The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
MAYOR BOODY DEFENDED.
THE ATTACKS ON JUDGE MOORE AND
HIN CALLED BRUTAL WARFARE"

Grand Jurymnn Russeii says There Is Not
AN Atom OF Truth In the Statement that
Judge Moore Buiidozed the March Jury.
beyond declaring the newspaper state
ments to be utterly fnlse. l have nothing
further at present to saw" This was the only
comm emit Judge Henry A. Moore Of the Court
OF Sessions In Brooklyn had to make to the
virulent attacks recently made on him by two
New York papers in relation to his alleged
"Ragging" OF the March Grand Jury. The at
tacks were based on a statemen attributed to
Foreman Van Horn to the effect that Judge
Moore left tho bench. and. going into the
Grand Jury room. fairly bulldozed the jury.
men so that they might not find an Indictment
againt Mayor Body in connection with tho
Columbus Celebration scandal. Michael a.
Russell. one CT the jurymen. visited the Court
OF Sessions yesterday for the express purpose
OF making public contradiction OF the story.
He said:
There is not nm atom OF truth in the state
ment from beginning to end. 1t is. In fact. n
base fabrication. This March Jury was ready
to indict n barkin dog. II Mayor Body had
arooster that could be heard Growing in the
next yard, they would have been ready to In
dict him for that. There was no secret in the
Jury room. He came at our request. He was
called in oyer and over again to explain soms
him and S9hntl All him We for m
Judge Moore advised the. Grand Jury that
under Section 2Io q tho code he Grand hsar nt .
missed by a former Jury without the direction
Of tho Court. and Il is for this that tho veteran
by the two New York newspapers above re-
ferred to. -
nns hfs Whey nss mars
felt compelled to come to Judge Moores de-
The Eaoi~ does not believe TINT Judge
Henry A. Moore has interfered with. brow
besten. or wrongiully advised any Grand Jury
at!onal and more probable to conclude that
Even the the 1'rock!vn T,nss which represents
the reorGanized Republican forces In Brook.
yn the Body
Mayor bloody and his counsel. ex-secretary
Tracy, were in consultation couple Of hours
being projected against the persons and
ders. II Is expected s0 that Judge Moore viii
give decision to-day or tomorrow IN me
cess to }h en-" minutes Of the June
and II it is favorable the, Mayor will make a
further request to be allowed to make the
The regular Democratic organization to ,, a
. man repudiatcs the - brutal warfare oP the
outside Democratic bodies. are one by one
adopting resolutions denouncing tho, New
Piede nsH thomselv"s not to touch or handle il
In any shape or form. Wherever offered SO fnr
these resolutions have beea enthusiastically
adopted without dissenting voice. There IL
not the slightest doubt that Mr.. Boody will 10
renomnated with absolute unanimity by tho
representatives OF the $4,000 enrolled Demo
Gratis in Brooklyn. and the shrcwdest politi-
clans both in the Democratic and Republican
aide predict his election by the largest major
ity cast for n Mayoralty candidate in many
years Ex-Register Hugh Nc Laughlin the
veteran Democratic leader. already has tho
morrow on his summer vacation. He will be
at good fishing ground down on Long Island
within easy reach OF his lieutenants.