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SPECTACULAR TRIAL.
Justice Herbert Will Conduct
1t In Picnic Ground.

HAvERsTRAW, N. Y, June 5, 1S99.-
Justice Herbert before whom the hear
ing takes place decided at II o'clock that
he would make the trial somewhat
spectacular. His friends and neighbors
were urgent in their demands that they
be allowed to see this event in Rockland
county history and coupled with his
evident desire to preside in dignified
way impressed him so that he decided TO
hold it on a large platform in the picnic
grounds where the population could get a
good view of it. The grounds are very
pretty and the back ground for the first
act of what may be tragedy for some of
the actors is as picturesque as can be.
Justice Herbert says he does this more
for the comfort of all concerned than to
oblige the crowd.
The case was practically devoid of sem
sational features this morning. The early
parade from the jail at New City to the
court room at Gainesville did not take
place this morning as heralded. Il was
decided that the examination could not
take place until one or two o'clock. lrv-
ing Brown, counsel for the prisoners, said
this morning.
1--WE don't expect any sensational fea-
lures at this hearing, but merely sim
pie rehearsal of the crime and the cap
ture. The District Attorney and myself
both agree Rockland county has right
to hold the prisoners and the New W., York =
authorities have about as much right to
demand them as we would have If they
had been captured in New York city
Section PIP of the Penal Code distinctly
says that "A person may be held for
kidnapping in a county in or through
which the kidnapped person is taken
That is a specific order for the District
Attorney to hold the accused and that
is all that will be asked. My clients
would rather be tried here than in New
York and | believe we can mete out as
thorough justice here as in New York
Sheriff Blauvelt at New City this morn
ing was not particularly excited and was
not taking any, very extra precautions
the wagon in which the prisoners We're to
be conveyed to Garnerville. He laughed
at the stories of counsel acting as guards
and said that the Jail was not an open
house.
District Attorney Wyre is authority for
the statement this morning that II Chief
geants and Mrs. Cosgrove do not appear
they will be guilty of contempt. The
statement that their subpoenas are not en-
dorsed by the County Judge and therefore
do not hold good is, according TO Mr..
Wyre and Mr. Brown. mistake. The re-
vised code of civil procedure, section tl8,
declares specifically that District At
tornev may issue a subpoena and with
out any endorsement. Under the old code
it was necessary to have County Judge
or Supreme Court Judge endorse it, but
that is changed.
the matter seriously however Mr. Brown
saying significantly that they, did not
care il the New York officers did not come
ii making no difference one way or the
other with the conduct Of the case
Mr.. Wyre points out that the New YORK
Ctfv authorities came on here with war
rant for the sheriff and that it was not
endorsed by anyone OF course 1t was
Barrow and wife waived examination
at 1.23 O'clock and were recommitted,
SO that the warrant in the name of Will
son sent by New York authorities can
be looked into.