Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-11
Chief Law and Order Inform.
er Mcclure Under $1,000
Bail to Await
THE GRAND JURY'S ACTION.
Major A. N. Brown Teaches Attor-
ney Yost Some Points in Law.
SQUIRE REILLY IS NOT A ROBE
The Objections Entered by the 1894 Re-
former Not Sustained.
LIVELY FEATURES OF THE HEARING


Agent Mcclure, the highest official in
the Law and Order detective force,
was yesterday held by Alderman Reilly
in. $1,000 bail for trial in court on
a charge of perjury. The defense went
into hearing. but presented no defense
whatever, except a few disconnected re-
marks by Attorney Yost. The prosecutor
was not even placed on the stand to be cross
examined.
The hearing was short, and interest
ing only on account of lively
tilt between Major A. NJ. Brown
and Attorney Yost, in which the
latter learned very distinctly that he wasn't
practicing in Alderman Rohe's court. The
legal skirmish kept spectators in a constant
uproar, and when it reached its height the
Law and Order attorneys face was as white
as last nights snow. The crowd that gath
cred at the Alderman's Office came early,
and long before the hearing commenced it
was evident that Law and Order stock was
away down. 49,. .-.
The Detectives Were All There.
With the exception of the full force of
Law and Order detectives the spectators
were intelligent looking men, many of
whom stated they had come for no
other purpose than to see the person who
would consent to carrying out the schemes
of the Law and Order triumvirate. They
didn't have long to wait. Mcclure, dressed
in his best suit of clothes, came in shortly
before o'clock and greeted his acquaint-
ances with show do" Mr.. Houston ac-
companied him, but from the time
he entered the Office until he went out
his voice was not heard. Yost Joined his
brethren in reform about ten minutes after
the time the hearing should have been COM
menced. The three entered the rear Office
together, and for couple of minutes stood
eve three together" like a row of school
bows waiting an edict from the teacher.
Before the hearing commenced attention
was about equally divided between the
three men who have succeeded in making
themselves known beyond their own circle
and the half-dozen Law and Order detectives
who were evidently present under McClure's
direction for some specific purpose. 1t
wasn't necessary to point them out They
could be distinguished from ordinary
mortals by many characteristics and were
recognized by all present.
A Legal Surprise for Yost.
When both sides indicated their readiness
to. go on with the hearing, the Alderman
handed the information to Major Brown.
The latter read it carefully and said: "We
rest our case on the information.
A minutes silence followed. Attorney
Yost was nonplussed. His practice has been
confined principally to cases before Law and
Order Aldermen, where a point raised by
him is the same as a ruling.
I'VE want hearing" he said, with a little
less than his usual amount OF bluff
tion," answered Major Brown. You can put
in your defense"
the case comes up in court?" asked Mr..
Yost, with an unsuccessful effort to smile.
The question is premature" answered
Mr.. Brown.
the cnse,h said Mr.. Yost. getting little BIT
more angry with each question.
eve will produce witnesses when it is
necessary. The information is enough to
an Alderman can do. You have pleaded not
guilty, now go ahead and destroy the evi-
dence we present in the information" was
Mr.. Browns reply.
"well if we can't have hearing, Bob,
you're done for" said Yost, addressing the
accused Law and Order agent.
Wanted the Spectators Elected.
"You can have a hearing, so ahead, inter-
posed the Alderman, but Yost would do
nothing but talk. He got angry, then pale
and finally demanded that two spectators
who were standing near him be elected.
One OF the men was Milk Shake" Martin
whose fight a few years with the Law and
Order Society attracted the attention of the
whole community. Mr.. Martin insisted on
congratulating Mr.. Yost on his fine legal
qualities, but the latter thought it was
sarcasm The Alderman told Mr. Martin he
would have to keep quiet or go out, SO he
When the difficulty between the two men
Yost if he had no defense to offer. No salts
factory answer could be secured, and Nc
Clure was held in 81 900 bail. He and Mr..
Houston signed the bail bond. The former
in English as she is wrote" by separating
Robert and Mcclure with great big
comma.
Even after the case was settled Mr.. Yost
the Alderman's record, with the Alderman
himself, with the remarks of the spectators
and everything else that he could think of.
A Difference in the Courts.
"You are not practicing in Rohe's court"
Major Brown. "You can't do as
you please here.p .-.- -r-
"Rohe's all right" said Yost.
"Of course" answered Major Brown. cup
there you tell the magistrate how to rule
anu ne always uOeS as you ASK On Two ulI-
ferent occasions when I appeared in Law
and Order cases the Alderman ruled one
way then you ruled another way and the
Alderman reversed himself"
Yost attempted to defend his protege
Alderman, but it couldn't be done salts
so he quit and again commenced
finding fault with Alderman Reilly. He
wanted 1t placed on the record that he had
been refused a hearing. The Alderman, of
course, would not do so, and finally shut off
all further talk by saying that his record
would stand as it was, and he was not afraid
OF it.
Among those at the bearing was J. NJ.
Sharpe, the prosecutor, and several wit
nesses who will give testimony in court.
The case will be pushed as rapidly as possi-
Bile and probably come up before the present
grand jury.
In speaking Of the proceedings after the
hearing, Major Brown said it was not unus-
ual for the prosecution to stand on the in
formation. The defense. he said, could
cross-examine the prosecutor and call what
ever other witnesses they had.
Her Furniture Was Thrown Out