The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-12
NoONAN IN HIS DEFENCE.
HE CoETRlDIo1s sLEUTHs BEoK
AND PIDS
FormeF Assistant Prosecutor % Hudson County,
n. J.. ON the Stand In the Conspiracy Trial
Use Declares sis Innocence = Hin story
nf That Nlnhf In thn Gar Ecnhnrlnin-

CITY, where the Noonnn-Simpson trial for
conspiracy has been in progress for Hvo
days, was moro comfortable yesterday than on
any previous day. Justice Lippincott had issued
orders that no moro spectators should be ad-
mittcd than could be seated, and consequently
tho court room was not ovorcrowded. Tho
greater part Of tho morning session was takon
up with hearing testimony as to the character
of the defendants.
Major Y. X. Pangborn. former editor Of the
Jersey City Journal, which has made the charges
against the defendants. testified that no knew
Mr.. Noonan as n newspaper man and as q law
yer, and had never heard his reputation for
honesty discussed. He had never heard II men,
toned until tho recent publication in the Jour
nal. On cross-examination he said that no had
never heard anything definite nor oven rumors
against Mr.. Noonan's conduct as Assistant
Prosecutor.
Assistant United States District Attorney
Warren Dixon, son Of Supreme Court Justice
Dixon, testified that no had nevor heard any.
thing against MIR. Noonan's reputation for hon.
esty, probity. and integrity. Similar testimony
was given by DR.. Cornelius Mcneil, former
Judge David w. Lawrence, Mayor Edward
Hoos, Henry w. Dewitt, general agent Of the
Equitable Life Insurance Company; Lawyer
Allan L. McDermott, DIR. Leonard j. Gordon,
ana others.
When this line of examination had closed
Simpson was called to tho stand and cross-ex-
amined by the Attorney General.
mS2 ', IdOU. long . was It after you rssOhed Ensel's that
was not Intoxicated there.
Q.-At tho Star Hotelp Ayes.
Q..on your way downtown did you have drinks ?
stated S@a Se sss in aI' the ham ~ ' in,o siss aG's NOW vow %a sa he
completely intoxicated when the Buttncr converse.
tion took placer A.-oh. yes,
Q.-Did Mt. Noonan take any part In the proceed.
0-nid he tnin thu marty pach you-solf p,ttno.
and Piiseon Yes. some lime in the evening.
but not until after the discussion about my fee.
We all walked over to his table.
be SimH f% i lSas after after, y 20, s ,olnsd ,n him WAS !, that ho
About three.quarters OF an hour. =
took settler. and when 1 took whlsEey 1 threw It in
o.-When you left Noonan he was sitting in a chair
Ollie was unconscious? A.-oh. dear. no; he was
boisterously conscious.
.o-You didn't sec him again that niGhtp A.-Not
o.-when Noonan came over to your onice from
Brown's the next day no was drunk. wasn't he? A.
Q.-was he unconscious of what was transpiringp
Any opinion Ia that he was.
ofSic e waS a as paiae to sa Mr.. ne Soo m0neY delivered In your
A.-No. sir: II was paid to me
Q.--Weren.t You elected 4 member Of the Legisla.
3 SS Il ;ss ss, ,ys;ss ;sa .Nf S s;5. did not.
.Q;,where is that resignation? Ain the hands OF
Q.~were you not compelled to resign? A.-No. I
did 1t OF my own accord. because l deemed It good
taste.
tied u check for $1,000 on Dee. 3 in settlement
OF OF g suit dr damages. and his share Of 1t was
$1,000. That closed the cross-examination.
Hugh d.. Lee of Brooklyn, q reporter, testified
that he knew the reputation of Louis j. Beck
among the newspaper men in Park row.. He
said 1t was bad, and he would not believe Beck
A. Roseberry Gardner, a member of the Saliva.
tiOn Army. testified that he lived in HOboken
and that he had known Beck for nineteen years.
-Q.-where was he when you first met him? A.
He was a waiter in a dive at 800 Bowery called the
Palm Garden and kept by a former bartender for
Q:1-Do you know Beck's reputation for truthful
Q.-Is il good or badp A.-Bad.
William Wilkie of Harrison. q. grocer, who
tba, o wRo OF the hSs party nhsy m in sro~R MAS sa soins testified SrnhGd
Beck and Pidgcon kept filling up Noonan's glass.
9;aDid either Beck eSs !, or Pidgeon say to Chief Of
Harrison some day VIII you let us turn a gopher ~
Chief replied, Certainly. we always give visitors a
Herman Rocktoff. a clerk in Simpsons office,
testified that he saw Beck, Pidgeon, Simpson,
bunch of bills crumpled up in his hand. Noonan
said be looked "dopy." The witness also said
and that Mr.. Simpson sent the witness down to
deposit q $1,000 check he had received from
NreuenDurgD q darreLSOn IN settlement OF "a 6nlt.
Michael j. Kelaher and Maurice Stack OF the
Prosecutors Office testified that there has never
been any key for the door between the outer and
testified that when They opened the negotiations
with Noonan for the release OF. Bosczkowski
Noonan locked the door between the two rooms.
Joseph NJ. Noonan was the last witness of the
day. He said he had lived In Jersey City since
1874. He had been engaged in the newspaper
ant Prosecutor for ten years, He testified that
pack md piIunnn Ha11nH m him M hia nfipa on
Dec. /, about $50 P. NJ. Beck introduced Pid-
geon. Noonan did not know Beck and did not
Beck. the witness said. Opened the con.
versation by saving they were interested IN the
case, and they asked how it stood. / told them
he had been indicted, and that there were eight
or ten charges against him;
man. and l told them they had better get a law
yer. They asked me whom I could recommend.
and told mo he was In the case, and that the
Polo had sent to his friends or was expecting to
s sssstSi o sSm but " stoDDoa Ts saS s ssfefo 4 m %o sn$
have q drink. We won't to Browns. and after
ward showed them Simpsons office. l saw no
Q.-DId either OF them say to you In the Prose.
eu!or's once II wanted to know II you could turn
indictments against BoczkowsEiP X.-No. sir. said
! iP Sas draw drawn e' ONE In hc1D sn1if but that ",1 was n'a ali. 'Ans"
Q:m-was anything said about turning the man
ohNF
Q.swas ANYTHING said about 4 being aserious case?
A.-Pldgeon said II was q serious case after / told
him of the number of charges.
m S;T %. j, yoa say you .1T, TI s,tS ,S Sl,G s,m to @ts sTas the
cd to get a 81, 900 Zee from the man.
Noonan also denied that he had told them
that he would get Simpson In tho case. and that
he would not oppose the motion to have the
case reopened.
The witness positively denied all the state
ments made by Beck andlPidgeon. lie said he
could not have had the prisoner discharged
even II he had agreed to. because the petit jury
had been discharged. and II BocZkowski was
allowed to change his plea he could not be tried.
Mr.. Noonan told OF the visit to Engel's chop
house and the other places.
II think 1t was Wednesday afternoon he
said, lone of them called me up on telephone
and asked me about the case. They said they
had been unable to get In communication with
York, and I said had. no place In particular;
bring simpson over and have dinner with them.
i said, Il guess So"
Q-When was that2 Alt was the day after tho
telephone message we went over.
Q.-Did You have any idea that there was anything
wrong meant when you went overp Al did not.
Q.-Nhen did you sec Simpson? A.-The next day
Simpson came In and said no had been to the County