The evening world., 1894-07-28
A LIE, SAYS DoHERTY.
Declares that Martins Statement
Is Untrue.
Perhaps He Will Tell Something
About the Commissioner.
Feeling at Headquarters that "some-
thing Is Going to Drop"

The quiet that prevailed about Police
Headquarters this morning was gener-
ally regarded as the calm before the
storm II is expected on all sides that
something big will break before long.
and all eyes are looking towards expo
lice Capt. Doherty 10 make the first
move
Supt Byrnes has not formulated his
charges against the hys sergeants as
directed by the Board when It broke
Doherty He expects to do so early next
week. probably ~ Monday. The Com
missiOners were conspicuous by their
absence in the early morning hours
They are waiting to s@e the fun effect
Of their last action before proceeding
with the other trials.
Before any others are brought to trial
however 1t Is asserted, the Commits
siOnsrs will render d decision N the
cases Of the captains recently put on
TRIAL tor violation Of the Department
rules.
Capt. Dohertys Indignation Is on the
increase and there is every evidence
that the story he mas to tell which his
lawyer. Louis J. Grant, limited at Viii
be forthcoming within the next few
days IL he had any idea Of keeping
quist the statement Of President Martin,
made yesterday, viii in all probability
make h!fC change his mind.
Martins statement ~aE IN answer to A
question a. to what he had 10 say TO
the cN-Captain's story. that h. had gone
to the President Of the Police Board
and complained about his sergeant ac-
cepting the bond OF Mrs. TGurDw for
her house.
| The commhsioner declared yesterday
! ilat there was not word Of truth In II,
and tina; NJ would have answered IL at
/ he. inn IA - A mt tnk nv
one would believe Dohertys statements.
He denied that the ex-Captain had ever
complaln"l to him in any way.
When Capt Doherty was asked II he
had seen President Martins statement
he replied that he had and added
In spite Of mo DENIAL my statement
tin. and ask him to have the sergeants
. removed, or that otherwise big scandal
would grow out Of II. DO you think II
any man had got up In public court
me tina. | would not have Indignantly
denied 1t? Did he do IL? No He
waited about forty eight hours to say
that | then lied.
II DO not want to go into that CUES
tion DIT all now, because these same
sergeants will soon be placed on trial
themselves. and am not going TO
hurt their cases
WHAT I cannot understand is this
was the only representative Tam
many captain In the Police Departmen [
and was given the position BY President
Martin himself. am in every sense
an organization man, and why | should
have been singled out to be broken is
more than | can imagine, All ! can see
i,al out 81 1t by saying that, in the
interest Of reform, ne has cut down
even his own man.
II have not the slightest doubt In the
world but viii be reinstat"d. I intend
fighting hard for my right. anyhow. !
repeat again what | swore TO on the
trial that ! got my money honestly. as
a little Investigation will easily discover.
There IL something more to be protected
IN this case-my wife and light children.
For their sake, II for no other, | must
have my character cleared"
Beyoni this Capt. Doherty refused t
talk. He said ne had nothing TO say
concerning the Police Commissioners nor
Of the Tammany organlzation-for the
Lawyer Louis J Grant has not yet
prepared the cas-. for the Court OF
General Term. but ne hopes to have
everything ready by Monday next lie
before the Court
EE-C4pt. DIhertys friends ass at that
} he has been made victim in more
WAYS than one. Alleging a. they 10 that
his conviction Wa prearraugsd. and ,hs
trial was so conducted L.
make hi. reinstatement certain ly The
courts, they say his character has been
hla ckene! In ruch a manner that ever
! II h. Il rriUEtatei Re viii. for he sakf
OF his family. resign almost Immediately
afterwards.
Assistant D.strict-Attorney Osborn.
was busv this morning aCCum1!atins
more evidence against policemen nhC
/ vii! Be tried before the Police Board,
u have a number Of new cases h
/ said. but | can't say who the men arr
yc' "
Relative to the prospect o. an indicr
nsnt being found by the Grand jur,
against ex-Capt. Doherty and ex War
Men Hook and Meehan, Mr., osborn.
said
That matter rests with the District
F Attorney. | viii say. however, that TN
Grand Jury may. " II chooses. indict tn
men On Information and belief
/ And " ne added any citizen VIII
cares 20 can 20 before the District
Attorney and ask that they b. in
Gictei
Il am not talking, however, Tor N
purpose ~ inducing any citizen 10 taxi
that course