New-York tribune., 1901-12-15
BAIL FOR ADAMS DOUBLED.
RESULT OF THE LOSING" OF THE COM
PLANT
JAMES OLIVER wrTHpRAws FROM THE DE
FENCE AND JAMES w. RIDGwAY
TAKES CHARGE.

JAMES OLIVER wrTHDRAws FROM THE De
FENCE AND JAMES W. R1DGwAY
TAKES CHARGE.
"Al" Adams, the so-called policy king, and
his counsel James Oliver yesterday before JUS
tice Hinsdale in the Court OF Special sessions.
became aware Of the fact that the policy men
are confronted with the aght Of their lives in
their attempts to stay out Of States prison.
The sensational feature Of the hearing yester-
day was the raising of Adams's ball. largely on
account OF the suspicious disappearance Of the
original complaint against Adams. The COM
plant was lost" Thursday last in open
court. The complaint was handed to Oliver
who handed it to Adams, presumably for his
casual inspection. Then the complaint was
lost"
When District Attorney Philhin told
about the disappearance Of the document
he was inclined 20 think that Mr.. Oliver would
he able TO produce the complaint yesterday
morning when the policy men were arraigned.
Neither Adams nor Oliver able TO produce
the missing document, and q result the bail
of Adams was increased from $1,000 TO $4,000,
The loss OF the complaint made necessary the
drawing Of a one. and the only difference
between the two that the later one was
completer and stronger than the one that was
lost
yesterday.
Jimmy" Oliver appeared yesterday before
Justice TIinsdale for Adams and the other men
charged with policy playing He said that MI
Moss and Mr.. Goddard were playing politics
Ex-District Attorney James W. Rtdgway OF
Kings County came in while Oliver was talking
with his clients, and after whispered consuIIa-
tion Mr. Ridgway took charge Of the defence
Rrvan Traver who is associated with Abram
I IIlkus IN the defence of Devery on the O'NefH
charge of oppression, appeared with Mr. Ridg-
way in defence of Adams and others. Assistant
District Attorney K. ]. OConnor appeared to
represent the prosecution
alfred J. Adamsr' called Justice Hinsdales
clerk. and the alleged policy king" stepped up
to the bar his face flushing as he answered 10
his name and the roll of the rest Of the fourteen
who had given bail was called, as roho"s'
Adolph J. Jantzen, jr.. Thomas Coughlin, James
RYAN CAfichael ]. Bergen). James Ackerson.
John Delmour, James Stone. George "llhams'
James Demay. John vogei. George Stack, Henry
Morton, Frank Williams and Bernard Levy
William Bayley. the colored man; Frank King
and James Hughes. three Of those arrested DID
not secure bail
Justice FIinsdale called Mr.. Oliver to the bar
and said that the complaint had been put IN
his hands on Thursday. and had not since been
seen.
Have you the paper here?' demanded the
Justice.
oI have not" said Mr.. Oliver, and he explained
that the last he had seen Of II was when IL was
lying on his overcoat in the bond clerks once
This was when he was preparing the bail papers
with Mr.. O'Connor.
ct will have you sworn on that statement
said the Justice This was done.
Mr. O'Connor then sworn ne sdlu tIe
saw the complaint in Mr. divers hano 6i' Nom 'ie I
h3n
court until the last prisoner had been arralsheu'
and that Mr. Oliver had never handeo II 10 MI M
ct did not saw / did, said Mr.. OAVer We
searched the foor and desks for II, thinklng I
had been mislaid. presume MT MOSS a. az
make duplicate OF the eoInpislro nj a.a aIso fo ms
with it 1t could have been of no use 70 0,sE- us
..The last seen OF it was IN MT oiixet9 S
hands" said Justice Hinsdae- ne men eti NJ NJ
to Mr. Rtdgwey, who said: i repIeseIs repHeso
Adams who is here charged with some onehce'
and 1 object to his being examined ,.,o-
If YOU object TO his making an expIa1aL!.ooih .oi
of he relations with these defendants and with
the crime charged viii not swear hiin' s8'0
the Justice ,,1..,,.
had heen made out and that the defendants
would be arraigned under it, as II they hao ho'
been arraigned before
way land they will have to give new ponos-
Yes" said the court m
DO you desire my presence further?" asked
Mr.. Oliver
Il never desired your presence" said Justice
Hinsdale. o,.- l..
some confusion
The Adams case was then taken up under the
new complaint and Mr.. O'Cennor asked that the
hail he raised from 5000 to SlocOo ana MI
Ridgway protested that the fact OF Mr. ADAMS
appearance yesterday was evidence that ne
would appear again -
The case as it appears from this new
conpIaint" said Justice Hinsdale, is much
stronger than 1t was before, and the amount Oh
hail will be $4,000
The policy men. who almost filed the court
room looked decidedly detected at TINS remark
by the justice
In Jantzen's case Mr. O'Connor asked that the
amount of bail be increased from S5,ooo TO
$500.
"Fs it the purpose to keep these defendants
in Jail by fixing exorbitant bail2" asked MI
Ridgway. ~
There is nc such purpose" said Justice Hins-
dale tartly. The District Attorney feels that
he has stronger cases against these two men
than he had when the original complaint was
made"
seems to be raising Its terms remarked Mr.
Ridgway.
In the other cases the bail was allowed to
sfand-S5o00 each for Coughlin and Bergen
and 50 500 each for the others.
The examination set down for Saturday
at 10 d
Mr. divers withdrawal from the cases ap-
peared in Mr.. Ridgway's announcement that he
and Mr. Traver. with Mr. Cochrane. were the
only counsel for the defendants.
When the court adjourned the court ofhceTs
shut the doors of the courtroom and gathered
the seventeen prisoners and pct them into the
pen. Adams objected strenuously, and was per-
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