The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-03-20
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bill of specifications. Don't let us begin
with legal technicallties but let's allow
all the facts to come out and go on and
find out and let the public know what
there is to the whole matter"
1--WE don't ask for your evidence" re-
torted Attorney Goodhart, "but we do
want names, dates and places; In fact,
a bill of specifications"
Attorney Benton--It is the duty of this
board to decide whether public official
has been guilty Of malfeasance in office
or not. Let the witnesses come here and
testify, and then every opportunity Will
be given to Commissioner Gilhuly and
his counsel to rebut the testimony.
Attorney Goodhart--But there are
no charges here except those of Coun-
Gilman Frisbie and they are not
specific. Let them make out a list OF
offenses and let us know with what
we are charged and then we will know
what we are doing. Such information
is accorded to the lowest criminal IN
court Of law
Attorney Benton in reply said that in
his opinion such step would tend to
cripple the investigation and narrow 1t
down to small confines.
AT this point Alderman Macdonald
called attention to the fact that the
oath had not been taken as prescribed
by the mode Of procedure and at his
suggestion the oath was administered
to each alderman by City Clerk Lyon.
Mayor Hendrick-You have heard
the request made by Attorney Good
hart. There has been no motion made
to grant it, so / understand you are
ready to go on with the hearing.
"Well, then / desire an opportunity
to read the evidence taken before the
police investigating committee. so that
We can be placed upon an equal foot
ing with the learned counsel for the
prosecution, who have seen and read
that evidence" said Attorney Good
hart.
"WelI," replied Attorney Benton, 1--WE
will leave that to the board to decide,
ba' we don't propose to limit this in
veshgation to the evidence adduced
before the police investigating commit
tee
II have been revolving this whole
ii. ng in my mind" at this point in
ternosed Alderman Reyes, land / do
n !. believe that it is just to put Com
miss or er Gilhuly on trial without fur
nishing him with specifications. 1t GER
tainlJ will not rebound to the credit of
the city of New Haven to place one o.
its officials on trial withour some
specific charges. 1t is an outrage to
have charges hanging over the head |
OF man and give him no chance to
meet them. I will make a motion that |
ha be furnished with specific charges !
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the Investigation shall not be restricted |
in any way to the charges so speci-
fed
Attorney Goodhart Immediately ac-
coded to the proposition and Aid arnlan
Keyes made motion to the effect that
the charges be referred back to Coun-
Gilman Frisbie and he be instructed
to make his charges more specific and
furnish Commissioner Gilhuly wish a
copy of the same The motion was
seconded by Alderman Kinney
In discussing the motion Alderman
Macdonald said that former investiga-
lions had cost the taxpayers consl leras
BILE money and had practically resulted
in but little being accomplished. II
am willing" said he ito give Commits
sioner Gilhuly fair hearing and treat
him fairly. / am also in favor Of show
ing up everything in connection with
the investigation but Mr.. Gilhuly is
not to be tried on evidence taken before
the secret investigating committee.
Some of it don't refer to Commissioner
Gilhuly in any way. How much as
surance was given witnesses that their
testimony would be kept secret don't
know"
Alderman Keyes-It doesn't make
any difference how much secrecy he
was promised. IL any man knows
anything about the charges he should
be man enough TO face it. This man {
ner of bringing charges is sneaking
business. don't like that kind Of !
Justice and will never vote for it. It's
neither fair, right and just.
The motion Of Alderman Keyes was y
then put and lost, he alone voting +
in favor of it, After the result of the (
vote had been announced Alderman h
Belden moved that Commissioner Gill q
huly's counsel be allowed to see such Z
portion Of the evidence as referred to :
the commissioner under the direction Of {
the corpora tion counsel and the motion
was promptly seconded by Alderman
In reply to a query from one of the
other aldermen Attorney Benton stated
that he could see no harm cr injustice :
in such a proceeding, whereupon thc
motion was passed unanimously !,
After this action had been aiken Cor
Counsel Ely stated that he "
would be unable, owing to the press Of
other business, to go on with the trial "
before Thursday evening, March %, at h
730 o'clock and an adjournment was N
taken to that time e
t.