New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-06
LOOKS EASY FOR VAN CLEEF.
FIRST TRIAL. TO GROW OUT OF THE
VOORHEES, EXPOSURES.
ALL DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGAINST THE -"
PENDANT ExcLuDED-LrTTLE THAT.
POINTS TO A CONVICTION.
fpv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBuNE.l

fRy TELEGRAPH To THE TRiBuNE.l
-ron,op Aug THE trial of Colonel John l. van
cleef one OF the State officials whose aouoI
exposed before the Voorhees, lnvesugauns ,,
toe was begun in Mercer Court before 'u"3e
ence Conover of Monmouth County this Ino,''"1.
The Colonel is the first Of the eight S'a'e
indicted by reason OF these exposures to De ca'e'
- ,r,ro,nal,v and considering the poor prog
= ,,,ads to-day by the States attorneys anu ''''
manner in which the was left by them "'e
court adjourned this evening. the Coiohei ~
% come off lucky. Colonel Van Cleet was io''
Secretary of the State Board OF fahro"a NHs ,
md 10 alleged TO have obtained several 'hous'"o
T,1ara from, the State for maps which ne ala ho'
,r,tsn Moss : Barton and Dawes VINO are u'
,endlnc Colonel Van Cleef. interposed op9eo.'o"'
the admission Of testimony when had Deem ",v
ont before the Senate Committee so succes'iu"'
dav that after all-day session OF ths eo1 a.,
,ho examination Of the States most Important WI,
- " ~, . lin, of damaging evidence got before the
t., and ius, before the adjournment oi coui' i''
tho day the prosecution was compeied " "'
,o,orent 10 the court that they didn't expect ~
have any better evidence TO offer tomorrow
In onen,ne the case to-day Prosecutor stockton sau
,h ctate would prove that Colonel Van Cieel ha'
a,rouded the state through the printers. lie s"''
49,, ctate had paid the Colonel for h"" maps III
IN and that but 1000 Of them had been suppheu'
The courtroom filled with State po'i''0s .,
grognard Belts, Deputy state M ,ness chair
d., to ,p.
IL 80 %se,d Van Cleef had made and copyr'sntss.hh w
nr.,cinai man but ne had nothing 10 90 w" az. ~
ransactions through the printers sihce ,hs sho by
sss'a In 1881 The Prosecutor attempted 10 sioT ~ s
NJ pat,s that but 1900 maps in al had eN.' Nv, ~ a
ed Inn, NJ Barton objected ana the c9ut, ul -
, rss,ion ont The defendants counse i's9 ~
o,ad n nearly every other question asked oi 'ne
JJ,,noss and the Court sustained ms opJscuo,s
monrsiiv that nothing elected from MI bs,.s'
peniamin r Ingraham. OF Elizabeth VINO nj tIp,, ,
son,s Uthographing company or West mr. "
somr,bs, New-York which supplied maps 10 Nan
rIaef was called by the State to show ,he hunne @
thQ
nevsloped the fact that Mr. lngraham wa ,Snc noe
nrescni when the maps were sold ana MS e''oen'c
VIZ "1o,anoI @ Cyrus Loutrel OF the firm OF FRANCIS M
7 outpeI New-York city. who also printed maps LOT
Ton cleef was also prevented from testtyihs ny
~ coloneIs shrewi lawyers. VINO raised thc
rntn, ,bat Mr. Ioutrel had not made the eh''s pp'
hSs hooks personally and that he could not use he
nroa,ion az another to refresh his memory;
Uowei ouIclev one OF the printer toId III h'-
,au about paving Van Cleef for 800 maps. Du'
h could not say how many had been denNeied
rhe Prosecutor stated that captain hlcnaruS Oh
pronklvn had made the entry on loutrels DOCKS.
hmt fhat he was without the jurisdiction ot me
Court and when seen in New-fork DAY or Two Two
AGO he declined to come and testify. The trose-
cntor said ne didn't think the state had any DETER
evidence to offer than Ioureis BOOKS anu IN, @
Court gave him until tomorrow TO make another
effort TO secure witnesses.