The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
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that that story was n hCtioh' 81 iai "e
Thorne repeated the story Of the con-
yersation between Edwards and Collier
in his mothers restaurant
II agreed In the main with Edwarns
account. Edwards had said that after
evading the Lexow Committee al sum
mer he had been caught at last by tne
Police Commissioners,
mfr Collins said: Are you going 70
do up Capt. Stephenson and Mr.. Ed.
wards replied: I'm going to do the best
I can" said Thorne. repeating the con-
Then Mr.. Edwards turned, and ad-
dressing me, said, 'Bg, the way, what
has become of Gus Thorne" And L.
"Mr. Edwards said he hadn't heard OF
that. and added that capt. Stephenson
had tried to break Thorne. Then, saw
he was In earnest. and | tod him the
Captain had never tried TO break me;
And then said; Now, gentlemeni J
thing. I wish you would leave my
Thorne disputed Edwards's statement
that he had made the last remark on
the sidewalk. and denied that anything
had been said In this three-cornered CON
versation or any other about the fruit.
rrossesam,n IN w lnTrn he
meant when he tod Edwards that he
didn't want his name to get into the
case, unless II was because he was the
why. I meant that I didn't want
that conversation t9 get get into rto- the trial i
that was the Introduction to n bad
scrape for Gus Thorne. for he had a very
bad time explaining how that conversa.
ton could get him mixed up In it.
At last. in desperation. Gus Thorne
"Well, there was another thing said
In that conversation. Edwards said:
said: rs that sol. Well. then, they'll
do him. Mr.. Collier had said: We'll.
The more Gus Thorne talked the
farther he got from satisfying Mr.; We'll We'll
Stephenson's neck blushed.
Lewis Collier. cashier for John. Corell,
a poultry merchant, 1884 Washington
beanery Of Gus Thorne's mother-in-iaw.
1t agreed with Gus Thorne's story.
hsvent got Capt Step ss5 Ye. pat
think, or. anyway, he assented," said
Collier. In an easy. finland fashion,
The cross-examination added nothing to
Inspector Alexander s. Williams came
next to the stand to perform the duty
SO often. performed by him In police
trials He testified ssI that Capt; Stephen d
ways found him prompt, obedient, re-
speetful and a good officer; sentllemanly
heard anything against him.
Inspector McAvoy also testified to
the good character OF Capt. Stephenson
as an officer and as man. and to his
Mr.. .Shafer asked II 1t would be ad-
mitted that Inspector Conln would tes-
tify also to Supplements good character.
inspector conlin VAS not been called as
"HSmph: :, kpex g, something l, r.. about b,
SAID shaier s sos all
fat, Fa.staffian smile on the newspaper
arilsts who have made pictures OF him
fcdpt. John Thomas Stephenson be-
came his own witness at 1870 this after
noon. He testified in sharp, aggressive
chair In his hands. He said he had
been policeman seventeen years, and
Captain since Dec % 1857,
man in the Fifth, Precinct was a man
named Parker, TIL one day when Kelly
reported to him to take Parker's place,
Kelly was to be his ordinance man.
MIR. Welman objected TO questions put
by Mr.. Shafer to show that Kelly was IA
Assembly District. while stephenson is is
and always has been an ardent Republi-
can; that Kelly had long sought the
place OF ordinance man In that precinct,
his own Assembly District, and that he
was appointed by the Commissioners
without consulting Stephenson. In short,
that Kelly was not Stephenson's, choice,
hut got The place as II political plum.
which. Mr.. shafcr assumes. he ate ali
by himself.
Capt, Stephenson denied all the
"If Kelly male any such arrangement
as has been presented here, and bar
gained TO receive money in your name.
and did take money. ostensibly for you,
he did 1t without your connivarce. with
out your consent and without your nowl-
edge didn't he?' Mr.. Shafer asked. and
to each proposition Stephenson asserted
To another question he replied
III would lie impossible for the Cap
tain to keep track Of all ordlnace vio-
iations IN the precinct. and II would be
impossible to enforce the letter of the
law In the matter OF ordinance viola
tions
Inspector Steers, now retired. in
structel ne when ! consulted him
forcing the ordinance against obstruct.
Ing the sidewalks. that IL could not he
expected that In that district the com
strict obedience OF the ordinance"
The captain showed from the books
that from Dec. 8, 1890 to April %. 1892
1,l& complaints had been made hy his
ordinance man against violators Of the
ordinances.
Il never suspected that Kelly was
taking bribery for sidewalk protection
and nobody ever made any complaint &c
me-. said the captain.
Il never heard of that barrel OF ap
pes, and | never gave any card to GIIs
Thorne or ANYBODY else to take to Ed
wards AS he has stated | did not know
Edwards. and he never visited me in tn,
stationIhouse as he says with a corpora
tion notice.
Il never had any such conversation
he relates with Mr.. Edwards in the sta
ton or anywhere else. ] would regar,
any such conversation as committing M
to Kelly's plans, although he quotes m
as saying In that converse ton that
never commit myself In sidewalk mat
ters""
The Captain also denied the converse
tion In which Edwards say he was In
structed what to say in civil Court
get let off on one OF kelley's complaint,
did you ever authorize Kelly or an
other officer to buy or order apples G
peaches for your" asked Mr. Shafer.
mo, sir: | never did If any sue
thing occurred ! knew nothing about /
1T would be too contemplate thing fc
me To do to take a few apples or yeacht
TO influence my Official action"
Capt Stephenson gave his version {
the visit of Louis T. Bcrnholts, the ma
who claims he WAS hled SIS by Kell
for letting him put up an unlawfl
awning at $40 Greenwich street, Cap
Stephenson having told him that Kell
would fix IT,