New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-08

turned with n verdict OF Guilty"
Justice Barrett was summoned from his pri-
vate room at O'clock and precisely five min
utes afterward the jury filed into the box. In
spector Mclaughlin as pale as death. The
clerk Mr.. Carroll. asked the foreman. Miller. If
they had agreed upon verdict.
I'VE have" replied the foreman.
What is II. gentlemeng'
I'VE find the defendant guilty Of extortion, as
charged in the indictment"
Colonel James asked the jury to be polled
which was done, all saying Guilty" Justice
Barrett remanded Mclaughlin for sentence until
Monday June II. at 10 n.
When the jury left the presence OF Justice Bar
rett in the Court of oyer and Terminer. nine out
OF ten dlsnterested men in the crowded courtroom
probably believed that the verdict would be
speedy IA in the first trial. the testimony for the
defence had consisted solely In effort to contra
dict In part the testimony Of Seagrist the chief
witness for the People. Inspector Mclaughlin did
not 20 on the stand 10 assert his innocence Of the
charge Of extortion. His counsel labOred for two
hours in an apparent effort ~ induce some OF the
jurymen to cling to n doubt and prevent a verdict
u guilty" District-Attorney Fellows made what
seemed 10 be an earnest appeal for Justice declar-
ing that the safety ~ the country depended more
upon the integrity Of the jury-box than upon the
purity Of the ballOt-box.
Justice Earretts charge was cold and calm,
but II bore directly against the defendant II
seemed 10 Gu, the ground entirely from under
the defence. lie commented upon the evidence
for the prosecution In such way as - make
clear TO any mind that If men Ike SeaGr|' had
been compelled to pay police tribute In the First
Precinct when MCLAUGHLIN WIS the captain In
command there. Mclaughlin was the principal
even II II could not be proved that he had re-
ce!ved the money directly His application Of
the law 10 the evidence made the case for the
People stlll stronger. ard the faces of the jury
men grew hard and grave 40 he went on.
Inspector Mclaughlin followed the charge with
close attention but there was smile on his lip
and color I'm his face as he occasionally turned to
speek to some friend. and many in the court
room wondered al his apparent hopefuness.
TACTICS OF THE DEFENCE
Before beginning the case yesterday morning
Colonel James moved first TO dismiss the IN
d,ctment on the ground that the Grand Jury
proceeded mistaken evidence; next on the
ground that Justices Ingraham and Barrett
were designated Associate Justices ~ the APP
pellate Division Of the Supreme Court. and that
further proceedings would be Illegal These mo-
,iona Justice Barrett denied Colonel James
then offered the designation ~ Justices Ingraham
and Barrett on evidence. but Justice Barrett de-
clinei =, receive II. Abram / Elkus offered Ger
tain sections - the ordinance laws 70 show
tha, the ward man. Burns. was acting within
the law when he threatened 10 arrest Foreman
Connolly f0r cucunbering thu sidewalk.
Leo Schlcsinsor. who was the only witness
for the defence IN the first trial. took tn" stand
again ysstcrlar. II" -iil h. mot Mr. S"agiist
on April 10 opposite the ruins - Nihlo's Garden.
He said tn. meeting was accidental Seagrst
was standing On IN. sidewalk directing the tear
ing down - Nlhlo's Garden Theatre. The VII
ness continued "iIc said - me. I go" You are on
the Mclaughlin bond and replied that was
The subject of the charge-iaking S'o-waS
talked about" Schl"singer repeated his testi-
mcny of the first trial To IN" effect that Sea
gYist told him hc could Mt !njur" MclAughhn'
that his lSeagrisi'sJ memory was not p)sluN" aS
t. whether he had given NJ Laughlln any IN n"y'
that he had torn down many building ani
ncver given McLaughn dollar. and that his
evidence would no. hurt him. ana 10 tell NC
Laughlln what hr (S"agrisO said.
Mr. Rollins cro>s-ex lmincl Schesinger who
said he had been told this story about dozen
times He saI he had known Mclaughlin
twenty wears. IL said he used to meet the de-
f.ndant M the Central once about once a week.
though ne didn't always go To- see him. He vas
on McTaughllns bonds for Inspector OF Police
He was also IN CAPTAIN Schuiz's bond S'hi"s-
niger said he volunteered To 60 On the Inspectors
ball bond
MAKING; UNIFORMS FOR THE FORCE.
cross-examln.d further. schlesinger said his
father Abraham sch'esngcr. was a tailor and
suppl,cd uniforms 10 the Police Department. lie
didn't know how many uniforms he made. Wit
ness had had only one business dealing with the
defendant He WIS secretary Of the Manhattan
Realty Company and Inspector Mclaughlin had
81 POO invested In II. He knew about forty police
officers lie made a memorandum of tie con-
versation he had with S'asrst Inspector
Mclaughlin asked him To make It,
After recess jeremiah c. Lyons. the builder.
took the stanl lie said he knew ScagrIst. and
had an interview with him about the middle of
April last on the subject - Mclaughlin.
william f. Lennon. n builder. was called by
coloncl lanes lie said he knew Scagrst. and
had had business Transactions with him H. 'oli
of a conversation he had with Seagrist at the
house OF the latter few days before April inc
witness said Seaerist said he never paid any
money to Mclaughlin and couldn't hurt hair In
his head" \ brick salesman, Levy, who
acconipanied him to scagrist's house. heard
the conversation had sailed for Europe May ..
rdvard f. Kinney "A fire Insurance adjugter |
and formerly a member OF the Fire Patrol. in re-
piv to Colonel James. said he remembered the fire
that destroyed The Commercial Advertiser In |
Septembor 1891. He met James Burns. Colonel
James M ked what took place between Eurns ana
the witness but Mr.. Rollins objected. and Justice |
Barrett sustained the objection. Colonel James
then tried to get in evidence conversation the
witness had with Captain Mcl.n1rhlin after ms
talk with Burns. THIS was also objected TO- and
was ruled out I'VE except thunderei Colonel
James. but Justice Barrett ruled out everything
pertaining 10 the conversation. and COonei James |
consulted few moments with his colleagues, ana
tho, ,uddenlv said: THE defence rests. He |
thon r,oved 10 dismiss the indictment on elEht |
different grounds. but Justice Barrett overruied
him g., A.. !,
Colonel James then began - sum up i"r thr d'-
fenc. He explained the difference between bribery
nj nd ex,orton. There was no evidence 10 snow. ne |
contended. that McLaughiin was eve, II, ,ie
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