New-York tribune., 1900-03-16
uR GARDINER SHUT OUT
..n 1r-RY HAS HIM EXCLUDED FROM
IT'S ROOM.
-,,~r ATTORNEY. INTENT ON HEARING
M PARKHURsTs EVIDENCE sUF-
FERs 4 HUAILIATING REBUFF

=, rfs+-sct Attorney Gardiner side
.ss~ as The Tribune has said. by the
- Grand Jury on Wednesday. when il re-
- n let his personal quarrel with Police
--+sin Thomas delay II in prosecuting gam
- he was-to continue the use Of railroad
fairly "shunted out Of the yard yester-
rben he tried TO get into the Grand Jury
o,5 hear the testimony OF DR.. Parkhurst.
...o-ser Goff was the engine used TO butt the
s,uttable descendant Of Governor Wouter
= --v-fIIer out Of those sacred precincts from
si.h a District Attorney Of New-York was
never before excluded and for hours
.se- this burning brand of suspicion had been
-r,,,iv nut upon him Mr.. Gardiner was a study
= bsrnbled pride. helpless rage and querulous
..,1a-i5n be even went so far to hint at
oo,sn3-scv He called 1t put up job in
~e and then he wilted and wanted to
-4-hsraw the words
~ ,n the day he was in excellent spirits,
= = orser 10 show that he was in touch with
=. Grand Jury. let out some jury room secrets
- he had been warned on the day before
= n talk about To a reporter he dictated the
]o,Iovtns important statement:
o,s, charges OF bribery have been lodged
51s- certain police officials OF tnls city before
the Grand ~ official POSITION prevents my dis
Closing their IDENTITY nnt the Sr a in .psinst
thaEsTS ,-st6s n OF precincts. These viii be thor
's5y dl 5scss the possible indictment of Chief
- -lzv have something TO say about that
e,s- +he Grand Jury meets to-day. This much l
a..5. - INC Chief Of Police and captains Of pre-
i-c-s are as much accountable 10 the law as
anvhody else
PrsHED N AFTER DR.. PARKHURST.
.f7sr lis snub by the Grand Jury Mr. Gardi-
re- while refusing 70 deny that these were his
c.or5s called the reporters into his room and
-ola them he wished to be regarded as having
said nothing at all The District Attorneys al
n7ost unprecedented rebuff came about II this
way when Dr. Parkhurst, who had already
refused 10 disclose his evidence 10 any one con-
nected with the District Attorneys office, en-
tered the door Of the Grand jury room yester-
5sv morning. AIr. Gardiner rushed IN after him
On the pretext Of having something important
~ communicate 70 the Grand Jury concerning
the Third Avenue Railroad and letter or let
-a-s from Receiver Grant What took place in
side can only be guessed. but al 1910 O'Clock
me Grand Jury filed out ana Went before Re
eorder Gon. in Part Of General Sessions, and
asked for Instructions relative 10 the presence
Of the District Attorney during the examination
u Dr.. Pa-khurst The foreman, George Haven
Putnam. said:
Your Honor the Grand Jury, through is IqTT
man desires Ic report that the orderly procel!iE
n hi,siness has been interfered with. The Grand
Jury deems il advisable under its instructions 10
examine witnesses in the absence Of any memb5r
Of - District Attorneys Office. and We wish IN
struc-ions.
The foreman then sat down, and Nj Gardiner
Immediately arose and said:
Your Honor. VIII have 10 traverse part OF tAe
statement made by the gentleman. Tne gentleman
does not state the truth. and he knows IL
The Recorder interrupted sharply saying; please
confne yourself 10 facts
NJ Gardiner replied hotly; "I am. Your Honor,
but I insist -pon stating the situation
The Recorder warned him. saying: II you use
improper IaagEage-t0 the Court II VIII use such
measures as II deems necessary.