New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-27

asked him some questions after he had returned to
his seat but they were objected to and Mr. Wellman
withdrew them. The Assistant Dstrct-Attorney
then offered in evidence the botters from the Four
teenth Precinct station. which he said showed that
neither Mrs Thurow nor her girls had been ar
rested or molested in any way after Mrs Thurow
swore she paid money for protection
Upon Mr.. Frommes objection the books were
received. but the remark about what they showed
stricken from the record.
SUMMING Up BEGUN.
That closed the case on both sides. and President
Martin announced that the Defendants counsel
might have a half hour in which to sum up. Mr..
Fromme spoke forty-nve minutes. in which he re-
teratel many times that there was no, particle
of corroboraton of the evidence Of Mrs Throw,
and that in fact all the evidence was IN exacty
the other direction.
After Mr. Fromme had ended the Commission
ers INDUCED Mr.. Grant a few minutes. In which h.
called the attention Of the Board 70 several &C.
clsons of the Court Of Appeals concerning police
trials. lie also said that the District-Attorney
many times almost every day in criminal trials
called the attention Of jures the fact that police
men were much more worthy OF belief than me
criminals and people of degraded characters VINO
came before those courts II the Commissioners
found Captain Dohcrty guilty. when his evidence
was pltted against tina, OF such woman as Mrs
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use his argument, about policemen being the more
worthy Of belief.
This closed the case. AMI the Commissioners con-
suited for a few seconds whore they were sitting
Then President Martin announced that the hoard
would retire for consultation. As they arose 20 90
Commissioner Martin said:
THE officers will remain here. and 50 VIII the
chief clerk and the superintendent.
Scarcely person moved from tho trial room AFTER
tho Board had gone Everybody seemed to expect
"A quick decision. \ ha;f-hour passed by ana MT
Grant remarked that the Commissioners were evil
IDENTIFY doing some hard thinking. An hour wore
away. and SIN the spectators all waited few
strollci ont into the hail. but they did not venture
farther away than that
THE COMMISSIONERS RETURN.
Finally at 80 there stir in the corridor
and the Commissioners nlei In ana took tn'r
places. Superintendent Eyrncs had remained IN inc
room all the time the Commissioners were out ana
H. was evidently greatly Interested IN the result
Captain Dohcrty came forward close 70 the desk
behind which the Commissioners sat. There was
an anxious look on his face
President Martin arose when the accused officers
ard the counsel on both Sides were In their places
and said
Il hav, been instructed by the Board - an
nouncc that the Board finds Captain Michael
Dohcrty and Ward Men John Hook and Bernard
Mcehan guilty as charged in the specifications ana
the verdict is dismissal from the force
The Board has also instructed me Snp"rin-
,enden, 20 prefer charges against the scrsenn'-
who accepted Mrs Thurow as boniswoman AMI re-
uevc them from duty unti after their trial Also
- pr.,cr charges against Officers Emanuel Meyer
10 rn,a, v,IIen a,I >, suspend those Two
officers from duty pending trial
DoHrRTY LAYS DowN HIS SHIELD.
captain ''"''' ',. ,,., r,,pnire
inc sentence ,,'..', ,,, COCO, s,,.,k
up az Pow" .,,, s,,o,1 ,r,- -, i.f, hrc,s,
%, his coat AMI walking up - iac desk lail ~
lo,,n before Mr. Martin
Give that o. the SuI'!'n''h''i'' S'' ''' '"'-
missioner
.... r,.,..-.,. i,l 3D.. oh,.iI l,Yn however
''''. 800. .-, Commits.
avn. ..,. .,',. ,re,, no
Tn.~. Wa a Iainrl look on 'he fic" - captain
p,acr,. ~ his towering form novel away from
in. Desk Hook anI M.ehan lll nl' f.'m - tk"
,n. e.uf.nc. PSI, harI a. 't"ir chief 1913 Captain
y .h,rf, ln rl~lntcy went d'"ne'1rs AL took ~
d.. 49, form replacing e. NTH BIS ctiz~n's cl"'h'f
s,..,. ,,.,.,.t,...l f., fe. mon. ar
comm ''i 'r''','' ~, a.. ,.,n. D.,
arr..I vain ih, Majority OF ihc n,,rl IN finding
,,r,a.n pancr,v guilty - 'h~ chnrr. ~ neglect =
',.'. ,.,.-.., si,, the majority c,ncer-.ns
~. .lncauof- and Tn's" -i"'in' ATOMS were
the ones in which thr captain AMI ms ~" VAIL
-. , W.. charged with having taken money from
Mrs Thur'W
Conlmissi1rer Sh""han sail Do" dh ny MINK ,nr
evidence strong enough % convict ih" 'nrn unlcr
these -l"cnrtfions To-" STORY ~ NJ Ih"t 'W
should hay" hal stronger rntroh'f 1',"n nm "a
pr,v and M. warI men n.l accepted mono, from
her ..
~ ~ '''
Mr. Grant ann 'inr'l "lih 'N amour. '' '''' ''
which made h.s remarks sound almost jI''.-f 'Hif
ihe ci@es would De- Appeared - ih' supreme ''
~ once. Nj Grant WIZ also LOOKING ''' D''. ''''
all the men who hHi Dec" i''hN s"'' ''' ''
missed voMi b. BACK On I'D" ''," ",. ", A.,
II'iiiI~ ~.