New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
COLONEL FELLOWS TAKES PART.

any package. The testimony Of Or. pullman.
counsel insisted was that he had given piece OF
pie to the Coroner
COLONEL FELLOWS TAKES PART.
District t-Attorncy Fellows had few moments
before taken a seat inside the Uncle sure. and at
this juncture he took hand In the controversy.
1t was perfectly competent he maintained, TO
identify the package by means of the witness.
and prove It's contents afterward. The order OF
proof he went on to show was not material.
and added that a similar course had been fol-
lowed ir other trials In Gener..l Sessions Mr..
Brooke urged that the order OF proof ma
terial inasmuch the death of DR.. O'Meagher
had caused a missing link. Mr.. Mcintyre. realiz-
Ing the necessity Of the prosecution gaining the
point. also argued at some length on the pro-
prlety of the Identification After the witness
had been allowed to deposc that he had marked
the package In ink Mr. Brooke formally moved
that the whole OF the evidence in relation to that
subject should be stricken from the record. he!
corder Goff pondered for few moments ana
then announced that he would render decision
later ,,.
II was then 12:i0 O'Clock. and the Assistant
District Attorney asked that recess might DE
taken In order that he might nave the oppor-
tunity TO send for an important witness Inc
Recorder acquieeced, but sail that. as ne wouid
have to end the days sitting at O'Clock because
OF an engagement, he could only allow twenty
THE RECORDER LATE.
The counsel and witnesses and jury has,ened
from the court to snatch hurried luncheon. but
the scurry was after all, needless as II was "o'
untu AZ o'clock that the Recorder. without Of
fering any explanation 10 the jury appeared
again II was stated that the Recorder, after
,,tsi,ino the Mayor's office. was closeted IN MS
own rooms with Chief Of Police comm uht'i
a few minutes before entering the court - =,
nd thA n E-
man hut meeting with no response. summoned
Charles A. Anderson TO the stand M . Ahde.s soi'
did not answer his name, elther' M. DiS M! ~
was plainly annoyed. but apolosiZeo ioi ny e mn @
attendance of his witnesses by saying that IL was
not expected that DR. O'Hanlons evidence Woulu
have been brought to close so specify. !. vas
possible. he said that knowing .ne H9uat nnear a.
reconvened at 9 o'clock, they would appear at
that hour "I have other witnesses present; ne
continued but | understand that Your honor
has some important business engagements this
afternoon that will require your attendance ana
as the witnesses expected are not mere wouIu
like To suggest that an adjournment De taken III"
til tomorrow morning ...,,,, ho
IN court at 1890 o'clock in the morning They
are subroenaed for that time and shouid OBEY.
II IA only wasting the time OF the court ana jury
90 have IN walt for witnesses. ! don't wish to
critcIse the DistrictAttorneys office but IL IS es,
sential that In case Of this kind there should
be no breaks in the testimony. mus. u,se upJn ~
the District Attorney to have the witnesses III
court in the proper and regular ornei
81 will see that witnesses are regularly present
IN future" said Mr. Mcintyre.
"Uenceforth when witnesses are not mere AZ
the opening OF the court shall order nttach-
ments to be issued against them. replied the re
corder. a., ,,,..
Your Honor will observe" said Mr.: Mcintyre
that the defence have no responsibility In this
adjournment -,.. ,.o,, ~.
nossble perplexities surrounding the District-At-
torney's Office" answered the Recorder
The court then adjourned until lo:5o ths MORN