The evening world., 1894-07-19

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officers OF the force. while such charges
were pending against them. The ma
ture OF the charges Lawyer Grant pro
ers was 50 n Srti state GETTY by hi ne
From daybreak, carpenters had been
at work getting the trial-room at Head
,ra Tsaay os aoWn to
at 10 o'clock. but an hour before that
time there were increasing signs of
activity at Headquarters; An air OF
mystery pervaded the neighborhood of
Supt. Byrnes's office. He had arrived In
before . o'clock, and would receive no
callers.
weIlman, Byrnes and Martin Confer
At $50 Mr.. wellman drove up in n
cab and was admitted to the Superin
tendents room. and messenger was
soon after sent to see If President Mar
tin. OF the Police Board, was In the
building. He was in his office. and
went down to join the conference be-
tween the Superintendent and MIR.
| Wellman.
trial room and made survey of
the place. The arrangements seemed
satisfactory and he expressed himself
as well pleased He gave out orders that
no one should be admitted to the room
porters.
Scarcely half a dozen were present
at that hour. and most Of those were po-
licemen. Mrs. Augusta Thurow., the for
mer proprietress OF disorderly houses at
~ second avenue and % Allen street. who
Doherty and the accused ward men. was
not In sight, but IT was said that she
and her husband were on hand IN a pr,,
| readiness at any moment when they
| might be summoned.
officer Paddy McGirr, known at Head
| quarters as Commissioner Martins
Imam Friday, was acting as Sergeant
| alarms. and kept watch at the door to
see that no interlopers got in. When
heard of President Martins orders he
made an indignant protest
This Is a public investigation" he de-
clared, "and any citizen has right to
shall insist upon It."
Lawyer Grant was asked II his clients
was prepared to go on. and he replied:
Grant Said He Had a boomerang.
you will know very soon. but l can
| say right now that we have a little
boomerang here that will make some
bones rattle, and It may turn out that
Lawyer Fromme accompanied Mr..
Grant. who added tina, either ex-Judge
Horace Russell or Lawyer ]. L. Hill
defendants later on. but would not be
on hand to-day.
Mr.. Wellman. looking cool and collect
1910 the Police tsommissioners them
selves filed In, headed by President Mar
tin. and took their seats at the head Of
the semi-circular table. ,-
were provided with Japanese fans and
awaited Developments with a look Of
expectancy. while e Presiden, Martin and
looked calm and stolid.
supt. Byrnes and Capt. Cross were
amSng The spectators c,,, when sn,. Cart
'' ioi oSlocE took on ee Of the three
chairs In front OF the row OF Commits
sioners. and President Martin remarked
III an offhand way:
well, are you ready to 60 on?"
Lawyer Grant asked for a short delay.
and he seemed to he expecting some one.
Capt. poherty looked somewhat anx-
gers nervously while waiting for the ball
Finally, at 1890. the proceedings were
pcared for Ward Men Hoch and Meehan
and made a motion for an adjournment.
Frommc Pleaded for Time.
Mr.. Fromme said that his clients had
on, trial first. and that. having beer
only served on Monday. they had hat
no time to prepare to combat the wit
nesses against them. He said:
1--WE don't want to grope about II
the dark. l must examine thirty OF
forty witnesses to prepare for cross
examination. These men have held hon
orable positions. are the fathers OF
families, and should In justice be giver
a fair opportunity to defend themselves
Now. am entirely unprepared to 70
fore move that the Commissioners gran
trial"
Mr.. Fromme said he also represented
Capt. Doherty. He cited an opinion O.
David Dudley Field in support OF hi
motion. holding that reasonable tim'
should be granted the defendants L
prepare to meet the charges.
Lawyer Grant, representing eX-Wart
Man Levy, in addition to the other de
PENDANTS, also moved for an adjournnen
, for "A reasonable time.
He objected very strongly to Interrupt
lions by President Martin and Mr. Well
e man and stated that he had no prope
. The whole force Of the District-Attor
e ney's office, he said. had been tire
e weeks, in preparing the cases. and t
compel his clients to go on wiih,n forty tS
: complaints showed indecent haste.
weIlman Insisted Upon Going Or
Mr. wellman, in reply said that Cap,
Doherty had known Of the charge
against him for six weeks, and to HI
knowledge had been preparing his de
Tense for the last eight days.
He insisted upon going on with tn
trials at once, because; he said, tn
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would be to get the witnesses to al
tend, and. In fact, he had knowledg
that efforts were now being made l.
persons, presumably in the interest q
the defendants, to intimidate them an
keep them away.
This brought Lawyer Grant to hi
feet, and he bitterly denounced Nj
Wellman's statement as an untruth an
declared that he (Mr. Wellmam ough
at least TO keep within the bounds OF
respectable attorney He asserted tina
his opponent was making the statemer
he did with the intention OF decevin
the Commissioners. and for several mil
utes the air In the close little cour
room had a decidedly blush tinge
When the lawyers had quietcd dow
President Martin in very delibera
-, manner announced that the Board ha
a decided to grant an adjournment in Il
ar case Of Levy. hut In the cases OF Cap
- Doherty and officers II och and Meehd
- they would proceed at once.
ia Fromme Sprpng the Bomb.
in In that c&se" said Lawyer Fromm
rising and shaking "A formidable-loo
r. Ing Typewriter document with "A hll
as paper cover, We will herewith ser
e. upon your Honorable Board a writ
as prohibition, Issuing from the SUPERB