The evening world., 1894-07-21
DOHERTY AND MARTIN
Some Surprises in the Police Cap
tain's Trial.
The Commissioner Expected to
Make Short Work Of II.
Now 1t May Drag On for a Week
or More.

herty and his two edward men. Hoch
ana Meehan, will be resumed Monday ana
VIII, In all probability. continue through
TUESDAY, thursday and Friday. In
many respects the trial has been a dis
appointment Thus far there have bean
numerous surprises, but not at all of n
sensational character.
PRESIDENT Martin, for instance, had an
ticipated crush of curious spectators
"rangllng for admission to the stufpv
little courtroom and laid plans accord
lngly. The policemen he had stationed
at the doors had little difficulty in hand
Ing the crowdk. for besides the witnesses
and reporters and others more or less
directly interested. there were not
twenty who asked to be admitted to the
room.
Viewed in the light OF sensation the
proceedings have been. a fiat failure,
the consciousness of which fact seems
to weigh heavily upon Messrs Martin
and Sheehan. for both had undoubtedly
expected that the attention of the entire
moral show.
The only circumstance or feature at
al surprising has been the vituperation
ycrs.
Not a scrap of new evidence has been
addueed. The two days were spent in
,hreshing over The old straw of the
LeSow Committee, In fact the lawyers
ana the Commissioners have failed to
snow by the same witnesses the same
&C Co. nVicting facts as We're brought out by
cation OF the Senatorial inquisitors.
Mr.. Wellman, attorney for the Conn
mis- sioners. has subDoenaed more than
sixty SIX W.T., Witnesses, and Capt. Doherty and
witnesses on the stand. But the strong
est OF the testimony against the accused
policemen has already been adduced,
and It Is only a partial repetition Of the
alleged facts with which the public has
already been made familiar by the Leg
islative Investigators.
The Commissioners are not at all sat.
ishcd with the progress of the trial.
They declare that 1t has been tedious,
procrastinating and consequently disap.
efy te the be Ms1s
business in three or four days and to
have been able to prove the case against
an OF the accused beyond question Of
tactics so called, of Capt Doherty's
lawyers have made this impossible. and
the Commissioners are now trying to
at least another week Of the show.
Mrs. Augusta Thurow, who accuses
Capt. Doherty of Matchmaking her. and
be avenged on the police. but to get
square with Tammany Hall man, that
she told her story to the Lexow Com
for further cross-examination Monday.
With this witness. the defense thus far
have only injured their case by cross
examination, and the opinion is general
that they have already made 1t a hope
less plight.
Mr.. Fromme. 1t is said. expects 70
prove Mrs Thurow perjurer and show
by former inmates Of her house that
she did not pay the blackmail at the
time and places alleged and testified to,
and Furthermore that some one Is guilty
OF subornation of perjury.
said to be prepared to substantiate Mrs.
Thurow's allegations to considerable
snen H ans to and Poy Mee that ct pek
money" from her egularly for protection.
which did his best to afford. This will
be new testimony and holds the only
promise Of interest in the case. except
perhaps Mr.. Grant may find another ,
boomerang to explode" as he termed i
the: writ of prohibition Thursday. :;
IT, is not expected that any further com: ;
plants will be filed until the close Of
the present trial.
Commissioner Martin went to Long
Branch last night to recuperate his
strength and nearly exhausted patience
for Mondays curtsin-raiser, Mr.. shee-
han is also away by the seashore. and Ii
not expected until Monday.
Capt. Doherty, however, Is In town. I
and is very busy man.
Assistant District-Attorney Osborne !
witnesses and preparing next weeks {
line of procedure in the police prosecu- ,
tions before the Commissioners.
stood cah se saf Seyes IS sss
already laid the ground work Of .
sound case by the evidence now In.
II has been shown that Capt Doherty
knew for two years Of the existence Of
Mrs. Thurow's disorderly house in his
precinct. 1t has also been brought out
that there was something Of friendly
the women OF bad reputation In his old
precinct, for even after his transfer
they went to see him in his new pre-
SimCt and Were referred by him to his
by the Investigating Committee.
Mr.. Osborne said to an Evening
World reporter this morning:
This is a serious investigation and
will be seriously conducted on the side
OF the prosecution at least. No efforts
to affect public opinion will make us
cases There is no just ground to doubt
the absolute sincerity of all those ON
cia!ly connected with these hearings"
to the personal siurs made both at him
self and Assistant District Attorney
Welman by, the attorneys for the de-
~ prefer to let the public Judge these
attacks" said he. They were. as I'M
called fer as they were unusual"
asked wat ssSactiy was , the MetrSp9 oil
hearing Of Thursday there were three Of
the dissolute women left who had not
testified and the prosecuting attor-
neys were afraid to leave them I'M
guarded that night lest they might be
approached by the defense.
Mr.. Wellman and Mr.. Osborne de-
cidei to lodge them in charge OF POI
licaman at the Metropolitan Hotel,
which has been used for such purposes
by the State before. As the girls were
not prisoners, their consent had to be
gained, and Mr.. Wellman asked them II
they would consent to go TO the hotel
under police guard. So much opposi-
ton was made by the girls that they
We're finally sent home accompanied by
two policemen.
As to Mr.. Csborne offering to treat
The girls after the proceeding, he said
that that was a particularly mean at
tack. one OF the girls came to him. fol-
owed by the other two. during recess
and complained that she was III, being
N "A delicate condition. She asked Mr..
Osborne to get her a drink. He said that
I was impossible to carry li1uor into
Police Headquarters. but added that
after the proceedings he would pay Tor
rink for the lot Of them.
MIR osborne did not know whether TO
lc boiling angry or greatly amused
,ver the nsinuations. He compromised
IN a middle ground. by saying that
nile the implications OF the attorneys
we're ridiculous, they were more or
iisgrace TO those who made them.
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