The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-21
HALE APPEALS FOR HELP.
WANTS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO
AID IN TR TING DIVER,

ARD IN TRT IH6 DIFFER.
That oNciai Asks what HIs Existence Is,
and Mr. Hate starts for the WARDS
Isis-s Lu-stis Asyiu--Teh-Ishy AEsi-
Alfred waestsn, Clerk OF the Court Of Com
mon Pleas, was sitting in his ONCE in the Court
House yesterday morning. The door opened,
and Immediately there WAS a loud buzzing. II
was . peculiar sound, q sort OF cross between 4
ripsaw going through a board and a bad Gaze Of
asthma. Mr.. Insect o'Connor. who happened 70
be In the Office, declared:
Say. it's de wheels in q mugs head, sure.
Don't | know Didn't I see q lot Of 'em down
in my mug Murray's headquarters last cleo
ton I"
The door opened wider. and in stalked little
Lawyer Hale. Approaching MIR. wsgstaH, Mr..
Hale removed his hat, and with a courtly bow
produced a paper. which read as follows:
TO Ayred FaosfaG Esq, Clerk;
In pursuance Of the rules adopted by this court, I
hereby request you to transmit to the District At
torney Of the city and county Of New York copies Of
the rules for the proceeding In the removal OF officers,
and Of the allegations heretofore hled with you in
this proceeding. WnLiAH n. HNE,
Dated Dec. 20, isot. Attorney for Taxpayers,
iOt Montagut street. brooklyn.
Mr.. Wagstaff read IL, while MIR. Hale twirleG
his hat anu looked over the tops Of his glasses.
Then they looked at each other and Mr.. Hale
wheeled out. Mr.. Wagstaff remembered that
on Monday in court Mr.. Hale had said, You
know, your Honor, | have to do AL the work in
this case myself. For reasons which everybody
knows, 1 would not accept the assistance OF the
District Attorney" Mr.. Wsgstaff also remem-
bered that when the charges were first brought,
and the rules Of the court we're adopted. he had
written a letter to Lawyer Hale telling him to
notify the District Attorney, as he had the right
thar that one az the Ipputv clerks had snOken ia
Mr.. Hale about 1t, and the Brooklyn lawyer had
said he didn,t pr9PSse TO- trust the District a.
Wagstaff wondered. But he sat right down and
wrote this letter:
The Hon JehH r. Pillows. District Attorney for the
SIR In compliance with the ,snne1ed request of
and as directed y, The rule. q his curt SsrsSyy no
isto he continued on Friday, Dec. II, al 7. NJ, n the
Very respectfully, ALFRED wAosTIrr, CLERK.
Mr.. wasstatf is a philosopher, and he and the
time at the District Attorneys office there was
some excitement DIR. Hale had wheeled in and
e wish to insult the District Attorney" said
MIR: Hale to Messenger Donohue.,
hi, Mr. yd R9noh Ms t msIs I up both sS n, hands sI@ s snd lost Sis
glasscs and the messenger came to. "Wh-wh-
Yes" said Mr.. Hale. ~ wish to insult the
D@ @WG:1h:%Ssiii~ demanded Mr.. gonohqe
sSs handed iP Sis esrd dd to Mr. to bSh P 3 "r' h"''
oh" said Mr.; Donohue, you want to con-
suit the District Attorney,
suit him." said MIR. Hale.
We'll; you'd better see MI T, Davis; Col. Eel
Davis was busy. Mr.. Haie stood out in the hall
tl1tssn c minute tfs0 hat Nm in hand hand ,,d by and srs, by by MFR MFR
ing from one hand to the otfer like lightning.
Fellows. Their he re- cr'ers got hold Of Mr.. Hale.
is IT true" they asked, that you are going
70 withdraw from the prosecuted of Justice
o,"withdraw Z" demanded the lawyer. "No.
sir: no, sir: / have 10 sucn idea, | snail prose:
cute this case '.-IurrON win IL Of my igor. |
shall renew my eilor,s. have iner,.. Esk,l the
District Attorney,s assistance, that's all:
will merely assist me. l have risen q step higher,
you see. | Will be the senior counsel. These sto-
tory. "f0 very ue'oSA'0f' 10 "'-'f' 'er'S"-
Then he wheeled out. 4 was an hour later
that he appeared again, Let me in" he said,
Guess not" said Mr.. Donohue.
Must be some n i:take about that. said Mr..
Donohue; the, Colonel A,.tn't been in since you
""Why' a man NJ down spsirs told me the Colonel
wanted me-" said Mr.. Hale. Then he went out
lie came back in another hour, sat down at q
X; F Gins Q MAJ p to iss c A5tSrneSSS h. said.
Col. Fellows was in. and In a minute Mr.. Hale
WAS admitted. He remained about fifteen min
utes. Then he came out In a furry. losing his
way as he came. Mr.. DonohuG escorted him the
Colonel had asked him to appear at / O'Clock
to-day and furnish the evidence that he had to
substantiate his charges against Justice Diver.
"Good day" he said. I'm on my way now
to Wards Island. Ono of the most Important
witnesses in this case is in the %lunatic asylum
there. He's crazy, and lbs, confined there, hut
he may have lucid intervals when he will be
able to testify. I'm, going over to see him about
IL now and he wheeled out and was seen no
more during tho day.
Before seeing Lawyer Hale. Col. Fellows had
an interview with the Judges OF the Court OF
hour. When lie left no declared that 1t was
impossible for him to tell whether or not the
District Attorneys office would be represented
at the trial this afternoon. After he had seen
MIR: Hele and examines the evidence he would
be better able to decide the matter. He refused
To say anything after he had seen MIR. Hale. Tho
when called upon, to act In the prosecution of
cas- like that in which Justice Diver Is In
volved. Lawyers who were seen yesterday were
all OF the opinion that the only thing for the
District Attorney to do in the premises was 10
get the evidence that Lawyer Hale has, and
either prosecute or advise the dropping OF the
case. Lawyer Hale himself admits that he has
no evidence. The lawyers said II was no part of
the duty OF the District Attorney to hunt mp
evidence.
The general impression around the District
Attorneys ofise in the afternoon. after Mr..
Col; Fellows would have somebody in court
to-daS
Justice DIVERS lawyers said yesterday that
they would have Morris Tekulsky In court this
afternoon to oblige Mr.. Hale. Up TO last night
Mr.. Teku'sky had not been consulted about
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