The evening world., 1894-09-04
STEPHENSON
ON The STAND.

name and address OF the captain, anu
that that story was nction' so lar rs
Thorne repeated the story Of the con
versation between Edwards and Collier
in his mothers restaurant.
II agreed in the main with Edwards
account Edwards had said that after
eyadIng the LeXow Committee all sum
Police Commissioners
mir. Collins said. Are you going to
do up Capt. Stephenson" and Mr.. I'd
wards replied; I'm going to do TIE best
I can" said Thorne, repeating the con-
Then Mr.. Edwards turned, and adj
dressing me, said, 'By, the way, whht
thinking he was joking, replied. why,
MIR. Edwards said he hadn't heard OF
that, and added that Capt Stephenson
had tried TO break Thorne. Then ] saw
he was In earnest, and told him the
Captain had never tried to break me;
don't want to he mixed up with this
thing. ! wish you would leave my
name out of IT. "
that he had made the last remark on
the sidewalk. and denied that anything
had been said In this three-cornered con
versaton or any other about the fruit.
Mr., Wellman, CrosS-eXamining ThOrnc
tried to get an explanation of what he
meant when he tod Edwards that he
didn't want his name to get into the
man who ordered the apples for the Cap
why, meant that | didn't want
that conversation to get into the trial
of Stephenson" said Gus Thorne. And
that was the Introduction to "A bad
scrape for Gus Thorne, for he had very
bad time explaining how that converse
ton could get him mixed up in it,"
At last, in desperation. Gus Thorne
well. there was another thing said
N hat Nrpr lut finn Nla lie sal
If Stephenson hadn't been such u
d.n hog'.somethng OF, other. and
said "a, i,n Is that s2 ,,,o wei, then thsy he'll
Gus, they are going to get Capt. steph-
enson, ! guess.
The more Gus Thornc talked the
man. and the harder the back Of capt.
Stephenson's neck bluShcd.
Lewis Collier, cashier for John rorell
poultry merchant, $H Washington
conversation IN the Harrison street
beanery OF Gus Thornc's mother-in-law
VIII, Ro d"s ap n'T s@ph s1Hry pat
haven't your says !; lie said Yes. |
think. or. anyway. he assented," said
Collier. In an easy OFF hand fashion.
The cross-eXamination added nothing to
the store of Information.
Inspector Alexander $. Williams came
next to the stand to perform the duty
80 often performed by him In police
trials. He testified that CAPT Stephen
son had a good record. and he had al
ways found him prompt obedicnt. re
spectful and a good officer, gentlemanly
and neat in his dress. lie had never
heard anything against him.
Inspector McAvoy also testified to
the good character of Capt Stephenson
as an officer and as "A man. and to his
own personal good opinion of him
MIR. Shafer asked II 1t would be adj
mitted that Inspector Conlin would tes-
tify also to Stephenson's good character
"Well. ! don't know" said Welman.
inspector Conlin has not been called as
to character"
csricatures," said Shafer evidently mis-.
Irsmed, A"G and he saz zee about Se ' With "a a
fat, Falstaffian smile on the newspaper
Capt. John Thomas Stephenson be
noon. He testified in sharp, aggressive
tones, holding the arms OF the witness
chair In his hands. He said he had
been policeman seventeen $, ,nt. years, and
The Captain said that his ordinance
man in the Fifth Precinct was a man
named Parker, TIL one day when Kelly
and that was the first he knew that
Kelly was to be his ordinance man.
Mr.: Wellman objected to questions put
Tammany Hall heller, living in the First
Assembly District while Stephenson il
and always has been an ardent Republ-
can: that Kelly had long sought the
place of ordinance man In that precinct.
his own Assembly District. and that he
was appointed by the Commissioners
without consulting Stephenson. In short,
that Kelly was not Stephenson's choice,
but got the place as political plum,
by himself.
capt Stephenson denied all the
charges.
III Kelly male any such arrangement
AS has been presented here, and bar
gained to receive money in your name
and did take money, ostensibly for YOU
he did II without your connivance. with
ont your consent and without your nowl,
edge, didn't he?' Mr. Shafer asked. and
To each proposition Stephenson assented
TO another question he replied:
1T would he impossible for the Cap
tain to keep track of all ordinace vio-
lationS in the precinct, and II would he
impossible to enforce the letter Of the
law in the matter OF ordinance viola
tions.
s, rInspsctor Steers, now retired, IN,
about ii to use good discretion in en-,
forcing the ordinance against obstruCt,
ing the sidewalks; that 1t could not b,
expected thai in that district the com,
mission merchants could he held to q
strict obedience of the ordinance"
The captain showed from the book
LIST complaints had been made by hi,
ordinance man against violators 81 III,
ordinances.
Il never suspected that Kelly VA,
taking bribery for sidewalk protection
and nobody ever made any complaint I,
me-" said the captain.
Il never heard Of that barrel Of an
PES. and never CAV" any carl to Gu
Thorne or anybJ Is else to lake to Ed
wards, as he has stated. | iil not KIN y
Edwards. and he never visited me in tn
statlonilJuse az he says with corpora
tion notice.
Il never had any such conversation
he relates with Mr.. Edwards in the sta
ton or anywhere else. | would regaI
any such conversation as committing m
to kelly's plans, although he quotes N
AS saying in that conversation that
never commit myself In Sidewalk mat
terS?' "
The captain also denied the cynyersa
ton in ~n. Edwards say h. Vas Ia
structcd what To- sly Iu civil Court Z
set lie. off on pu" 81 Kelley upmplaIn'-
Did you ever aArNoriz. Kelly 'gr an
o. other officer -" bus 81 or Ter drp.as o
peaches for your" asked Nj. Snaf..r
NO, sir. never dII. T. any sue
thing occurred | knew nothing ah1u. If
1t would be too contemplate T. ny fu
me to do to tax" few apples or p,a.hs
10 influence my Off .al action
Capt Stephenson gave his version Il
the visit of Louis T., Bomholts. the ma
who claims he was hlcd SIS los K,U
for letting him put up AN uulawiu
awning at 80 Greenwich street cam
stephenson having told hlm that KrlI