The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-03
MARTIN IS EXCITED.
Greatly Worked Up Over That
Doherty Interview.
No Has a Three-Quarter Of an Hour
Talk with Byrnes.
Then He Decides that Vie Has
. Nothing to Say.

Police Commissioner James ]. Martir
went to Police Headquarters shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning. He carried
under his arm a big Official looking bun.
die, and his forehead was wrinkled with
frowns
Brushing by every one, he went imme-
lately into Supt. Byrness office, where
he remained in earnest conversation
with the Superintendent for fully three.
quarters Of an hour.
During this time he handled WORLD
newspaper file containing an interview
with ex-Capt. Doherty yesterday. In
the interview Doherty said many things
about Martin and others, which undoubt-
eddy accounted for the surly humor the
Commissioner was in this morning.
At IL o'clock he went to his office up
stairs. where an Evening World" re-
porter asked to see him. This was re-
too busy.
note was sent in asking If he could
reply to the allegations made by ex-
II have nothing to say" was the reply.
nm In the interview printed in '"The
arraigned Commissioner Martin, and In
cidentally questioned the good sense OF
commissioners Sheehan, Murray and
kerwln In connection with the decision
Men Hook and Meehan.
me oldest thing about the trial." said
eex-CaPt Doherty, which shows what
farce It was. is this: Commissioner Shee-
Ihurows story, and Commissioner Ksr-
win said In newspaper interview next
Day practically the same thing. They
hat ts
80. what excuse can they give for break
Ing Hook and Meehan? Neither Of them
had any bail charges against him. the
money from Mrs Thurow. So il Mrs
Thurow lied, as two Commissioners ad-
NIT they believed, for what reason. tell
me, were Hook and Meehan fired? In
the slightest corroboration, but as they
tried US three together they had to break
all or none.
counsel objected to in the beginning. He
protested against Jumping the cases.
Right there is a first-class point to be
brought up In the appeal Of my case!
Martini" said the big ex-policeman. II
used to SO to Headquarters and sit in
his room with him for hours. I had a
right to expect fair show from him,
week ahead that he was going to break
me, evidence or no evidence, that he
might pose before, the public as a man
who would, In the face of duty, sacrifice
his best friend.
Martin was dead scared He was
afraid to look me in the eye during the
trial
But" added Doherty. ";he whole
thing dates back to Parkhurst He is
hustler. and you know that he finally
scored the Commissioners so that they
ordered Byrnes to make the big trans
, fers. Martin got nervous when the
newspapers got after his record. He
'holiered murder then
Doherty said that Mr.. Nicoll had be-
(. come counsel for the captains through
orders issued from Headquarters
Doherty had told Nicoll that he had
transferred his $4,000 house to his wife
Doherty was astonished, he says, al
the fierce prosecution of Assistant Dis
I trict-Attorney Osborne. He said tina,
he had personally asked Col. Fellows to
favor him in the District-Attorney'
Office.
Doherty complained that George +,
Roesch. of the Seventh Assembly Dis.
trict, had made his life miserable by
thority that Martin had appointed Do.
nertv a Police Captain. He also scored
Wellman for posting Martin on point:
he was going to bring out In the tria
and instructlng the President how tc
rule on them.
Z The ex-Captain says he cannot remair
IDLE, and he intends to open a livery
. stable soon.