New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-26
THE POLICE INQUIRY.
rs OF THE FIRST WEEKS WORK
crpxrp IN THE INVESTIGATION ARE

.rpxrD IN THE INVESTIGATION ARE
y" ,,o,.s TO FIND GIDEON GRANGER.
coz Of counsel for the Lexow Com
John W. 80, declined to say how we'll he was
niftee' -, his first weeks work in the investiga-
ssisne police Department. lie intmated, how
ton o. - 10 had begun a task that he old not ex-
Te' anirsh for many weeks. and that MS course
Psci "ar,,nation Of witnesses might be governed
N 'ns revelations that were made as ne went
BY '"' W Njcon had not finished the cross-eXami-
Sone. - commissioner McClave ne SAID ana ne
rm'" .oke I'D the examination oil MI McOiaNe
nisn' 49, Mr. NicoE was done with the witness.
ssS'" ,osslbe that Commissioner Sheehah "oulu
va ,ext but that was not certain.
Be eahe' - dieanpearance OF Gideon Granger had
the s ,ars of The counsel Of the committee
pp'e' -, As 10 the missing man. Mr.. Con sald;
Sme"I Jaw Granger in my house as late as MD
VIM" Monday night ! fully expected mat ne
pRn' ocaar in court on the following morning.
Tou' ., which had with him opened up
Tn' 'ns Of inquiry and expected to nave MIN on
pew s ,or AT least two hours before he was
TIE '. .~amned. stn hope that he can be found
eos'.1 shall have an opportunity TO examine
ana .Aor As 70 his present whereabouts am
hm w. to the dark as any one. 1t is certain that
o. ,,eared as witness before the committee
fhs reai' 49, protected from arrest for any test-
Dc $500 h,cb he might give. That Is the law
poM ..o,ements made yesterday by other per-
r. --Ao have been searching for the missing man
S~ ld appear that Granger had iaHeh out VI
TOu'u s,,,,la,elv as If the ground had opened
fs', So swallowed him. Detectives at Ponce head-
sn' -. said that they had been unable 10 asceT-
euaf..' any of Changers friends or acquaint-
nA - s sasn him since an early hour on Tues
arcs -" still he might be hidden in the city
o' - ~ his friends. Mir McClave SAID yester-
" 80 ne was more anxious than any other per
Gay Ia no 10 have Granger found and brought
s 1, ,.fore the committee as witness IN oruer
e -. character Of the man might be SHOWN on
ta' inc or,,nation He did not have the slight
y. no,,on where Granger might be iouhu now
~ boarding A report that warrant FOR the
c'.. ~ Granger had been secured Mr.. McCiave
$50 10 say anything except that there were
's''0, osors who were in a position to apply for
ssch warrants , -, -
~. .~..,,D,snden, Byrnes said that he knew OF no
-, for the arrest Of Granger. The police were
IN irving 10 find the man. he said. because Granger
- v,n,Ad as a witness before the coH"ll''ee.
g.. yas report that Granger mad beeh ihulc'eu
4, ~. Grand Jury. but il was dlscrea'ed' Ano''e'
y. ra,or was tina, the Police Commissioners
v.,s trying 10 find another prominent 'a"'ei ~
~, yicol in looking on, for the interests OF Inc
,..,,sn, in the invest CATION Il was said that
~ VceI had the confidence Of all the oilicIaS az
~ cssral ONCE and that he had zone a. Wea a.,
which he placed 49, .o,7a, IN the rooms
MI I9n sgg ~ Aldermen looking at official docu
$.s &%Ong papers which he rqnogs 1 fol
made extracts from were ponce penssY1 ppa psv
Dr. PsAhurs WHO returned yes'fTang q% NIP
70 NHsln'a s'sSsS y he Intended 10 have Or. PARK
hurst or the witness stand before g%nf he e %hen
" ,s ~, care 70 saw anything about that now
Il not likely that Dr. park1 Tb Will re a NAV
u. -" rscsss during the hot weather but Il Is not
az ali likely that the Investigation viii be hnshea
then" 49,. - noe ,.au sattsGed with
he progress which Mr.. .Gof bad mace IN Ne IN,
vss,Igatlon thus far and ne thought he cou.d hot
snssS ,oo highly OF Mr.. COTS work Ii would De
ss,,sr moi 10 saw more than that. he thought 'inu
tssrs had been more progress made IN the inquiry.
Gustav H. schwab said that the prospects were
most encouraging. that Il was ne evident lntehuoh
~ me Committee 10 make the Investigation thorough
n II took all summer. that the truth would be
brought gu. regardless Of whom Il Would hurt, ana
satisfactorily had been already proved