New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-29
HOW JUSTICE is MOCKED.
MOSS REVEALS DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
QUEER METHODS.
THE STREET OPENING COMMISSIONS ALSO
PROCEEDS A DAY FOR GOOD TAM
MANY MEN

MANY MEN.
The Ma1et Investigating Committee uo'''.' -,
greater part Of It's hearings yesterday 10 a.,
the inquiry into the maladminisrauo" VI -.
tr,ct Attorneys office. Case after case was '-
forward by Frank Moss where theie nav .ho
entity been miscarriage OF justice oM,ne " A..
,eculiar methods employed by the Dlsu,o. n
-, "a hts assistants Mr. Moss adduceo eVi-
Aanca regarding several cases OF homicide "ie'e''
although witnesses who were actuaiiy ese - a.
Of the murders prepared 10 'eS''t'' -,
s,c.nents had been dismissed upon the ~
nendation OF Assistant District A''orneEs ',a,ot-
reason as most OF the Endorsements on inc in0'N
ieHsoN' go %S .ha, there was mot sufficient evil
aanoa % SECURE conviction" and this In the l@Ie
~ the fact that there were witnesses VINO S""
the crimes committed. .od on
ors case IN particular Mr.. Moss commented On
a, considerable length 1t referred 10 'he me-,
IN the XIXth Assembly District OF Mchsei -,
bv q coored man. Dudley Smith Inc cas- -.
IN for trial on the Friday before the last eeo"0''
ord after the taking of evidence and the suniii"e
nm ~ counsel an adjournment was taken ~ IN"
Che Wednesday after election. on the M no
Saturday William ]. Featherstone' "i'iIe9S 9,..aa
had testified that he saw the murueI Co 1,A 80
met q policeman named Kelly al o'N'' =
90 Ams,eraam-ave Featherstone depose" seS
~ 49,, xiv said 70 him that while attendlhs
- ~oa,tng NJ colored voters in the AlAth no
.oroblv District he heard one OF the spe"Ae'' "
form the meeting that II the coofeu Peop' sas
r4gh,-voted for Tammany-Smith wouIu "e "a
Ksuv went on the stand and dehieu 'ho' nv
voc. This statement. but admitted that Fea."eI
me- - ,au,ed IN him about the political IN
enoroo that was being exerted In smith pehA,i.
IN the dav following Mr.. Mazets deieat Il, INV
xIxsh Assembly District Smith was acqu''eo'
FATHER VERSUS son.
p.,oro hog,nning the taking Of evidence Mr. Moss
xo,,,tod several Of the statements made IN MhJoI
GARDENERS letter which was sent 10 the coii'i"'..'
ON Monday and pointed out that the DlS''.ot ~ -.
torney's evidence upon the MolineuN case ""e ''
annea-ed before the committee last June was oI-
fered Voluntarily and not upon the suggestion OF
counsel Mr. Moss also showed that GranviLe ":
McIntyie the of Assistant Dlslrlct Ae.or. ~
oncrs whom his father was prosecuting Young
McIntyle generally won his case isaac nne,el
testified th Sdn ne s cnv T on IN Monday but the
sistant District Attorneys son told MIN ne Wou'u
The Corporation Counsel's office was then taken aiken
up Assistant Coporatio1 Counsel Dunn was PH 6
produce the records of the street opening commits
sions and the reports OF the e re1l;ed
that there was not time TO make out hst en-
that or nat c. N G Moss b oaEe ending
March 81. He did so II showed that mere VIE ore
OF these cases commissioners had been appointed
In the remaining cases appointments are Pehclhs'
The Corporation Counsel dominates them 10 JUS
tlce of the Supreme Court who appoints them, Inc
statutory Compensation is Sc day. The report
further showed that in the quarter named there
were held 17S5 meetings OF commissioners each
costing SIS in addition to the fees o. the real estate
experts In these meetings there were taken 2Glf3
pages OF testimony. Lawyers. he said, predominant
among the commissioners.
TOO GOOD TO BE LET GO.
Mr. Moss read from the report Of the Bureau Of
Statistics to show that commissioners on many
condemnation proceedings have been holding office
since 1892
Mr. Moss then called several OF these commits
eioners and showed by their testimony that
they had particular fitness for these positions
except that they were faithful members or TAM
many Hall. He also brought out the fact that as
little as possible is done at most Of these meetings
in order to make the Sc day snap" last as long
The controversies which have agitated the School
Board for some time will probably be investigated
to-day President Little Is one Of the witnesses
subpenaed to appear before the committee this
morning.