The evening world., 1894-05-29
Granger Told Lawyer StillVell
He Was to Get Back Wife
and Children.
A|COLL HINTS At BLACKMA|L.
His Remarks to the LeIow Com
mittee Brought the Mount
Vernon Lawyer to Town,
COMMISSIONER SAID TO BE ILL.
Doubtful II He Will Be Present
at To-0ay's Hearing.

When the Lexow Committee on Police
Investigation resumed its hearing In
Part ii. of the Superior Court this morn
ing, De Lancey Nicoll arose and said that
before any witness was called he had
some information which he thought ought
to be impaired to the Committee, with
regard to the witness Granger. He was
allowed to go on and after recalling the
circumstances of Changers testimony and
his failure to appear on the day after he
had made his statements rejecting upon
Mr.. McClave, remarked:
1T was said that I had laid some.
thing which had alarmed the witness
and kept him away. In fact. that I in.
undated him. This Is not SO and l ! have
evidence to prove It,"
Mr.. Nicoll held up two cards on which
something was written. and a In
spite Of the objections Of Mr.. Con, thai
there was one chapter to be added to the
!isgraceful traits already brought gu,
he was now engaged In the business OF
lie started to tell of a call that had
Friday last by. Stephen J.. stillwell. a
Mount Vernon lawyer, who had sent In
his card, asking for an interview in
ItElTu 10 III NlCSldNe matter.
Senator Lexow interrupted Mr.. ,Nicoll
at this point. when Mr.. Con- protested,
ard said he thought that such state
ments as were being made would have
the witness and keeping him away.
This matter can just as well go over
til next Friday" said Chairman Lexow
You can impart the information to the
Committee in executive session. II
ought not to be given to the public at
this time.
sD.llA. a. l. .o. - 4 NJ -,
who ought to be here If any OF his action.
as d lawyer are to be questioned. Mean,
while the Committee Is going to make
n supreme effort to bring Granger here
before the next session."
Lawyer StiIlweIl Appears.
When the Committee took a reces.
about / o'clock, Lawyer Stillwell. ap,
peared In the courtroom. 1t had beer
rumored that he had been served with
a subpoena. but this was denied. bott
by Senator Lexow and Mr.. Con.
cord" said Stillwell to an '"Eveninl
World" man who met him in the corri
dor. II understand that Mr.. Nicoll ha!
biackmaiiins scheme with Granger, bu
Il never met Granger TIL last week
mutual friend after he had testified be
fore the Committee. He seemed to b,
In a state of great excitement when
"He told me that Mr.. McClave hat
made some promises to him. and h.
believed that he could get back boil
his wife and children; and also &c
"He wanted me to go to New York AM
see Mr.. McClave's lawyer and see wha
arrangements could be made for carry
Ing out their promises.
II went to see Mr.. Nicoll on Frida,
and sent in my card, as he states, als'
ICED by Granger to act as his attorney II
any steps which might be taken to carr.
out the promises which Granger CAV
me to understand his father-in-law hat
II saw MIR. Nicoll and told him wha
Granger had told me, and was assure'
that no such promises had ever bee
senting him. so far as Mr., Nicoll knew
II was greatly surprised, for Grange
had been very positive in bis statement
to me. | apologiZed to Mr. Nicoll 70
troubling him about the matter an.
went away. and that was all that oc
CURED at the interview.
GRANGER Insists Promises Wcr
Made.
IT saw Granger on my return IN
had another talk with him. reall,
don't know what to believe. Grange
promise had been made to him"
"Do you know where Grange l
now"
"weIl. I don't think 1t would be yer
hard for me TO ind him II / wanted I
see him." replied Lawyer Stillwell.
"Wlll YOU tell where he isF"
mo, I cannot do that"
Mr.. Stillwell said he never promise
to produce Granger before the Com
mittee this morning. n that nothln
had been said about his doing so. II
was still acting as Changers counsel.
McCIave Reported III.
IL was learned early this afternoo
that Commissioner McClave had gone I
his lumber yard ONCE this morning. bu
had returned to his house shortly aftei
wards and gone to his room, sayin
that he wal feeling very Ill. He aftei
wards received a visit from his ply
sician, and II was reported that h
fore the Committee to-day.
lawyer etillweil said that he woul
rot make . statement before the Con
mittee unless he wal aske3 to do 20. II
said that from shat he had seen
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