New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-25
BROOKLYN NEWS.
WINANT A WITNESS.
HE TELLS THE STORY OF THE INTER
VIEW WITH ISLES.
PROSECUTION RESTS IN THE TRIAL or THE
CHARGE or BRIBERY AGAINST FIX POLICE
COMMISSIONER PHIIIPs's FORMER SEC
RErARY DEFENCE SUMMONS
TILE ACCUSED MAN.

THE ACCUSED MAN.
The trial OF Charles VI. Winant on a charge OF
bribery went on in the Supreme Court, BROOKLYN
yesterday morning. Included In the throng present
was the usual gathering OF large and small Try
politicians OF both parties. II was noticed that
these men came early and after securing good
inside the court railing stayed out the morn
ing and afternoon sessions.
Justice Keogh. who is presiding over Part w.
where the trial is being held has TO 1t that no
time wasted in the examination OF witnesses
and II Is likely that by tomorrow afternoon the
accused man will know his fate. The prosecution
rested their at the early session. and DAVID
WEIGH. who Is associated with ex-Judge Charles +.
Brown in the defenss OF Winan;. opened the case
for the defendant. Mr.. Winant the first and
last witness called by Mr.. Welch at the afternoon
session.
Mrs Emily G.. Isles wife of Frederick c. Isles. one
OF the informing Grand Jurors. OF the first
witnesses called. She testified that she lived with
her husband at No. $40 Hancock-st. She said that
on the night of March Is. 1898 her husband did
not return to his home until long after midnight
The night he home earlier. Her hus-
band asked her to have an envelope addressed 10
Winant at No. "a Cumberland-st.. and she got her
sister to do It. Isles had testified on Tuesday that
this envelope contained two 500 bills, when hep-
burn had given him at the Sinclair House. In Man
haitian. Mrs. Isles said her husband had returned
IT to the defendant at the latters request after the
alleged scheme TO bride the Grand Jurors ndu
fallen through
Charles II. Schott OF No. 1872 New-fork-aVe''
the next witness. Mr.. Schott was one OF the
Grand Jurors whose threat to expose Isles 10 the
Grand Jury ended the alleged bribery deal ne
testified to having made A trip to wineroo"h
across the street from the Courthouse after the
March Grand Jury had ended its sitting for the
day Mr. Schott said he accompanied by Isles
De Mott and Foreman Edwards. They stood at the
bar and Isles treated to drinks. According to MT
Schott. the former wanted 10 know how the various
members OF the Grand Jury stood on the indict-
ment OF Willis and Philips. and said that II II
Schott says ne became indignant at the way Isles
was talking. and left the group and went nome e. 49,
Charles NJ. Winant. the defendant. was tnen
called He said that he thrty-eight years old
before he became secretary to Police Commissioner
Philips he had been clerk In the old Brooklyn
Board of Aldermen. .
According TO Winant. Frederick G.. Isles. who is
which the defendant is also member, met him
(WinanU at meeting Of the lodge, on the even
ing OF February Is. 1885, at No. Il Court-st. Isles
then informed him that he had been summoned as
a member OF the March Grand Jury. which would
consider the Willis and Philips charges. The city
Works Department was 10 be Investigated, ana
Isles said he believed 1t would be good thing
for him
Mr.. Winant admitted that he had offered to serve
in place of Isles. in consideration OF the latter hav
ing given out the secrets OF the Grand Jury room.
On March S. the witness said he went to Isles and
Informed him that ne wished to get out Of the COM
pact. he did not think he could get Isles place.
Then again. he had heard that the Grand Jury
Philips. The meeting at the Sinclair House was
told OF, and the case went over until this morning.