The evening world., 1894-04-26
O'CONNOR CASE TRIED
Notwithstanding the Lawyers
Protest the Case is Closed.
Two Of the Most Important Witnesses
Failed to Appear.
81 Don't Expect Justice Here, >" Said
Mr.. O'Neili Finally.

When the trial OF Capt. O'Connor, Of
the Church street station, was resumed
this afternoon before the Police Com
missioners, Deputy Sheriff Burns, who
has been spending the last two or three
days looking for the missing witnesses,
Palmer and Murphy. reported that he
had stiii been unsuccessful In his search.
Lawyer O'Neill, therefore, asked for an
adjournment OF the case. Commissioner
Martin. however, nfter consulting with
his colleagues. decided that the trial
must proceed, and told Mr.. ONeill to go
on with his cross-examination OF Capt.
O'Connor.
This the lawyer refused to do, and
said that II he was compelled to go on
then he might as well throw up the en-
tire case. He had no further questions,
he said. to ask Capt O'Connor, who
had taken the witness stand, and there
were no other witnesses,
Assistant Corporation Counsel Blandy,
however. wanted to ask some questions,
and the Commissioners said they would
hear them.
You understand, Captain. that the
CHARGES against you are that you per-
mitted certain alleged pool-rsms to be
run In your precinct?" inquired Mr..
B.andy.
Yes. sir" replied the Captain.
And that the men who went TO your
station on April claimed that they
, were assaulted by a polic.mrn in a
Yes. sir
Had you ever before this receive d
any intimation that a pool-rooin wos be
ins run at Merchants hoteI?"
Was anything said on this occasion
about any other pool-rooms in the pre-
cinct?"
Capt. O'Connor denied that he had
neglected to give proper attention to the
complaint OF Lynch and his companions,
but said that he had done all he could
to investigate the matter.
But you say you only gave them
about ten minutes OF your time" pur-
sued Mr. Blandy.
Well, that was all I thought tn the
Those men were half or three-quarters
drunk. and ! couldn't get any details
Of the alleged assault from them.
tn t1ld them ,e,,af what to do. and that was
Don't you think you ought to have
done more to get description OF the
officer they said assaulted them. and
at least obtain the names OF the COM
plainants?"
hey Tosidn fye me sna thsir ,ssT names
sMay s. angry ,,,S and excited eS & sent ohlGer
vestigation. and that l regarded as be-
ing. all my duty required Of me-"
The Captain said he went around tc
the hotel the next morning and exam
there.
at is very favorable place for q
gambling house. isn't it?' asked Mr.
mo, don't think SO. There are tot
many people going in and out from thu
wei. You wouldn't expect to find q
pool. S room in a quiet street7'
You knew that 3 Barclay street had
Yes, have heard that there used to
be gambling there"
But you never heard that the Mer-
chants Hotel. the Glen Island Hote!
gambling houses7"
Capt. O'Connor adhered to his state
ment that he had not seen Mayston at
3. and in fact he was willing to swear
positively that Mayston was not there.
When the cross ss-examination OF the
o'Heili made another Application for an
learned from Mayston that the latter
had been dogged about the streets by
detectives, and that whenever he had
pear at the trial, these detectives had
Immediately approa ched the persons re-
ferred to and had intimidated and
threatened them. so that they had been
kept away.
This he characterized as the most in
famous and outrageous feature of the
entire trial. and declared that he must
protest against 1t even at the risk OF
incurring a rebuke from the Board.
IT don't expect to get justice here,
he said. ,'but. I am not going to be a
u l. T-. tai ~, 1N1av Ctfnfy
on ever since this proceeding began"
ss.n was put the on wtnsss
thing he had to say In rebuttal Of Capt;
O'Connor's testimony. as he had told
all he knew already. Mr.. B!andy.
however. wished to question the wit
BY Mr.. o'Neiii about his being dossed
by detectives, and was allowed to do
SO, although Mr.. O'Neill made a very
strenuous objection to this testimony.
Mayston said that he had spoken to
several witnesses during the past two OF
that they had promised to attend. but
had almost Immediately afterwards been
approached by emissaries from the de-
PENDANTS. as he believed. and the result
was that they had not attended. He
said he did not believe any OF them
would obev subpoena.
Among these were Palmer and Murphy.
AS soon as Mayston had made these
statements Mr.. Howe moved that the
Mr.. Biandy and Mr.. o'Neiii Ind pas.
sage at arms In which each said he could
put no reliance in the statement of the
other. and as II appeared there was no
prospect OF getting the witnesses in
motion OF Commissioner sheehan. de-
clared that the case was closed. De-