The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-31
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THE KIBOSH
Allan L. McDermott Snuffs
the Gledhill Committee
Out )of Existence.
NO LIFE, NO POWER
1t Expired With the Session Of
the Legislature Which
Appointed It
McARTER's VAIN BLUSTER
Witness Refuses to Be Sworn and
All the Kings Horses
Can't Make Him.
ADJOURNMENT FOR TWO WEEKS
Inpetsnt campaiga Lie Fabrieasors
wrIg=le Gracefully ont efa
Ridiculous Position.
ADJOURNMENT FOR TWO WEEK
Impstsnf Campaign Lie Fabricators
wrigsls Gracefully ont of a
Ridiculous Position.

Mr. Allan L. MeDermott put an awk-
ward snag in the path of the Gledhill
Investigating Committee this morning by
testing their right to compel witnesses to
testify. He accomplished this by instruct
ing one of the witnesses to refuse to take
the stand, and the committee not daring
to commit the man for contempt abruptly
adjourned for two weeks TO find out in
the meantime where they're at.
This contretemps came as a decided
surprise. not only to the committee, but
counsel. witnesses and spectators, who
were prepared for a long session today.
At the close of Mr.. McDermott's argu-
ment and the practical result of it there
was any amount of guessing as to the eff
tees future proceedings. The contention
foreshadowed in an editorial in "The
Jersey city News of last night that the
committee had no power while the House
had adjourned sine die, was regarded gen
orally as an unsurmountable obstacle, and
.s ...4
the hveliest interest,"
Before Mr.. McDermott's checkmate
move was played, however, ammunition
81,
p'eA''ais s4s4'i- ms - - - 80
Gerry Chambers this morning FOR the Gled-
hill Committees attack on the Board of
t,,,osa,, E,roah,o+ars II eons;sted of r,slas
Oh musty oiu pooAs containing tie aoii'ss'
or. as the committee thinks, the mis-
doings. of the committees in care of the
pa,,;tan+tarv a,ypsbonsa and Iunatic
= ioi'i q e''9
Obedient to subpoenas, Warden Ryan
and an assistant brought down nan
dozen packages containing the records OF
at least five or six years back. Tne store
keeper, John w. Ihewer, prougnt down
his little lot. ana an attendant from lhe
Lunatic Asylum added ms quota 10 the
already portentous pile: cioseiy fohowing
came DR.. George, w King, OF the Lunatic
Asylum, who will explain the expendi-
lures of that cheerful place. ana cniet
Murphy, IN 1uli UNIFORM. came, accom-
panied by Detective Clos with the pubic
records since 1891 Tnen there came De-
tective McCormack, with the RECORDS OF
the Prosecutors once sIor the same
period, and last, but deciaediy not the
least in interest, was the ARRIVAL OF zoe
Whelan, who brought the DOCKS OF the
pest house. doubtiessiy Tor the commltlee
to lombard the Freeholders with the
germs bacteria and bacln OF olphtnerla'
small pox. scarlet fever ana other causes
of thesills to whicn hesh IS nelr.
1t was said by the omnapresent lndiVlo-
ual who knows It an tnat fne committee
some time today would put ITS prope INTO
the Johnson case; that is, the arrest OF
William H. Johnson by Detective Clos IN
1881 Tor emoezziihg MONIES oeio,1s i''s - :
w. Harney, the real estate aeaier OIL
Grove street The Grand Jury did not IN
diet him and he was discharged Ihe
next Grand Jury. however, found true
bin against johnson, and MI Clos, armed
with another writ started out to Brook
lyn, where he lived, to arrest him, but
Mr.. Johnson had skipped, and is at pres
ent at large somewhere The Indictment
was 'noiie prossed oy the Fiosecu.oi, !,
and the committee, by inference say tnat
that course was improper and contrary
to the best administration OF Justice