The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-03
MARTIN IS EXCITED.
Greatly Worked Up Over That
Doherty Interview.
He Has a Three.Quarter Of an Hour
Talk with Byrnes.
Then He Decides that He Has
Nothing to Say.

Police Commissioner James ]. Martin
went to Police Headquarters shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning. He carried
under his arm a big official looking bun
die, and his forehead was wrinkled with
frowns.
/, Brushing by every one, he went imme-
diately into Supt. Byrnes's office, where
he remained In earnest conversation
with the Superintendent for fully three
quarters Of an hour.
During this time he handled a world
newspaper file containing an interview
with ex-Capt Doherty yesterday. In
the interview Doherty said many things
about Martin and others. which undoubt
eddy accounted for the surly humor the
Commissioner was in this morning
AT ii o'clock he went to his office up
stairs. where an Evening World" re-
porter asked to see him. This was re-
too busy.
A note was sent in. asking If he could
reply to the allegations made by ex-
II have nothing to say." was the reply
IN the interview printed in 1.-The
arraigned Commissioner Martin, and in
cidentally questioned the good sense OF
commissioners Sheehan, Murray and
herwin In connection with the decision
Men Hook and Meehan.
The oldest thing about the trial." said
ex-Capt. Doherty, which shows what a
farce Il was, is this: Commissioner Shee-
Ihurow,s story, and Commissioner Ker-
win said In a newspaper interview next
gay practically the. same thing. They
both said ] was broken for taking Mrs.
l..
80. what excuse can they give for break
ing Hook and Meehan? Neither of them
mad any ball charges against him, the
money from Mrs. Thuro sWeS So oAq II 's Mrs
Ihurow lied, as two Commissioners ad-
init they believed, for what reason, tell
Ne s.sn were Hook and Meehan bred? In
the slightest corrobora .l5n, but as they
all or none.
co "Thst oS was the very thing that my
protested against Jumping the cases
Right there is a first-c!ass point to be
brought up In the appeal OF my case!
Martini" said the big ex-policeman. II
his room with him for hours. / had a
right to expect fair show from him.
week ahead that he was going to break
me. evidence or no evidence, that he
might pose before the public as a man
who would In. the face Of duty, sacrifice
his best friend.
Martin was dead scared. He was
afraid to look me in the eye during the
trial.
But" added Doherty. 1.-THE whole
thing dates back to Parkhurst. He Is
hustler and you know that he finally
scored the Commissioners SO that they
ordered Byrnes to make the big trans
ferS. Martin got nervous when the
newspapers got after his record. He
'hollered murder then"
Doherty said that Mr.. Nicoll had be-
come counsel for the captains through
orders issued from Headquarters
Doherty had told Nicoll that he had
transferred his $4,000 house to his wife
Doherty was astonished, he says at
the fierce prosecution of Assistant Dis
trict-Attorney Osborne. He said that
he had personally asked Col. Fellows to
favor him In the District-Attorneys
office.
Doherty complained that George f.
Roesch. of the Seventh Assembly Dis
trict. had made his life miserable by
running the precinct, backed by the au-
thority that Martin had apo inted Do
nerty Police Captain. He also scored
Wellman for posting Martin on points
he was going TO bring cut in the trial
and instructing the President how to
rule on them.
The ex-Captain says he cannot remain
idle, and he intends to open livery
stable soon.