The times., 1897-06-09
A PENITENTIARY 0FFENSE
The Serious Charge Made Against
John f. Coady.
He Is Said to Have Suborncd q
Witness to Swear to
FaIsehood.

In his efforts to clear himself OF the
charge of selling liquor without license,
upon which he was tried in the police
court yesterday afternoon Joseph +. Coady
of 235 Pomeroy street northwest, 1t Is
alleged induced James Jackson, a wit
ness, 20 swear falsely. for which
which offense the latter viii be arraigned
for perjury, while Mr. Coady VIII answer
to chars &c OF subornation Of per- jury. both
peniteHtiary offenses.
Previous TO the arrest OF Jackson and
his implication of Coady. the latter had
been acquitted of the charge OF Illicit
liquor dealing. and in speaking about the
case Judge Kiulball severely criticised the
Jury which brought in the verdict
Jackson, who is a seventeen-year-old col
ored boy, was u witness Tor the Govern
ment, and, in fact. the one upon whose
oath the Information against Coady was
issued. Prosecutor Pugh was accord
ingiy greatly asJonshed when the wit
ness took the stand and swore point blank
that he had never purchased liquor from
the defendant. Mr.. Pugh examined and
crosse xamined, but could not get the boy
to change his testimony He finally lost
patience and angriIy asked the witness
if he had not sworn out an affidavit
charging Coady with the offense ami
made an oath To the information.
Jackson replied that he had only put
his name to the papers as witness
Policeman WeIHngham, who made the case,
was called 30 the stand. however, and
testified that he had acquainted Jackson
in detail OF the import OF the papers when
they We're sworn out
Prosecutor Pugh then announced his in
ten:ion of arFesting the vascilIatiRg wit
ness, aad ordered Deputy Clerk Rpoff
to make out the warrant and give it to
Officer Nottingham to serve
Accordingly, after the jury brought In
the verdict of not guilty, the policeman
follow ed Jackson out OF the Courthouse
for, being a Government witae ss he could
not be arrested While under the JaIiseic-
ton Of the court, and put him under arrest
The prisoner was brought into the prose
cutor's office and there made his state
Inent, which was of such a nature that
Mt. Pugh thought it should be heard
by the court and jury.
An informal session OF the court was
accordingly held, and Jackson placed upon
the stand He told how, although he had
bought drinks at Coady's place, the latter
had met him during the recess. had given
him 3 cents with which to buy lunch,
and had persuaded him to swear falsely.
Il was going to tell the truth, contfn-
ued tie witness, beginning to cry, "b1t
Mr.. Coady told me not to. And when got
into the witness room the other witnesses
told me that Mr. Coady would pay us,
auI that would get the worst OF it If
sware against him"
'If this is true said Judge KimbaII,
that r1an," pointing to Coady, ''ought
to go to the penitentiary FOL long term. 1t
is about time that these people find out
how dangerous 1T is to tamper with po-
lice court witnesses.
Put, your honor interrupted Lawyer
John +. Langston Coady's counsel, that
boy is rot even under oath, and I can
prove that my client did not even speak
TO hir1 during recess
II can prove to the court that he did,
said Mr Pugh, land 1 ask the court to
hold him for contempt of court in ad
dition to the perjury charge
Lawyer Peyton took the stand and Jes-
titled that the boy was a friend of his,
and had asked him how he should testify
in the case Jackson had told the wit
ness OF several occasions when liquor had
been bought in Cosdy's place, whereapon
the witness had advised him to tell the
whole truth about the matter.
Only the fact that Assistant District
Attorney MuIlowny had left the court
room, and that there was no one to
make out United States warrant against
Ceady saved him from arrest last night
His attorney, however, promised that he
would be on h land at II O'Clock this morn
ing, to answer the charges against nim.
Jackson was locked up at No. 8 station.
In spea king about the case in open
court, Judge kimball said, these allega-
tions are for the jury TO ponder over.
cannot understand how in the face Of the
evidence they acquitted the defendant !"
Members of the Jury were highly indig
nant over Judge Kimbalrs structures and
expressed themselves in vigorous terms
upon leaving the courtroom.