New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-29
WILL GRANGER TESTIFY?
NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW IF HE WILL
TAKE THE STAND TO-DAY.
GENERAL, DESIRE APPARENT TO HEAR FROM
HIM AGAIN AT THE POLICE INVESTIGATION
MIR srILLwELL SAYS HE WANTS TO
WASH HIS HANDS OF HIM-PoLIcE
CAPTAINS MAY REFUSE TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS.

ANSWER QUESTIONS
The possibility that Gideon Granger the former
eon-n-law of Police Commissioner McC!aVe' Wouiu
again be a witness before the LeXow committees
was talked OF yesterday by a number OF persons
who are interested In the police investigation ou'
nobody could speak with any certainty on the sun
tec, John w Cor. who was busy In his once pre-
or,rg for the work of continuing the investigation
., to.2o a M to-day said he had not received any
communication from Granger or from Stepneh D.
Sti,weu the Mount Vernon lawyer VINO hal ucc"
retained by Granger to conduct some negotiations
in this city lie hoped that Granger wouiu CONF
back ard be n witness again. anu 'hA' vas az " ~
to say on the subject 80
Doc,rllnq tho testimony 10 be taken to-day, Mr..
cor said that Policeman Shea, who was on the
stand when the committee took an adjournment on
Thursday afternoon probably would be examiner
further. .
morrow 1t Is likely that no witness whose eNam'Ha
t,o, l. expected to last more than few hours VIII
be called to-day Possibly the cross-eXamlnaton o.
Mr. McClave will be resumed for a short time.
De Iancey Nicon said he probably would make a
statement to the committee regarding the Vis' Oh
Stillwe to his Office Friday lie nad heard noun
ing more from Suwe, he said ana ne ga no,
know II Granger would appear again Mr.. Nlcol
NAV, be Obliged 70 get substitute for short TIM
n The nVestigation f. 10 be continued ulucn Ionei'
because he is a deieSlte 10 the |''''
stephen J. stlwcl in his Office In Mount vernon on.
said Yesterday that he was inclined 10 WASH MS
hands Of Granger. . 1900 80,
II was retained by Granger to transact some PIT
vatr business for him. In no way connected VIZ.
mo nolice lnvesfga tl0n' he said. and from VIVA,
a.. trlI NE I had no thought that he was deceNlns
nae M the time Some OF his statements 70 M
yyern confradctel by Mr. Nlcoll. when ! sa" Mt.
NlcolI IN his Office and when talked win Granger
later | came TO the conclusion that ne mao oeeh
wing - ne. made no improper proposition 10
ur Niroll 7 simply did what any LAWYER might
have done FOR client. but II had suspected thdt
Granger had deceived me would nave taken
different course. I must decline to te| whefs
Granger u.s. for his communication with me nas
been privileged: hut | not inclined To 90 any
thing more Tor him ! d. not know II ne VIII reap
near b.f ,re the IaNDw Committee.
Al police Headquarters n was SAID yesterday that
there was no warrant for the arrest or Granger.
Commissioner McClave said he was most anxious
10 have Granger compelled to appear Tor cross
examination. but he had no knowledge as 10 where
Granger could be found - - Fl.
The long examination OF MI McClave by Mr.,, Gon
has set a number Of the police captains 20 talking
about what they viii do II Mr. Con tries TO maxi
them tel all about their private and personal
means and expenses. Some Of them have declared
that they VIII refuse 10 answer questions about
matters not connected with their duties as police
officials They say that they have been ADVISED
that the committee cannot punish them ioF CON
tempt IN refusing to disclose their private AFFAIRS