The evening world., 1895-06-26
EMMA PARKER'S
TRIAL STOPPED.
Special Sessions Justices Not
Allowed TO Hear Her
Case To-Day.
WHENCE COMES HER "PUlL?"
The Alleged Disorderly House
Keeper Given Preference
Over Others.
INDICTED By THE GRAND JURY
| But Il Made No Difference to the
MaQis OF the Inferior Court
Clerk Heating Blamed.
INDICTED By THE GRAND Jury

Justice Patterson. OF the Supreme
Court. to-day signed a writ of prohibit
tion, preventing the Justices Of the
Court OF Special Sessions from trying
Emma Parker who IL charged with
keeping a disorderly house In East
Twenty-ninth street. between Madison
and Fourth avenues.
John Lindley. Of 43 East Thirtieth
street. swore In an affidavit that he had
reason to believe that the Justices Of
the Court OF Special Sessions had a
corrupt purpose" In setting down the
woman's trial in that court for to-day.
Emr,a Par,,er's house was raided the
night OF June 20. She was arraigned
before Justice i'imms next morning In
jefferson Market Court and there she
waived her right to trial by jury and
elected to be tried in the Court of Spe-
cial Sessions
whence Em mas "PulIs"
Very much to the surprise OF the
property holders. who have long car
ried on warfare against her house,
her case was set down ahead OF three
or four hundred others for trial in Spe-
cial Sessions to-day. The woman had
been indicted In the mean time and only
this morning pleaded not guilty in Part
l. General Sessions.
Notwithstanding this the Justices Of
Special Sessions were going on to try
her when they were restrained by the
order from the Superior Court.
Justice Hogan. who is sitting In spe-
cial Sessions to-day. called an Evening
World" reporter up to the bar of the
court while the room was full Of wit
nesses waiting for cases to come ur and
entered into a long-involved, compli-
Gated and rather tedious explanation OF
why the attempt had been made to try
ut has been charged" said Justice
Hogan, that Justice Grady and want.
ed to try this woman In Special Sessions
SO that she could be let on with a small
fine instead OF receiving the much Sc
verer punishment of Imprisonment
which will probably be her Tot II she ID
tried ami found guilty in General SEES
sionB.
such an accusation is absurd, for
you see, Justice Grady Ia not a Judge OF
Special Sessions. and only sits here
th, court Gs s Justice Martin Is s
| ting here to-day In this way for Justice
Feitner, who Is sick.
Hogan Makes the Clerk Responsible
II knew nothing at all about this
case. l didn't know what was going on
| the calendar. Clerk Heating fixes up the
calendar and he alone is responsible for
i. The idea of this being put-up job
Clerk Heating showed the reporter his
calendar for the day. and as an excuse
| for having put the case Of Emma
Parker upon II pointed to several Other
| cases OF disorderly house keepers upon
| 1t set down for trial to-day.
Tho other cases. however, had come
| up in their regular order. as the dates
| Of the complaints showed.
The order OF the Supreme Court re-
| cites the substance of Lindleys am
davtt, and says in part:
| Whereas. II appears that the Cour'
| Of Special Sessions. Notwithstanding the
| indictment OF Emma Parker. has beer
| and Is taking proceedings without au
to try Emma Parker. thereby prevent
| ing her trial in General Sessions
| I'VE therefore do command you, thu
said Courl Of Special Sessions. and yot
the said Emma Parker, to refrain from
any further proceedings In the matter
And we do further command you Il
| show cause at a Special Term OF tn,
Supreme Court at Chambers. June q
| 1895. at II A. NJ, why you should not b.
absolutely restrained from taking an.
further proceedings in the matter"
Didn't Know She Was Indicted.
Justice Hogan said this afternoon tina
he did not know Emma Parker had beer
| indicted and appeared surprised wher
told that the fact had been widely pub
Even II did know she was indicted, :
said Justice Hogan. II could not know
that II was for the same offense that W.
are to try her to-day, This H. a SPECIFIC
| offense on a certain date. and for all
know her Indictment might be for some
| thing elae.'