New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-11

WALES KNOCK IGNORED.
NOT WANTED IN THE BAR ASSOCIATION.

| THE COMMITTEE on ADMISSIONS FAILS TO
REPORT HIS NAME.
Unless appearances ore exceedingly deceptive
| Commissioner of Accounts Charles q. +. Wahle
| jr, has been blackbllled hy the Committee Ad-
| missions OF the Bar Association. Those who are
| III u position to know say that Mr. Wahc's name
was proposed for membership some time ago. and
| as the association held a meeting on Tuesday
| evening, and the Commissioners name was not
| among those reported by the committee, the
natural inference is that there good
| reason for Withholding it, Just what these rea
| sons is not known.
The members Of the Committee Admissions
are Robert l.. Harrison, of No. 80 Wall-st, chair
man; John A. l,eall. Willard Parker Butler.
William T.. turtls, Lawrence Godkn, Charles
Steele and Edward b. Whitney. These men are
all pledged to secrecy rs To- what takes place In
the committee room, aud 10 information about
the case could be secured from any OF them.
| Iriiunc reporter was told by lawyer not the
committee, However, that Wahles name had been
rejected by ia" committee. The reporter called az
the Office ot Commissioner Wahle, IN the Stewart
! Building, and was told there that he ont Of
town and wouid not return until to-day The
| man in III" oilice who gave this information was
asked If he knew anything about the rejection
|
ton. He replied thar this was personal mat
ter and he could not speak for Mr. Wahle.
"lou knew that Nh. Wahlc, name had been
proposed Tor membership to the Bar Association,
did YOU not ?' asked the reporter
| Yes, | UNDERSTOOD that. was the reply.
| Further than this he would not discuss the sub
| ect
A. IL w"ll known. Mr. Wahlc is an active
! Der Of Tammany Hall and particular friend
OF Richard Croker. \ few days ago he secured
Il good deal Of inevitable notoriety in connection
with the trial OF William Purcell for murder
before Justice lngralam. in the Court of Oyer
and Termln-r lurcel owns several barroons
and l. also high in Tammany Hall. He WIS
indicted for murder in the first degree for shooting
and killing John Z. Farrell on last New-Years
night
lie only witness who could swear that he
recognized Purcell when he fired the fatal shot
was Thomas W. Callan. who has himself been in
| jail numerous times. lie the witness
stand that sttel the murder Michael j.
Walsh. clerk in the County Clerks office. csm"
10 him and threatened 10 show him up II he
| did not make an affidavit favorable to Purcell
Walsh also promised him "a place in a brewery. he
declared. if he would nlakr an affidavit SAY ing That
| instead OF havine seen Purcell fire the shot lie
forty feet away and could not see VINO urea
Il. Later this affidavit was made still stronger
bv an addition asserting that Callan dld not
| believe that Purcell fired the shot. Clllan swofe
on the witness stand that he had committed per-
my in making these afhlivits
Continuing his story, he said that Walsh
had taken him to the home OF Edward u o'o"e
who is the law partner OF Mr.. Wahle FROM tha'
place, he wen. with Stone before James I. koo-
lnson. lawyer of No. IL Pne-st. where the
f'alu
place in the brewery bur he did get a Job driving
an ash cart in the Department of Street-Ceaning
Il. swor. that it was through the influence Oh
Walsh and Wahlc that this position was Sc
cured and that it was a rewari Tor ms iaN ing
mad" the affidavit mentioned. Although nnn J
d.ni.d that he wa, Purcell, counsel he declared
that he was his " dear friend. ana ne was III
conrt nearly all the time that the trlal was III
progress. lie admitted while OH the witness stal'i
that he had recommended Callah Tor the pIace Ill
the .'trs.t-C leaning Department.
stone denied that hc had induced Callan to
swear to anything "Ncrp' thr story ina, IT, !f,TiN
Ian had said he was going to s.hd flrceii ~ me
electro chair unless he did the right thing by
him. and lie wanted TO lind out what 'ail'h
Walsh was a witness before Caan told his
story. and he referred TO Callan as man VINO
had Threatened 10 " do Purcell up unless he came
down handsomely and he desired To find ont
whar Callan knew. For this reason he took him
to MIR stone The fact that Walsh did nc; take
story Of Caan caused not a little surprise.
Wall. Swor. TO the good character III the ptis- !
oncr The shooting of Farrell was done on sun |
day night There was no denial that the bar |
loom was open Tor business that night. through |
the side door. ~ least. and "a quarrel which 0c-
CURED in the place earlier IN the evening led up
10 the killing. ,
Wahlr's connection with this ease was harshly |
commented upon at the time. but whether or not |
these circumstances have had any effect on the |
Bar Association committee il is impossible to say. |
IT, as is believed TO he the fact. he was black
ballcd by the committee, it might have been Oh
entirely different grounds. The rejection of SEN
ator Rorsch the first time. by the BAR A>socia
ton accomplished in similar manner The
Committee on Admissions either refused fdvOrably |
10 report his name il was Withdrawn. Then |
Senator Rocsch insisted having the question
passed upon by IN" whole association, in spite OF
the fact that the committee refused TO report il.
and he again defeated, as is well known.
The association will hold another meeting on
june -. and if the name Of MIR. Wahle is not
presented then it will hr morally certain that
the committee has absolutely rejected him.