The evening world., 1894-04-26
O'CONNOR CASE TRIED
Notwithstanding the Lawyers
Protest the Case is Closed.
Two Of the Most Important Witnesses
Failed to Appear.
81 Don't Expect Justice Here" Said
Mr.. O'Neil Finally.

the Church street station, was resumed
this afternoon before the Police Com
missioners. Deputy Sheriff Burns, who
has been spending the last two or three
days looking for the missing witnesses,
Palmer and Murphy. reported that he
had still been unsuccessful in his search.
Lawyer O'Neill, therefore, asked for an
adjournment OF the case. Commissioner
Martin. however, after consulting with
his colleagues. decided that the trial
| must proceed, and told Mr.. ONeill to go
on with his cross-examination OF Capt
| O'Connor.
This the lawyer refused to do, and
said that II he was compelled to go on
then he might as we'll throw up the en-
tire case He had no further questions,
he said. to ask Capt. O'Connor, who
had taken the witness stand. and there
were no other witnesses.
| Assistant Corporation Counsel Blandy,
however. wanted to ask some questions,
and the Commissioners said they would
hear them.
You understand, Captain. that the
mitted certain alleged pool-rn'ms to be
run in your precinct?" inquired Mr..
| B,andy.
station on April claimed that they
were assaulted by ?ol,cemnn III
| pOul-rCom at Merchants Hotel.
| Yes. SIR"
Had you ever before this received
| an, intimation that a pool-roo.n wos be.
ins run at Merchants Ho'ei?'
Was anything said on this occasion
about any other pool-rooms In the pre-
cinct?"
Capt. O'Connor denied that he had
neglected to give proper attention 70 the
complaint Of Lynch and his companions;
but said that he had done all he could
to investigate the matter,
But you say you only gave, them
about ten minutes of your time" pur-
wei. that was all thought the
circumstances OF the case demanded
Those men were half or three-quarters
Of the alleged assault from them. l
told them what to do. and that was
all I thought necessary"
Don't you think you ought to nave
done more to get a description Of the
officer they said assaulted them. and
at least obtain the names of the COM
plainants|'
They wouldn't give me their names,
although 1 asked them, and they went
away angry and excited. | sent Officer
S Msh W AND thae 70 resarded as be-
Ing all my duty required of me-"
: The Captain said he went around to
hotel the next ana
there. ,. Co.,
; gambling house. isn't it?" asked Mr.
mo. I don't think so. There are toe
a many people going in and out from the
"Weii, You wouldn't expect to find @
! pool-rEom In quiet street,
you knew that Barclay street nae
e shady reputation?'
be gambling there.
!, But you never heard that the Mer,
chants Hotel. the Glen Island Hote
or Reinhardt's Hotel were reputed
gambling houses?"
Capt OConnor adhered to his state:
ment that he had not seen Mayston AZ
3 the station on the afternoon of April
posavely tSat NJ Mayston ~ not there
t When the cross-examination of the
Captain had been completed Mr.
; oNeill made another application d Tor "a, AT
I learned from Mayston that the latter
had been dogged about the streets sa by oSS
! detectives. and that whenever ne haC
.. pear at the trial. these detectives hae
4 Immediately approached the persons re
ferred to and had intimidated ans
= kent away. l..
q This he characterized as the most in
q famous and outrageous feature OF thu
entire trial. and declared that he mus
protest against It even at the risk o
!, mourning a rebuke from the Board.
|, II don't expect to get justice here
Q party to this farce which has been goini
e on ever since this projecting began"
Mayston was put on the witness
: stand again, but the Commissioner
said that they didn't care to hear any
. thing he had to say In rebuttal OF capt
: OConnor's testimony. as he had toll
I all he knew already. Mr.. Blandy
: however, wished to question the wit
Il ness in regard to the statement mad
by detectives, and was allowed to d'
e SO, although Mr.. O'Neill made n yer.
strenuous objection to this test mony
q Mayston said that he had spoken t
y several witnesses during the past two o
u three days at a downtown hotel. an
=, that they had promised to attend, bu
y had almost Immediately afterwards bee
e, PENDANTS. as he believed. and the resul
~ was that they had not attended. II
=, |. said he did not believe any OF ther
a would obey n subpoena.
e Among these were Palmer and Murphy
&c AS soon as Mayston had made thes
"a statements Mr.. Howe moved that tn
10 case should be closed forthwith.
= Mr.. Blandy and Mr. O'Neill had pas
a sage at arms, in which each said he coul
= other and as 1t appeared there was y
In prospect OF getting the witnesses
~ question to attend, the Board; on n
, motion OF Commissioner Sheehan, dt
- clared that the case was closed. Dc
cision was reserved.