New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-27
GRANGER AND HIS LAWYER.
MCLAvE'S sONIN-LAw MAY GO ON THE
STAND AGAIN.
MYSTERIOUS CONFERENCES AID NEGOTIATIONS
GOING EX-SENATOR LEXow. MR. GoFF
AND MR.. NICoLL RETICENT.


AND MR. NICoLL RETICENT.
The announcement that Gideon Granger. the miss
ing witness whose name was heard so often in the
proceedings OF the Lexow committee last week. had
been In Mount Vernon and had engaged stephen j.
StnlweI, lawyer of that city, to act for him in
some negotiations for his safety. followed yes
terday by a report that the negotiations had taken
the form OF demand upon his former father-in-law
for more money. St;lwe!l. who was seen in his
office in Mount Vernon yesterday. said nothing
about an attempt to get more money from Police
Commissioner McClave Neither did he say that
he had been to this city Friday and had talked
with Mr. NIcoll the counsel for the Commissioners
in the investigation. The statemen; was made by
Mr. Nicoll. who declared that ii his intention
to speak more fully the subject when the In
vestlga,ion was resumed by the committee on next
Tuesday morning.
Stillweils statement yesterday began with the an
nouncement tina, Granger fully intended TO resume
his testimony before the committee last Tuesday
morning. but after he had left the house OF Mr..
Golf late on Monday night he intercepted by
agents OF Mr. McClave. who induced him 10 go
away. Later In the interview StIlwe!l explained the
hasy departure OF Granger in this way: ut so hap
pened that when Granger left Mr.. Goff al midnight
that is the way Granger tells 1t to me-he was
taken to in saloon at Ffty-ninth-st. ard
Ninth-ave. Upstairs he met Mr.. McClave. and was
advised TO go away"
THE DETECTIVES wINKED AT GRANGER
stillwel also declared that no attempt made
by the police arrest Granger. that Granger went
TO the Getty House in Yonkers and there de-
ectlves from the Central Once. who wlnked a;
but said nothing to him. From Yonkers Granger
went to Tarrytown and later went to Mount Yer
non Stillwell declined 20 tell where Granger was
yesterday but he said he knew where he could be
found He said he expected TO make some arrange
ments for Granger in this CITY, but he did not ex-
fttrf h.r fhgT
to say: Granger may appear before the Lexow
Committee on Tuesday In the event OF certain things
taking place He wants his wife and children
He loves them dearly and Will do anything to get
them again. He does want to have the divorce
proceedings completed. and l understand that the
decree has yet been signed He did not de-
fend himself in the proceedings because he did not
think he could fight the whole Police Department
He does not have any fear OF Mr.. McCiave. and If
he goes the stand again he will make 1t pretty
hot for Mr.. McClave. from what he tells me-
Mr.. Golf. when asked about the reported interview
witt, Stiv'e. said that he had not had any COM
munication with the Mount Vernon lawyer, and did
not know where Granger He had heard that
Stllwen had been to see Mr.. Nicoll. Regarding
report that he had been followed by detectives late
ly Mr.. Golf said: 1T is true that have been fol-
lowed by men for several weeks. They have
watched for me at my home and at my office. and
have followed me about from place to place, but
have said have thought that it was
their plan to find out much as possible about the
work had in hand, but l have not been seriously
annoyed"
WHAT Mr.. NICOLL SAID.
Mr.. Nicoll. when he found in his office said;
THAT man Granger Is about the worst specimen
OF a liar 1t has been my fortune TO encounter
That talk about being intercepted after leaving MI
COTS house and about being winked at by de-
tectives in the Getty House in Yonkers is the
rios Iii ind af 1vip Mr. Mot IA
anxious that any other person POSSIBLY could be TO
committee. Why. it was only yesterday that
Granger made an attempt to strike Mr., McCiav ave
me yesterday. | don't think he Will come again.
] told he had better see that Granger appeared
before the committee again Tuesday. Then
mlttee publicly the subject. l will say nothing
with the facts and have written to Mr.. Con- also.
/ am not authorized by the committee to bring the
delinquent witness into court. While he Is witness
shall not take any step TO cause his arrest"
was at Police Headquarters and had an interview
with Superintendent Byrnes. TO whom he told
sMe al Nh Nco % Snd M Bnes
at the office OF Dlsrict-Attorney Fellows. 1t could
takcD "a arrest Stwe on account Of any negotia-
tons he might have tried to make with Mr.. Nicoli.
WHY WASN'T sTIfLwELL Arrested
Senator Lexow and Mr. Nicoll had an interview
in the afternoon. and later Senator Lexow said to
a reporter for The Tribune who inquired about the
understand why Mr.. Nicoll did not cause the
Of St,llwen yesterday"
Then Senator Lexow declined 10 say what was the
nature OF the proposition which the Mount Vernon
lawyer had made TO Mr. Nicoll. MY conversation
with Mr. Nicoll to-day was OF a confidential nature
he said land | will not talk about II. II would be-
better 10 let Mr. Nico tell what he knows
Mr. GOM said later that he did not know OF
attempt to get money from Mr.. McClave, although
ne hal received letter from Mr.. NcOll He de-
clined TO state the contents OF Mr. NicOlrs letter.
AS to Granger and Stilwell Mr.. Goff said: Il have
had no communication with Stillwell. but shall do
everything in my power to compel the reappearance
OF Granger before the committee | owe that 10
the committee, and 1t IL due 10 Mr.. McClave that
the witness should be compelled TO appear again"
Mr. McClave said last evening: IT would not be
we'll for me say anything now about the demand
OF which Mr.. NicO has spoken, Mr.. NicOl Will
make the whole matter clear when the committee
meets again, and | may be called upon TO testify
on the subject. II is utterly untrue that have
tried 10 keep Granger away from the investigation
| am most anxious TO have him compelled 10 appear
FOR cross-cx minatlon. The utter depravty OF the
man can be made clear in that case, and II can
be shown that he cannot be believed In anything
he swears TO- As 10 the talk about wanting to
get back his wife and children. l want to say that
| would as soon think OF blowing out my brains as
OF permitting my daughter and her children to get
I'm his power again. There could be no worse fate
for them"
WHY MIR MCLAVE WAS REAPPOINTED.