New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-04
COLONEL FELLOWSS POLICY OUILINED
THE nocptE =. ALDERMEN MAY REST EASILY FOR

THE "BOCDtE ALDERMEN MAY REST EASILY FoN
A iIME-THE GOULp-sAGE CASE.
District Attorney Follows spent his first business
day Of official life at his desk In his private once'
lie had two three cases before him awaiting MS
decision as whether the office should take any action
In them Some of his future assistants and deputy
assistants visited him at times and he had many other
callers. The Mayors letter to him was before him
and he considered some of the points raised In that
| cOmmunlca alton. lie said
81 agree with the Mayor that the fact that many
bail cases await Indictment and trial Is menace 10
the good order of the community. In large proper
ton Of the excise the evidence believe, VIII
show that indictments should be found FROM the
experience have gained reference to excise cases
they brought before the Court of Gehcra
| eessions convinced that convictions cannot 10
had NTH of the In which arrests
ns.ie. To prevent tho undue accumulation oi
| cases. my plan is to organize q trial bureau.
1.-Two or three deputy assistants will be detailed TO
form this bureau Every sent to tho court VIII
| 10 examined by these deputies The Witnesses WI"
| 10 summoned and examined and notes Oh inc 'es'i
mOny tahen- II the examination dscioses that 'ho
| case Is one In which no conviction can DO had 'ho
viii be sent before the Grand Jury with recon-
for the dismissal OF indictment by that
body. In case In which the evidence Is suincieht
to warrant an ex convection tho "ithcs,os
VIII 20 before the Grand Jury with an expectation
of an Indictment, and trial bref Will be prepared
giving summary OF the eNucnco anu 'ho haho' ""u
addresses of all the Witnesses Under the present
sys.,n tue lrla ASSISTANTS 20 into court with large
nulnvor vi cases ana with hnowieuge OF the iset'
eAcet That when may be obtained from tue Complaints
| Lia.o IUurt mo tiiai pfois "ih Qua
as,.stants have tui knO"Ieuso oi the tos
tilnu,iy " IN. may Iectea iiom each wtho,5 ~
irsl CUISINES, 10 Organize anu - y>tomatiLo
the worn OF tho once IN this way , 4. Al. .,.
| " hat are your purposes wan ieeau W 'n0 oii"
| cry ca,cs I" was ashcd Mir. tcno"s - go .
| There hve points, nc saiu, III euo
ONeh case " which has reached the Court oI Appcas,
| DECISION a. 10 which would anect thc Pro,e.ution
IN ali tho cases Of the bUOdIe Aldermen ~ "ouiu
10 unw,se to take up any or those cases until deei
SION MAS reached In the ONeil case Mr. oempio VIII
before the Court of Appeals, and shall probably
| 90 with him and may take part In the arsuinont
oxpcct that decision In that case may 10 reached IN
four live weeks and until that time l 40 not eA-
pect to cali any tho cases OF tho indicted
| 10 trial. Tho points In tho sharp case nave Deen
| decided by tho Court Of Appeals and do not KNOW
that there Is anything In tho ONeii case to cause 10
lay there A.. ,o,,a Sam c.s.
| but do not know what action shall take AS ruio,
| | am opposed to lndctm nts In tho first Instance
II Is only fair to give man an opportunity 10 meet
| a charge In q preliminary examination IL any mo.
tIon madc TO dismiss the sIure lynn case shall
certainly oppose It, IL trial urged by tho detoncc
the case may be taken up at once. shall move whom
the Court Of Oyer and Terminer mcos that the cAso
Of Longobardl. accused Of killing young barrett' -