The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-19

capt. Dchertys giant stature. seemed
I" t..o' .scr at every breath he drew.
IN " .'e flushed with anger, II pro- |
ties, ,., said, against resun,inr pro- |
Z eInEJ until my counsel arrives. lie |!
VIII be here but is only "'avoidabIy de-
That's none of our concern replied
the President. "Your protest will be en- /
tered upon the minutes and the trial viii
be resumed
Clerk Peterson then read the complaint.
The complaint formed voluminuus
document. and recitcd In detail the
statements made by Mrs. Thuruw To
the Lexow Committee in regard to pay
ments of money made by her personally
to Capt. Dohertty aud To his wardmen,
Hook and Meehan. for permission to
keep disorderly houses in Second ave
nue. and Allen street
While the charges were being read hI
Clerk Petersen, Lawyer Fromme cam"
In. He appeared 10 be somewhat sur
prised to see that the trial was in prog
ress He had nothing to say a. that
clients until the reading of the complaint
was finished.
Lawyer Grant arrived soon after. He
said that the reason why he had not
been OIL hand at the opening of the pro
ceedings was that he had had some
important business to attend to. and
had imagined that the Board would
have given him at least half AN hour in
which to get his luncheon and return
to Headquarters.
1t took nearly half an hour to read the
charges and at the close Mr. Fromme
wanted to say something. Commission
err Martin replied that he first wanted i,
entered on the records that a writ of
prohibition had been served on tn"
Board and had been dismissed 10y the
Court.
FrOmme Makes Another Effort.
This being done, Mr. Fromme pro-
ceeded to state that the Court had as
yet entered no order on the decision of
the Court, and that no order had yet
been served on him, and that this be
entered on the record. He claimed that
the Board was still under the authority
He also claimed that the court was not
fairly constituted; that it was consti-
defendants: that furthermC re, the trial
had been brought on without giving the
defendants reasonable time to prepare
their defnse. and he had attidavits TO show
that he had done all ne could to prepare
his cases, but had hot been able to do so.
Il claim" he said. that Commission
from trying these officers, because they
have prejudged the case. and have
stated that they intend to convict my
clients.
II therefore renew my motion for an
adjournment of this case" said MIR.
Fr9mms, IN conclusion
order had been tiled, and, although il
might have heen served on the attor.
neys for the other side IL was in force
and the Commissioners had a perfect
right to go ahead.
Adjournment Again Refused.
Mr.. Fromme read his afidavits, and al
the close Commissioner Martin stated
that the motion to adjourn was denied
and ordered that the pleas of the ac.
.H. cused affairs be taken.
Before doing that" interrupted
Lawyer Grant, II would like to know
which of these defendants is to bt
What do you say to that Mr., Well
MANI asked Commissioner Martin
AS the nature of the complaint IL tn
same in each case" said Mr.. Wellman
II would advise the Commissioners L
join the defendants and try all the case
together"
Lawyer Grant objected to this YER
vigorously, because the charges am
specifications We're seperate and distinc
go In every case He Insisted that onl
- one should be tried at the time
MIR. Wellman, in addition, stated tina
II would be very difficult to get the wit
nesses together for a second trial, an
claimed that, as there was really oni
one transaction. that OF receiyin
~ money for the protection of a disorder
house, none of the defendants would b
preindiced by trying them together.
me decision OF the Board Is that tn