New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-10
POLICE CASES TAKEN UP.
THE EXTRAORDINARY GRAND JURY GETS
TO WORK


FIRST TO DE INVESTIGATED - CAPTAIN
scHMrrTrERGEn AMONG THE WIT
NEssEs-THE APPOINTMENT OF
THE SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR
THE PROSECUTION.
Tho extraordinary Grand Jury yesterday began
the investigation Of police cases under 'he eu'uac
NJ Daniel G. Rollins and Austen G. Fox the speciai
n,osscutors appointed by DistrictAtorney Fellows,
and with the aid Of Assistant District-At'orhe>
Lindsay A room the first floor OF the criminal
Courts Building had been assigned LOT INV use
OF the jurymen. and they went 10 WORK IN ea'
there early in the forenoon. 1t was UNDERSTOOD 'n"'
they would consider the testimony imphcahhs
members Of the Police Department which had been
given before the Lexow Committee. ana there was
no surprise when Mr.. How. the stenosrapheI u '
committee was called one of the hrst "i'iicss'
Mr. Lindsay carried to the juryroom large pacN-
age OF the testimony which had been taken oeio'e
the committee 1t was supposed that MT HOW was
called to testify TO the correctness OF the report VI
the testimony which he had furnished
Among the police officials who were imphcateu
I'm the I,exow investigation is Inspector AieNa"ue'
s. Williams and It looked yesterday as II 'he jury
mon were making his one OF the nrst 10 pe
investigated. Reports from the Juryroom were "
the effect that Captain Max r. Schmittoerser WAS
called and examined at considerable ieng'h as
witness II will be remembered that schmt.berger
Iccted backmail and paid share OF the ',,-so',en
money directly to Inspector Williams he also
testified that he had received money from CdP.a"
Martens when Martens was a subordinate police
man. and that the money was handed 10 "ha'"s
as q bride for the promotion Of Martens. Ii was
reported late In the afternoon that Captain Martens
also had been called TO the juryroom as witness
There was report that several citizens also had
been called to give testimony about Inspector Will
.ams II was said that the names OF those VIII
nesses had been furnished by Captain Schm'ttoeTger
who had given TO the jurymen more information
than had been contained in his confession to the
Lexow Committee. 1t believed that the eVi-
dencc laid before the jurymen would be ample 10
cause the indictment and conviction OF Inspector
Williams
There indications also that the testimony
given by Captain Schmittberger In reference 10
the official conduct of Commissioners Martin and
Sheehap was being corroborated by other Wit
nesses and II said that the policeman VINO was
sent to make apology to Sadie west pv
order of Commissioner Martin was among the
witnesses called. One Of the police justices was
sal. to be undergoing investigation also ana there
was report that evidence to show that Police
Captain William r. Haughey had received money
from the keepers of disorderly houses when ne
in command OF the Fifteenth Precinct was
being considered. Louis Sreep, who testihed
against Anthony Comstock, was also seen ABOUT
the juryroom.
The jurymen did not make any report to the
Court of Oyer and Terminer at the close OF their
session yesterday. and II was evident, therefore,
that they had decided upon any indictment
One of the officers OF the court said that it was
probable that Inspector Williams or any other
high official of the Police Department who might
be indicted would be permitted TO appear ana
give bail without being arrested II is expected
that the indictments which are found VIII De
drawn by Assistant District-Attorney Lindsay and
that Mr. Rollins and Mr. Fox will prosecute the
cases in court.
Joseph Larocaue the chairman Of the sub-com-
mittee of the Committee of Seventy, yesterday
gave out the following correspondence in regard
to the appointment of Mr.. Rollins and MI Fox:
No IS William-st.. New-York. Jan, o. 1870
Hon John r. Fellows, District-Attorney City and
County Of New-York. Ia. o.,
Dear Sir: Referring to our conference with you
Shar rse Of Certain criminal actions and proceed
ings embraced in the resolutions adopte1 o! tne
on the 18th of November 1894 we desire to put in
writing. for confirmation. our understanding Oh
BY the resolutions referred TO- the GoyeTnOr was "a,
tend in person or by deputy a Court o. oyer ara
Terminer Appointed 70 be held In snd iSr 1pe c'
December 1894, and take charge in the said court
and before the said Grand Jury OF the following
First~Al criminal actions and proceedings n
voving or relating TO crimes ,he electe
franchise and Violations of the election laws and
second all sTmnal the a1 in Office Of
public Officers OF every description In the city ana
These resolutions were presented to the Governor
and application was made TO nm ior ,ne 80
sary requistion. which he expressed nl,hse'i as
unNillns TO make without Your GoncIrrs enc s,s
ton pun YOU promptly gave such concurrence. but
before our communication reached the governor
ties Which the Governor considered best to have
disposed OF before acting on our epinCad'IGmI
SH the governor On consideration Of the existing
situafion we concluded 1t TO be for the public m
thpr he
should be confided 10 counsel proposed py US anu
aappccordingly proposed the names Of Daniel G. Ro
Inns esq. and Austen g. Fox; esq Doth OF Wno,n
were as Counsel to take charge Of the criminal
actions and proceedings embraced IN me saa ~
buttons and who have consented to act IN mat
capacity ,.uu,ooa .ha, Mr. Lindsay ore o.
Gentlemen in the conduct Of said actions and pro;
IN the preparation and trial thereof the counsel
standing as above expressed Yours very truly
G H6RkcE PoR erin H''>
subcommittee. Committee OF seventy
rorowing was Colonel Feows's reply:
District-Attorneys ONCE.
City and County Of New-York
January l. 1885.
Msssrs Joseph Larocoue Charles A. Beaman. Hor-
ace Porter Subcommittee.
,oSsx is an exact expression Of understand
ing we reached IN F SsT ReTvnf District
District Attorney Fellows was not at his ofiice
Yesterday and his assistants said he was III with
the grip at his home. When 1t was announced
that there was another epidemic OF influenza IN
the city the public might have known that t4iohei
Eellows would be to catch the disease, ne 10
pretty sure TO get some ailment frequently even
II ne has TO travel TO Washington TO inhale germs
He fnds Il necessary to travel to washington or
to take vacation when he is NOT SICK ana t, sne
davs when ne attends to the duties OF his once
are few in number compared with those In wnch
he is sick or travelling or enjoying vacation
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