New-York tribune., 1901-02-12
Captain HERLIHY'S TRIAL.
rrIpENCE ALI II, AND THE SUMMING
Up WILL BEGIN OK THURSDAY.

rxJudee W NJ. X. Olcott was too III 10 attend
- Eerlihy trial yesterday afternoon. and w II.
po,vnre Of the law firm OF Black. Olcott, Gruber
a Ronvnge. conducted The examination of wit
sses FOR the prosecution. Mr.. Bonynge nut In
,ssenee Captain Herlihy's 'Citizens' Complaint
hook This contained reports TO the captain from
,birtv or more persons, including some from An
,honv Comstock. concerning the places named m
.be charges, and which Herlihy's witnesses have
u,orn are of good reputation. Captain" asked
1gr Bonynee, do you remember Mrs Esther
saomon calling upon YOU in reference 10 her sis
,sr who. she said, had been abducted and taken
10 an Eldridge-st. house,
NO"
DO you remember assigning Detective Cohn 10
that case
NO Maybe the sergeant did. They can every
hody captain over there"
Mrs Solomon was called from the spectators
seats in the trial room. Captain Herlihy asked
II he recognized ner.
L never saw her before" he sa d.
Lawyer Grant took the witness and asked him
about his reports OF the complaints which Mr..
Bonynge had put in evidence He offered in evi-
dence all these reports. Mr. Grant recalled Mr.. OIL
cott's questions about a clubbing which
Captain Herlihy was tried in 1877 and
victed The captain said that ne not guilty
~ the charge, and had not been represented by
counsel that tria He said that ne had been
presented with medal later for saving a mans
life To explain why he never asked for Chiefs
warrant Captain Herlihy said that he never had
any trouble getting warrants AT Essex Market
court, near his station.
Mr.. Grant wanted Captain Herlihy TO explain the
report offered in evidence by Mr. Olcott last week
which written about a month after he came
ipto the precinct. and said that he had made more
than three hundred arrests of women. and num-
her far above what the records show. Captain
Herlihy at the time Mr.. Olcott asked about the
renorr said that the number vas probably a
fvpograp phical error. To Mr. Grant he explained
that he should have said the arrests were made
during the preceding year without reference 10
hts captaincy.
Iao East One-hundred-and-fifth-st. was called by
Nr Grant TO say that he once told 10 put
some disorderly women from one OF his houses IN
FIdridge-st Bernard Isaacs. who owns the house
al No 81 Allen-st- also told that he received
Wolf 9 janitress, OF No. lo2 Alen-st. told how
.nur captain had had her put a family out she
ssid that Max Engel owned the house.
Mr.. Bonynge said he had but one witness IN re-
President York's private office. She was Mrs Min
ME Wiener, about whose house AT No. lE Allen
81 Nr Olcott had asked the witnesses Tor the oe-
fence a number of questions. She said she kept q
disorderly house al No. 1G Alen-st unth June ~
Did you know Officer Lang?"
Yes
Did you ever see him at your house,"
An EFFORT was made 10 discover ~ oficer Lang
took any money from the witness but the question
This closed the Herlihy case, as far as testimony
IS concerned. Mr.. Grant said he was Wlnng 70
close without a summing up. but Mr.. Bonynse
said Il was ex-Judge Olcott's desire 10 sum up
n was decided adjourn until THURSDAY atte.-
noon. when the lawyers will sum Up the case.