New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
JARED FLAGG. IRIS. TRIAL.
BOTH SIDES SIM Up AND THE RECORDER Will.
CHARGE THE JURY TODAY

BOTH SIDES SIM Up AND THE RECORDER Will.
CHARGE THE JURY TODAY
Jared Flagg jr., the real estate agent who is on
trial for renting fats for disorderly purposes re-
sumed the witncss-stand IN his defence when
court opened yesterday before Judge Newburgcr
in Part H. General Sessions. Flagg began to
testify in his own behalf at tho session OF court
Tuesday night. The witness produced a letter from
the Rev DR. j. a. Is Wilson. formerly Of the West
Eighteenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
asking the witness to send him the affidavit which
witness had made declaring his innocence OF the
police charges.
The Rev DR. Wilson read the affidavit that Sun
day before his congregation, and finally waved the
affidavit from the pulpit and exclaimed. according
TO the witness. brethren. to think that should
have made such a statement about such a man"
The witness went on to say that the Rev. Or.
Wilson invited him TO attend his church II he
could not do that II would be good thing for him
10 ioln Dr. Wilson's Sunday school. as there were
q number Of good young men there whose society
would be edfyng. The witness did not cay whether
or not he attended the Surday-school. But the
told Dr. Wilson all about his troubles with the
police. The trouble. he said, arose from the fact
that he had refused to pay money to Captain Dono-
hue.
The witness said the Rev. DR.. Wilson asked him
to give some furniture for charitable purposes
The witness Jeclinsd to do Then Dr. Wilson
asked the witness TO rent an y nat to three friends
Of hs for So when he refused, Mr. Wilson told him
he was no Christian witness said.
The witness went to Coney Island. and when he
returned he found the three friends of DR. Wilson
installed in one Of the flats In the West Eighteenth
St house. one of them clergyman The wit
ness did not think 1t good place for clergym men
and insisted on the full payment Of s. week The
men did not stey there long.
Early In the present trial AFFIDAVIT from Or
Wilson was read evidence against Flsgg
Mr. Brooke. Flags counsel read a pamphlet
entitled How to Solve the Social Problem" which
was written by the defendant In this Flagg at
tackled DR. Parkhurst and his socieys crusade
against dsOrderly houses.
There evening session OF the trial and
then the lawyers on both sides summed up. The
Recorder Will charge the jury this morning.
The story OF police persecution told by Flagg on
Tuesday the subject OF some talk al Police
Headquarters yesterday. FlagR complained to the
Police Board in June last that the police were per
scouting him because he had appeared before the
and secured their indictments. He also made spe-
ciic charges against Detective McConvlIle Ills
complaint referred TO Commissioner Andrews
who spent several weeks IN an investigation OF The
and Informed his colleagues that Flagg's charges
groundcss. and that the police were paid Tor
doing just the sort of duty they did in Faggs case
Commissioner Andrews said yesterday:
'Flaggs charges or police persecution were re-
ferred to me for investigation. J went very care
fully into the matter and spent great deal of
time. had the witnesses before me as we'll as
Elagg and the police officers. | went into every de-
charges were gToundess. | made n verbal report 10
that effect 10 my colleagues. | said the police per
formed Just the sort Of duty they being paid
tsT. and have no reason to change my op.nlon.''