The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-10
RELL HAS CLARK TRIED.
,ocvsEs THE cor OF USTNa PRo.
FAVE Lave UhGE.

~. Po,iesmnn's Lawyer Tries 60 -H,t.
A..r enc Ea.PHrit commissioner nrons.
= cable car on n Crossing the Cans a,
N, How between Clark and Mr. ne n
,uonc the policemen tried by Commissioned
.ndrcvs at headquarters yesterday was Pa.
.so,man Edgar 7. Clark OF the West Thirtietb
go, station. who was charged by ex.park
Commissioner Bell with using profane Ian
.rs,c. Mr.. Bell said that on the night OF March
o. be went to Roster & Balls, and about O,3o
o,clock he started across Thirty fourth street
a, proadway on his way home.
"It had been n NASTY day." said Mr.. Bell, - md
,ho streets were filled with slusb. A broadway
cable car came along and stopped right on tho
crossing. I had on very thin shoes, and there
VA A good deal OF slush. I consequently got
my feet wet. I called Officer Clark and asked
rim why he allowed n cable car To stand right
an the crossing, and told him he shouldn't per-
init such a thing. He replied. oh. go TO hell
,aid. 'Unlcer. you shouldn't talk like that to
ma am COMMISSIONS Bell and President OF
the Riot Relief fund.- He said, Idon't care a
damn for you or any other Commissioner in
New York
nsyer | demanded that he have the car moved
from the crossing. | said II was a violation of
the corporation ordinance for q car to stop. ex-
cent below or above the crossing laid out for
pedestriane. He said. oh. 60 to hell
IL went to the West Thirtieth street station
later. and met the officer there. When l told
him | would make charges against him, he said .
oh. rats: there are Others"
Lawyer Louis J. Grant. who defended Clark.
cross. examined Mr.. Bell. who said that he had
dIned at the Manhattan Club on the evening in
question. and after ward went to Roster g. Bial's
To see the English singer, Chevalier. lie was
thpFa only n few moments. EOrmaF nptartiva
Sergeant heidelberg. he said, was In his COM
pany.
fact that he threatened to have Clark broke,
and that IL he was not broke he would know tho
reason why, as Commissioner Roosevelt was a
10 / did not say that" nswsred the ox,
bbes broke. but j did not use Mr.. H Rooseveit's sn name
In connection with this case"
"Will you swear that you did not H'' asked
To the best of my recollection 1 did not
Cant you recollect whether or not you used
II cannot remember a thing did at the club
that night" replied Mr.. Bell.
This reply caused a laugh in the court room,
and Commissioners Andrews raped with his
laughing ne would clear the room and mako
charges against the policemen present, II neces-
LAWYER Grant asked Mr.. Bell II he did not
threaten To drive Clark out of the business. Mr..
Bell said he not, and that when Clark came to
his house one day this week and ask ed him IL he
ness, he replied. II have nothing to say"
Ex-Detective Sergeant Heidelberg corrobo-
rnted ex-Commissioner Bells statement as to the
language used by Clark. Lawyer Grant wanted
TO know Just where the witness met Mr.. Bell on
the night in question. Heidelberg said he could
not remem Der whether he met Mr.. Bell at Kos
;er * Balls or at the Manhattan Club. The
lawyer and the ex-Detective Sergeant got into q
MranEle over questions asked by Grant, and
Heidelberg said:
Il AIN here to tell the truth. and II, answer
any question when 1t Is asked properly. but /
know how Mr.. Grant cross-examines better than
any one In New York"
Grant asked Heidelberg whether he and Mr..
Bell had anything to drink at Roster & Balls.
heidelberg replied:
We did not drink anything that night.
Mind you; ! drink when 1 like. but Mr.. Bell
don't drink anything"
Clark denied that he used any indecent Ian
guage to Mr.. Bell. He said Mr.. Bell wanted him
to have the car moved from the crossing. and
asked why he did not arrest the gripman.
Clark also averred that in the station house Mr..
Bell threatened to put him out or the business,
and said that Mr.. Roosevelt was u particular
friend of his. He had three or four witnesses
who swore they did not hear him use improper
to Mr.. Bell.