New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-26
VAN COLT ACCUSES POLICE.
THREATENS TO HAVE A SPECIAL GRAND
JURY FOR ELECTION CASES.

Mrs Leon Lust, who keeps furnished room
.,,,se at No IA Macdougal-st and whose husband
Is head waiter at the Hotel Martin. summoned
n Tefercon Market Court yesterday by PatroInen
r,eTy and Sherwood. Of the Mercer-st. station who
are doing duty n plain clothes and working On
,5olatons Of the election law. Kelly and Sherwood
had previously applied TO Magistrate Mott for q
--arrsrt for the arrest of a man whom they
charged with colonizing. and the summons for Mrs
1er u-ss 10 get corroborative evidence upon which
- grant warrant Another woman was also
summoned but she did not appear The presence
~ both women was necessary. and no warrant was
issued.
As Mrs Lust was awaiting her turn TO go before
the Magistrate, Finch, young lawyer, went up 70
Policeman Donnelly at the gate and said that he
REPRESENTED her. He was finally allowed see
her and when the woman went before the Mag
istrate Finch accompanied her.
Magistrate Mott looked az him askance. He
asked him II he was lawyer. and the young man
REPLIED that he
Then as I understand it." said the Magistrate
You have no business here al this stage Of the
proceedings This woman is not a prisoner; she is
rnsreiy witness as TO facts upon which warrant
may be issued. You must stand down"
Al this point the woman's interview with the
MAGISTRATE had ended. and DR.. Nelson H. Henry.
The Republican candidate for Assembly in the With
District, Richard Van Colt. the Republican candi-
5sre for Congress in the With District with
ersf others. came down the aisle and DR.. Henry
had short interview with the Magistrate. When
Dr. Henry stepped Of the bridge his anger could
plainly be seen. and. going up 10 Patrolmen Kelly
and Sherwood. he demanded of them the numbers
81 rheir ba dyes These the policemen gave TO him.
Magistrate Mott watched the policemen and DR..
Henry and exclaimed: You policemen do not have
n give any informs rion connected with this case,'
Al ooLce-ned walked out On the stoop. and there
NJ Van Cort walked up TO Patrolman Kelly. shak-
ing his finger IN his face
You are futiridating our people, declared Mr..
=, T get you right I will bring you before the
Grand Jury; not The regular Grand Jury, but a
special Grand Jury, that the Governor will appoint
-ght after election 10 consider just such cases as
yours. I n watching you. and have been watch
Kelly did not appear 70 be scared He laughed
& re candidate and said:
You are watching ne Nj Van Colt. and an
vstching YOU
This business has been going on four or five
days he said, and intend TO stop It We VIII
lan5 some Of the people who doing this inttni-
6s-ioE n prison This woman. Mrs Lust, was
dragged from Washington Square Park and made
% come over here ana she had six weeks old
baby n her arms
Il vas said about the court that Mrs Lust had
beer summoned 10 court because there were seven
newcomers IN her house, all men, and that their
beard was being paid for by one man The utmost
-ericerce was observed by all connected with the
proceeding and Il was impossible 10 md out Tor
whom The warrant was asked
YeIv and Sherwood declared that they would
rsr g warrant for the woman who did not obey the
SUMMONS and arrest her