Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-10
I'd EDITION.
--latest kilograms to The Star.
MR. NEWCOMBE GREW PALE.
Mr. Duffy Charged the Lawyer With
ImstruCting Him 20 Swear Falsely.

Mr. Duffy Charged the Lawyer With
Instrncting Him To swear Falsely.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1o.-To-days session of the
McQuade trial opened a little late The prosecut.
ing lawyers were late, but all the rest were on
hand waiting to begin. On the bench by the
recorder sat Ex-Governor and ex-Recorder John T.
HoHman. Squealer" Duffy again took the chail
cOmbe.
Duffy thought he and Fuilgrafr had talked owe,
what they We're to say in McQuade.s trial in In.
spector Byrne'S Office previous TO the first trial
put mad not done so since. On that occasion Full
MI Newcomb tried to show that on this point
Duny had contradicted previous testimony, but
his questions were excluded as misleading the
The redirect examination began by Mr.. Nicoll In
trylng 10 extricate the testimony OF the witness
rom It's muddled condition. To the question Il
Ouny had sworn falsely on the first trial. the wit
ness replied that he had made mistakes as he had
poor memory.
rHR RECORDERS PREGNANT QUESTION.
'Mr. Duffy" spoke up the recorder, yesterday
you testified that you swore falsely before the
Senate committee because you were told to SC
testify. Who tod you what to TESTIFY"
.Ml. Newt ombe," answered Duffy.
=, Mr. Newcombe arose, his face pallid and lips
case ask permission to take the witness stand in
my own behalf In regard TO this matter"
cor mot mo n1W Mr. Newconbe," replied the re-
Gen. Tracy also arose and demanded that his
associate be permitted to defend himself on sc
lou tSui a enarge declaring that when a member OF
tne Oar must deal with such people as the witness,
he was open to such charges, and he was entitled
TO an opportunity to defend himself.
The recorder said that Mr.. Newcombe should be
allowed to make a statement but that he would
not have any speech-making now Duffy was
then dismissed.
James Qufnlan, accountant at the Greenwich
Savings bank, was the next witness He swore to
a mortgage Of 81 500 on a house, 313 East 18th
street, $500 OF which had been paid December 8.
q
erty on December 81, 1884. He came to the Green
witch bank and paid OF the mortgage 81, OOO in
bills OF large denominations
18th Of December, 1884, McQuade bought stock
from him and paid for it s5,Ss7 in bills OF large
denominations.
George B. Powell, a mechanical engineer who
had an Office with Robinson, Scribner & Bright,
new ne Billy Maloney. Saw him frequently in 1854
at the time the Office of The Broadway Surface
railroad company. Witness saw Maloney there at
the time OF the special meeting Of the aldermen
j. Francis Herman, the reporter, who was pres
ent az this meeting, was called, but did not re-
spond, and an ofhcer was sent In search Of him.
Lawyer NewcOmbe stated that he had received
TWO letters threatening him with personal vio-
lence II he did not Ter up on Alderman Dufry
NEWCOMERS DILEMMA.
Lawyer NewcOmbe said that he was warned that
M1chael Duly was going to attack him from the
witness stand and that he had prepared to meet the
charge Of Duffy. He wished to readin court paper
made at the time OF their engagement mt of him as
their counsel before the senate committee In
that statement they one and all denied
That they had any connection with the alleg d
bribery in the matter Of the BroadWay
franchise. This was to be his answer to the
charge by Duffy that he had committed perjury
before the senate committee by instruction OF Mr.
Newcombe.
Mr.. Newcombe further stated that one of the
threatening letters was evidently written by an
eoucaIed person: 1t was signed "Justitia." He
mad thrown the letters away
Ex-Aldernan Waite was then called as witneS
lOr the people. Waite re-tOld his version Of the
events OF the memorable year 1884 II did not
differ from the story told on the former trial After
this recess was taken