The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-03
MARTIN IS EXCITED.
Greatly Worked Up Over That
Doherty Interview.
Hs Has a Three-Quarter Of an Hour
Talk with Byrnes.
Then He Decides that He Has
Nothing to Say.

Police Commissioner James j. MART
went to Police Headquarters shortl
after 10 o'clock this morning. He carrie
under his arm a big official looking bun
die and his forehead was wripkled will
frowns
Brushing by every one. he went imme
diately into Supt Byrnes's office, where
he remained In earnest conversatiu,
with the Superintendent for fully three
quarters of an hour.
During this time he handled a World
newspaper file containing an interview
with ex-Capt. Doherty yesterday. In
the Interview Dohcrty said many things
about Martin and others, which undcubt
eddy accounted for the surly humor the
Commissioner was in this morning.
AT Ii O'Clock he went to his Office IN
stairs. where an Evening World re-
porter asked to see him. This was re-.
fused. He had no time % talk; ne was
too busy. "' was
A note was sent in asking If he could
reply T. the allegations made by ex-
II have nothing to say!" was the reply
IN me interview printed In "i'he
World this morning. Doherty fearlessiy
cidsnf,sd, commissioner Martin. and in
fucstiOItu lHe good sense of
E2mmissioners sheehan, Murray and
herwin In connection with the decision
reached ~ the trial of Doherty and Ward
Men Hook and Meehan.
The oldest thing about the trial" said
ex-Capt. Doherty, which shows what a
farce 1t was, is this: Commissioner Shee-
nan admitted that he diln't believe Mrs.
tin ss, story. and Commissioner Ker-
day practically the same thing. Thev
10th said was broken for taking Mrs.
Ihurow as bondswoman. Now, IL that is
s no.: wat M excuse can they give for break
mad any bail charges against him. the
my charges being that they had taken
money from Mrs, Thurow. SO IL Mrs.
.nurow He'd; as two Commissioners ad-
ne. were Hook and Meehan fired? In
Meehan,s case especially, there was not
ne slightest corroboratiOn but as thew
II a. US three together they had to break
That was the very thing that my
,,rosested against Jumping the cases.
Wight there is a first-c:ass point to be
am surprised at the conduct OF
Martini! said the big ex-policeman. II
. Use to go TO Head quarters and sit in
rs room with him for hours. l had a
tr,end at least. AS 1t was, | knew a |
week ahead that he was going to break |
ne, evidence or no evidence, that he |
night pose before the public as man
vho would, In the face OF duty, sacrifice !
lis best friend
Marlin was dead scared. He was !
Iraid 20 look me in the eye during the |
-, But, added Doherty. "the whole
hmg dates back to Parkhurst. He is |
hustler. and You know that he finally /
cored the Commissioners SO that they
rdered Byrnes to make the big trans, |
ers. Martin got nervous when the |
ewspapers got after his record. He
1ollered murder then"
Doherty said that Mr.. Nicoll had he.
ONE counsel for the captains through
rdere issued from Headquarters. |
,oherty had told Nicoll that he had
transferred his $4,000 house to his wife,
Doherty was astonished, he says, at |
ne fierce prosecution of Assistant Dis
ict-Attorney Osborne. He said that
e had personally asked Col. Fellows to
1vor him In the District ttorney's |
Doherty complained that George F.
'oesch. OF the Seventh Assembly Dis
riot. had made his life miserable by
INNING the precinct, backed by the au-
hority that Martin had appointed Do
erty Police Captain. He also scored !
N"ilman for posting Martin on points |
e was going to bring out in the trial
nd instructing the President how to
ule on them.
The ex.Captain says he cannot remain
az and he intends to open a livery
ia BILE soon.