New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-01
co1 ONEL FELLOWS'S CASE.
MORE DENIALS OF RUMORS.
r,x AND THE DlsTRICT-ATToRNEY-
FREDERICK SMITHS LAST DAY
ON THE BENCH.

ON THE BENCH.
Attorney Fellows denied yesterday that
10. anv part In the alleged prearranged plan by
ne Ha tho Good Government Club men had filed
VIM AGAINST him at the supposed instance of
chsIe commissioner Charles f. MacLean to
eAi Governor Flower grounds for the removal of
~" Us and the appointment OF MI. MacLean as
Fei""s successor Friends of the District-Attor-
fe"~ lever affect to believe that the suggestion
ney' nv ,,s made to the Good Government Club
o. e'a C,,h d. and was entered into by them with
me" :, ,r,ment of Mr.. Maclean In view. Tip"
the Af' o,a came from Albany. representing Gov
W." u,,over as ready 10 become a party to the
ef'o. The Good Government charges were not
sche"'' .,orch however the German american
suo"s Y-rion came forward TO supply the de-
REFORM ona preferred additional charges. Stress
nc'e".' an the circumstance that the Union is
was A'' .oo,ro of the Ottendorfer faction, and Mr.
der ."e &c ,he counsel for Mr.. Ottendorfer and
MAJ stats Zeiung.'
~, Mcmahon and X. w. c. yelling. two of
fu,''I Good Government complainants both denied
Inc .isv that they had received any tip from
.ssrv before filing the charges against FeHows'
A' ,..vahon. who is said to have been student
~" w, vacIean's law Office. denied that he or his
'ns.sues had any consultation with Mr.. MacLean
w. one else before preferring the charges Mr.
ur.o made similar statement yesterday. He
Ia that he had received a letter from ex-senator
80, I Iinson. who has been appointed by Gov
- rlower 10 take testimony in the Fellows case.
.r,s notice that the hearing would begin on Mon
~. ., II A. m in the Old brownstone General SEES
.o,s Building Mr.. yelling was of the opinion
49,, three OF the committee of five would De pres
AZ, n take part in the hearing.
r q pettman. aided by another representative OF
49,. German American Reform Union, was at the
80 criminal Courts Building yesterday making
,,srscrp,s from the records relating to forfeited
,n ,onds for use in the hearing of the Fellows
.oss before Commissioner Linson.
SMITHS WORK NEARLY ENDED.
Yesterday was Recorder Frederick Smyths last
a.v in the bench of the Court of General SEES
s,ons The Recorders term does not expire until
December 81 but during the current month he VIII
nsrtorm his work in chambers. The Recorder
v.s,srday sentenced Henry Hoser the keeper or
a bogus employment office. convicted of swindling
ruroher of poor boys out OF sums of money de-
nosited by them with him. on his demand that they
must leave the deposits as security for their good
behavior in places he never secured for them'
uosier's lawyer pleaded for clemency. but the Re,
sorder io,o mn nm G owe Then he said:
"This fellow has swindled number OF honest
Young men who wished TO earn their living mere
e a nest of rascals like this one infesting Park
Row and Centre-st. who depend upon swindiing
FOR a livelihood " 49,,
II The Recorder sent Hosier to Sing Sing for three
years ard six months. -
nent charges connected Lieutenant-Governor Shee-
Nan with the scheme making II appear tnat MI
shsshsn hae interested hm oan4 IN Feows on ac
count Of the position occupied by the lleu'eIdl.
s.sshan. who has been threatened with iadict-
msnt for having nterfered with election oiiceTs
~ Hs been minated mat the shechans believed
ina: the case of John 6. would be IN trlendlE
hands II ex-Polce Commissioner Macl-e got
70 h. District Attorney. Hearing that Colonel fe-
bWs had been much disturbed by this report, Lieu
Sh1es@n IS n Sa 'G beor y Starting
for Buffalo and TO have assured him ihat the
story so lar as THIS visit Of Lieucnan,ov
ernor Sheehan to . strict-Attorney Fellows was
vorched for ~ some friends o. the latter yester-
mayor Gnroy said Yesterday that he did not be
lee there was sn> ponnoint,osni Inv Governar
Fiower as Colonel Fellows's successor. As 20 the
thought II was extremely impro6aol ole that the Dis
probationary would resign under charges
TIE ar2oiatnent Of John y. Lewis. OF Couder,
irohe-s to I'll tire place Of Assistant District Az
wesk Mr Lewis was ndorsed by Wheeler u;
Psekaam. Esek cowen, Frederic R c9udert and an.
2He bor0 Teb M ah the same DAY as
Gre Cleveland. His birthplace is Maiden. Ulster
T. w.s earned Yesterday that the names Of
crsl New-York lawyers Of prominence were sent to
ect the referee TO take testimony and report IN
he Fellows case The nanes OF JPoi1,ns were
Is said upon the list sent to the Governor. as
rel as those Of sore other well-known kepuoI-
cans But the Governor disregarded all the New
York City suggestions and made choice OF his Ola
friend, ex-senator Linson.
THE DELAY IN KARSCH'S TRIAL
Recorder-eect John w Gon AMI William Travers
Jerome called on Dstrict-A;,orney Fellows yes
terday afternoon and were in conference with him
for over an hour. Colonel Fellows refused to dis
close the nature Of the call The chief counsel OF
the Lexow Committee was also aveise 10 ,hAh ,,s
any statement on the subject al ~ ~ Sssc's ~
some hesitation he said that one OF tle p"JeCe, -,
the call the Disirlct-Attorney Ms 10 Lro sSs
against the delay in irylng one o, ,ns ~ the
Lexow Committee. and had been INJECTED ~ ,lD.a
tons Of the Excise law This was 'eo,g. n" ~,
OF the witnesses who had gwen t''rth-. ,e
ing 10 expose the methods by which aooIt!pn',.s
were protected in their nefarious ana ~
trade The had been incarceTateH IN ,hs 'i'os
for some time and the began 10 look HHr On.
Of persecution In pursuance OF me -
Of the committee to interfere for ne p'iiois, ".
shielding lie Witnesses where they were unjusNy
treated Nj Goff SAID that he had cal,el Mr rei ,
lowss attention TO Karsch's case ana 'hs"'.' un.t
he be tried AT once II there evidence 70 Wal,
rant II. otherwise that his case shou.1 10 br,
Of as justice might demand. without k@-P'"e HI"
Colonel Fellows replied Mr.. COZ sad nat tt the Ne
delay was "a mere coinciden ,e'' in karsch cas-,
and he assured the Recorder elec; that mere wa
no desire the part OF the
Office to prosecute the man The CoI(hsi pi'''''1"
Another subject that Messrs Golf and jerome sSah,
talked with Colonel Fellows about was the hieht
OF Mrs Thurov whose testimony is 50 important
in the prosecution of ex-Police Captain Donerty
and half dozen former sergeanis and ward men.
Her indictment. with view OF haV.hg h'I ~ a.
dited from Germany was discussed If II can De
proved that she was furnished with none 10
place herself beyond the courts jurisdiction anu
Ar. Gof thought that proof of this was obtain
abs-there woull be TO difficulty In laying the
Necessary grounds for the woman's eXtradltion.
MRS THUROW MUST HAVE BEEN PAID
The Lexow Committee will resume the inye"iisa-
ton OF the Police Department IN this city on MOI
day. and one Of the first things which the com
mittee may want 10 know Is how Mrs Augusta
Ihdrow induced 20 leave the city 20 suddenly
There Is reason 10 believe that Mrs Thurow VINO
was a willing witness before the committee was
paid 10 90 away, because without her testimony IN
criminal court II will be next to impossiDie 10
convict eight ex-pocemen who were inolc'ea 0" "ei
testimony before the Grand Jury.
District-Attorney Fellows was asked yesterday Z"