The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-21
DOHERTY AND MARTIN
Some Surprises in the Police Cap
tain's Trial.
The Commissioner Expected to
Make Short Work Of Il.
Now 1t May Drag On for a Week
or More.

The trial Of Police Capt. Michael d.
herty and his two edward men, Hoch
and Meehan, will be resumed Monday and
Will, in all probability. continue through
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday In
many respects the trial has been a dis
| appointment Thus far there have been
numerous surprises, but not at all Of Q
sensational character.
President Martin, for instance, had an
ticipated crush OF curious spectators
wrangling for admission to the stuffy
little courtroom and laid plans accord
ingly. The policemen he had stationed
at the doors had little difficulty in hand
ling the crowds. 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 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
all surprising has been the vituperation
and innuendoes INDUCED In by the law
yers.
Not a scrap of new evidence has been
adduced The two days were spent In
thrcshing over The old straw of the
Lexow Committee. In fact the lawyers
and the Commissioners have failed to
show by the same witnesses the same
Mr.. Goff for the information and edih-
cation OF the Senatorial inquisitors.
Mr.. Wellman. attorney for the Com
mi. sioners, has subpoenaed more than
sixty witnesses. and Capt. Doherty and
the other accused expect to put forty
witnesses on the stand. But the strong
| .,f saet tt,,nv tr,cf thA aaA
0 policemen has already been adduced.
t and 1t is only partial repetition Of the
e alleged facts with which the public has
already been made familiar by the Leg
islative Investigators.
The Commissioners are not at all sat-
ished with the progress OF the trial.
procrastinating and consequently disap-
. pointing. They, especially the President.
had expected to finish up the whole
: have been able to prove the case against
all OF the accused beyond question OF
doubt in short order The s6 obst RnSsf
!. the Commissioners are now trying to
sa week to of hs the sSo%
. Mrs. Augusta Thurow. who accuses
1 Capt. Doherty of Matchmaking her. and
who has confessed that 1t was not to
). square With a Tammany Hall man. that
4 she told her story to the Lexow Com
FOR fi,'' further her cross-examination Monday.
!" With this witness, the defense. thus far
have only injured their case by cross.
!, examination, ana the op1n,SSa n y sehn epe
:, Mr.. Fromme. 1t is said. expect. to
b, v former mrsr inmates OF her house that
Y she did not pay the blackmatl at the
time and places alleged and testified si,i to;
~ and Furthermore that some one Is guilty.
= NJ subornatiOn of perjury.
= Mr. Wellman, on the other hand, 10
u said to be prepared to substantiate MIS-.
y extent and to prove that Capt; Doherty
:, and Hoch and Meehan took blood
y money" from her egularly for protecuon,
u which did his best to afford. This VII
|. be new testimony and holds the only
y promise of interest in the case, except
" perhaps Mr.. Grant may fn d. another mother
the writ OF prohibition Thursday, -.
l. No new charges have been filed. ana
l. it is not expected that any further e. CON- n;
plants will be filed until the close Oh
d Commissioner Martin went to Long
- Branch, last night to recuperatse, . M
- strength and nearly exhausted patience
for Mondays curtain-raiser Mr.. snee-
- han is also away by the seashore. and ID
no. expected HSa until t Monday :, IN town
- and Is very busy man.
= Assistant District-Attorney Osborne
20 was busy in his office to-day examiniIn.s
- line Of procedure in the police prosecu-
= tions before the Commissioners;
stood n ca Ise eaf Seeves Il sas
" already laid the ground work Of .
sound case by the evidence , nov n;
- knew for two years Of the existence Of
- Mrs. Thurow' s disorderly house IN nis
os precinct. 1t has also been brought out
that there WAS sGmenh fse CAPTAIN and
10 the women Of bad reputation In his OLD
= precinct. for even after his transfer
e ehes W and We're w see referred by him hi.
by the investigating COMMITTEES
Mr.. Osborne said TO an Evening
- World" reporter this morning:
''This is serious Investigation and
will be seriously conducted on the sidt
. to affect public opinion will make U:
hesitate in the least in pushing thest
cases. There is no just ground to doup
cially connected with these hearings.
Mr.. Osborne's attention was directed
at to the personal siurs maze 6oth a. men
IL Wellman by. the attorneys for the de
rs Tense Yesterday.
sss let It. the Rs Sse w. asss a.
dy Asked what exactly was the Metrop9oSli
n hearing OF Thursday there were three o
the dissolute women left who had no
IS testified. and the prosecuting attor
IN neys were afraid 10 leave them un
he, guarded that night lest they might D.
hi approached by the defense.
ull MIR Wsllman and Mr.; osborne de
I'm cdei to lodge them in charge OF Pc
ed uceman at the Metropolitan Hotel
which has been used for such purpose
. by the state before. AS the girls wer
not prisoners, their consen; had to o.
gained and Mr.. Wellman asked them ]
they would consent to go 10 the note
under police guard. SO much opposl
ton was made by the girls that the.
- were finally sent home accompanied o.
I'll As to Mr.. Osborne offering TO trea
~ the girls after the proceeding, ne sal
that that was particularly mean "a. ~
tack one OF the girls came TO INN, loi
| lowed by the other two. during q reces
and complained that she was III, Dem
in n delicate condition. She asked M
IL Osborne 10 get her n drink. lie SAID INA INA
il was impossible to carry ltnuor mt
Police Headquarters, hut added tina
after the proceedings he would pay TOT
| drink for ,ne lot Of them.
Mir, osborne did not know whether I
be boiling angry or greatly alluse
II over the msinuations. He comproinlse
an middle ground, by saying ina