New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-13

SCOTT 6 BOVINE chemists New York.
he the sitting Magistrate in the Adams street
Court. He was present at the proceedings yes
terday.
Edward g. Jordan manufacturer. who lives
at No. 40 Degraw st. and is one of the last
Civil Service Commissioners of the city OF Brook
Ign, went on Wnant's bail bond While he was
signing the bond Police Commissioner Philips en-
tered the room. He walked up to the Magisirate
bench. and, leaning over. conversed WIN MN MN
earnestly for some little time. Then he ana
Magistrate Bremen started to go INTO Inc
Courts private office. when Mr.. Welch VINO
was in another corner of the room shouted'
commissioner Philips. want TO see YOU re
held "A consultation with the Commissioner Tor
two or three minutes
PHILIPS HAS NOTHING TO SAY.
After the bond was signed Magistrate Bren-
ner and Commissioner Philips walked down the
stairway the street, followed by number or
newspaper men. When asked what he had TO
say. the little Police Commissioner continued to
walk rapidly down the street, and half-tur1ing
his head, said
Absolutely nothing to say. You won't get
word out of me" This latter with wave
of his hand The Commissioners accustomed
smile was missing
Just what became Of Winant cannot be said,
but it is believed that he accepted an invitation
TO go to the District Attorneys office Before
his arrangement, Mr.. Clarke had said: This is
the beginning We expect 10 get confession
from him tonight
Are YOU going arrest any higher than
Winant?' was asked
AS for going higher" he replied. you Will
have to await developments"
Winant has been follower Of Philips in
Twentieth Ward Republican politics for years.
He lives at No. "A Cumberland-st He is thirty
eight years old, married. and has two children.
He entered the Navy Yard through political APP
pointment when twenty years old, and worked
there for fourteen years He was at one time
quarterman In the Navy Yard and in the
master mechanics department. He is car
penter For four years succeeding the election
Of Charles A. Schieren as Mayor he clerk
to committees of the Brooklyn Board OF Alder
men. AS Isles was stenOgrapher TO the City
Clerk. the two men had a close acquaintance for
about four years.
When a reporter called at the real estate Office
OF Thomas Edwards IN Court-st.. after the ar
rest, he found Mr.. Edwards and Charles Schott
together Mr.. Edwards was in state almost Of
collapse because Of the worries of the last two
or three weeks. Mr.. Schott read the affidavit Of
Isles and said:
That affidavit practically substantiates
everything that has been given out either by
myself or by Mr. Edwards. and. with the exccp-
ton of unimportant details. II is the substance
Of the confession that Isles made to us The
one exception is that Isles told us he met AT the
Sinclair Hotel Winant and a Colonel Morris.
whereas in his affidavit he says that he met
Winant and a Colonel Webster The only de-
scription he gave us Of this man whom he called
Morris that he was a large man. and wore
q big diamond right here pointing at the same
time to the centre OF his shirt bosom.
Il could say more about the details Of this
confession but Will not do so. as do not want
TO forestall the action Of the District-Attorneys
office ! do not believe that Isles knew any one
else IN this transaction. but believe that the
Distr,ct-Attorney has In his possession such
facts that he will be able to land every BODY
connected with the scheme"
LOOKING FOR COLONEL WEBSTER"
1t is not thought probable IN Brooklyn that
the men who are believed TO have furnished
the money which Isles confesses that ne handled
I,ia ntaI
stranger. 1t is believed that this man. who
is spoken Of as Colonel Webster and Colonel
Morris is none other than a prominent Brook
Ign politician. whose relations to Theodore y.
Willis and william E. Philips have been Of
the closest sort There Is a man who answers
the description even down to the large diamond
in the centre Of his shirt front The fact that
Isles gave this man one name in one confess
sion and another name when he was un-
der oath in itself looks suspicious. and
would seem TO indicate that he Is attempt
ing TO shield the man with the diamond. either
through fear for some other motive The
District-Attorney detectives are looking for
this Colonel Webster and expect 70 iand nm
within dav or so.
The friends OF Henry D. Ohsen one OF the
Grand Jurors who was found dead soon after
the indictments were brought. believe That II Is
a susI icious circumstance that memorandum
book which Mr.. Ohsen had carried In one or
his inside pockets for years. was not found
after his death. 1t is thought that this memo
randun: book may have contained some notes
~ the transfer Of money TO Ohlsen for his vote,
II such transfer was made. 1t is also fact
that about $40 which Mr.. Ohlsen was known TO
have in his pocket was not found there after MS
death
A man who called on Ohlsen a number or
times before his death is described by Charles
Parker assignee Of the II. ID. Ohlscn com
pany as being abou. five feet eleven inches In
height thick set ANA with dark mustachc.
This description fits Isles
felt badly because OF the report that he had
visited the Office OF the District-Attorney or
Kings County for the purpose OF influencing
members of the Grand Jury that found the IN
dictments lie said he had been at Tho DIS
trict-AttCrncy's office several times ana II wa"
well known that he IN ere, as he went open
w. but he had not sought TO influence anybody
ne TO Indictments lie declared that the DIS
trict-Attorney and Assistant Dlstrict-Attorhey
C,lsrke were men who could not be Influenced.
SAILORS FIGHT ~ HONG KONG.