New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-24
TO SUMMON CHIEF CONLIN.
AN ODD TURN IN THE VALENTINE booND
SHOP CASE

MAGISTRATE KudIch In Jefferson Marke. 49,
Yesterday afternoon held the hearing Oh ~. 40,
cipals and clerks caught In the three a. no.d
were simultaneously made at NOS. IL anu " 90 vs.,
way No. As West Twenty-ninth-st anu W.. ~
ru,srtve,gbtbst on December H. when the prem
ises were occupied by II. Valentine Ok ~ WV ,,a
alleged 10 be running a bucket-shop Inc eAa,
ton was held In the private ROOM ana .>ss' 80
District Attorney Forbes J. Hennessey looked "'.
the interests of the prosecution Messrs' H"''e' "
Steinhardt represented the defence ,,s-
Mr.. Hummel made a motion that the clerks oe JUS
charged He declared that the Court OF Appears
had held that the business OF the defendants ""'
legal That would be his line of defence
Mr. Hennessey opposed the motion. ana Masls'ia'e
Kudlich refused to grant It, The case oi wa .'''
Croker one of the employees Of the place at i"ehy
pinth-st was called. 1t was believed that 'ne
strongest case against any OF the clerks cou'o o'
presented in his case. But the testimony was %
unsatisfactory to the prosecution that 1t was decioed
that all the clerks be dismissed. the cases asas'
the principals were then taken up. they were " az
ter D. Valentine, John Croker, William >. fehuer
and Alonzo Maynard. 49,
Chief of Police Murphy. OF Jersey City. admitted
that as far as he knew, the Jersey cry STOCK Elk
change upon which he had made raid might be
legitimate concern He told in detail of the raid, as
did william II. Foley chief OF the telegraph system
OF the Jersey City police.
Magistrate Kudlich here said the he had fully
thirty prisoners waiting for him in the other ROOM
and that an adjournment would better be taken.
Then Messrs. Hummel and Stenhardt created their
little sensation. Mr. Humme. said that he would
not object 10 an adjournment were II not Tor one
thing-ne was informed that the police were he
gally holding the three rooms rented by the De
PENDANTS Tor a perfectly legal business He asked
that Magistrate kudcn instruct the police TO turn
over the rooms Immediately.
Magistrate Kudlich replied he did not think that
IL was his place to issue any orders to the police.
Mr.. Steinnardt said that he would have come 10
court armed with affidavit for the Chief
arrest the charge OF oppression, had II not been
that he had 80 high personal regard for him.
He declared that the Chief had admitted to him
that the law was being broken.
Magistrate Kudch asked Acting Inspector Brooks
to give the facts of the case from police view.
IT'S true" said the Inspector, that we are keep
ing men in the and are doing SO because
there is evidence in the safes that would tend to
convict. If they will give us the contents or the
safes we will give them back their rooms.
That's the most impudent thing | ever heard
shouted Stenhardt. Here he coolly says that he
will try to force the defendants to give him the
material to prove the against them, II sucn
material exist / will be here tomorrow at III
O'Clock to present affidavits and ask summons for
the Chief on the charge of oppression"
Assistant District-Attorney Hennessey advised
that the Corporation Counsel be informed. Inspector
The further hearing Of the evidence was then
postponed until Tuesday afternoon, December II.
The prisoners were continued under the same BAL.