New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-12
: PLENTY OF WITNESSFS
orMAREST'S CASE BEFORE A GRAND JIJRy
,,vrsrGATNG THE ACTS OF THE pIsGRAcrD
ASSEMBLYNAN

ASSEMBLYMAN
over muddy roads people went from all parts NJ
crIand County yesterday 10 New.Cty where the
md Jury, which adjourned two weeks ago hecansc
a the absence of material witnesses took ND the case
" ', Assemblyman Frank =. Dcmarcst charged Will,
'cery This time there was no dearth Of Witnesses
=, obedience to the subpoenas served by sheriff shaney
Al. following persons appeared 10 testify as to Dema
Its doings in the UniJh Steamboat cases: F. A.
Miller of Buffalo, cashier OF the Union Steamboat Com
many Arthur Turnbul, private secretary of President
rior of the Erie Railroad, the young man TO whom
nomarest disgOrged over 1900 exDistrct Attorney
Garrett 2. snyder, John NJ. Gesner, cashier Of the
Nyack National Bank; John T. Gardiner taxcollector
of Upper Nyack on whose affidavit Demarest was ar
,osted: Officer Lubbe, who made the arrest: Thomas
Glchest village clerk of Upper Nyack Andrew Jersey
school principal whose Investigations led to Demarcsts
arrest James II. Blauvet treasurer Of Upper Nyack
Justice William IL. Bannister who allowed Demarcst
10 go on his own recognlzance; Supervisor Josiah
Fe,ter Of Haverstraw who cashed one of the checks
TaxColeclor Matthew Is. Marks, of Clarkstown eX-
President Garrett sarvent, Of Upper Nyack and others
Some of these important witnesses were examined
at great length. and it is said the missing papers
the case are in the hands OF the Grand Jury.
AT O'Clock that body adjourned until today. Indca-
tons ON what can be learned of yesterdays proceed
jngs point strongly to the indictment of the accused
Assembly sheriff Shankcy has also subpoenaed
all the officers Of the ROckland County Industrial AS
ISOLATION, of which Demarest has been president for
FIVE years. TO testify to the gambling carried
at the association fairs. The Grand Jury Will take
up the matter Immediately after disposing Of the
Union Steamboat Company cases.
Every member Of the Industrial Association seen
Yesterday laughs at Demarests denial of any COM
pllcaton of accounts in that direction. An important
officer of the association, who should know all about
its finances, said:
Thp iS at Inc chouId
today for receipt in full for the money he declares
the association owes him. he would give IL quickly
without our giving him cent. Ills last report covers
four years. and should have been made yearly When
he appeared the annual meeting he talked so Ions
and glibly that not a man knew the true state OF
affairs. Then referred the examination OF accounts
TO the Executive Committee. They were to meet
last saturday, but quorum was not present 1estcr
day / asked one absentee why he did not come ana
he SAID he requested to stay away. lie is great
friend OF Demarest and many members believe Dehaes
TO the sending of that notice. Denarest was inc
Pooh Bah of the association He served IN every capac
ty handled the bulk of the money and the other officers
were fgureleads to great extent. We all trusted
him and were glad to let him do the work. The money
affairs will be thoroughly investigated
AS soon as affairs be Strengthened out, the In
dusrial Association will be united with the Agri'
cultural Association. and Demarests society VIII then
he thing OF the past. At two recent meetings OoII
societies practically agreed 10 the cOhsOiuduoh' II
also now definitely settled that the accused Assem-
byman will not be reelected Supervisor of Carks-
town. At NewCity yesterday the leading politicians
agreed that Joseph L. De Noyees is likely 10 succeed
him. This is a Democratic admission. that the Little
Giant" is politically dead The town primaries Will
he held on saturday next, and the nominating CON
yention will be held February %. These meet
ings under existing circumstances assume an import
ace not usually accorded tl1m Denalest mas stcddlly
succeeded himself for eight years without opposition
The standing his accounts supervisor cannot be
learned until the expiration of his term III hat ONCE
Demarest was expected at NewCity yesterday, but
did not appear. . ,,
Another development of curious nature, now being
substantially verined by official records, Will doubtless
be made public to-day. In all DemareSts denial
only one assertion substantially correct. II was
not the National Trottng Association of Cincinnati but
the Strobridge LithogIaphing Company, OF that city
who wrote about the seventy dollar transaction The
details of the precisely as published before
the denial An Industrial Association oiicer SAID
YESTERDAY that the amount due the National Trottng
Association not large but that he believed last
years dues were not yet paid. The claim OF the
strobrldge Company for gayly colored Autographs
and printing with which Demarest advertised the In
iustrial Association fair