New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-19
THE MURDERER REVEALED.
Confined from First PAGE.

OF the force alongside Of Mr.. Norton and
suggested questions TO him to ask the witnesses
who were being cross-eXamined Such inter-
ference with proceeding In a case OF this i'm.
portance would not be toerat ted in any other than
a Rensselaer, County court. 1t Is a sample only
Of the extent of the influence OF the boss whose
political methods resulted in the murder and the
attempted murder.
The Chief and his chief detective are not the
only members Of the Murphy police force who
show outwardly their sympathies with the three
toughs squad of from ten to fifteen police
men is always on duty at the courthouse during
these hearings, and in case the attorney for the
defence happens to bring out an answer from
witness which makes the case temporarily look
favorable TO the men under examination, these
policemen will turn toward one another and
smile. as II to say: That's good Mr.. Norton,
too. is endeavoring to show that Shea and his
crowd merely were defending their lives when
they fired their pistols. He Is laying great
stress on the fact that some Of the Republican
watchers were armed with snort CLUBS, ABOUT the
size Of a billy, and that they were used after
Shea and his gang Of heelers attempted to vote
a number of reporters. The clubs were turned at
the Ross valve works by some Of the workmen
employed by the father OF the murdered boy.
They were furnished to such Republicans OF the
ward as desired To have them to use in self-pro-
lection against just such men as Shea Ceary
and McGough.
TOOK GOVERNOR FLOWERS ADVICE.
The Ross boys were not armed with them, but
i, wouId have been well II they had been Fur
thermore. they were merely carrying out the in
functions Of Governor Flower. who advised the
Republicans Of Troy 70 drive the repeaters away
from the polls should they attempt TO vote inc
Governor gave this advice in lieu Of signing the
bill which would have made repeating inn
possible knowing full well the desperate char
acter Of the Troy repeater, II was necessary Tor
the decent people 10 so prepared to meet force
with force If they succeeded in carrying out the
message brought to them from the Governor py
the Rev Dr. Haynes. representing the COM
mittee Of clergym en. While showing that SONS
of the Republicans were armed with these snort
clubs Mr. Norton also has brought out the lacl'
which is most damaging 70 his side, that these
clubs were not shown until tire Shea gang OF
rcpeaters tried 10 force Illegal votes INTO the
balot-box. and also were no, shown untii altes
shea ard McGough had drawn their pistols and
begun TO fire. 1t also has been shown tnat Shea
does not vo:e at the polling-p.ace Where tns
trouble occurred and that he justly was entitled
10 election from 1t and arrest for attempting 70
create a disturbance there.
The hearing yesterday closed with the testl-
nony of William Ross VINO was severely
wounded at the time his brother was shot dead
bv Shea He is still extremely weak from me
wound in his neck. inflicted, i II thought Dy
McC;ough. and after telling the story Of the
shooting and pointing out Shea ana McGougn
as the men who did Il, he sank back into MS sedt
refused to permit him to so on While ne was
being led from the courtroom he tried 10 speak
TO the coroner but he could not do so. lie IN
tended 20 ask the coroner why Il was that Shea,
tho i,il To the courtroom and return wltnout
ojtber being chained together or handcuned.
surrounded by a gang Of their associates.
THE PRISONERS NOT PROPERLY GUARDED.
His question would have been pertinent one.
for II is true that these men who now are under
such grave suspicion are not prevented iroi"
r,nriro awav at any time Their fances or their
fears impel them to do so. On the other hahd'
the Chief OF Police allows them TO stroll along
with him as they choose. accompanied by from
eight 10 ten OF the fellows each one OF "hom
would do all In his power To aid them 70 esSapo
II II should be found advisable IN certain hlen
Quarters TO have them do So Inc ease anu
apparent GOODNESS with which both Shea ana NC
Cough have taken their arrest ana inc ihuilie,
ence with which they have listened TO 'he ,es.i,,
,,orv which has incriminated them have caused
every one here to fear that there Is some pI1'
on foot through which justice VIII oe ueIea.eu.
The case now seems to be as pam as eve.
casa was and there is no fear as 10 what tno
verdict of the coroner's jury VIII ne; neither -
there any fear as 10 what the Verdct 81 ulal
my now would be. But between the coroner
imr,. and the trial Jury stands a Grand Jury, ana
IeensseIaer County Grand Juries are drawn IN
a manner that is digrace TO the coun,y anu
to the state In the drawing oi ~, - ~ fh.
following document which was presented 10
Justice Fursman. Of the supreme court, ps
Frank $. Black soon AFTER the jury was "'""'
can That no list or lists OF grand jurors was eyer
prepared by the Board OF SIpertlSoEs ~ al ,h ,hs
,o,intv or certified by their clerk. or ned WIN VI.
,,o,,m,; clerk i'm the manner required by law ani
the names in jury box from whG G n the sns
80 crond Jury cannot be drawn thcrefrom
THAT the ut OF names from %h.sh T. 'n snc hSi bos
az NOT the names OF persons legally qualised %
serve as grand jurors That some OF saio na' rs
a re tho names OF persons who DO not possess &c
irSal nuaircatio for grand jurors an! cannot oe
legally placed upon the list OF grann !uro'S !"
serve at the term Of court above named: -,
That thc Grand Jury box was not shaken anu
the names mixed before drawing as required ny
law. 49,, 49,, nc >, conceal
tho names written thereon. as required by law but
said ballots are = folded that the names tnetton
written can be plainly seen by the CLERK oe'o's
drawn. -, ,u... Or r,mea
( That the clerk In drawing the ballots or nahss
looked in the box containing such names oeior0
each name was drawn. ors
(Signed j. y, ~ SD''
DAVID NJ GREENE
The objections were endorsed by Judge ull''"