The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-03
MARTIN IS EXCITED,
Greatly Worked Up Over That
Doherty Interview.
He Has a ree-Quarter Of an Hour
Talk with Byrnes.
Then He Decides that He Has
Nothing to Say.

Police Commissioner James ]. Martin
went to Police Headquarters shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning. He carried
under his arm a big official looking bun
die, and his forehead was wrinkled with
frowns.
Brushing by every one, he went inme-
diately into Supt. Byrness office, where
he remained In earnest conversation
with the Superintendent for fully three
quarters of an hour.
During this time he handled a world
newspaper file containing an interview
with ex-Capt Doherty yesterday. In
the interview Doherty said many things
about Martin and others, which undoubt-
edly accounted for the surly humor the
Commissioner was In this morning.
At IL o'clock he went to his office up
stairs. where an Evening World" re-
porter asked to see him. This was re-
too busy.
reply to the allegations made by ex-
Il have nothing to sayl" was the reply.
In the interview printed in "The
arraigned Commissioner Martin, and in
cidentally questioned the good sense OF
commissioners Sheehan, Murray and
kerwin in connection with the decision
Men Hook and Meehan.
The oldest thing about the trial." said
eex.Cspt' Doherty, which shows what a
t h II was, Is this: Commissioner shee-
Thurow's story. and Commissioner Ker-
win said In a newspaper interview next
day practically the same thing. They
both said l was broken for taking Mrs.
Thurow as bondswoman. Now, IL that is
30. what excuse can they give for break
Ing Hook and Meehan? Neither Of them
had any bail charges against him. the
money from Mrs. Thurow. SO if Mrs.
Thurow lied, as two Commissioners ad-
init they believed. for what reason, tell
Meehan,s case especially. there was not
the slightest corroboratlon, but as they
tried US three together they had tn break
counsel objected to in the beginning. He
protested against Jumping the cases
Right there Is first-class point to be
brought up in the appeal of my easel!
Martini" said the big eX-policeman II
used to go to Headquarters and sit In
MS room with him for hours. / had a
right to expect fair show from him,
a friend at least. As it was, l knew
week ahead that he was going to break
me, evidence or no evidence, that he
Hight pose before the public as a man
who would, in the face Of duty, sacrifice
his best friend.
Martin was dead scared. He was
afraid to look me in the eye during the
trial.
But" added Doherty. "the whole
thing dates back to Parkhurst. He is
hustler, and you know that he finally
scored the Commissioners so that they
ordered Byrnes to make the big trans.
fers. Martin got nervous when the
newspapers got after his record. He
'hollered murder then"
Doherty said that Mr.. Nicoll had be-
come counsel for the captains through
orders issued from Headquarters
Doherty had told Nicoll that he had
transferred his ZOO house to his wife
Doherty was astonished, he says, at
the fierce prosecution of Assistant Dis
trict-Attorney Osborne. He said that
he had personally asked Col. Fellows to
favor him In the District Attorneys
ONCE.
Doherty complained that George +.
trict, had made his life miserable by
running the precinct, backed by the ali-
thority that Martin had appointed Do
herty Police Captain. He also scored
Wellman for posting Martin on points
he was going to bring out in the trial
and instructing the President how 10
rule on them.
The ex-Captain says he cannot remain
idle. and he intends to open a livery
stab BILE soon.