New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-03
IT DELIGHTS GARDINER.
NUDGE FOSTERS CHARGE FULL OF
PLUMS FOR HIM.
BE EVEN HOPES TO HAVE THE GRANT
JURY'S PRESENTMENT EXPUNGED
FROM THE COURT RECORDS


JURY's PREsENTMENT EXPUNGED
FROM THE COURT RECORDS
Judge Warren W. Fosters charge to the
April Grand Jury yesterday filled the head of
the District Attorney full of Wild dreams OF re-
venge. In his minds eye he Recorder doff
Inundated before him. George Haven Putnam
at his feet, DR.. Parkhurst discredited the whole
City Club including the Rev. Mr.. Slicer, plead
ing for mercy. and the singing presentment
made against him by the March Grand Jury
expunged entirely from the records of the court.
Gardiner knows that he has friendly Judge to
deal with now. He hopes and has been led to
believe that he has a friendly Grand Jsry.
Hence his joy. The charge full Of plums
for Asa Bird. Just few moments before 1t was
uttered Judge Foster had been asked to exercise
his unbiased judicial authority in expunging
fro the courts records the presentment of the
March Grand Jury. which charged the District
Attorney with actively hindering all its efforts
10 bring rogues high in office to Justice and
a decision had been postponed But Gardiner
thought he could foretell the fate of that biting
presentment when Judge Foster said to the
jury:
You will. am sure find the learned District At
torney and his courteous assistants ready, able and
willing to advise you at all times
Gardiner did not care whether these pointed
compliments were just at this jurcture in good
taste or not. They tasted good to him. after the
bitter pills he had been forced to swallow al
most daily in March. and that was enough. In
his bravado he asked that the Attorney General
be requested to come to court tomorrow to OPP
pose this application IL he could find any ground
for opposition friend of Recorder Golf
pointed out last night that he would probably
defy any judge to change a record of his court
spcb proceeding would be simply reVolu-
tionary and. moreover, that when the Attorney
General appears in the same court with the DIS
trict Attorney the former takes precedence. and
the latter becomes no more than a mere private
citizen. Gardiner however. is not likely TO
think Of these things until to-day.
A SLAP AT MR. PUTNAM
Another sweet morsel for him in Judge Fos-
ter's charge this reference to the foreman
OF the March Grand Jury George Haven Put
nam:
Secrecy is also enioined upon you by the very
foreman have taken. In this connection it is my
duty 10 caution not to impart those secrets or
outside OF those whose official duty it is to aid you
in your important work; In any manner to dis
your family; for even their oath or obligation of
secrecy TO You cannot and does not absolve you
from this obligation.
Mr.. Putnam has acknowledged that he en-
ployed his daughter in the evening to help him
as stenographer and typewriter with Grand
Jury work. and Gardiner hopes to have Mr.. Put
nam indicted for violating his oath.
Some Of Judge Fosters references TO vice are
as follows:
II has been rumored that corruption exists among
raIIaT+ IN us ,u U +, &C. 49, ~ 'e VIC -
and ii is your duty TO inquire into them. To that
power and. if need be- the military authority of
the State may be invoked to aid and assist you
MIGHT DELAY GOVERNORS ACTION
This pleased Gardiner immensely He thought
1t just strong enough to make the Governor
delay appointing a special grand jury to in
vestigate the police. until. at least the April
Grand jury is dismissed, and yet not strong
to to arraign the District Attorney for
tolerating the state of fragrant and open vice
that is known TO all men in which this city
wallows. He particularly liked that phrase
TT has been rumored,' and the reference to the
jurys right to summon the military power of
the State" he thought splendid Another thought
which tickled the District Attorney yesterday
was the belief with which some one has inspired
him that the April Grand Jury will seriously
entertain charge of conspiracy against DR.
Parkhurst. George Haven Putnam Mr. Slicer
and the counsel who are prosecuting the City
CUPS charges against him. This alleged con-
spiracy consists. in the District Attorneys mind
of having the trial of the CITY Clubs charges
delayed until a grand Jury presentment could
be prepared which, regardless of the facts
would put the District Attorney In SO bad
light that his conviction would be greatly ex
pedited Wild and vague as this dream is Gar
diner seriously entertains hope of proving that
such conspiracy existed, and that Recorder
Con encouraged it Gardiner had detectives
watch and record every visit OF Mr. Putnam TO
Recorder Goff's house last month
Even little things worked together Yesterday
10 crafty the District Attorney. Mr.. Putnam
sent messenger to the Office to say that he
had left his cane in the Criminal Courts BuiId-
lng' and TO ask If any had seen it, This
was received with shouts of delighted laughter
Lost his cane. eh?' they calculated What
better proof do you want that he lost the evil
dence on which Captain Thomas was indicted ,