The sun., 1895-05-09
M'LAUGHLIN TRIAL BEGUN.
mn. FOX OPENS TIE CASE FOR InE
PROSECUTION.

Threat. or the EsEssssas-A HITCH
Over ,ypror stein Delayed tho Opening.
Attcr the arduous three weeks struggle DUR
ing which panels averaging nearly 100 taies-
men n day were exhausted in an effort TO secure
a Jury the trial of Police Inspector William w.
Mclaughlin was at last begun lato yesterday
afternoon in the Court of Oyer and Termincr
before Justice Barrett.
The jury box having been filled on Tuesday
the trial was expected TO go on yesterday morn
ing and crowd eager to be in attendance began
early to clamor for admission Court was not
opened until IL 10 the delay 1t was understood
being Mt the instance Of Austen &. Fox, who,
with ex Surrogate Daniel q. Rollins, is at the
behest of the Committee Of Seventy. assisting
Col. Fellows In the prosecution.
When Justice Barrett took his seat he threw
the entire assemblage into Cnstcrdation by an
nouncing that there would be on adjournment
until 4 o'clock to enable the Court to investigate
reports concerning the qualifications of one or
the jurors.
Tho two now Jurors who were not in the box
on Tuesday morning wcro Charles A. Stein. a
real estate agent OF 132 Nassau street. and
Emanuel J. Pelikan. a jcweler OF a: John
street. 1t was rumored almost Immediately that
the juror in question was Mr.. Stein He Is n
consn OF Henry b. Sire. who is said to be a
friend Of Inspector Mclaughlin. The surmise
proved to be correct.
When the court convened at 4 o'clock Will
liam o. 1nglis, q reporter, was called to the
stand. Ho swore that he had seen Sire enter
the court room within week and talk to Nc
Laughlin for half minute or n minute. Stein
had sworn that no relative of his was acquainted
with member of the police force.
John Maloney. custodian of records in tho
Registers Office identified the records OF prop
erty at $50 Lexington avenue, which showed its
passage through the hands OF several persons.
although Stein had sworn that he owned 1t and
had received 1t directly from his brother.
Mr.. Stein was called to the stand to explain
himself. He said he had not Sire in court,
and did not know that Sire was acquainted with
Mclaughlin. As for the property, two lots had
been decided to his brother. from whom he had
received one. His explanation was satisfactory
coed.
Col. James asked that the. prosecution be re-
which constituted the first four counts Of tho
Indictment, and that of extortion, the fifth
S"n isaI the %f sabees Of the the ndiotmen was the
one it could not he the other. The Justice or
aen he
ward. Col. James took manifold exceptions. as
he has ao1o q of 's m ss to
the waving q the big palm.leaf fans that had
ants counsel. where Col, James. his assistant
A. !. Elkus, and the associate counsel, Emanuel
Friend and Fred House. sat with the Inspector
Mr.. Fox said in part: ut is now apparent to
the struggle in this case is not one now about to
begin. but one which began on April p. when
the 9 hs tine ny Ss
character of jurors. No doubt it must have
seemed irksome to you. as it has to us, to sit
here SO long in order to see that no one slipped
tox who did not possess in a high degree the
public interest surrounding this trial dealing
with corruption In the POLICE force;
met from the outset by opposition and the lack
OF that cooperation that is ordinarily at the be.
cases"
He referred to the attitude of the Central OF:
fee fee and R said % that the DISTRICT Attorney would
trusted to the Bureau of Detectives OF which up
TO HHt0rs the tha trial the
to the sworn, statement that Central olfice de.
give aid in Gonvicting one OF their superlors.
We W., shall m show @ yon that as this defenaantis
the force and rose unit, in July, 1887. no was
autocrat. Was he not outside the law an auto
APPOINTMENT OF James s. burns to look % after the the
enforcement s OF city ordinances, lie was trans
on. we went the other % followed low ID WIN HIM. "Aefo
I'm order to tear down buildings it is neces-
sary TO get permit; The prosecution will intro
duce evidence which we will argue will show
that there was an organized steal. conspiracy.
partnership. it matters not what you call it, be-
from persons engaged in tearing down old build
ings in that, precinct. Think OF the power he
I'VE will show you that when threats were
made my BY burns urn, they were threats of the defend
fendant. and what Burns said and did to the
builders . was & the utterance Of the defendant.
found It's way out of his hand and into the pock
cts OF the defendant. If that is so. there is no
We shall bring here citizens who will tell
you what happened to them. citizens engaged
without paying something to this defendant. 1t
Is impossible sometimes not to violate a city or
atty OF Sl50a day for not completing work on
time time would rather pay Slo9 than have their
Mr. Fox said the prosecution would show
that without making those payments Mr.. F. w.
seagrst could never have taken down one of
lie Concluded his speech td:46 % o'clock. "' 0'"''
The court was then adjourned until 1890
sci Rollins and Fox were much perturbed
lat Ia night; after Mr.. Fox it'd Concluded
s Charles "A A sIep shs mn Juror. had been ar.
j. hhou S-oO III tne special sessions on
April ~ 1or stealing gas from the Standard Gas
Company. Charles A. Stein gave us his address
OF SiItieth street.
The house 10 large apartment house. and the
brothers were equal owners in 1t. The address
given by ii. b. Stein was 1913 East Sixtieth
street.
The building was supplied with gas pipes from
both the Consolidated and standard Gas com
panies. but ~ was only mctered by the CORNER
company. The bills were too small for the
amount OF lights run, and a detective d discovered
that the pipes Of the Standard Company had
been tapped back of the meter. Charles A.
Stein lives in the same house and the Dro.ecn