The evening world., 1894-06-04
HIS SON HAD BEEN ARRESTED.
Col. James, the Great Director, "
Engaged to Assist De
Lancey Nicoll.
LAWYER STILLWELL ON HAND.
Ready to Tell the Lexow Com
mittee About Granger if Called
Upon to Do So.

The rumor that the counsel for the
Police Investigating Committee had
several big sensations on hand for to-
days session caused a crowd Of eager
spectators to assemble in Part l. Of the
Superior Court fully an hour before SEN
ator Lexow and his colleagues appeared.
. Although Mr.. Cot would not say
what witnesses he had in reserve. It
was understood that he would go on
with the startling disclosures which
were begun last Friday, of the alleged
Wholesale -biackmsiling practised by the
police Upon the keepers of disorderfy
houses.
7 In fact, as the counsel for the Com
mittee admitted, he had only Just made
a, beginning. and the testimony already
Eleventh Precinct by Capts. Allaire,
cortright was only, a circumstance
to that which would be brought out
The direct and positive character of
the testimony already given. however,
,xJury.. which will be sworn in this month,
will devote a considerable portion of its
I time to the investigation OF the charges
which have now for the first time been
publicly made by sworn witnesses
against some of the most prominent
police officials OF the city.
rs DelOTc OpthlIB the lnNeStlRdtlOn pTO-
ceedings Judge Dugro held court for a
.-brief session to call the calendar.
= Col. James to Assist NicolI.
hat the police authorities ave been
III roughly alarmed and ratified by the
sensational regulations Of the last week
James, the great director, has been re-
tanned to assist Mr.. Nicoll in looking
out for the interests of the accused
Col. James was one Of the earliest
corners this morning. Lawyer stillwell,
e. M Ma not S SrinS BIS T SusnS also Client Gs hand ss.
Son-in-Law Gideon Granger. with him.
and said he only came to be on hand
" case the Committee wanted to ask
hasn't seen the latter, he says. for more
than a week. and he knows nothing
q, to his present Whereabouts; ., ~.
Eldridge street station, arrived and
took o .eat in the chair reserved for
w dnaes n He He brought pr C y q poe PoGk sifS Of
Nicoll for some time before the Com
mittee assembled. He is the Captain.
Who. according to Witness Prien,s tes-
ton fee" Of $500, and raised the regular
, ante to $50 a month.
Great Lack of Funds.
1t Is true that the counsel for the
Committee have been greatly hampered
by lack OF funds. Mr.. Con- has already
paid out Of his own pocket all the ex-
penses thus far incurred for stenogra-
piers fees and various other details of
the work. The only aid which has thus
far come to them has been from the
Rarkhurst Society, which has furnished
the services of Its agents free of charge.
Nothing has yet come in from the
bodies always move slowly. but 1t Is
thought that the money will be forth
coming In time. 1t is at the present
time, Rowever, that 1t is most needed.
Among the crowd which was packed in
' aide the rail were several stout women
hey G'sS p %ould h Follow i up pAt the e"I tesTi@ony ;"e Of
}, Mrs. Rhoda Sanford. and Mrs. Badly"
to order at lilo A.. NJ. Senators Bradley,
Cantor, O'Connor and Robertson were the
other members present. Senator Sme.zer,
from Elmira. occupied a seat on the
The name of schwartzyaelder was
called by Mr.. Con as the first witness.
name nc Of s sesw ngt m H9" was called ahed but but
he also. was absent. John Oscar Klein
~ failed to respond to his name. and
ptured all the Committees witnesses.
Junk Dealer DonOhue Called.
Finally Timothy Donohue was found.
r He said he was a Junk dealer. His son
had been arrested on the complaint q
stealing a gold iocket from her.
The policeman who arrested his son.
Do. hpe said, belonged to the Oak
street~s Station. He denied, that he had
paid my money to the policeman to get
his son of. The only person to whom
he paid money was his lawyer.
"You were s~ubpoenaed TO come here
to-day" asked Mr.. Con.
Yes, and T. is a bitter thing to bring
"yVhy did you go to the Oak street
police citation after you received the sub
'.To see the police officer" !
(, what was his name?'
Oakley, / think"
- After denying several times that ht
had paid any money to the policeman
ponohue admitted that he had slipped
u into the officers hand.