New-York tribune., 1899-06-10
uldY A-rhey were trying to presen. the

C-But were they not trying TO present the evil
Aencc 10 show that Molineux was guilty? A-That
Is the duty OF my ONCE.
oYes; Of course "A. A.Bat II they sS,v want al also
sS,S.d ,sst and so did
S-Butt tns It is The duty Of your once and Of any
.niightened prosecutors Office, when It has once
made en- up naicment 5s against the person Whom NJ Il Ss
neyes TO be guilty? Al would not like 10 go as
Ear as that s is E SVr GoSr ~ o hna Mppea all se
ssys ago 1t is our duty to present enough evidence
eVspe Vo,eThat is il: t6st is it exactly! All they
anything that seems TO me to need explanation.
why then they msy Ss arc IST Shsr and
assigned to the Grand Jury, they have the same
idea myself and a. that Is whenever think tina:
a committing Magistrate. where Il may be to the
oS ran ma" have 80 sen gntOTe the snd Jury
facts TO the Grand jury; There is hardly day
that we don't have something Of that kind, but we
oSS oorIn laying the matter before the Grand Jury
rs1stVe nea position Of Moiineux and Cornish upon
the proofs. and you had the case in your hands?
Ao,1Xnd with all the facts in your hands you had
concluded 10 press for the holding. Of Moineux
believing him TO be the guilty party? A.-Yes.
COMPLIMENTS MR.. UNGER.
o-And was the evidence presented before the
Grand Jury presented by assistants OF yours who
Ned the same views that you had? Did your
s5sH' smS News Of the MoneuS case tha, you hsds
A-Wen l can't say as to that positively. Mr.
SrSvn uu in that office was there. / asked the
ssr,sI assistant who had been in the Coroners IN
Snss' agT seat many witnesses to be examined
o.-Yes. know that. but the question Is whether
;bsi YOU had. l assume that you know, 80 mpor-
matter as f6I @ otvss ws 9a 0 ops 1I 5se
ToS know and did know then. what the views CT
hs SS not stay out for motives of decacy. asked to
be excused from giving any advice TO the Grand
o.-i know. but l assume that it was a matter of
asiicacy because, otherwise, your duty as l un:
dsand the dI OF ee in Of suc
importance as that matter was? A.-Well It would
o9How did you relieve yourself of the duty OF
guiding Grand Jury as to matters OF law IN
had the Court right there with them. 10 give 1t TO
Qwhy not sir, sir. .aao AoIf they hadn't had the
N0Hi know. but the law distinctly provides that
the a pTasts sh% Of Gf se nc Sahd ss jury rss
Grand Jury will so 10 the Court when II Is not
A.@oh. no. that isn't The way Of IT. n you aave a
viii see IT is little different, and the Court always
charges the Grand Jury each MONTH anS reaas
lrTH af6rneS 1S' does You have practised there?
o-Yes have practised In the criminal courts
o;her case has there been since you have been the
District-Attorney, where you have declined 10 ad-
instead? Al never declined to do II.
90 understand that Al simply asked 10 be
excused.
CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER CASE
Dwell what other case there where you
asSed TO be excused besides the Molineux? Al
link tbat is the only one where have publicly
snd openy and fairly expressed a firm opinion
These other cases that come up from committing
magistrates and forth, / can only know "hat
'' o Ent SIR having Yourself been personally ex-
cused by remaining away from the Grand jury
and Won will agree with me that It would De I'M
possible that your snbordinates couio aeVeiSp ne
testimony without giving to the Jury some OF i 1neil
views The very way in which testimony is devei-
oped reflects the mental position OF the man S To
Grand Jury It the evidence for the people that Is
submitted only always, r,o. ,s, y.
put logical and seGusntial ma nsnneT Tiev Of the man
developing II; he determines the logical ooe oruernetne
logical order Of asking the questions IS me reHeo H
does happen that the assistant who, goes IN at the
rsoIest Of the Grand Jury because he don't go IN
less the Grand jury requests it-ne may nave III MS
HIa- HQ&hOush You remained out Of he GrSnd Ss4
because o your trusted assistants IN there? A.
The Grand Jury has the need OF having uttIns
questions. where they were so many experts; ana ina
much ana Ge the jury
SONS evidence had been gotten in which the Court
naS oThen ETp return to the question. Did you know
the views Of the gentleman VINO % nr innocence OF
wr MolineuxDdld you know what they tnousn' n
about h 81 course. had been with me in the
coroner's inquest; he knew new particularly ali '"e
witnesses 10 Sc produced there
MR. MINTYRE NOT IN IT.
o.-And he was the closest man to you in tha'
case do1EAcept Mcintyre? A-Mr. Mcintyre had
n95nl1g f0 nS Mr. Mcintyre all to do with it at
the beginning? Anoh, no, ,,s gentleman at your
Office VINO went to the house where the DEAN % oG e.
cured? A-Yes he went there oecauSse Seath in Ihe
civ TO immediately send the hrst ava1iaple
ant that have up TO look % ai'eT erea many murder
cases because the policemen and others oo no'
sa5heT np is perfectly clear That is really the
Important time IN great case IKE G .n,s n,nstynmsnta
getting what you ftHs naxs cfs them together is
The inportant time when. for instance tnS Pob 1be
asIant PSng fhnes being collected when the nsGr2 S %
tions are being examined Tor me III st oom The posi-
,in are belng noted-that is really most ispor ap
iD . tr,a isnt 1.-THE Issue OF the case II uetot, ,
% ,ant y iareelv on the fahfulness OF ne worK
mai is done at that time? A-Yes some'''heS II
is-not always. 80. ana cese
,,oers tbcv didnt know that we had the proof ana
so they ofered plea of manslaughter IN the "ls'
and we took It very gladly but simply because ""
couldn't trace-the police or whoever i"N =
charge-could not trace and swear that 'H -.
in the morgue upon which the au'ops' " 80
performed was actually the body OF the party niui
dered: but the man was sufficiently guilty 10 pleau
10 mansaughter in the first and we accepteo II.
And don't know that ne knows to-day ei'noue"
he is boarding Sing Sing why we came 10 az
cept IT, ..,,
Q-Wen, now, Mr.. Mcintyre remained IN 'ha'
case for some weeks, didn't ne? A.-Oh no. he
finished right of reporting 10 me that same
night.
Odd YOU withdraw him from the caseT A
He wasn't in Il; he simply went there for tha'
purpose.
OIL know. but having gone there for that pur-
pose and having got together all these materlaIs
having that intimate knowledge OF the matter
why wasn't ne retained? why didn't you retain
him? A.-For this reason, although OF course
that would be entirely privileged.
WHY MINTYRE WAa RELIEVED