The evening world., 1894-07-19


ture Of the charges Lawyer Grant pro
posed to prefer against the Commission
ers fas not stated by him.
From daybreak, carpenters had been
at work getting the trial-room AZ Head
quarters ready for business.
The trials were set down to commence
at 10 o'clock, but an hour before that
time there were increasing. signs OF
activity at Headquarters. An air OF
mystery rervaded the .neighborhood OF
Supt Byrnes's office. He had arrived in
before Q o'clock, and would reoei,, no
callers.
At $50 Mr.. Wellman drove up in a
cab and was admitted TO the Superin-
tendents room, and messenger was
soon after sent to see IL President Mar
tin, of the Police Board, was in the
building. He was In his office, and
went down to join the conference be-
tween the Superintendent and Mr..
! Wellman.
About els he went up TO the
trial room and made survey OF
| the place. The arrangements seemed
satisfactory and he expressed himself
as well pleased He gave out orders that
no one should be admitted to the room
but witnesses with subpoenas and re-
porters.
Scarcely half dozen were present
A. a that hour, and most of those were po-
mer proprietress OF disorderly houses at
- Second avenue and % Allen street. who
| Us to be the chief witness against Capt.
mol, in sight, but it was said that she
and her husband were on hand in a pri-
vate room, so that they would be, in
readiness ,,h at any moment when they
Officer Paddy McGirr. known at Head
quarters as Commissioner Martins
man Friday, was acting as Sergeant
alarms. and kept watch at the door to
see that no interlopers got in. When,
| Lawyer Grant arrived at 10 o'clock and
heard Of President Martins orders he
| made an indignant protest.
This is public investigation" he de-
clared. .,'and any citizen has right to
60 In there here. as long as there is room
Lawyer Grant was asked II his clients
was prepared to go on. and he replied:
Grant Said He Had a boomerang.
You will know very soon, but can
say right now that We have little
boomerang, here that will make some
bones rattle, and 1t may. turn out that
the shoe is on on the other foot" ,,,o, ~.
| Grant who added that either ex-Judge
| Horace Russell or Lawyer j. l.. Hill
| might also appear in the case for the
defendants later on. but would not be
Mr.. Wellman, looking cool and collect
ed; arrived shortly afterwards and at
selves filed in. headed by President Mar.
tin. and took their seats at the head Of
the semi-circular table.
Commissioners Murray and Kerwin
were provided with japanese fans and
expectancy. while President Martin and
his Tammany colleague. Mr.. sheehan,
among the spectators, when Capt.
Mic h e D5S,heEty; the chief defendant.
chairs in front OF. the row of Commits
sioners, and President Martin remarked
IN an oFhand way:
| We'll, are you ready to 20 on?"
Lawyer Grant asked for a short delay.
and he seemed to be expecting some one.
Capt. Doherty looked somewhst anx-
gers nervously while waiting for the ball
| to open.
Finally at 1890. the proceedings were
peared for Ward Men Hoch and Meehan.
and made a motion for an adjournment.
Frommc Pleaded for Time.
Mr.. Fromme said that his clients had
on, trial first, and that, having been
only served on Monday, they had had
no time to prepare to combat the wit
nesses against them He said;
| I'VE don't want TO grope about In
the dark. | must examine thirty or
forty Witnesses TO prepare for cross
exan;ination;, These men have held hon.
fair opportunity to defend themselves
NOW, am entirely unprepared to 60
Tore NOV. that the Commissio aHq Grant grant
trial"
MIR. Fromme said he also represented
Capt Doherty. He cited an opinion of
David Dudley Field in support of his
motion. holding that a reasonable time
should be granted the defendants to
prepare to meet the charges.
| LAWYER Grant, representing EDWARD
Man Levy. in addition to the other de-
PENDANTS. also moved for an adjournment
| for a reasonable time.
| He objected very strongly to interrup-
tions by President Martin and Mr.. Well
man and stated that he had no proper
Ths Whole force e0a af the w" I %
ney's Office, he said, had been three
weeks in preparing the cases, and to
compel his clients to 60 on within forty ,s
complaints showed indecent haste.
wenman Insisted Upon Going On.
Mr.. Wellmsn. in reply said that Capt:
Doherty had known OF the charges
knowledge had been preparing his de-
tense for the last eight days.
He insisted upon going on with the
trials at once. because; he said; the e
would be, to get the witnesses to at
tend, and, in fact. he had knowledge
that efforts were now being made by
persons, presumably in the interest OF
the defendants, to intimidate them and
keep them away.
This brought Lawyer Grant to his
feet and he bitterly denounced Mr.
| Wellman's statement as an untruth and
declared that he lMr. WellmanJ ought
at least to keep within the bounds OF q
respectable attorney. He asserted tina,
his opponent was making the statement
he did with the intention OF deceivins
the Commissioners, and for several min
utes the air In the close little court.
room had decidedly blush tinge.
When the lawyers had quieted dowr
President Martin in very deliberate
manner announced that the Board haG
decided TO grant an adjournment in The
case OF Levy, but in the cases of Capt
Doherty and Officers ii 1ch and MeehaI
they would proceed at once.
Tr"mme spranG the Bomb.
In that case" said Lawyer Fromme
rising and shaking formida BILE look.
ing typewriter document with blue
| PAPER cover, " we will herewith serve
upon your Honorable Board "A writ OF
prohibition, issuing from the Superior
Court, which. as you will observe, pro,
hibts you from proceeding further Will
the trial of these defendants until the
Court has looked into the matter fur
Their"
! "What's that" pasDed president