New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-13
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JUSTICE BARRETT DELAYS Ills SPEECH.


.Iuw EXPORTED CRITICISMS WAKE Up rHn DISTRICT
ATTORNEYS OFFICE.
= yustacc Barrctt's reported criticisms of the
District Attorneys office caused Assistant District
Attorney Semplc to hurry about at an carly hour
yesterday trying 10 arrange the business of the
office so as to give tho Special Grand Jury some.
thing to do Mr.. Scmplc called upon Judge
Barrett, and explained Mr.. Fellows's absence by
saving that he had gone to ST Paul to visit some
relatives. He said that on assistant in the Office
had been detailed to prepare the testimony in the
,mnortant cases, and within one or two days the
Grand jury would have enough business of i'm
r,ortancc Mr. Fellows sent two kilograms to Mr..
Semp,c. which were shown to Justice Barrett.
rhey contained new assurances that the Grand
Jnrv would be fully occupied. Mr. Fellows said
that he would return at once TO the city and he
,xpcc,cd TO arrive hero this evening. Justice
barrett was 30 far satisfied with the explanation
made TO him that he did not make any public
criticism Of the District Attorney.
Assistant ictAttorney Parker also saw
Justice Barrett, and explained thai he had been
acting under the orders of Mr.. Fellows in pre-
..nting the excise cases first and he expected to
rrcn,re the other cases later The instructions
which Mr. Fellows gave to Mr. Parker seem to have
hocn different from those which the City Reform
Club had been led TO expect Henry G. Allen,
,bc counsel and a committee of the dub called
anon Mr.. Semple yesterday and said that hey had
hitter from Mr. Fellows, dated May 28, in which
he said that Mr.. Parker would call upon the
officers Of the club and confer respecting the
evidence to be sent to the Grand Jury The men,
hers of the club aftcrward learned that Mr..
lFellows told Mr.. Parker not to proceed with the
slectiou cases until he heard from representatives.
AZ the club. Mr.. Allen was anxious yesterday
hat an assistant in whom he had confidence should
be appointed to prepare the evidence in the election
eases Mr. Semplc had already designated some
ono else but he finally agreed to leave the wh0e
matter in the hands Of the assistant whom Nh
Allen preferred
One cause, assigned by report among poll
tciens Of the failure to take any active steps
so far against the Aldermen accused of attempts at
extortion, is that soioe County Democrats were
anxious to have certain measures passed by the
board of Aldermen, but met with unexpected OPP
postion from some members who thought that
they should receive pecuniary consideration Inc
leaders urged the political Obligations under when
The leaders threatened vengeance, and not long
after the special Grand Jury was empanelled;;
and the leaders were able TO say that tney naa
exposure. The Aldermen succumbed, and were
wiling 10 rass the desired measures. An at
then mad to stop the and Sa
leaders were apparently meeting with some success.
until Justice Barrett interfered and compelled the
Immediate preparation of evidence. MIR; Semple
sea vesterdar that there would be no further delay
IN any of tho important cases. The election cases
will be taken up within few days
The Spcciai Grand Jury filed into the Court
Of over and Tcrminer just before yesterday,
and the foreman handed to Justice Barrett thirty
nine more indictments for violation Of the Excise
law announcing that twenty-five cases OF
similar character had been dismissed The Judge
explained to the Grand Jury the reason for his
abstaining from saying something to them which
he had intended to say about the loose administra
ton of the District Attorneys Office, IN these
words:
I had intended Mr. Foreman and gentlemen OF the
Grand Jury, to few observations about the con-
dcn Of tho public business, but in view OF some ex
plantations that have been made, shall not need TO-
can say TO you. however that time Will hereafter
DO more fully occupied than heretofore and that the
public business will be promptly and more efficiently
presented TO you.