New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-07
IN GARDENERS BEHALF.
WITNESSES coRRoBoRAIE HIS STORY.
RECORDER sMyTH RULES OUT IMPORTANT EVl'
DINCE-A SURPRISE FOR TIE Defence.


pENcE-A SURPRISE FOR TIE DEFENCE
The defence rested yesterday In the trial OF Charles
w. Gardner on the charge of attempted eXtortioh' III
General Sessions and the case may 60 TO inc jury
todoy The most important incident was 'hc
going over TO the prosecution Of John W. Ryan a
witness for the defence. Recorder omyu excluded
all testimony going 20 show that the Society TOR the
Prevention n Crime was directing "aTdnerS ehoiS
TO get an affidavit from Lille Clifton.
In the morning Assistant District Attorney Well
man continued his cross-eXamination OF the oe-
fepdant Gardner said that he had been street
chr conductor In Boston, but denied that he had been
DISCHARGED for knocking down. fares. lie ad-
mittcd that he had been suspended by inc com
many Mr. Wcllman mentioned several Keepers
OF disordery HOUSES. and asked the witness Nv
had not extorted money from them. Gardner sara
he never had. Mr.. wcnman then asked hin iur-
Their questions about his financial Affairs
W. Travers Jerome called Police Justice Chafies
n To,n,or as n witness He testified fiat Gardner
had told him I'm october of an attempt OF some one
acting I'm the name If the society to levy biacKhl'
The Clifton woman's name had not Deeh h~huoi''"'
however John T.. Patterson. cigar dealer ana 'iN
Councillor OF Boston. declared that ne had ki""n
the prisoner for twelve years, ana ai""Ss 0o"iN''
him truthful and honest
T. ID. Kenncson. Il member OF the executive cor"
rpittee of the society for the Prevention OF oIme'
was called next He testified that Gardner had last
simmer requested that g. c. Grant De orcn"r7o'
from the sJcletys employ. Gardner MI h'l,n
said was still In the IsOcietys service anu WV
subject of dismissng him had never been cohs'"'i'
Ex Police Justice Kilbreth mas asked to take 'he
witness stand 10 testify that Gardner had also 'oo
h, - Grants alleged attempt at blaclmal Re
corder smyth however, excluded all questions put
to bring this out. Frank Moss, 'ouhsel oi 'ie GU
ciety and a member of It's executive commttee wa,
not allowed to testify, the Recorder rnleu o"' an
the questions which were put to him. MI 'e,o."
wanted the witness to tell what the society hau III
,ct,d Gardner 70 do with reference to the Clifton
woman
After recess, John F. c. Purdy, clerk OF 'he
parkhrst society told Of seeing Gardner lake OUT VI
the safe at the socety'S rooms, Il certain ci'ci,p
which has been offered In evidence ana VIM" -,
rllftcn said she saw in GardnerS hands JON" w.
Ryan, an agent for the society eaus'u suii''' ~
diving strong evidence against the side which caiei
S,r lie svore that he saw Gardner take the
envelope out OF the bookcase instead OF out Vi tue
safe He had talked with Mr. Moss about Tile e"sc'
Nr Moss told him to hunt for the champagne Do''e
which was brought TO the societys roons "Hon
Lille Clifton visited them with Gardner anu " p'
II oway or destroy it. He declared that Mr. Merritt
q fellow-agent Of the society had asked nm 10 ee'
a man intoxicated and 10 entice him into us
orderly house. so that wife could get divorce from
finn Two weeks ago. the witness said' "arunei
asked him to swear that he. Gardner, lad taken inc
enyeope from the safe, and not from the Doohc''Se'
RYAN further said that he had heard Mr. MOSS
reprimand Gardner for going into eamohhs nouSo
with a man named Taylor
Mr. Moss recalled denied this statement absolutely
Mr. Jerome was then sworn as witness. lie sun
that RYAN had told him that he saw the envelope
taken from the safe.
John Merritt seventy three years old, agent OF the
society told Of the visit of Inspector Mclaughlin
Captain Devery and Sergeant Crowley to Gardeners
home No. 90 LcNngtOn-avc. The witness nVeS III
the same place lie denied having asked Ryan "
Get q man drunk. =, ,,
o. Mrs Florence Gardner. the ninetcenyearoid vile
whom the prisoner married last May. told her ac-
count the visits TO her house OF the Chiffon wona
She was in "A highly nervous state ana MI. wen
man ronsderatcly closscxamincl her hardly at all
George X. Clark, another agent for the farkhurst
society also swOre that Gardner took the envelope
from ihe safe. Messrs Jerome and Wellman got mo
one OF their passages ut arms, ana the hccorucr
said You people ought 70 stop that one Is as
bad as the other" :. . ...
DR. Tarkhurst was too i'll TO be In court yesterday
ard yir. Jerome and Assistant District-Attorney
osborne will take his testimony AT his house TINS
morning Tie prosecution called several cab drivers
An rcbnttal, and then adjournment Was taken "hui
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