The times., 1899-06-03

you not make that charge after consulting
with Mr.. Henderson,"
: Il did not. do not think spoke to him
about it." i
fairness you should give the name?''
81 will give it fully
What Is the name?" Mr.. Moss persisted.
Captain. Price began again to read from
his statement, but was stopped again
What year and what month did it hap
pen?" Mr.. Moss asked.
Il viii have to lock to the records for
that
who was charged"
Il decline to answer"
Were you charged?"
Price laughed.
DO not laugh-answer, said Mr.. Moss.
Price cnly laughed again.
Was this case to which you refer one
arising from the Twentieth precinct?'
Perhaps the one I've got in my mind.
Do you want a couple of others?'
Chairman Mazet directed that this an
5wer be stricken from the record.
Price got out his paper again and M:
Moss said: Don't read from that
Il must read from it, said Price
"Them's my thoughts" Price did n5t
Moss was trying hard to get specifications
for Prices charges, but Price didn't even
know the number of a precinct.
Did you see me about the grand jury
room when the cases of Moffat, Korn, and
Blessing were being investigated
Il saw you, and you took Parkhurst
there
DO you mean that l led DR.. Parkhurst
into the grand jury room to commit per-
jury?"
"Oh, / refuse to answer"
Mr. Moss persisted Finally Price said:
Yes you took DR.. Parkhurst in there.
and he testified falsely, but not willfully."
Against whom was the testimony, which
you say was perjured, directed?'' asked Mr..
Moss.
Against me- said Captain Price.
by whom?''
by you.
Did go before the grand iury?" Mr..
Moss asked.
Yes" said Price, but he quickly cor
rected his answer, and said that he un-
derstood that Mr.. Moss had appeared be-
fore the grand jury.
Who was the person who committed
perjury?" Mr.. Moss asked again.
Il decline to answer" said Price. Il
do so by advice of counsel"
Then said Mr.. Moss, Il bow to the
ruling made by the chairman. The chair
man has ruled that if this witness re-
fused to answer again that both he and
his lawyer would have to leave the room.
He has refused, and l ask that the chair
mans ruling be carried out
Chairman Mazet had made this decision
just few moments before, and he now
repeated Mr.. Moss question.
Il decline to answer" said Price cody.
Then you leave the witness stand"
said the chairman.
II am ready to 60" said Price
Mr.. Moss handed him a subpoena to ap-
pear before the committee on June 6.
What do you give me another one for"
Price demanded, glaring at Mr.. Moss. I've
got six
He limped from the witness chair and
walked back behind the rail which in
closes the space for counsel in front of
the committee. Mr.. Moss waited a mo-
ment and then, glancing at Captain Prices
defiant lawyer. said:
THE chairman's order included M.
Henderson, Captain Prices counsel, and
demand that the order be enforced in his
case"
Henderson Resists Election.
'And l refuse to leave" shouted the de-
fiant Henry Clay Henderson. He is a big,
I buriy, powerful man, and his manner
which throughout the morning had been
] defiant, was now extremely so. He dropped
! into his chair. reared himself back, spread
4 out his legs and glared about him with the
air of man defying the world.
| Chairman Mazet said that his order did
I include Henderson and that the lawyer
would have TO go.
II will not leave!" Numbered Henderson.
J Il defy any man 10 lay hands ON me to put
me out! / am here and l shall exercise
my right as an American citizen and
stay"
This committee" said Chairman Mazet,
has no right TO exclude citizens from the
room. If Mr.. Henderson will let it be un-
! derstood that he is here as citizen he
may remain
Il will understand nothing," roared the
| explosive Henderson. II agree to nothing.
! ! am here as a citizen. l propose to ex-
ercise that right and stay here"
He pumped into his chair with a thud.
/ The air was full of defiance, and half the
/ people in the room were on their feet.
| Chairman Mazet raped for order, and
! called upon the sergeant-at-arms to see
1 that everyone was seated. A half dozen
/ men were talking. Mr.. Moss was stand
/ ing over by the witness chair waiting, and
/ Thomas l. Feitner, who sat next to Mr.
/ Henderson, looked on in astonishment
! Back in the aisle, looking on with Gu
/ rious expression of countenance, was the
| blackmustached Captain Price the cause
of it all, holding his straw hat in his hand
and leaning on his cane He had paused
there on his way out.
IF Mr.. Henderson is here as an Amer
lean citizen" said the chairman, he may
remain if he will state that he is not
appearing as counsel"
! 1T is on the record that he is here as
counsel for Captain Price" broke in AS
semblyman Hoffman. 1T is an outrage.
You have no more right to put this man
out than the Gar of Russia
Il can take care of myself. Mr.. Hoff-
man." vociferated the terrible Henderson,
putting out his cheeks with wrath. Il
stand on my rights as an American cit
izen."
Springing to his feet with flashing eyes
and passionate voice, the hitherto silent
John Proctor Clarke cried out:
No American citizen has the right to
address this committee-no American cit
izen has the right TO treat this committee
with the contempt that this man has
shown. and if the dignity of this com
mittee is to be preserved he should be
elected from this room, and now!''
Mr.. Clarkes ringing words precipitated
the crisis.
NO man dare lay his hands on me,
said Henderson. Let him try"
THE sergeant-at-arm will remove that
man from the room.' said Chairman Mazet
in firm tones. He has treated this court
with contempt long enough"
Lawyer Draws n Knife.
Henderson squared about for a fight
He whipped out knife and started Il
! open it The room was in an uproar
Sergeant-at-A Crawford, the fat
smooth faced officer of the General Assem-.
bly, made his way to Henderson, who sa
, Just within the rail, and Crawford pulled