The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-21
DOHERTY AND MARTIN
Some Surprises in the Police Cap
tain's Trial.
The Commissioner Expected to
Make Short Work Of Il.
Now II May Drag On for a Week
or More.

The trial Of Police Capt. Michael Do
herty and his two edward men, Hoch
and Mcehan, will be resumed Monday and
Will. In all probability, continue through
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. In
many respects the trial has been q dis
| appointment. Thus far there have been
numerous surprises but not at all Of a
sensational character.
President Martin, for instance had an
ticipated crush of curious spectators
wrangling for admission to the stufry
little courtroom and laid plans accord
ingly. The policemen he had stationed
at the doors had little difficulty In hand
ling the crowds, for besides the witnesses
ana reporters and others more or less
directly interested, there were not
twenty who asked to be admitted to the
room.
Viewed in the light of a sensation the
proceedings have been a fiat failure
the consciousness of which fact seems
to weigh heavily upon Messrs. Martin
and Sheehan. for both had undoubtedly
city would be centred in their great
moral show.
The only circumstance or feature at
all surprising has been the vituperation
and innuendoes INDUCED in by the law
yers.
Not a scrap of new evidence has been
adduced. The two days were spent in
threshing over the old straw of the
, Lexow Committee. In fact the lawyers
and the Commissioners have failed to
show by the same witnesses the same
Mr.. Con for the Information and edif1-
cation OF the Senatorial inQuisitors.
Mr.. Wellman. attorney for the Com.
mi. sioners has subpoenaed more than
sixty witnesses and Capt. Doherty and
! the other accused expect to put forty
witnesses on the stand. But the strong
policemen has already been adduced.
and /; Is only partial repetition Of the
alleged facts with which the public has
already been made familiar by the Leg
| islative Investigators.
The Commissioners are not at all sat
lsfed with the progress or the trial.
procrastinating and consequently disap-
pointing, They. especially the President.
had expected to finish up the whole
business in three or four days and to
have been able to prove the case against
all OF the accused beyond question Of
doubt in short order. The obstructionist
tactics, so called, Of Of. Capt. ,s DSihertys
the Commissioners are now trying to
console themselves to the prospect OF
at least another week OF the show.
Capt. Doherty of Matchmaking her, and
who has confessed that it was not to
be avenged on the police, but get
square with Tammany Hall M 4. that
mittee. will be put on. tie Yhd again
for further cross-examinatfJn MONDAY.
have only injured their case by cross
examinat ton, and the opinion 10. general
that they have already made 1t hope
Mr. Fromme. it is said. expect. to
prove Mrs. Thurow a perjurer and show
by former inmates OF her house that
she did not pay the s6s 1s, a to
and Furthermore that some one Is guilty
of subornation Of perjury.
Mr., Weliman, on the other n ,a NJ IF
Thurow's allegations to considerable
extent and to prove that Capt; Dohsrty
and Hoch and Meehan took blood
money" from her egularly for protection;
which did his best to afford. This viii
be new testimony and holds the only
promise OF interest In the case, except
''boomerang to explode" as he termed
the writ of prohibition Thursday.
No new charges have been filed, and
1t is not expected that any further com,
plants will be filed until the close OF
the present trial.
Commissioner Martin went to Long
strength and nearly exhausted patience
for Mondays curtain-raiser Mr.. Shee-
han Is also away by the seashore. and Is
not expected until Monday.
Capt. Doherty. however, Is in town,
and is a very busy man.
Assistant District-Attorney Osborne
|. WAS busy IN MS once tO-udy
witnesses and preparing next weeks
line OF procedure in the police prosecu-
tions before the Commissioners.
In Capt. Doherty,s case, 1t Is under
already laid the ground work or a
sound case by the evidence now In
1t has been shown that Capt Doherty
knew for two years OF the existence OF
Mrs. Thurow's disorderly house In his
precinct II has also been brought out
that there was something Of friendly
IN.afrr fhn a
the women OF bad reputation in his old
precinct for even after his transfer
they went to see him in his new pre-
cinct. and were referred by him to his
lawyer as soon as they were hauled up
by the Investigating Committee,
MI Osborne said to an Evening
World" reporter this morning:
This is a serious investigation and
will be seriously conducted on the side
Of the prosecution at least. No efforts
10 AFFECT public opinion will make us
cases. There is no just ground to doubt
the absolute sincerity of all those ON
cially connected with these hearings.
Mr, osbornes attention was directed
to the personal slurs made both at him
self and Assistant District Attorney
wellman by the attorneys for the de-
II prefer 70 let the public Judge these
called fer as they were unusual
Asked wat exactly was the Metropoli-
tan Hotel incident. he said that after the
hearing OF Thursday there were three OF
the dissolute women left who had not
testified and the prosecuting attor-
neys were afraid to leave them un-
guarded that night lest they might be
approached by the defense.
Mr. Wellman and Mr.. Osborne de-
Cided to lodge them In charge of po-
nCeman at the Metropolitan Hotel.
which has been used for such purposes
by the state before. As the girls were
not prisoners. their consent had TO be
gained, and Mr.. Wellman asked them II
they would consent to go 10 the motel
under police guard. SO much opposl-
ton was made by the girls that they
were finally sent home accompanied oy
two policemen.
As to Mr.. Osborne Offering TO treat
the girls after the proceeding. he saio
that that was a particularly mean at
tack. one OF the girls came 10 hiln roi-
lowed by the other two, during a recess
and complained that she was H. being
in a delicate condition. She asked Mr.
Osborne To get her drink. He said that
II was Impossible to carry liquor INTO
Police Headquarters, but added that
after the proceedings he would pay TOT a
drink for the lot of them.
Mr.. Osborne did not know whether 10
be boiling angry or greatly amuseI
over the insinuations. He compromised
on a middle ground by saying that
while the implications OF the attorneys
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