New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-21
A SEALED VERDICT TO BE HANDED IN
THIS MORNING
THE COURT CROWDED FOR THE SUMMING Cp of
,,c,.ssr.r. AxD THE EXPECTATIONS OF VIC
oRor's LANGUAGE FROM BOTH
SIDES FULLY REALIZED.

morning. ana eft Inc JuiH"'" "
mcnt az beat they could ut
The courtroom had been crowded all day WI"
friends o. the principals on each S'"- ~
hcrs Of the Fire Department ana po"''0'"
interested In the case, all expecu's so"'1
ecverc rakI,r over OF the records OK either
rr!ncipal in tho light OF the testimony nv
wore not disappointed. In his summing up Dc
Lnrccv Ncol told the jury that the ar'Ic'e !"
"Thc Press complained OF by Senator i,"'"e'
merely stated the facts. and the author o, ~.
article would have abused the commence VI ~
readers Of the paper IL he had pseon-holeh thoSe
flcfs when they had come into ms posseSs'o"
M, tho right 10 expose the conduct OF Pubic on-
GERS who ar. accused Of corrupt motives maj
which concerns every citizonF asked MI .'''o''
The attacking OF Official wrongdonS Is 'isn'
which lies a; the foundation Of the Liberties ""''"
we cnioy" Going back TO review OF the tesu-
n,o,r n. said IL had been substantially borne OUT
that corruption fund did exist. and the fact OF lts
existence WAS sufficient 10 warrant CohsreSsil""
Quicg I'm making 1t public. He then toid 'ne ms
tory Of the Pavcy bill. It's Introduction IN inc AS
sembly It's passage through the earlier stages an"
finally the Introduction OF similar measure by
Senator Robertson IN the Senate to which was at
tachcd the amendment inspired by Louis T. Payh
and drafted by Senator Raincs providing for an IN
crease I'm the salaries of the officers
REVENGE NOT THE MOTIVE
The man who held up the Pavey BILL" thundered
Mr.. Nicoil, tho man at whose instance the amend
ment favoring the officers was tackled on mas oeeh
a notorious lobbyist for thirty years In this state
That man is Louis +. Payn. Because OF the friend
ship OF Pawn for a single olcer-a Chatham boy, as
he has been termed-Captain John j. Burns. the on-
GERS Amendment WAS thrust on the Firemens mii' a
bill which had the approval OF tho Mayor and every
minded citizen. who knew that the hr"men ne
ca OF their pcriious duties were entitled TO flr-
Their comp cnsaton IL has been shown In the course
OF this trial that Mr. Quigg kept tho Information
given him by Iiremen clifford and Rothenhausler
I'm his desk from March 10 to April IS following IL
was the action OF Ranes In regard TO the judicial
Sales bill that caused Mir Quigg TO flourish mo
facts ia his possession not desire 70 revenge
himself on Raines. Tho Republican party In TINS
city in tho campaign Of 1894 had committed Itself.
and so had the Chamber OF Commerce and other
civic bodies 10 tho Judicial Sales BILL which Payn
and his iieutenants had opposed
DO you imagine FOR one moment that MI Quisg.
after having kept the facts OF the corruption fund
locked up In his desk for a whole month. was
anxious 10 make them public' Would you give
him credit for llttls political sagacity. knowing
as he did that the publication would bring upon him
the everlasting odium Of Lou Fayn. tho srch-cor-
rupiionlst and o, John Ranes; The former he
knew would against him all the forces o, cor
IlIptlon I'm an effort rc.egate him 10 a life Of
ohscurliy I'm public matters, but that knowedse
| had no deterrent effect on the rising young party
leader. The wonder If. In the face OF tho opposition
I that accl him That he had the moral courage 10
/ throw down tho E1lit@t 70 these men Rll'l every
other sub,crfuse bad fscd here in your presence
I today f. a FINAL effort 10 down him Talk OF Mr..
4 Cgigg humbllns himself before tho Chatham cor
rupiionist2 Oh. no; he neither cringed nor bowed
! begged ,or pardon nj the Saratoga Convention
| Throughou, the entire proceeding Mr.. Quigg was
animated hy motives ol The purest unselnshness and
! integrity OF purpose
NICOIL. SAYS PAYN LIED
Mr. NcoA laid particular stress on tho absence
from tho plaintiffs array OF witnesses OF Assistant
| roromen Reed and Koran whom Firemen Sheridan
! and Conway testified had collection books in 1925.
lie also called attention 10 tho bad memories dis
played by the officers who attended the meeting In
! Clarendon Hall a. which 10 asserted tho subject
| OF raising a legislative fInl discussed and
| which resulted In the resignation o, Chiet Bonner
! from membership IN tho oficers Association. Then
| going back to Payu. Mr.. Nicol made another fierce
! onslaught, on tho man who. no said. would not let
! 20 until commanded by Thomas g. Platt."
! "IIc He'd TO YOU" shouted Mr. Nicoll when he
| dsavowed unblushlnsly the OF tho In
diyiduals and corporations which paid him salaries
in 1894 He told you that his vocation
secretly TO buttonhoe members and convince them
| Of the righteousness OF his cause. This plaintiff
! rubbed elbows with Payn every day and yet never
| know his vocation-never knew he a notorious
| lobbyist oh. such rustic simplicity; such In
nocence"
Turning to Senator Raines. Mr.. Nicol. with an
| emphasis on every word Numbered 10 tho jurymen
|
trainc block away: They want you to believe
that the Cana ndaigIa lamb did not know the daily
vocation OF tho Chatham wolf Payn began TO
ply his trade thirty yenrs when he yictimzed
JAY Gould and the Erie Railroad 10 the extent o.
| $1,000 Tuoniy-clght years later ind him in tho
same traffic handling $4,000 OF the money OF the
| Exempt Ilremcn's Association. Yes. and to-day
we find him hosmrching the dead by his accusation
against Burlingame the former Distrct-Attorney
OF Albany County. whom he accused Of taking tho
money"
Speaking o, Senator Platt Mr Ncol described
him AS Lou Payn's master" After reviewing the
testimony for two hours. ne finally closed with
| the statement that the defence held that the pub
ought not slncr FOR doing what they had a right
to do ~ eXpo-ine the corrupt practices that wer"
In vogue ia Albany Ia connection with the fire-
| mems Salarics Iitl
GEORGE RAINES REPLIES.
After recess Nj. Raincs replied for tn" plaintiff
He began his summing up by calling the attention
OF the Jurors The commandment Thou shalt not
hear false witness against thy ueighbor." That
! commandment. said Mr.. kanes. WAS never In
/ tended to be- construed 20 mean that false testi-
mony should b. borne against neighbor because
he held publ, once The implication was not
I sound ia mora.s. WAS II sound ia law, aad
the nculpated Senator had waited long and pa
tenly for an opportunity 10 TEST me Ienl oil TINS
! CORPORATION 20 hay" thus maHgned NM
counsel for the efcncc why dd you 20 outside
tho case and ask whether or no The plaintiff was
vcu refer 10 the citizen the street outside, who
has no concern IN the issue at stake" Mr.. Raines
accused Mr. Nlcoll OF attempting to "bcfOg' the
issue by endeayorng to connect the name Of the
nIaInfid with the collection OF moneys In the fire.
houses OF York. and contended at considerable
length that IT was not sound in morals or in law
10 assume that because a man was friendly TO any
project or undertaking. he was guilty OF bribery In
..Wbere are we at In Journalism" he asked
",,bon such things he assumed and published
,,p,hou, regard 10 the facts. AS well might you
saw that Juror So-and-so Is guilty OF robbery
,,"So, The actual deed committed by friend
OF his Because Louis r Payn was salaried "scru-
,,i1er Of measures" at Albany. II could be In
,rr.d that Senator Raines could be brought
,,i,htn rho scope OF Payn's dOings at Albany.
""as well might you assume" Numbered Mr.