New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-01
PART II.
PAGES II TO ID.
THE TRIAL OF G.. w. GARDNER
TESTIMONY OF THE FIRST WITNESS.
HE MAKES DIsoREDiTABLE ADMIs -IoNs-wHAT

HE MAKE DlSCkEBiIABl.E ADMio io>o "AA"S
THE PROSECUTION EXPECTS To PROVE
The taking OF testimony begun yesterday In
the Of Charles ". Gardner. tho agent OF DR..
Parkhursts society. who Is accused OF attempted
eXtortion. Mrs Lille Clifton. keeper OF diso;deriy
house at No. 1876 West Fifty thrd.st declares that
she gave the defendant T1jO. Recorder Smyth u
presiding at the trial. The prosecution is conducted
by Assistant Dstrict-AttOrneys Welman and Osborne.
and the defence by ". Travers Jerome and John w,
con.
Nine Jurors had been secured Monday and all
Of the morning yesterday spent In filling
the jury box. The three men accepted were Christie
pher G. Boyd barber at No. 1873 Chambers-st, samuel
r. Todd salesman at No. 81 thamberss 81. and George
&. Quigey. real estate dealer at No. .32 East
rwenty-thrdst. In the afternoon Mr. Osborne made
the opening address for the people. lie told why
the charge was an attempt extorilon. Instead OF
extortion. lie said that the prosecution would show
that Gardner demanded money of Mrs. Clifton, ano
that She gave him $50 in marked bills. When
arrested it would be shown. these marked
bills were In his possession
The first witness was George Claiming Grant, who
made some dscredtable admissions about bis own
conduct with reference to the alleged extortion he
said he married and lived at No. 3bs West Fifty
nnth-st. At present ne was employed In the Post-
Office lie met Gardner in August, 1857, both OF
them being agents OF the Gerry society. Last summer
the prisoner employed him an agent for the PARK
long
Did Won have any conversations with Gardner
about dsreputable houses I'm Fifty st. last Octo'
Der ~ asked Mr.. Wellman. and the entire audience
listened nteny for the reply.
Grant replied "Yes, had several conversations
with him. / had in the Tombs In October lie
told where Lille Clifton Kept a house and asked
me II wOuld 60 there for him. He told me OF other
houses he wanted to visit afterward A week
later / went to his house In LeXingt )nave., mt his
request We went together to barroom at Twenty
nintl-st. and LeXington-dve Gardner told me that
he had learned Of some more houses In West Fifty
thrd-st. wrote down list OF them at his dicta'
ton card
The Recorder refused to admit the card in evi.
dence, but allowed Grant II read the following names
and addresses "illie Clifton, No. 156 West Fifty.
thri-st Spear. No. 123 West Fifty-thirdst Byrne'
No. 40 or 152 W"st FiltyIhrl-st.; Gardner NO.
l47 West Fnythird-st, and White NO. 13' West
Fifty tlrist.' Grant went on: "Gafdner eaiu
that he was not ready send at once ID see Mn.
Clifton, but few days later met him In the Tomos
aud he told me he wanted me TO arrange about
meeting between him and her. 10 be cautious
al ont the place. | had conversation with the
woman and then Gardner at his house again.
l. told him that Lille Clifton wanted to see him
badly. l mentioned the Caremont Hotel as good
place.
Gardner said that he didn't like the place. be-
cause he had made an excise complaint against the
would meet the woman In public place. but
at his home. wrote TO her to say that the place
and tell her mere. That was on October H. She
was not In when went T. see her. but left q note
at 20. ii Leximgton-ave, below Twenty sixth-st.'
This Is Gardner's house.
that he had been sent for by Captain Devery, Of the
West Forty sevenlhS station. lie saw the Clifton
to him. lie said Ire made big beer TO Captain
Deyery didn't see Garaner after that. although I