New-York tribune., 1899-12-21
BROOKLYN NEWS.
DOODY CAN'T REMEM BER.
DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT Hh
PAID TO FIELDING TEN PER CENT
ON CONTRACTS - PROsECU-
TTON CLOSES ITS CASE.

In part " of the Supreme Court the prosecutor
closed its case yesterday afternoon against i'oo1.
" Fielding the ex-Deputy City WORKS Co
sioner OF Brookf.l who is being treu ioi 0
second time on an indictment charging tha' on =,
,ober % 1897. he fraudulently audited Dill Vi
Yoortot = Doodv a contractor for Sl.9i5 for repa'-
ING New-Utrecht-ave. The bill was one OF nine i'f
similar work aggregating sl7A2 80 a,
The case is on trial before Justice Wimot M
Smith The prosecution is being conducted oy D
trict Attorney Hiram r. Steele ana MS ~ ~assi' -
Mr. Griffin Charles j. Patterson ana "hiAhi ~
Miles are counsel for Mr.. Fielding.
In onenine the case yesterday Judge steele re-
hearsed the charge against Fielding and ended py
saving that the prosecution would put Daniel Doou'
the stand.
Much to the surprise OF every one. ana evidehuy
IN the chagrin OF Mr.. Steele himself. when ne
nlocod Doodv on the stand Doody did not testify
as he was expected to, and instead OF saying tha'
he maid 10 per cent Of each bill to Fielding IN an
swer TO questions put to him by the Dis'in' NJ
torney he would only say. Il don't remember
This failure OF the particular witness OF the
prosecution 10 answer was expected was oio"
TO the prosecution and even awoke some ine'i
among rhe usual attenders Of court trials
After the prosecution had put some formal PROOF
IN including the allegation that the SPECIFIC Dill on
which the indictment is based bore fleiu'"s ''e
nature of approval. the minutes contaiiine the re-
der for water mains in New Utrecht-aV tno "a =,
, iO s So onenng Of the proposals and the award
- W. cnntract TO Charles T. Cozzen were pul III III
evidence This is the contract wnlcn wnlc,on reouiring
that the avenue be restored 10 tie 49, no extra
which The contractor found II, ana tnat Nv Ori,in o o
work would be paid for unless ordered IN wIt.,
by the Commissioner Of City works. Iodrced M II
for wing the water main were also pIoNr,ad to
was next shown that Engineer Lewis icpo o,,ar the
Water Purveyor Knapp that rhe ps imperfectly re-
nlaced Then came Knapps letteI, 70 i,ndorse,
Stating these acts and bearing fleluihs aI from
ment directing Knapp 10 get
DoOdv repaVing r,haodore
After n recess the prosecution caIIe1 ,t rhen
willis who was Commissioner OF Cl3 W ~ lis tes-
Fielding was deputy During the taNns -. rea Won't
,,ont Mr. Patterson counsel for the defence hepe
nm yolley Of objections. 10 nearly iicn and
he entered vigorous and iranhhiS nohiectops were sus-
tanned by Justice Smith. Inc pio,imonv against
bring out any ncriminating tesumoi,S VI, his festi-
monv was that he knew Fielding the M did not
thai Fielding was his employe. ana tnd' ~ Eieid-
interfere with feelings work ne sht ana . 70 the
inT's business was 10 open bids which oa''o W VIZ
Daniel Doody. the contractor was 'neh P"'N'
upon me o s'hno hnas the defendant he was asked
oDd YOU have conversation with the her
~ rcrordlng the contract Al can @ na"t ~
IA yo,, no, nav the defendant ~ per Tene
uSat Won received from the contracs' ~. ~
remember. ,....h,o t,rnrosslon these an
~ Vn'aS - the minds OF the jury the DIsN ~.
Attorney tried 10 introduce the lestllo! 80 "a
o. Tho former trial OF Fielding. ms r, sus.
objected to by Mt Patterson NV"
'aIisv nnrtoi + Doody the son OF Daniel Doody VA VA,
placed the witness stand oS , ~, his testimony
49, a few unimportant witnesses nAl ,.-so,,
o,nined the prosecution closed. ana M, ,'Io
made speech IN 2y opeigns gor the defence will begin
this morning and the case VIII pr""7"' ~ ~ 49,
fury this alteIho""'