The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-31
MAY NOT SQUEAl. ="
Does Doherty's Chance Of Front
Mean that He Has Been Fixed?
Now Denies What His Brot Ter and
Counsel Say.
Gof, as Usual, Refuses to Discuss
the Case.

Whether or not cx-PollCc Capt. DO
herty intends going before the LrAOw
Investigating Committee and telling all
he knows of Police Department affairs
in desire to get "eNun' with the
men who have disgraCed him, it is
certain that there will be the liveiest
kind of time to-day when the eX
captain comes face 10 face with his
brother Patrick and Lawyer Louis j.
Grant
Both the latter declared in the strong
est possible manner yesterday that the
ex-captain would surely go before the
Lexow Committee. His brother. Pat
rick. speaking for him. said that he
was Extremely anxious to see Mr.
Goff, the Committees counsel, and that
he would come up from Atlantic High
lands to-day for that purpose.
MIR. Grant went further. and declared
that four aiIidavits had already been
prepared and sworn to that Mrs. Thu
row had paid the bride money to officials
who were in much higher station than
the Captain. Thes afiidavits, it was
given out, had been placed in Mr.. Goff's
hands, and all the latter needed was
to complete chain of evidence upon
which he was at work.
on top of all this comes story to the
effect that. at his home at Atlantic
Highlands. ex-Capt. Doherty denies that
he has any intention of going before the
LeXow Committee, and that he has
nothing to tell. The story continues that
Lawyer Grant that the latter had made
! a number Of unauthorized statements on
his behalf; that he had never promised
to see Mr.. Goff; had no appointment to
meet Mr.. Grant yesterday as stated,
and that in fact there was no truth In
any of the stories.
II am going, up to New York to,mor;
with vHG sayins mot to see Mr. Gotr but for
the purpose of paying Mr.. Grants bill"
He then went on to denounce Commits,
ssioner Martin, who he said n.aal had de, entered
any place, but not before. the Lexow
Mr. Grant went to Shelter Island las,
evening. and was not at his office in
the Bennett Building at the usual hour
this morning. He telegraphed that he
the Captain face to face.
Mr.. Grants representative. who was
seen, said that he did not believe Capt
would not go before the Lexow Com
mttee.
That part Of the story. he added
any eemmunsaon %th or ne se eas
Grant since the trial, know to be un.
true. He has seen Mr.. Grant several
times, and expect to see Capt
Doherty here between II and II O'Clock
to-day, He was to have been here
yesterday. and his brother, who kept
the appointment for him, repeated that
he wanted to go before the Lexow Com.
mittee.
MIR Gofr was at his office this morn
Ing, but as usual he had nothing to say
| for publication.
| At Polica Hea dnua org everyhn5v ua,
reticent. 1t Is not believed by anybod
there that the Captain intends tC
| "squeal." The charges against the fv,
serseants will be ready, 1t Is said this
afternoon.
There is growing belief that Capt
Doherty really means all that he |,
credited with saying last night. 1t /.
possible that he may have accomplished
all that he intended by the statement.
given out and alleged to have been au
thorized by him. ,Overtures may. II
fact. have been, made to him when thu
possibility Of his 'squealing" first pre-
scented itself