The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-12
beginning with it when the trial was
adjourned to Monday
YESTERDAYS FINISH.
Joseph M. Noonan Begins the
Recital Of His Experience
With the " journal
Sleuths."

Ol6uLuS.
There were three features of yesterdays s
proceedings in the conspiracy trial of
, Joseph NJ. Nonan and Alexander Simpson
which has gone over until Monday. They
were: the very brief cross-examination
of Mr.. Simpson. the array of character
witnesses and lastly the beginning of Mr..
Noonaf's account of the now famous das-
tardly attempt of the Evening Journal
to debauch public official Everyone in
that crowded court room, when Mr.. Simp-
son faced the Attorney General for the
ordeal of ross-examination, fully ex-
peeted that the entire day would be con-
sumed in delving into details and prying
into facts about the engagement of Mr..
Simpson as counsel to secure the release
of Bosczkowski and remembering the
reputation of the Attorney General as a
lawyer, great things were anticipated;
but to everyone's surprise Mr.. Grey
scarcely asked more than a score of ques-
tions and these only of a very trivial
character. They were of course levelled
at Mr. SIMPSONS connection with the
Poles case and what was said about his
fee to THE Journals hirelings. 1t was
generally remarked that the defendants s
testimony wasn't shattered in the Slight
est detail, and he scored a very strong
point in explaining that he had a check
for $1,000 deposited in the bank on the
day of the payment of the $500 and 1t
came from Messrs. Vredenburgh & Gar
retson for damages in an accident case.
This knocked the bottom out of the
Journals" lying story that Mr.. Simpson
said he wanted the $500 because he had
no funds.
The second feature was the number and
character of witnesses called to tell the
Court and jury something about the repu-
tation of Mr.. Noonan, and they included
many of Jersey City's most distinguished
citizens. Mayor Hoos, President r. G
Washburn of the Hudson County Bank,
Messrs. John ]. Voorhees,. Allan L. Me-
Dermott John Mullins. DR.. Leonard J.
rector H. VI. Dewitt, city Comptroller
Hough and City Clerk ODonnell Register
Fielder, James G. Hasking, County Col
leetor Dugan Or. McNeiil pr ,pIougheatIy; "
last, but by no means the least of i'm
portance. Major q. K. Pangborn, editor
of the Journal before it deseloped q
jaundered hue, all said that they had
never heard anything derogatory to Mr..
Noonan'S reputation.
BY way of contrast counsel for the de-
fence added a lew more 10 EHe score Ol
people who have on oath declared that
Louis J. Beck alias s'the human pin
cushion freak" a, as he calls himself; rst1ad
the "Bowery shark "a, as ,ndr anotner cadlea saaaIl
pigeon, and former waiter in a Coney
Island den, possesses an extremely bad
reputation and under no circumstances
would they believe him on oath. and this
creature is a member of the journal S.
staff.
Respecting this individual story is
- u, Ir,11,r lC
said that about noon yesterday a slightly
built woman, whose features could not
be easily distinguished, came into the
court room and occupied seat in the
very rear of the room For few min
utes it could be seen that she was earn
estly looking for somebody. Those who
were closely observing her saw her start
as she turned in the. direction where the
precious pair of the Journals sneak
detectives were standing. Oddly enough
Beck suddenly disappeared from the room
followed by the other fellow, Pfdgeon. and
when, later on, Judge Hoffman asked for
Beck to stand up to be identified, the
.'Pincushion" was, as the Sheriff would
disappeared Immediately after the pair
had left the room. The inquisitfve Court
House officials are busy today trying to
ascertain which OF Beek ana as,o Pidgeon gasa s s
was Cock-eyed Mamie. Squlnt-eyed
frankie, L.ottie or the Bowery Chippie?
Doubtlessly Mr.. Rappleye.s associates
The third feature of the fifth day of the
| trial was the beginning Of Mr. Noonan
examination. The ex-Assistant Prosecutor
| told in a very simple way the hrst time
| he ever met Beck and Pidgeon when they
| came into his Office to inquire about the
case of the Pole. All the events from
| that time to the meeting in Engeps chop
| house were given in a straightforward
manner and bore impressively the stamp
| of truth. AT this point his. examination
was interrupted by the ad35ournl.ment m. zen o. OF
mainder The part of Mr. Noonan's tes-
| timony eagerly awaited is that which de-
scribes the meeting next day IN Brown
| with Beck, the going over to Mr.. Simp-
sons Office the transactions there and
| the subsequent events in Browns saloon,
| which implicated the Chief of Police of
| Harrison. That official, so Beck and Pid-
geon said, gave. them permission to go
| to Harrison and crack a safe. 1t has
not been made clear yet whether the
Journals hirelings will or will not take
advantage of the permission. Mr.. Cali
! lahan yesterday denounced Beck and
| Pidgeon and said there wasn't the slight
what took place. The Chief also stamped
! as an impudent lie "a statement made by
another journal" reporter that he, Mr.
Callahan. had admitted saving the words
mes called yesterday afternoon after Mr..
Voorhees, testimony as to Mr.. Noonan's
good reputation, an account OF which ap-
| peared in last nights News.
John Callaghan. Chief of Police of Har-
| rison. said he met Beck and Pidgeon in
| Browns Hotel on December 3 last. Mr.
| Wilkie was with him.
| ssWas there anything said by you or Mr..
| Noonan as to how easy things could pc
| found in Harrison?"
| "No, sir.
did Beck or Pidgeon say to you, Well
| Chief, if ever my friend or want to come
| to Harrison to turn gopher would yoa
| let us?' =
mo, SIR"
what did you see Beck or Pfdgeon do
/ ing to Mr.. Noonan's glass
| "They were filling up his glass.
| what was Mr.. Noonan's condition.!
1 "Intoxicated."
| The Chief was asked if ever he said to
| a friend of Beck and Pidgeon named w. j.
| Doll. that if everything in the article was
as true as the incident in the saloon, tine
| jig was up.
/ The Attorney General asked If the
| statement alleged had not been made to
| Doll in Harrison, but the Chief stamped
| the statement as lie.
| aChief,' said the Attorney General, read
| ing from the yellow Journal" did not
Mr.. Noonan on that afternoon, in the
| presence of Beck and PidgeOn refer to
| how easily things could be fixed with the
Chief of Police of Harrison, and did not
Harrison to do business will you let US
mo. Sir; nothing of the kind occurred :
| Joseph Irwin, of Third street, Jersey
| City, an engineer, who has lived many
years in New York City. was once an en-
| gineer in the New York Postoffice.
How did you get here? asked Judge
| Noonan.
sWeI I was reading . paper and saw
| tha name of Louis J. Beck and / came"