The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-14
POLICE TRIAL DAY.
The Salvationists' Case
Against Captain LANCE
Postponed.
HUNTS CONDUCT INVESTIGATED.
Two Important Witnesses Absent
A Large Number Of Derelict
Policemen-Decision Today.


The Police Board. or at least two-tnirds
of it. President .Feeney u Commits
sioner Van Keuren. had q hard after
moons work of it yesterday.
II was trial day, and the session was
the longest one In the record OF the
board. 8
The Commissioners went into executive
session at three o'clock, IN twenty
minutes later, when the two members
entered Justice O'Donnelps Court an un-
usual sight met their gaze, The seats were
occupied by negliXeDJ aud derelice COP
pers VINO were up on charges. Inside the
railing there was a hue array OF legal
lights representing soIne of tue accuS. I'd
bluecoats. In conspicuous places Sat men,
beers of the Salvation Army alt ready aud
prepared to set up their war cry II the
o p~urtunity presented it elf. These very
q n .Limoniou individuals were no doubt
shocked py the proceedings when Ser
Qrani WilShusen repeated some OF Police
man john Hunts s fl and sweet language.
Hunt will probably be a lost soul sought
af er by the Salyatiouists at DO late date. :
The attractions of yesterdays trials
were the Hunt ilshusen disgraceful
clu bling fray and the Salvation Army
W.. Caua IN LanXe.
The sALvATIoNIsTs' CHARGE.
Clerk Il bIusou opeued the proceed
Tugs by reading Counsellor Simpsons
oratorical effort in the way of y charge
against Captain Lange for violating rules
of the department. by arresting the Sail
vationists aud treating than to u free
ride in the "hurry-up" wagon, on Sep
tember 2 and 3. No
As soon rs the charge was read Coun-
seIlor Max Salingsr. representing Cap
n -n.a aaEaA Ar 2 no ri l mi a a "a fhR
same, because it WAS not sworn to as
provided for under Rule III. Ex-Judge
Ransom, who was present. for the Saliva
iionists with Mr.. simpson. arose and
said:-
81 have advised my clients merely to
10 prosecute. We do not want to act As
public prosecutors. but as c%itizens. Our
object is to vindicate ourselves"
"fnere has been n spirit OF vtndictive-
ness shown in this matter" charged the
exrne ed Max Salinger. "There appears
TO b. more resentment tnan reil9lon
When this matter was first brought 60
my attention through the press, l rather
sided VITA the army. and now | think
the members have overstspped their
marx. / know ON Investigations l
have made that Captain Large acted the
gentleman in every way in his matter"
II think the counsel will take b Ick all
he has SAID" inLerposed Commander
Madison Ferris; II think he will retracE
what he has said, because IL Is q great
Injustice"
II will not" interrupte Mr.. Salinger.
Aud Ireitefate what inst said. end
will prove the viudic5vsness in this
thing. will be liberal with the Saliva
ton Army iu this matter. however,"
You are always LIBERAL" interpossd
Counsellor Simpson. until they get GU
20 you"
Redeemed and rushing past Colonel Rob-
fuson aud stretching himself in au un-
diguided manner across the reporters
table. he exciaimed:-"You take that
bacx or TIl wipe the 1oor with you.
I'll dust the place with you"
"On. why don't you get q morse pistol"
calmly retorted Simpson.
President Feeusy called time. and the
lawyers took their corners much TO the
delight of the asse blage
After this bout Max wouldn't con
ceae anything. He wanted the com
plant dismissed. and threarened to with :
draw from the case II it wasn't.
President Feeuey poured oil on the
troubled waters by Qec airing that he
could not dismiss the complaint. aud he
allo wed the counsel for the army to go
ahead and rectify the plumbers in the
affidavit.
When this was doue an effort was made
TO DrOC0ou Win kut CuSV4 uub mEs Z G6uGy
had began taklug testimony IN the Hunt-
Wilsbusen case, aud he declined to stop.
He postponed the case against Captain
Langs and subsequently fixed upon
Wednesday. November 20. at ten O'clock.
for y continuance Of the Case. The Sal
vationists disappeared aud made room
for more curious people, who packed the
place to suffocatiou aud smoked the vflest
cigars purchasable in the city.
THE CAsE AGAINST UNIT
When Policeman Hunts case WAS
called and the charge read. accusing
Hunt of intoxication. conduct unbecom-
ing an officer, using vile aud Indecent
language, striking u superior officer aud
a dozen or more things, ex-senator
Brlnkerhoff asked for the dismissal OF
the charge, maintaining that all thu
Charges could not, under the rules Of the
board, be conceutrated III one general
charge.
Along wraugle over this fiimsy techni-
cali y ensued, and finally President
Feeney put his foot down on further
monkeying, and declared that the casa
must go on.
Sergeant WiIshuseu was the first wit
ness called. He caused another delay
of five minutes by starting to
read his testimony from manuscript.
This was objected to aud SUSTAIN
ell. and the testimony VAS consigned
10 the tender uisrcies of Gil. Robinson.
sergeant WliEhusen made II Statement of
the fight and the causes leading MP to 1t
exactly as he submitted them TO Super
intendent Smith, and as told in The
NEWS the day of It's occurrence. It was
TO the effect that While making the
rounds he heard of the manner Hunt had
beatsn Conductor Ryan and Starter Skunk
compelling the latter to seek refuge bs-
hind bolted doors: his s~ubsequent meet~
ing with Hunt aud Roundsm IN Eugels,
Hunts charge tuat he was trying to
break him, the clubbing. tue interference
of Policeman tBraumwald and finally
Rounisman Sheridan's refusal to book
Hunt as drunk aud disord erly. the ~latter's
threat in the station house TO punch him
II he wasn't such an old man, and lastly
.e fact that Hunt stole his shield and
asgried 1t the whole day after che fight.
M rrounsellor Brinkerhoff tried TO create
impression thHt Wish usen had been
tsssripkinR aud Co place the blame upon the
2Ghoulders OF the Sergeant. 1t didn't
,.work the Sergeant had his story
down too 6ne to be SHAKEN. Rounds
man Eugels corrorborared. Wilshusen's
testimony so far AS it concerned Hunts
being drunk. He also heard Hunt curse
and swear at the Sergsant. He was In a
car, aud on his way to che Fifth precinct
when the fight occurred. He jumped off
the car and helped separat the officers
VINO were belaboring ~onesanother over
the head with night sticks. Engels also
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