The evening world., 1894-06-22
CAPT. PRICES TRIAL ENDS.
ByrneS TeStifeS, and an E1preSSman
Says He Moved a Table from
Alderman ParkS'S House.
TWAS 4 VERY QUIET GAME THOUGH.
Tho Lawyers Have Week to Flo Priofs-
II Found Guilty the Accused Nay
Only Be Neminally Punished.

The newspapers exposed a gambling
house In Capt. Prices precinct June
and yesterday the trial of the precinct
commander for not suppreusing 1t was
ended. There have been some curious
features about the trial. One of the
most significant was the sudden disap-
pearance of those who leased Alderman
Parks's house at No. 3i5 West Thirty
first street. Another was Capt Prices
extraordinary zeal to secure these miss
ing witnesses. manifested. however. only
after they had fled the neighborhood.
Still another has been the attempts at
persecution and insult directed at the
newspaper reporter who played roulette
in the house in order to prove It's char
acter.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Blandy
has appeared as prosecutor of the
charges made by Supt. Byrnes. Lawyer
Louis ]. Grant has been Capt. Prices
defender and the life of the three ses-
sions. Supt. Byrnes has been on the
stand twice. massive, dignified and cool
as a day In midwfnter. Probably the
most interesting portion Of yesterdays
proceedings was that in which Mr..
Byrnes faced Commissioners Martin,
Sheehan and Murray and never deigned
to cast one look sidewise in the direction
Of his accused subordinate.
Lawyer Grant had demanded his re-
call to the stand and had sneered a little
as he referred to "the great Superin-
tendent of Police" But everybody was
very respectful when Byrnes was in the
chair, and even Capt. Price forgot to
glover and scowl as he had been won't
to do on other witnesses.
Mr.. Byrnes told of sending for Clar-
ence f. Stone, an eXpressman, OF No.
S6 West Twenty-fifth street. Stone told
him that friend of Alderman Parks had
once asked him to move some property
between No. 3H West Twenty-first
street (also a gambling -house) and the
West Thirty-f1rst street place. Stone
said one of his employees did the work.
John Smith, Of No. 229 West Twenty
seventh street. was the driver. He was
put on the stand, and seemed to be an
unwilling witness He admitted having
carted a Tablet looked like an extern
sion table. as most gambling tables
do-from the Thirty-first street place
to the house on Iwenty-first. He could
not be made to admit that this work was
done Immediately after the newspaper
Expressman Stones books were sent
for. but they contained no entry, and
Stone said It was undoubtedly a cash
Job. The only other witnesses examined
were Robert Davis. Edward A. Dugan
and Charles ]. Summers. all good Demo-
Gratis of Jersey City. The two last
named are under Indictment the result.
hey believe. of newspaper activity. They
all testified to the energy and activity
Of the reporter who exposed the gam
bling house, and who incidentally did"
Jersey City for his paper.
The gambling has been proved The
testimony showed that 1t was "a quiet
game" and that Alderman Parks owned
the house. Capt. Prices lawyer con-
tended that his client had no reason to
know OF the existence of the place, and
consequently had not neglected his duty
by. not raidng It, Commissioner Mar
tin. In closing the case, said the law
yers might have a week to file briefs.
Capt. Price believes he will get clear.
Supt, Byrnes's friends around Head
quarters say that Price will be repri-
manded and fined thirty days pay at
least.