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 II.
Vow u May Drag On FOR u Week
or More.

ana Meehan. will be resumed Monday and
will, In all prohdi iiity, continue through
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. In
many respects the trial has been n dis
appointment Thus far there have been
numerous surprises but not at all Of a
Sensational character.
President Martin. Tor instance. had an
ticipnt-d crush OF curious spectators
~ransling for admission to the stufYy
itttie courtroom and laid plans accord
lnsN. The policemen he had stationed
at the doors had little difficulty in hand
Ing The crowds. for besides the witnesses
ana reporters and others more or less
directly Interested, there were not
twenty who asked to he admitted to the
room.
Viewed in the light of a sensation the
proceedings have been a fiat failure.
the consciousness OF which fact seems
10 weigh heavily upon Messrs. Martin
ana Shsehan, for bUth had undoubtedly
expected that the attention Of the entire
city would he centred in their great
moral show.
The only circumstance or feature at
all surprising has been the vituperation
yers
Not scrap Of new evidence has been
ihr"Shinr over The old straw OF the
l.eSow COMMITTEES. In fact the lawyers
Snd the Commissioners have failed to
slow by the same witnesses the same
Mr.. ton for the Information and edih-
cation OF the Senatorial inquisitors.
MT Wt'lman. attorney for the Com
rDi;sloners, has suhpoenaed more than
sixty witnesses, and Capt. Doherty and
TIA" Other accused expect to put forty
witnesses on the stand. But the strong
est Of the testimony against the accused
policemen has already been adduced.
and |. II only Il partial repetit of the
alleged facts with which the public has
already been made familiar by the Leg
lSlative investigators.
The Commissioners are not at all sat-
istied with the. progress OF the trial.
They declare that It has been tedious,
procrastinating and consequently disap-
pointing. They, especially the President.
had expected to finish up the whole
business In three OF four days and to
all OF the. accused beyond question of
doubt in short order. The obstructionist
tactics. SO called, of Capt. Doherty's
l.wyers have made this impossible, and
console themselves to the prospect Of
at least another week of the show.
Mrs.. Ansgsta ThurSw. ,, who "a, accuse. re-
who has confessed that 1t was not to
be- avenged on the police. but to get
square with rammany Hall man, that
mittee. will be put ON t. stand again
Tor further rross-eXamination Monday.
With this witness, the defense thus FAR
have only injured their case by Cross
examination. and the opinion is general
less plight.
prove Mrs. Thurow u perjurer and show
by former inmates OF her house that
she did not pay the blackmail at the
time and places alleged and testified to.
ana furthermore that some one is guilty
Of suLornation OF perjury.
MIR. Wellman. on the other hand. IL
said to b- prepared TO substantiate Mrs.
Throws allegations to d considerable
extent and to prove that Capt. Doherty
and Iioch and AIechan took blood
money" from her -gulariy for protection.
which { did his best to afford. This will
be new testimony and holds the only
promise OF interest in the case, except
p-rhaps AIR. Grant may find another
boomerang to explode: as he termed
No new charges have been filed. and
1t Is not expected that any further com.
plants will be filed until the close of
Commissioner Martin went to Long
Branch last night TO- recuperate his
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 his Office to-day examining
witnesses and preparing next weeks
line OF procedure In the police proseeu-
lions before the Commissioners.
In Capt. Doherty's case, II is under
stood. the prosecution believes II has
already laid the ground work Of
It has been shown that Capt Doherty
knew for two years OF the existence OF
Mrs. Thurow's disorderly house in his
precinct. 1t has also been brought out
that there was something OF friendly
understanding between the Captain and
The women Of bad reputation in his old
precinct, for even after his transfer
they Went to See him in his new pre-
cinct, ana We're referred by him to his
lawyer as soon as they were hauled up
by the lnyestisating Committee; u,,u
World' reporter this morning:
This Is serious investigation and
will be seriously conducted on the side
OF the prosecution at least. No efforts
10 affect public opinion will make us
hesitate in the least in pushing these
cases. There is no just ground to doubt
cAlly connected with these hearings"
Mr.. Osborne's attention was directed
10 the personal slurs made both at him
Wellman by the attorneys for the de
tense Yesterday
Il prefer 70 LEI the public Judge these
sisi Ter s ssa the ne were
Asked wlat exactly was. the Metropol
tan Hotel incident. he said that after the
nesFns q IhIrsday there We're b three rS Of
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-
cded 10 lodge them In charge of po-
liceman at the Metropolitan Hotel.
which has been used for such purposes
b. 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 hotel
under police guard. SO much opposi-
ton was made by the girls that they
We're finally sent home accompanied by
TWO policemen.
AS to Mr.. Osborne offering to treat
the girls after the proceeding, he said
that that was 4 particularly mean at
tack. one OF the girls came to him. fol-
lowed by the other two. during recess
and complained that she was i'll. 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 for
drink for the lot of them.
Mr.. Osborne did not know whether to
be boiling angry or greatly amused
over the insinuations. He compromises
On a miadle ground, by saying that
W nile the implications OF the attorneys
v ere ridiculous, they were more or
Disgrace 10 those who made them,