The sun., 1891-07-12
MAYOR GLEASON TESTIFIES.
SPIRITED Tits BETWEEN HIM AND
col. JOIN II EELLOn2

Try,ns - ri.a out whether Mr.. A..ehems
Atteapt 90 Arrest Hir Was IN Reality
~ AsssuIt-The Prosecution Closes.
Deputy Sheriff Samuel II. Anseholl Of the
Long Island CITY Citizens Committee. who ut
tempted to arrest Mayor Gleason In the Board
Of Health rooms OF that city on Thursday
evening. juno 20. was placed on trial before
Justice Kavanagh In tho Long Island City
Police Court yesterday morning. accused OF
assaulting the Mayor.
The Citizens Committee were bcforo tho
Board Of Health to protest against the va
eating OF the Fourth ward annex school, which
had been declared TO 10 In an unhealthy con-
dltiop. Mayor Gleason. who Is President OF
the Bonrd OF Health. refused to hear their pc
tltion and directed The documents tn be thrown
into the waste basket. Alfred Nelson OF tho
committee ATTEMPTED to save tho pnpers from
this fate by taking them from the clerks table,
Mayor Gleason tried to tako tho parors away
from him and tusslo followed. Mr.. Nelson
retired with disloca'cd shoulder. Deputy
Sheriff Anschcll placed the Mayor under ar-
res.. but ho broke away.
More than a dozen charges and counter
charges have grown out OF the affair. Tho
Citizens Committee are anxious to present
their side OF the case to the Grand jury. whilo
the CLEMSON party Is straining every nerve 10
have the matter settled In tho police court.
Col. John u. Fellows has been retained by tho
Citizens Committee, and the Glca' on faction
has secured ex.Assistant District Attorney
Con OF New York. Tho first Of the numerous
suits to como before Justice was that OF tho
Mayor against Anschell. When the case was
called by Justice KnvanuEh on Friday. Co.
lellu VS. made 1t fight o have the trial postponed
10 allow them time 70 mako application TO have
the case removed TO another court. The prose-
III y laI NJ IN hall ha l1eI n n
r.lend and be put n trial. Justice Knvanaeh
finally settled the controversy by adjorrn!nx
the case until yesterday morning. in order to
nd .surnment. He set . o clock in tho morning
As the hout for tho hearing. but IT was nfter 10
%s. Ths deendaSs Zen had Been m thers - SIM" tGe
hour named by the Justice ut tho adlournmeht
There was hardly room enough in tho pla2o
70 accommodate the crowd that packed the
rses AS on ih & ayor seas s Sscs
: blue serge sui: and he carried q hiEh. white
did not worry him. Seated on bench directly
opposi . him sat the nom ters, Of The Citizens
Seano u foaas na ward coma"
sns s5s S1sSS
Miller. wealthy New York builder. WHO lives
IL Astoria Alfred Nel,SSn who had his lett
ShSrltr Ansche!l rat Immediately back Of Col.
Jpstice Ksvanash beRan by rapping his desk
Motion 2. the de,enqpn. In t the case "a Q; Tho
II call on ,he defendant to plead" con-
Aa:sSs sss p:;ss COL Fellows
ouirs q plea at this stage Of the proceedings:
we contend that this j. not properly Court OF
his preliminary day for examination before u
no FIGHT. attached 10 The defendant By acting
as the defendant ha. remain ., mute the Court
s4v9 enter no other plea than No! guilty.
Follows moved for an adiournment
The pIosecutien Is ready to 20 on with the
hors that The fact that the prosecution is
ready does not oust the defendant Of all his
on TfP Il. ds s1dsrsd Justice kav
-'stsHhsn o'Hara Clerk o, the Board Of
10 boasd q Hsash hed 10 Tnesaay sysn
ing, June ~. he testified. several aridayits
NJ ADsshsli. Who SAID he " was IS ssere.aGy
q , the Citizens' Comnitttse. .t ,sa 4sHara had
ssea ont 1 'ss .aa Tasd .d
"1ha! is enough Of that" The Mayor then
moved 70 60 inlo executive session Mr. Nel-
beari. 10 said he would have his rights, Tue
Mayor cal cd for the jauitor TO have Mr.. Nelson
SmsP!s presented BY tho Citizens, Committee;
:9s tSs SfS u
z hs zane q q hs &. eGsr md q s'S Queens
Nelson from continuing to drag the Mayor
Health. Who Is assisting in the prosecution.
op es Se%
tho Board OH Of hesith ''"e'"''' l''''1DH u
In every community but Long Island City
ssnd aSs said co Fsows 10 s hh
risht Of peaceable peti.on by ei,izens ha.
lic have the right TO petition any Dody Tor the
%s4.I t9 the best Interest of the plaso they
IL the REORGANIZATION !. Col. Fellows asked
Wight. j. be not Slightly larger thaD:I am y
The yitpess smiled assent, o,
hcnt Art thn Ms. a. Nelson dragged Mayor Clemson
No said witness o.H.ra in an Injured
Gs dsISf ara co. fov
'n.ly In response to this reversal oi O'Huras
Health Commissioner William. Freilrichs
Taye eoIroboratlye testimony and ChaiTman
JS~ss ~ Eya1s Of :hS Health Boas testified Tho,
basket, Commissioner Louis Wokais testi-
Mayor Gleason u Nv took tLs. witness stand.
i ic said no had Deen elected Mayor OF Long
sland City three timra. but wns coulted out
,nce BY the Citizens Committee. Col. Fellows
!uggoSted thnt possibly The Mayors ball Is
vere thrown into tl. waste basket. Questions
.sre piled thick and fast. In many Instances
be Mayor an,lclnntsd Them anI made answers
lnswsred them IL u decided tone.
Don't be 30 prompt, Mr.. Mayor" snLd Col.
;ellows., :" know nm here in Long lsanl
>ity. and In Long Island City court. YET
y E,pose to have my OBJ biectlops noted"
The Mayor said he was pi ompt man. Then
ontinMIingI M & hi. + stimony; he said hs hnd or
ligat until he looked over their proceedings.
.swtown Crock condemned as nuisances.
vhen be entered the. room Cloik ,O'Iiars
vas reading one OF tho paIers submitted
y The oommittee' On learning the nature
b loT the waste basket. as ,hs board hal dix
osed Of that matter several meetings before.
IL. Nelson dem nded to be heR, Il nitsr he It o
,ltnessl moved TO go Into executive session.
10 then called for the janitor. Mr. Nelson
PATCHED the Gapers OF thstaole, and ho caught
II. Nelson. They struggled ior possession OF
he documents. 1t was at this juucturo, tho |