New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-29
GRADY ENTERS A DEFENCE.
DENIES CHARGES AGAINST THE PRESENT
SPECIAL SESSIONS JUSTICES.
NEARING BEFORE JUSTICE PATTERSON on THE
WRIT OF PROHIBITION IN THE
EMMA PARKER CASE.

WRIT OF PROHIBITION IN TIE
EMMA PARKER CASE.
Police Justice Thomas F. Grady entered defence
Of the present police bench before Justice Patter-
son. in the Supreme Court Chambers yes'e'ua''
He denied the charges that were made against '".,
a few days ago. Justices OF the court Vi 'peo'"'
Sessions. that they had corrupiy entered mo al.
arrangement TO try and dispose OF the case q
Emma Parker. charged with keeping dsofderiy
house and impose upon her light sentence VI
Ans 90 as TO prevent her from being brought up
and tried In the Court Of General Sessions.
THE WRIT OF PROHIBITION.
The case was presented upon the return to the
writ Of prohibition recently obtained Iro" 'uuse
Patterson bv ex-Assstant Dstrct-Attorney We'll
man restraining the justices OF the court oi ope
clal Sessions from trying Mrs. Parker, who al 'ne
inst,eaton OF a number of property hao
been arrested for keeping dNoruery mouse ~
East Tventy-ninth-st. II seems that on 'he very
day that the was to have Deeh ''ieu III NV
Court of Special Sessions an independent p'oe'e"
ing was taken before the Grand jury ana an IL"
dictment was found by that body against MIS-
Parker and under a stipulation b''ween the cou"-
sel and the. District Attorney the case was 10 navy
been transferred to the Court OF Generai SESSIONS
for trial. and. according to the statement VI ~
Justice Grady Police Justice Mcmahon had the p."
in his hand about to sign the order transferring VIC
case 10 the Court OF General Sessions wnen ''e
mi, NJ nroh,bt,on was served on him. In those
napers It was charged that the Justices hao en-
tered into a corrupt agreement 10 try the case az
though they were without Jurisdiction 10 10 50
Justice Grady was accompanied by Justice hogan
before Justice Patterson yesterday Assistant ms
,r,ct Attorney Battle appeared for the people anu
C., Irs,,ce LYNN represented Mrs. Parker An
nr,,cat,on was al once made by those IN support
~ the writ for an adjournment OF the "ea' 20
the ground that they were not prepare. '" ~ I
with the argument This was strehuooSy w.
by the Justices and the Assistant ps''.'
nav the latter OF whom informed Justice Patterson
.o' 49, n,ocsea,nx upon which the indictment had
Na.n found by the Grand Jury was an entireV III
Ssnendent one from that upon which Mrs PARKER
had been arrested
GRADY's VEHEMENT DENIAL.
A, this no,pt Justice Grady proceeded TO deiehd
himself and his associates, and TO ask 'he 'ou''
20 order al inquiry and investigation INV ''o
charges that had been made against them A''o"s
other things, he said: .,,.e. ana
Of the Justices Of the Court Of Special sessions
although have no connection WIN INA, az, rnon the
tss papsrfs y direction of Justices Grady and HS
gan through "a, f0r nose Irht ne for the pur
Soss Of nerfsns The rocscaing n h1 n. WAS n
dictment desire your Honor 70 send sh's vsse
10 referee Tor the purpose Of having inc source
wade ascertaned and We viii show that this
court has been imposed upon deliberately ""a ''"
lciously. ~, ,,
.J have no Jurisdiction to do that" replied Judge
Patterson who suggested that the hearing BE- post
poned until Monday next
Justice GRADY protested agans, this disposition
OF the matter. saying
I'm Monday the question will come up M 70
,,Ss,her The Court of Special Sessions IL then IN
existence, and We don't want to have ,nr ' NE,
these REALTORS should place these charges on NE
m this court that three Judges OF .de Hp"r o. I I'm"
The case should be placed the calendar. ana IN
advance agreed az to what their de'srmina 40,
there could be other motive for the appIica-
tion than TO place upon the files OF THIS court a
ststement rejecting upon the character OF the
Justices for the purpose Of affecting proceeding
entirely distinct from this one. -, .,,
Justice Patterson adjourned the hearing until ths
morning.