The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-25
WINANT TELLS HIS STORY.
SIrs H.E MEYER FAVE ISLES MONET
TO BRIBE THE GRAND JURY.

isiea Promised to Dlvuipe Secrets OF the
tSrnnd Jury Room II He Got Political
Rmployment-witne Tried to Get Him
dob to Prevent Him from Doing Harm.
The trial Of Charles NJ. winant for attem pt-
ing to bride n Grand Juror In the interest OF
former City Works Commissions Theodore
II. Willis and former Police COMMISSIONS
William v. Philips was &C stinued In Part ".
OF the supreme Court In Brooklyn yesterday.
Assistant District Attorney Emerson read the
testimony Of Patrick Wall. the waiter Of the
Sinclair House. who is missing. The testi-
IRONY was given before the Grand Jury in
April. 1898. 1t was IN effect that he had seen
William Hepburn and Charles NJ. Winant in
the Sinclair House on March Is, 1903. in COM
rany with Frederick G. Isles. Former Judge
Brown said he would not deny the truth Of
Walls statement. Charles II. Shot. who was
q member OF tho Grand Jury In March. 1893.
testified that he. Foreman Edwards. Mr.. De
Mott and Isles were in q wineroom near the
City Hall III Brooklyn when Isles said. in
speaIinc OF the matters before the Grand
Jury: I'D like TO know how the Grand Jury
stands on the indictment Of Willis and
Philips"
We said we didn't know" said Mr.. Shot.
"and then Isles said. There's money in 1t.
5000 for myself. $1,000 for Edwards and
$1,000 each for Do Mott and Yourself" Isles
aiso said. the witness testified. that the money
would be given for their exoneraticn and that
even II they we're indicted they never would
he convicted. He said. I've fixed old man
Olsen. a member OF the Grand jury Con-
tjnuinE. Mr.. Shot said:
isles then said. Here's some OF the stuff.
and he pulled a roll OF bills out OF his pocket.
lie said: There is no use Of going any fur
Their. I have It on pretty good authority. from
Barney York. that Assistant District Attorney
Clarke has been seen ] arose from the table
and said that any man who said John I.
Clarke could be seen lied. / then told Isles
that 1 would call the District Attorneys at
tention to the matter in the morning. Isles
turned pale and the next day said he had been
Frank De Mott. another member OF the
there was s~3o.OOOin the lob and that he heard
MIR. Shot say that any man that said Clarke
could be seen was n liar.
A motion was then made to dismiss tho in
lictment on the ground that the offence. if It
had taken place was in New York
and also one to dismiss the case on the. ground
that there was no corroboration uf lsles's
Charles NJ. winant. the defendant. was next
called. He seii he was a Mason. and that he
met Isles at the lodge on Feb. %. 1888. and
Isles informed him TINT he had been sub
fRs ffnas Sn & Sf g Grand 8. and i sTTGs asked IL The ee xi.n %ss
to get him a political position. Then they had
q meeting in Wlnants house and Isles prom
ised to divulge secrets OF the Grand jury room
II he got political employment. The witness
said the new spapars had published the fact
that Police Commissioner Philips was likely to
be indicted. and. as he was Mr.. Philins,s pri-
waite secreta ry. he wanted to know what took
place in the Grand Jury room.
"0n March a." the witness said. "Isles told
me IL was getting pretty bad and that some one
Hepburn and informed. him OF what Isles had
said. and we searched high and low for Mr..
Philips to notify, him. l told Henbnrn. that
Inlnn Wsna n vn T0tn and m Inhf IL 80
and try and get Isles a position; so rs to pre-
vent him doing us harm. Hepburn said he
would yet him a job as stenoRrapher with lr-
then telegraphed to Isles to meet me. as | had
good news for him. We met at my house and
then went to the Sinclair House to meet Col.
in person, On the way Isles asked me to il:
PRODUCED Hepburn as Col. Webster. In the
hotel Isles said that the Kings county Republic
land him 10 something. and that it was not toe
late yet"
The witness said that after Willis and Philips
That GeeH would 1nHici i've to to regret eyre The The d nno Tie He s n.Rf
he never offered Isles or any other person any
money for the corruption Of the Grand jury.
and that Col, HEPBURN did not give any money
known Mr., Philips ten years. and became ac-
quainted with him when the witness was
working in the navy. yard. He denied that
said that this was impossible. as he had never
given Isles money.
Winant was cross-examined at length. but
his testimony was not shaken. .
Alexander Robb. former President Nefr OF
the. Department OF. Assessment. Rudolph G.
Fuller and Charles II. Hotaling testified to The
good character Of Winant. The case will be
continued to-day.