New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-15
GUNSON MUST EXPLAIN
ND HE RECOMMEND MURRAY AS HAM
ILTON'S LAWYER?

ALLEGATIONS MADE BY A POLICE COURT CLERK
UNDER INVEST CATION by MAGISTRATE
F1.AMMER-coNFLICTING TESTIMONY
Mrs Maggie Hamilton. the woman in whose
,ouse at No. $50 East Sixty-sixth-st., thousands
~ dollars worth OF household goods etc. were
found with Thomas her husband. was arraigned
IN Yorkvi,le Court yesterday. Two compliments
snpeared-Mrs. Abraham Dowdney. widow OF the
former Congressman and daughter Of DR.. Purcell.
end Mrs stephen Miller. OF No. lE West Thirty
ATHEIST both OF whom had identified much of the
nroperty found. Mrs Hamilton is alleged TO have
taken the property while In the complainants en-
nlov Mrs. Miller first missed her goods while she
was moving from West Sixtythird-st TO her pres
ont address Mrs. Dowdney has also identified
several hundred dollars worth OF property as
having been taken from her storeroom. The evil
oence vas overwhelming and Magistrate Flammer
committed both defendants in $1,000 bail each TO
answer.
Al the close OF the hearing the attention OF the
Court was called 10 the fact that Detective Gunson
che officer In the case, was anxious that the hus-
band should not be held. on the ground that he was
ignorant OF the presence Of the stun In the house
Chief Clerk Teboitts also informed the Magistrate
that the detective had Influenced the prisoners to
,ngage Thomas W. Murray defend them. The
Court then emphatically denounced the practice OF
a policeman acting a runner steerer for either
lawyers or prisoners
Nj Tebbtts then produced a paper signed by
Hamilton saving that he employed Murray at Gun
sons request The Court then reiterated the re-
marks made II is said the matter will be taken TO
higher authorities
After the regular hearing Magistrate Flammer
recalled the persons interested and conducted
searching inquiry into the charge against Gunson.
NJ Tebbtts questioned Gunson as follows:
Did you take the prisoner out Of the box into the
consultation room, after you had left him in
the PEN"
Il did"
What was your purpose in doing this
81 wanted TO ask Hamilton some questions.
What questions
Il wanted 70 md where his wife had been liv-
ing so that l could locate the stolen property.
Did find out%'
Il did"
Nov why could not YOU have asked him these
questions when he sat there in the box without ali
that trouble Of taking him out Of COURT
Il didn't want his wife to hear me.
Where was she?
There in the box" , -
Then the detective explained that the coupe hau
cause of tais as one did know what the ether
had said the police had been able to gain much IN
"pd you see NIr Murray" ~,
tor had asked me TO get him layer. d mer Wgi
Nj Murray in the room ws snia ono NC Then he
went and spoke him. Isn't that So Go nam
'i. "Yes. that's the truth" said Hamilton.
Ibid not The detective introduce you 10 the
Iav-ver2' asked Tebbitts OF Hamilton, -
80 Ne lust said. There's lawyer ana
ven sa3 sand and Clerk rebOts held the paper
tnat Hamilton had signed 20 the enect tha' 'ui-
fon had advised him to employ Murray.
What did you mean by signing tnisE IT.. -.
Gunson responded: "i'li venture TO Ely rlght nere
.hsf ire man didn't know what he was signing,
ard thai he can't tell now what is in that paper DO
YOU know (To the prisonerD -, 80
NO. that man CMr Tebbittsl brought me an
aedavit 10 sign Then ne brought me another
little paper and put - down on the desk so Viacng
his hands on each end OF IT. and told me 10 sign
that too | didn't know what was In the paper,
but supposed 1t was another court paper anu 80
ibid Detective Gunson advise you to employ
Lawyer Murray? .s.
NO ne didn't, I told the officer Yesterday !
wished he'd find a lawyer FOR me. and when ne
saw MI Murray ne just said, There's a lawyer II
YOU want one He didn't even tell me VINO ne
was" - ,. -,
Magistrate Flammer asked for Mt Murray ana,
rn6ing ne had gone. said IL would be necessary TOT
him 10 be present before going further INTO the IN
vestigauon wen take UP the Hal'el Soii'e '''i'i
day" ne said.