New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-23
IDENTIFIED BY WALL.
HF,pRJRN DECLARED TO BE THE MAN
WHO MADE THE BRIBERY
- OFFER TO ISLES.

ICTTON-HIS ALLEGED hhhhh i.'
THE BROOKLYN SCANDAL TO
COME BEFORE THE
COURT NEXT
TUESDAY.
william Hepburn ard Charles N. Wina''
arratened before County Judge Huro Il" i''
Yesterday on Joint indictment TOT conSp'".'
which was found by the Grand jury OIL
day They pleaded not guilty. ou
Patrick Wall. the Sinclair house WIZ
teriay identified Hepburn as one OF Inv W. 49,
who were with Isles at the hotel on March To-
~, os nrssent when Hepburn was brought
10 the District-Attorney's office ny De'e''''e
Mahoney As Hepburn sa' III '"0
Wall said
"rhats the man; know him well. He was
.uoau.r. customer at the hotel. and his face -
familiar TO me-
A. tho roor was dark, and as Dis'r'ct-At'or-
nav Msrean did not want TO take any chances III
an serious a matter. Wall was taken INTO 'he
courtroom and placed where he could get goou
view of Hepburn's face as the latter was
brought TO the bar The identifica'on was
complete. 49,.
Wall likewise took a good look at Winant. put
cou,1 sav of him only that while he though'
Winant was the man who was WIN Isles anu
pepburn az the hotel ne was not sure OF It.
~ think Il Is tust as we'll that he was not
able 10 identify Winant," said Mr. MarT"n ~
Tribune reporter Hepburn ana Isles "'e n,e''
90 s.r,,,nc snnearanco and one would nouce
then, IN a crowd But Winant belongs si'np! -
a type OF man. and a type 10 winch S''a.
many men belong. His r. face you "ou'I
have 20 study particularly or see of'e' IN OF 1e'
to identify It Later
'It Is quite what might ne eNpec'eu' '"'
Wall recognizes Isles and Hepburn eaS'iS' anu
Is not certain about Wirant. He HHe" i,'Y
hurn bv SIGHT. Wall has good character ana
=. Nv n. ,n.c,tcence He he's been stu
dent Of medicine
ct,TTrNC IN WORD IN TIME.
n was learned yesterday that as carry MS
mary. nearly a month before the Mu'c'. "'@
49,, ,..o, considering the C'tv Works Depart
,nent frauds Theodore b. WINS VINO n"'
C,.,. Works Commissioner. sent TO D;stric'-A'-
torney Marean request that II .i,'' vi ""1 ,, 80
Ala not take ND The matter he. Wills. shouin 10
w.a 20 exr,ain Various constructions can
So 49,, ,,non the desire OF Mr.. wills TO TAX ~
.,a Grand Jury about his department. especiais
&C ha made the request so far In advance Vi '"e
time that the Grand Jury was conVeneu'
yhsn he did have the opportunity TOT WITH
ne had asked ard was admitted 10 'he "'a'u
Jury room. he explained in detail 'ha' II ""U
haen nj. custom as city WORKS |o'i''i''''
"a ,eave ALI the business or MS oepai ''''"'
80. a.,utv Robert w. Fielding He IN iileas-
ure conveyed the impression 10 inc vi anu
,ha, he was an innocent and conhu'hs o'',~e',
,,ho had been completely hoodwinked ny 'au
eubordinatss.
P,,TTIING KNEW FIELDING.
x,,,,u. friends saw that there are re" WHO
,,ouy the methods of political crooks pe''o -
-. ao.s When he served In the boaru % -"
orx,;sors he won a reputation Us
~ poard Of Supervisors fairly reeReo WIZ" 'O
-,,t,o, and willis first boosted h'nse" III p'"
,ics bv exposing Jobs. .hora
No sooner was Fielding aQpoihteu ''"'' -, =
80. ,alk On political circles that ne was Jus. ''
was IAN -. 49,. ,.ould make himself useful
o.. .,,os ,bsn secretary Of the Repupi0a"
r..i Committee. and one night, wheh 'i'''
o,. over the rOllcall, Sheriff bu''I'nh
~,,s,ea IN 70 Fielding and, shaking MS manu- j"
Fleldine's face shouted
90, know some things about you
And he probably did. end as WINS "au -
ortins in politics for years Win
-, have known the same things ABOUT ''''
ing .o ore two possible
II now appears that there are wv r,.
natives that Willis may have had WIZ" ~
.,s ,owver Albert f. Lamb. 20 learn "iie'''
90 NOT Willis could appear before the vi anu
Iurv In the first place he may Simply ~
wanted 10 show the Grand Jury 'ha' HIS "
were white Then. again, IT is possipie '""' mo
.,,.o ,s 20 he found in the fact that on next
TUESDAY. before Justice van "ych' nus
,.vvars will move to dismiss the indictment Oh,
,hs Ground that he appeared before the '''""u
Jury as witness.
NAREAN AND HIS CONTENTION
District Attorney Marean asked WINS ID"
yer the other day What he meant by 'a'S''s '"'
objection to the in1!ctrent when DIS c''''' ''7''
requested TO go before the Hraho jury
az, is true that we made that request. con-
.o..oo ,ha LAWYER "br: vow sent subpoena
80 no, merely a note inviting my client 10 "P-
pear before the Grand JuIy. 49, .ao. .ho. he
MI Marear does not tnink inc a. ia bts
sent subpoena for Wills conpiicssIes , ne
Contention that Mr.. Willis went before 'he
Grand Jury q; his own request.
THE TIME LIMIT.
There are two other grounds on which Gen
eral BENJAMIN r. Tracy. De 1-ancey Nlc''i ana
colonel Lamb VIII on Tuesday ask Justice van
wyck 70 dismiss the Indictments. They have
conv o, the proceedings of the Grand Jury 'ha'
found indictments against botn wills ii,a an =.
philips and they viii SET UP the' the ~ !"oC1 ' -
not sufficient upon when 20 20 u va"
"od ,he; the time had expired within which a
prosecution for nisdemeanor should have been
brought. N,.... ,o,,tos :,
,.sietcu,, m soe "a the indictment Chargcs tha'
Is, October 10 1896 Philips received SG1V IRON
Daniel Doody as a part payment Tor getting mn mn
a So 900 contract for work on Northnah-aNe
n'.r the contract price being excessive
Philirs q, that time had no relation TO the ely
Works Department, except that he was couslA
h,, n,rriage 10 the Commissioner
- answer 70 the argument that the
.,atr.n Of limitations intervenes is that the
consp,racy was a continuing one" said District
AttoSney Marean. "A conspiracy Is Simply al
agreement" -.,c c,,.,,,
y.inart and uenhnrn replaced their Old BOMBS