The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-29
NEW YORK ISLANDERS.
ALI Hands Deny that Evidence
Against Valentine Was
Suppressed Here.

A statement was printed yesterday in
the report of the trial in New York of
Valentine e. Co., the swindiing stock
operators, that a letter was read In court
from Chief Murphy, stating that he had
turned over valuable documentary eyf~
dence to Judge Paxton. their counsel in
this city. by order of Assistant Prosecutor
Joseph M. Noonan. When this statement
was shown to Mr.. Noonan he jumped to
the telephone and made it hum for a
couple of seconds.
'Give me &c." exclaimed Mr.. Noonan.
modulating his voice as much as he could
nnder the circumstances In anotheE
couple of seconds the bell tinkled
"Is that Police Headquarters7" asked
Mr.. Noonan.
= The answer must have been In the
affirmative, for Mr.. Noonan continued;
rs the Chief there?"
Another affirmative answer, and Mr..
Noonan said: ASK him to come to the
telephone" Then this was all that could
be heard''
Chief, what do you know about that
letter from you that the papers say was
produced at the Valentine trial in New
YORK, stating that I ordered you to sur
render some documents to Judge Pax
ton?"
You don't know anything about it?',
fou never sent any such letter, eh<
bye"
Mr.. Noonan said to a News reporter
that ne never gave any such orders The
rested for running swindling SOP in
this city, was before the Grand Jury, but
no indictment was found. About a year
afterward Chief Murphy, who had the
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Mr. Noonan that Judge Paxton had ask
cd him for them. The Chief said he
didn't see any reason why he should give
up the papers since the Grand Jury had
he didn't, either. and that Is all there
was about it. Mr.. Noonap didn't know,
that the papers had been surrendered
Chief Murphy was inclined to maAe
light of Mr.. Osborne's charges. He said
that after the Hudson County Grand
Jury had failed to indict the Valentino
crowd because no evidence could be
found that they were doing business in
this State. he sent all the property he
had over to New York. After while
his representative was told by clerk IN
York, that the property was not want
ed there. Then the Chief had it brought
back here and placed in the property
room at Headquarters.
called upon the Chief and demanded the
property. I told him I did not know
about giving it up. and he said that he
could replevin the stuff. The Chief then
told him to get the Prosecutors Office to
give him an order for them Mr.. Paxton,
secured a letter from Joseph M. Noonar
saying that the property was not wanted
as evidence in this county. Thereup9n
the Chief delivered the property to Judge
Paxton.
Judge Elijah T. Paxton, of Hoboken,.
when interviewed today In reference to
the statement said:-'I was counsel for.
the Valentine Company at the time its
office was raided. at No. Al Montgomery
street. Jersey City. In December, 1885,;
The detectives who made the raid took
possession of a bundle of stationery
which was turned over to the care OF
Chief Murphy After the parties arrest
ed here had been acquitted they came
to me and asked me if would get their
stationery. I went to Chief Murphy and
asked him for it; The Chief said he
had no use for the stationery. and he
asked Assistant Prosecutor Noonsn over.
the telephone If it was needed. Noenan
said it was not necessary to hold II any
longer, so I turned it over to the COM.
pany I did not know what the nature
of the stationery was, as 1t was not used
in the case over here"