The sun., 1892-12-15

man OF tho Emancipation Proclamation Ami
ns,r;nry v, ,y ;lnhe.. and took avery little whiskey
rLhat /, all, said Mr.. Parsons:
SINE i"innrl stated to explain about the
Never miud that" exclaimed Mr.. Parsons.
Col. shepard produced some memoranda
and cgnn ta i;ingHhout other points in Gray's
testimony lie was intctrurted by his coun-
| mnterial But tho Colonel did not agree with
his Tnunseh iic prnttlo! on,
| rising,
Col. Ingersoll rose and ell to ask a oues.
u9l. shepard rrattled on.
,2u must ne governed By your counsel"
said Judge Parker
ltut the witness rratitled on.
Tie Jury began laughing.
thy y1% Hny yoH hpssop to ask the wit
les Il ever get chance.' drawled Col.
80" You re entitled to examine him now. said
,,.,n mr. ,i, cray has said" began Col Shepard
i iHsSfs"i 'Ii"s askr% .. s"0'"ef'ns '' and then Col
erett iiouse:" ~ >''' -''
"Dnc.
sure you didn't take mor.T
"Soo,
Then you went home'"
,, "n!d you feel any difference in the morn.
~ felt very well in the morning." answered
81. Shepard. and he glanced aDgrily at the
oh. that's all right" said Col. 1nccrsoll.
Understand. you know. and have no objoc-
tIon thn, 70 your drinking Just wanted to know.
Then recess was taken. and after recess no
,h one was admitted to the court room except
tenth Of the number who wanted to- get m
lhere were only two new witnesses after re-
ver,isins contract BY which he paid the Man
H1M ~mo hprrss ndy-rt;inE bills with clothes and
who identified. as something he had furnished,
= a, mofmorandun In Gray,s possession giving
tisemerts.
Gray was recalled. and swore he had re-
sio1er s.a McTinyf,s Office on July il. lssS and
gument in support of his motion that the
Eourt instruct the Jury to dismiss the case.
s aI arSnment S;I,I ut ~. Vas nrlnciraly that master
bility. without going into court to prove tho
hnenmh;aieility NY, when the contract between
which their relation as master and servant
could be terminated.
good law why tho master c"u not as we'll wei dis dis
suDs,antiatins his assertion. The G6urt called
SspPunssis s attention to tho fact that tho Gray
.'Nepllu cbNtTocC Speclned that flShOneSty.
Erove should e rrounds oSnd'ol'tH for dschsrse %nsa
inc ne court thorEht there was as much oblEa..
tion resting on the defendant to prove one OF
the grounds as the other
= Mr.; Davis snid no hoped the Court would not
legged attempt to brbe the Police Commiss sion
could hold that as reason ns efms for rs,an
Vucnt freluent breach of the coDtruct
u 1nd neeI not argue further on that noint."
rach absurd h1s SS4It Of going
s,wn When Mr Davis. after spsakin an hour. sa.
eSMe s to and M bys as
lrs he had admitted that M Mr. ray knew Of
Davis, had merely ad mited for :" the @ sake usii Of
his argument. that such might be the fact.
~; 81 ssS5.iss asSsss:!,: e SGY4
Nv" minutes when the Court interrupted him. |
ItsG Ths hs not for him
to proceed with the snnimin: up. De'
ss api 81, ISsFso The Judge looked iHaairHslS
my RI. sas n1vG5 bo oDp1sSd n.ns an adjournment In
will be fres COL tifV will ir bo oafs9hs frepR tho
Court Go 1nd Jury will be fresh. tho reporters will
you'll sn Tf IL al sf rss, II n The ,enas
The Judge smiled and let them on.
W hen Commissioner McClave returned to
Police Headquarters yesterday afternoon lie
found letter from q. w. Iearce. who was tho
sdvertising agent for he 1ir,,me in 1888. Mr.. |
Mctlaye had previously written to the editor
OF the TtIbnne ask ing him to state for rublca-
ton il the advertising had ever been intiu-
enced by consideration. Tho letter reads us
follows:
THE NEw York Law JorRS.. 3o3 RRoApvAr,
NEw rnHS. Dee. 13. lS!.,.
M phAR noaMIssioNtR MCcLArE; You have doubtless read
| erfa al nly baya fna |
letter alleged 10 have been by Elliott Sh.pard
hs former business manager. Mr.. GRAY, containing
proposition TO hrIbe you Mr. French To give The
nrst procured the designation OF the print
the election advertising in 1874 from Coumi ssi6ners
prcnch and Mason tho then Republican members of tho
since then YOU have known me as tho agent Of tho
Tribune in the matter. wish to that neither you
nor any other Police Commissioner. Republican or
each rrnr and asked them tor tho designation
OF the T''hWre ono or the papers prin, the election
Insetts ng-e.e asked me for consideration OF any
Neither the 7t,'"n. have ever paid one dollar or
any consideration to member Of tho Police Board
lo MS Nn.e IN tins or any other matter 1t Is simply
,h""hr,fau,e 70 ne That Cot shepard could have
rnsr 'al ~" Roard of Police any OF its members
conh h" influenced by such he is alleged to
naN pIcp"srd ! Mr.. Gray. The argument used by mo
WAS WA, tnh, ne fh"n. Is tho Replbcan organ IN this
"srig IN II woui reach the Republican voters in :hts
ci,y am convey I" them the needed information.
he members of the present Police Board and all who
ave .er,eh IN y since iss% know this TACT. You ars
u perfect liberty 60 make Eny OF this letter you
may see IT. Sincerely yours q, ", PxARcr. |
Hon JoHS MttLA,L. |
NR. BLAINE IND TIE C1TUOYyCS