Ay
"A, NJ harm Oi H. The Charge IS that ~ s,u"h
out tns three snes hs lott Large pai oi thr ei .
protested Ibis 10 untrue. Th-r. are o'r douc.e s''
psuiss Ia tho disrici from wneh ~, .VuitIopa. ~
p.ratus a caed, ,nd those ,0ur r~srsre .omps."s
w-r. left In quarters to snsw or ANY cali inee "
m, du.v OF the Chlcf or First As>issnt vheh ,no
three sxes or slmuansJus call was sras "u. ~ .a
Harlem nro ~ oncc TO leiail certain ~ c.,'.I
panIes TO take tue places oI par "a IN. Depatt-
away ih- general raes ". i"oss very
m~nt provide for tlls, ,s,ny .trnck AZ IN order 70
mako room for one who mas ~" .uh.r nsirs
should Nee oc bs dismissed. wiz cA a. NV he rhs
.fr.ni TO call for .ssstAEv~, Ana iako a.,
result. The fire Insurance olhciAs 80 I.rys ro,nnAus
interest IN tnis trial. rhe prssiisn' VI '~'s'