New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-22
THE WITNESSES NEVER CAME
THEY HAD MOST IMPORTANT EVIDENCE
AGAINST CAPTAIN PRICE.
THEIR DISAPPEARANCE HAS INITIATED AGAINST
THE ACCUSED OFFICER-Hls TRIAL
ENDED-BEIIEF THAT HE WILL
BE CONVICTED.

BE CONVICTED.
The trial OF Police Captain James X. Price OF
the West Thirtyseventh-st station on Superintend-
ent Byrness charges of neglect Of duty in falling
TO close a gambling den. No 35 West Thirty-first-
ST was resumed before the Police Commissioners
Yesterday. The important witnesses VINO had as
appeared on the last day Of the trial were sun miss
ing Yesterday They William Stone MS daugn-
ter Mrs. Thompson and a servant VINO lived IN
the house where It Is alleged. the gambling den was.
Assistant Corporation Counse. Bandy for the prose-
cutlon called Lawrence F. Stone, who is In the ex-
press business. Mr.. Bandy wanted to show tnat
the witness hal moved gambling paraphernaNa
from No 3H West Twenty-frst-st 20 No 3b west
Thirty rst-st The former is one of the places SAID
TO have been a gambling house kept by Alderman
Parks The witness however. swore that ne never
moved any property from the house in Twen'y-hrst-
s., 70 the one in Thirty -hrst-st. John Smith,
driver. admitted having moved some stun from
the house IN Thirty -frsi-st. 20 the house In twenty
hrst-st. Smith said his employer kept book whicn
contained the orders that come in every day.
stone had testified that ne kept no books out ne
finally admitted It. 1t evident from the ad-
m sslons of the witness that he was cognlzant OK
the removal OF certain things from No 5ii west
Twenty hrst-st. 20 No. &5 West Thrty-nrst-st.
Under cross-examnation. Stone said ne was Drousn.
down 20 Headquarters by detective VINO .oon IL. IL.
before superintendent Byrnes, where ne was asheo
about moving some gambling tables. -.
Florence j. Sullivan. the reporter who made the
back part Of the courtroom. The witness said ne
recognized them as Mr. Davis, Mr. Dugan and
Mr. summers He denied having any improper
The lawyer called Robert DAVIS TO the stand. inc
witness said he was formerly Sheriff OF Hudson
county ~ j. He declared that Sullivan's repu-
tation bad. -
Edward A. Dugan. of Jersey city. said he was
formerly connected with the street and water
Board in Jersey city. He admitted that ne was
one OF the officials who had been indicted lie
said he knew Mr.. sullivan. and considered MN 10
be A blackmaier Charles J. summers, another
resident of Jersey City testified that SulVans
reputation was bad. He also admitted that ne
had been an official in Jersey city ana was al
present under indictment. -
Call was then made for the missing witnesses,
but they had mysterously managed TO Keep OUT
of the way The witness. Henry Woln. VINO s"ore
at a previous hearing that he had gambled In me
house i'm question. also absent Yesterday
though ne had been expressly subpoenaed
Supcrin tendent Byrnes was recalled ! gu were
directed" said Mr.. Grant. by the Board OF fohce
TO make an investigation, were you not .
II was but had already acted made an IN
vestigation the day before the board TOOK Action.
ana / preferred charges against the captain as
soon as Reporter Sullivan made AFFIDAVIT before
me- setting forth the Facts ,< ~
Mr. Grant then summed up for the defence. he
moved that the charges be dismissed on the
Prices part had been proved. The commissioners
denied the motion and closed the case. Decision
was reserved. -
The general belief at Headquarters is that Cap
tain Price will be found guilty and heavily hned.