New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-12
IVES SLEEPS IN THE TOMBS.
HIS CASE NOW FAIRLY UNDER WAY.
SOME PRELIMINARY TEsTIMoNY-MR. PARKER's
EXHAUSTIVE OPENING SPEECH.

SOME PRELIMINARY TEsTIMoNY-MR. PARKER's
EXHAUSTIVE OPENING SPEECH.
Assistant Dlstrct-Atoney Parker had nearly the
whole day himself in the Ives trial yesterday His
opening speech instead of occupying " from an hour
and half TO two hous,7 took up the attention OF
the fury for about four Mr. Parker presented the
facts Of the case from the point of view of the people
I'm an elaborate manner. lie traced the history OF
Ives from the beginning of the nanciers career as an
generator In railroads until his fall when. after an eX
istence of eighteen months, the Ives firm made an
assignment TO use Mr. Pariers words, with liabilities
of fifteen millions of dollars in round figures The
facts presented by Mr. Parker well known to the
reading public His relation of them was evidently
based on Information supplied by f. wilson Wood
ruff who will be the prosecutions principal witness,
as he was able to tell all that had occurred in connec
ton with the transactions involving the fraudulent
issue of Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton stock with
great minuteness OF detail.
Henry $ Ives has now experienced his first night
in the Tombs The vigorous efforts of Mr.. Brooke
failed to keep him from the custody Of the warden
Of the city prison yesterday He was taken there by
Deputy Sheriff Burke, and locked up in cell NO Il.
He gave his age as twenty fve his residence as No.
150 Pienepont-st.. Brooklyn, said that he was I'M
married. and that his occupation was railroads.
His journey from the Courthouse to the prison was
quietly made, and attracted little attention Indeed,
he was not stared at during the day except by select
number of people. The attendance at General
Sessions Part ILL., restricted, and hundreds OF the
curious and the sensation-seeng were, TO their dis
gust turned away from the door.
A few witnesses, with testimony Of a preliminary
character, were examined when the Assistant Dis
trict- Attorney finished his long address.
Obadiah Woodruff the father of f. wilson Wood
ruff, was the first witness called. He told how at the
request Of Joseph Coult of Newark, counsel for his
son, he after his sons arrest had, by a messenger
named John ]. McDavitt, sent the transfer book of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton road, an index
book and some loose papers, including a stock certt-
fcate Mr. Coult. lie found them in closet OF his
sons room in his house I'm Newark McDavitt tes-
tilted that he took the package of books and papers
poan Hotel New-YOrk he had delivered them to
Assistant DistrctAttoIncy Parker, in the presence
of Frank Lawrence, Julius Dexter, young Woodruff,
and a stenographer.
Mr. Brooke stuldily objected 10 almost everything.
but Recorder Smyth did not allow him single point.
To every one of the Recorders adverse rulings, how
ever Mr. Brooke took an exception. He succeeded
in having all the witnesses except the witness on the
stand excluded frOm the room during the trial.
This was no hardship 10 his side of the case ii
discovered that4e had no witnesses In attendance
Frederick II. Short, formeTlyzS secrets airy of the c..
H. and d. Railroad. will be the principal witness eX-
amined to-day. He called yesterday, but Mr..
Parker wanted 10 get in documentary evidence about
the original incorporation of the c.. II. and ID. Rail
road under the laws of the state of Ohio and this
of counsel Recorder smyth adjourned the until
/ a. m. to-day.