The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-17


Poles case and the difference existing
between the testimony of Mr.. Noonan
and Beck and Pidgeon as to whether the
Assistant Prosecutor said eight or nine
indictments over him, or eight or nine
charges The confederation by Simpson
of the statement that Mr.. Noonan used
the word indictment was. counsel said,
insignificant, but taken in connection
with other facts. was very significant.
AS to the 81 600 fee, counsel said, there
wasn't a particle of testimony in the
case which said that Mr. Simpson told
MIR. Noonan what the, fee was. Then,
how did Mr. Noonan know it? Why did
he hold any conversation with two stran-
gers who wanted to get man out of
Jail, when it was clearly the duty of the
Assistant Prosecutor to keep that man in
jail?
''Mr. Noonan,'' continued counsel,
''knew very well that the Pole had been
represented all along by Manning. He
withheld the name of Manning all
through the conversation about counsel,
and why did he do it? The only evidence
of Simpsons coming into the case was
the book of Bosczkowski, and this Judge
Garretson carefully examined and found
that the memoranda had not been made
at the time alleged, and notably the
words, Nov. 90 squeezed in at the top
of the page near the margin, clearly
showing that the data had not been put
in on Nov. % If that was SO it was
obviously to help this case, and the jury
must wipe off the slate all that Boscz-
kowsk said. Tony Sczymanskfs testi-
mony on the stand about the occurrence
in jal,was utterly worthless and untruth-
full. because it distinctly contradicted his
testimony given before Judge Garretson
and Mr.. Rappleye."
The Attorney General then went back
to what he termed Mr.. Noonan's conduct
in the matter, which to counsel was in
dication of guilt. He related at length
the story of the telephone message in
viting Noonan to dine at EngePs and
bring Simpson. This, he said, was an
other circumstance to be borne in mind
Counsel went over the occurrence in En-
gels, in Roster and Balls and the Star
Hotel, and pointed out alleged discrep-
ancies between the testimony of Noonan
and Simpson as to the negotiation about
this case, and said that the very fact
that Simpson told Beck and Pidgeon in
the Star Hotel to leave the women and
talk about the business clearly showed
the secret and suspicious character of
that business
Simpson, continued the Attorney Cen
eral, said to Noonan:-T settled the bus
mess. It's all right What business and
what was all right? Then Simpson says
Noonan replied, Talk to Aleck.' That S
it. Noonan was there to make sure the
talk went the right way. If he was only
the guest, why should he direct their at
tention to Aleck? In effect, he said to
| those people:-'Whatever Aleck says, I'll
agree to, and stand in Buttner says So,
and can there be any question about the
fact. 1t is there not because the States
witnesses put it there, but because the
defendants put it there"
Counsel turned next to the scene in
| Simpsons office, when the money was
| paid which clearly showed the same pri-
vaey, secrecy and mystery. If Simpson,
| who declared he was angry at the inter-
| ruption of the office boy, was engaging
| in an honorable matter why was he an
| gry?'' asked counsel Because he was
caught in dishonorable transaction, and
no man caught in such a position feels
| amiable to the individual who catches
| him in the act.''
TIE Attorney General, referring to
| Buttner, said that the proprietor of the
| Star Hotel didn't come over to Jersey
/ City to testify in this case on a telephone
| message from the State Counsel said
! that Simpson said himself:-''What Butt
ner said was true" as to the incidents
| in the Star Hotel, and Buttner, said the
| Attorney General, confirmed the story
! told by Beck and Pidgeon. Then, reading
| Buttners testimony as to the conversa-
ton in Silver Dollar Smiths saloon
| when Buttner made his affidavit, the At
/ torney General said that clearly the
| whole of that was an evidence of guilt
| And Smith himself said that his friend
ship for Noonan was strong, because Moo
| nan would turn a man out of Jail at {
! o'clock in the morning and when Noonan
| was in trouble from the consequences OF
| his acts his steps instinctively lead tC
| Smiths saloon.
In closing Mr.. Grey defended the char
acter of Beck and Pidgeon and said thai
| the thieves and criminals who had ait
! tackled them were proof to him that theil
regulations were good. The defense tried
| to bolster up weak case by attacking
the character of the States witnesses
whose reputation had been established by
thirty newspaper men of high standing
| The defendants conduct throughout
counsel said, showed their guilt and they
should be convicted of the charge laid a.
their door.
The court took a recess here until two
o'clock.