New-York tribune., 1900-05-02
SAYS GOFF WAS CONSULTED
GEORGE H. PUTNAM TELLS OF THE
MARCH GRAND JURY's WORK
pREsENTMENT REVISED BY THE RECORDER
BEFORD 1T WAS HANDED CP-DR
PARKHURSTS ADVICE.

BEFORE TT WAS HANDED UP-DR.
PARKHURsTs ADVICE.
The investigation of the charges by the City
Club against District Attorney Gardiner was re-
sumed yesterday afternoon in the Criminal Courts
Building. The hearing was held that George
Haven Putnam, the foreman OF the March Grand
Jury might have a chance to testify, he is
going to start for Europe to-day. 1t was the
March Grand Jury that found presentment ar
raigning Mr.. Gardiner and the police
Horace Il. Deming. for the Attorney-General,
desirous to have the testimony of Mr..
Putnam taken in view of the complications that
had arisen through the decision yesterday of Judge
Foster. which set aside a portion of the March
Grand Jury's presentment.
Mr.. Putnam. in reply 10 a question, said there
were certain facts and occurrences before the
March Grand Jury which were necessarily left out
OF the stenographer's minutes Asked by MI
Deming what they were. Commissioner Wilcox
interfered. excluding the question as too sweep
ing He directed the witness to state any occur
rences within his knowledge In the relations be-
tween the Grand Jury and the District Attorney
The witness In answer TO questions. SAID that
he took occasion to interrupt and advise the DIS
trict Attorney that his address was not relevant
and pertinent TO the business of the Grand Jury.
The witness then told of the friction that arose
between the Grand Jury and the District Attorney
regarding the latter's right TO be present when
ever he desired when witnesses were being ex-
contention that they had right to examine
witnesses privately. Mr.. Untermyer interrupted
by saying that the decision was by Recorder HoH
TRIED TO sIDETRACK VICE INQUIRY.
Mr.. Putnam said that on a certain occasion "heh
they Uhe Grand jury were busy On the vice mat
ter an Assistant District Attorney came TO them
with n group of witnesses and books and docu-
Ineuts and asked them 10 take up another matter
and sdetrack the vice inquiry. 1t was brought oui
that the District Attorney was requested twice 10
withdraw when witnesses were peihs examine
The District Attorney did not withdraw the nls'
time saying that he had the right TO stay nc
second time the District Attorney withdrew wheh
Z, was shown that he was wrong in his contention
that he could be present At the time OF the nrs'
request to withdraw Superintendent BUTT oI 'he
Parkhurst society on the stand
Mr. Putnam was asked by MIR Cntermyer VINO
told him that the Grand Jury had the right 10
hear witnesses without the presence OF the Dis
trict Attorney when the latter desired to be pres
ent but the question was not permitted. IL was
brought out however that 1t was not lawyer
who gave Mr.. Putnam the information
when the District Attorney was excluded from
the room did not a Juror ask Dr. Parkhurst how
to proceed" asked Mr.. Untermyer The ques'oh
barred out
WAS CAPTAIN Price examinedo" asked Mr.. Tn
termyer.
mo; we heard his statement. but put no ques-
ton"
Mr. Putnam was asked if Mr.. Gardiner did not
ask the Grand Jury to take up investigation OF
vice and answered that some suggestion or that
kind made.
GARDINER WANTED TO CALL REPORTERS
Mr.. Putnam said he could not be that police
Investigation was talked of before March Q.
Mr.. UTntermyer asked:
Don't YOU remember Colonel Gardiner telling
Won that the best way TO start the investigation
was to take hold of the newspaper men VINO hao
Mr. putnam said he believed he did. and ad-
.nitted that Mr. Gardiner had asked permission to
Mr. Untermyer then brought ont from the test- test
mony of the witness that some Of the letters Writ
sent 10 Recorder Con and submitted to him
to the kind of letters be written to the District
AttSrney?', 1G was nsI.arnd then asked MT putnam
Didn't he correct some"
.bIdnt T'S he formuiate e1T them?' was asked.
Yes in part" answered Mt PTtnamn In o ,hs nrs-
sentiment taken to Recorder Gofs home and sub
YES. portions of it," was the answer.
What portions Of the ] d We're Tbc Sun 70
him in his chambers in the daytime?'' asked
The witness said that he could not differentiate.
GOFFS WORK ON THE PRESENTMENT.
How many times was the presentment under
consideration by Recorder Gof and yourself in his
home?" the next question.
Mr. Putnam answered the question by saying
three times and when asked how many times the
presentment was under consideration by the Re
corder and himself in the formers chambers he
said two possibly three times.
1t was brought out that Recorder Gof had formu-
written matter OF the presentment The witness
declared the typewriter copies that had been
interlined by the Recorder. we'll as all notes
bearing on the matter had been destroyed. The
witness said that he was a member of the city
Club.
Mr.. Untermyer then asked: When the present
ment was handed up TO Recorder Gon didn't he keep
II for an hour, reading it, to give the impression
newspaper men and others that he had never
il befOrc?'
The witness said he had no knowledge of II.
Was ii not q fact that you had been advised
that a presentment would be the proper thing"
asked.
The witness said that he had suggested the pre-
sentiment and Recorder Gof had approved OF his
suggestion.
An effort was then made by Mr. Untermyer TO
show that the suggestion came from DR.. Park
hurst The witness declared that he only re-
membered DIR. Parkhurst saying a word about IL
as he was leaving the Grand Jury room. Mr. I'm
termyer then produced typewriter copy of what
DR.. Parkhurst had said at the time in question
and IL proved to be page long.
this morning