New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-14
THE WITNESS PERKINS AND HIS WIFE
INSPECTOR WILLIAMS WHOM III ~ SID
DROPS IN At THE POLICE COURT PRO
crrp1NGs- 4 POSSIBLE INTRIGUE


DROPS IN At THE POLICE COURT PRO
crEpINGs 4 POSSIBLE INTRIGUE
lanes II Perkins the old man who was a sensa-
,aI ,i,ress against Police Inspector Alexander
9 yyiuiau,s before the I.exow Committee on Tues
dav and who was locked up In the Elizape'h-s'.
roIice station on Wednesday night. on a charge "'
having abandoned his wife, was arTaisned AZ the
To-nbs Police Court Yesterday. John w 'oH' OF
counsel for the Lexow Committee. suspected that
,h arres, had been instigated by Inspector VIII
to,,s becausa Perkins had testified that Williams
had received a bride Of 800 for auditing biii 'or
s. GO when he the captain In charge OF the
s,reot-CIeanng Bureau several years ago. AS MT.
Golf had 10 try a case before Judge MARITIME. IN fart
II of the Court Of General Sessions. ne sent W
Travors Jerome 20 make investigation OF Fer
kins.s case and TO defend him. necessary. in the
proceedings at the Tombs.
+ w Bremen appeared with Mrs fef%ih' WHO II
nftv-three years old, ten years younger IMAM h'f
husband Police Justice Grady decided TO near
tho case in the back room. and while they were
waiting for him TO dispose Of the ordinary cases
AIR and Mrs Perkins had lively dispute. In which
tho LAWYERS took part. Perkns's voice sounded
above all the others and finally he slenced them
Then for five minutes he delivered mono'ogne
which ended In a food Of tears. Tragcally waving
his hat, he said Now. ma. don't you take any
bad advice"
"Who is going to support me-? she asked.
"Nla You'll spend lot OF money learning law
he retorted land you'll know very little at the
end"
Didn't threaten you with these proceedings in
my ofHce?' Mr.. Bremen asked
"Oh you did" said Mr.. jerome. did you ever
see that section of the code which says that per
son who threatens another with an accusation OF a
crime is himself guilty of a crime
I'VE won't quarrel about that. Mr. jerome.
II don, quarrel. Mr. Bremen. and when do al
ways choose gentleman to quarrel VIII VIZ s,o, ,,,o
-. hoo
right here. when YOU go to Your children IN after
years you be sorry. Go to Can ana get your
ME lie kept this up Tor fully I'VE minutes and ended
pulled out pocke,book. and taking some bis out
of il threw them to his wife. Mr. jerome picked up
the bills and told Perkins to put them pack IN MS
While this was going ON Inspector Williams
said that he was making only an ordinary inspec-
ton and that he didn't know of Perknss arrest,
perkins being but on the stand She said she and
Perkins married thirty-two years ago, ana
when they removed to Pulvers, Neb s Thirteen ,,
months ago Perkins she says came to hs city I've
returned home last fan and remained only a lite
while and came again % this city. In May he went
back to Nebraska and induced his wife to sell a
| sieo Perkins wanted her TO give him this money.
she refused He S hF to f SnS 2 HI
here he told her that she could double her money in
week by going into the bookmaking business He
took her on June 20 w. Cal. jr.. at No. 25i West
Twenty -hrst-st. She gave him her money she mas
!
has not succeeded In getting any part OF her money
! ON Sunday last her husband called upon her In
| Flushing where she IL staying with friends, and
| told her Call was willing to settle with her for S2j.
! She refused the offer
| In response 10 Mr. Jeromes questions. Mrs. Per
| kns said that she owned seven horses ami n house
in Nebraska She began the proceedings because she
| hear that Perkins receiving s. day from the
LeXow Committee. Pressed az TO who tod her that.
| she replied that 'Bill' Vosburgh had told her.
Justice Grady wanted TO know what that had to do
| with the case. ,
1T has this" replied Mr.. Jerome: When a
witness gives damaging testimony before the COM
mttee ne is arrested Immediately afterward In near
| Is every case and want TO get at the people that
| are doing H. BIZ Vosburgh il the old time bank
| burglar and crook. and friend Of Mrs Perkins.
| Mr. Jerome. Mr.. Bremen and Mr. and Mrs Perkins
| went into a private for consultation When
| they came out Mr. jerome said that they had agreed
10 adjourn the case until Wednesday next az p.
| in the mean time ne wanted Perkins discharged on
| his rccognizance. - .
| win you be responsible. Mr.. Jerome" asked the
| Justice.
| mo 7 thank you" responded the lawyer
| Mr. Bremen said that he didn't think Perkins was
going to escape. for he had promised TO Call and
get back his wfe's 81 900 TO enable her 10 return 10
| Nebraska This satisfactory. and the case was
|