The evening world., 1894-05-29
SAY M'CLAvE
MADE PROMISES.
Granger Told Lawyer StiIlVen
He Was to Get Back Wife
and Children.
h|C0LL HINTS At bLkCkMlIL.
His Remarks to the Lexow Com
mittee Brought the Mount
Vernon Lawyer to Town
COMMISSIONER SAID TO Be I'LL.
Witness 0'KeIIy Admits Having Told
Lawyer Golf FaIsehoods About
Paying Money for a Position.
SAID TO Be I'LL.

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 h h
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
1t was said that ] had said some
timidated nm. This Is not so and.I have
.o Mr.; ,S M!Sol' w Ssid up Wr, two cards on which
spite Of the objections of Mr.. Com, that
there was one chapter to be added to the
dissracefui traits already brought out
blackmail.
Friday last by, Stephen J. stiliwell. q
Mount Vernon, lawyer. who had sent in
his card, asking Tor an interview in
Senator Lexow interrupted Mr.. Nicoll
at this point, when Mr.. Goff protested,
and said he thought that such state
III a. "'fc oclIB tlduC Woulu HAVe
the effect of still further i~ntimidating
the witness and keeping him away
This matter can Just as well 60 over
You can impart the information to the
Committee in executive session. II
ought not TO be given to the public AZ
his time.
Besides. it is not fair to Mr.. stlwelI.
who ought to be here II any OF his actions
as a lawyer are TO be questioned. Mean
y ~n snn, tine c sTor, tie ,r i going to make
before the next session."
Lawyer stiIlwen Appears.
When the Committee took a recess
about / o'clock. Lawyer Stillweil APP
peared in the courtroom. It had been
By s S sehstor Le Sus ans ahd y Mr. d senied. both
cora. said stiliweli 10 an "Evenins
GoG II m Understand wnS net ssa hin MI in N Shs S0 ri;
bisckmailine scheme with Granger. but
l y. Wish st to deny deny TIA, most m emphstisally.
when he was introduced to me by .
mutual friend after he had testified be-
I Io q . siate e9 on ersse ef as sssmed when 20 os
He told me that MI. Mcclave had
believed That he could get back both
his wife n children. and also get
enough money to go abroad with them
He wanted me TO, go to New York and
arrangements could be made for carry
II went to see Mr.. Nicoli OH Friday
and sent in my card, as he states. also
writing on another that ] was author
iIed by Grs a 2 to no, act as = his attorney IN
out the promises which Granger ave
me to understand his father-inlaw had
II saw Mr.. Nicoll and told him what
Granger had told me, and / was assured
that no such promises had ever been
made by Mr.. McClave or any n repre-
senting him. so far as Mr.. Nicoll knew.
Il was greatly surprised. for Granger
had been. very positive in his statements
t1op %si %ssRE % assat to ,h ar; mattel M,sSll s sSs
went away, and that was all that oc-
CURED at the interview.
Granger Insists Promises Were
Made.
had another talk with him. / really
don't know to believe. Granger
made q very, strong point about Esttins
eiared over and over again that this
promise had been made TO him"
"Do you know where Granger is
9"EWen, I don't think 1t would be very
hard for me TO ind him u wanted To
see him." replied Lawyer StillwelI.
"wil you tell where he is7'
mo, I cannot do that now"
Mr.. st llwell said he never promised
to produce Granger before the Com
| mittee this morning, and that nothing
was still acting as Changers counsel. .
MeClaye Reported III. y
II was learned early this afternoon
that Commissioner McClave had Rone "a
his lumber yard office this morning. but
| had rAtnFnA1 10 lia h0uaA Amarillo nfaa.-
wards Ind gon to his room, sayine
that he was feeling very III. He after
wards received q visit from his ply
would probably be unable to appear be-
fore the Committee to-day. NJ
Lawyer Stillwell said hat ne woui1
OF make q statement before the Com
niittee unlees he was asked TO DO 90. He
said that from shat he Lad seen %
loOntmuea on seventh Fugxl