New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-01
DOHEKTY DID NOT APPEAR.
NJ, 1oFF WAITS IN VAIN FOR TIE EX-
POLICE CAPTAIN
. DECLARATION THAT HE DOES NOT PROPOSE TO
GO BEFORE THE LEXOW COMMIT FL
MR.. wE1LMAN PREPARING CHARGES
AN IMPORTANT CASE.

Mr.. WEI.LMAN pREPARING CHNf'"'-4
IN AN IMPORTANT CASE.
There was a sudden change OF front E"s'e'uaS %"
The part OF Louis J. Grant counsel Tor eN-fo"0e
CAPTAIN Michael Doher,y. in regard to the suppose"
Willingness Of Doherty 10 be witness before the
texov Committee On Monday Mt Grant h"u ar
nouncel that Doherty would be In the city ana wou'n
have a consultation with John ". Golf. Of the com
mittee's counsel within iwenty-iour hou'9' -
also said that Dohcrty had an important story 10
tell and That there afiidaviis showing 'h4' H
stead of Mrs Thurow paying money to DoheriY, "1
money was paid his head 10 higher oI"''''N D"
the department Yesterday ne tried 10 make some
If the reporters believe that he had been miSluo'e
Doherty ala not appear at MIR. Grants once anu u'
no, see Mir Coz within the time spec''ed anu tie
was reported 10 have said at the Atlantic Higha"''
that n. did not intend 10 Mr.. Gof anu ia h''
want 10 be q witness before me Lexow commute;
We was also quoted as saying that MI Grant n.'
been talking about his case 100 nl9eh Mna ance -
thority and that he had nothing or iHppI an ~
tell even IL he called as witness 'e KY tne
committee. Nh Grant wa away r" "n,d '' thaf he
had been called out VI the city suddenly Mr. GOT
Msea eyidenfy expecing 70 receive informa
ton from Doherty. but ne said la'tr lhd' ue u'' ~"
Doherty came up to The city from The Atlantis
Highlands in the afternoon on inssan o. e1.hS
Fromme his other counsel. where he repeated ms
denial that ne intended TO become witness oeio'e
'"e II lever never iod any man that would GO before
the committee" he said "and nave no sue" III
He appeared to be distressed by the report that ne
anything about affidavs to show that Mrs !nurT"
Pd 5 mSne f 3Ss his dsmsSai rom hal
been determined on previous 10 nS nm h vas no,
going TO "squeal" for tnat reason nc foo,
III Mr. Martin bore me as littlc ma s a. 'ee'
for him he said. Il would he on the force YET
IMPORTANT REVELATIONS TO MANI"
II was plain that either Doherty had been ms
80 b. had
changed his mind about 'squealnE There was
hardly room for doubt. in view Of the statements
which had been made by the lawyer that D'heIF
had important revelations to make about 'he p'",9
officials high IN authority, and that ne had HTgn a.
being called a "saueaier' may have prevented him
from volunteering his tesHony and he may yv T G5
called before the committee and may tei one r41
unwilling witness OflclaIS a. ON 49,,
quarters yesterday declined TO talk ABOUT p,iiss' -
make
BIGGER THAN THE DOIIERTY CASE
Assistant-District Attorney Wellman returned 10
the city yesterday to take part in the trial OF 70
nceman Levy and found time TO consult win '"-
perintendent Byrnes about the charges against an
other police captain who was implicated oy rn l~
testimony before the Lexow COMMITTEE III tei ~
to an neu Ny W X aTo saS
Charges in new case will be prepared to,m Sd,
row and will be served on THURSDAY am nos
willing tell now who is the person 10 De or
on trial. because II will not DO 10 SSr az IN no
a bigger case than the Doherty case. Inc una,
probably will not begin until Monday heA. a. We
want To- get through with the Levy case hrsI e
Police Commissioner Martin SAID yesteruai
noon. after a. consultation with OoHiiiilssioIe
Sheehan and Superintendent RyHes tha' tns
charges against the i've sergeants VINO accep.eIi
Mrs Thurow as bondswoman for the girls aircst'i
from her house probably would not be prepair"l
until next week. He would not say What poIi
canfain was 10 be tried mex The police commis-
sioners are likely to pass Judgment to-daE upon
Police Captalns James X. Price, Rchard - Coh-
nor and Edward Slevin, who were trled weeks AK
Price was accused of falling TO suppress gan.
hing house In his precinct. OConnOr was ueu III
connection with Detective Sheridan on the chArsss
Of maintaining a poolroom. and SleVln was nrleu
for failing 10 close some disorderly houses lhere
was talk among the officials at the Contra On' t
yesterda, aft the effect that OF t'Ie
three captains might be dismissed from ne iorcr
hut the commissioners would no. commit tnei;.-
selves on the subject The comInisslohe's VIII nave
one of their regular meetings to-day