New-York tribune., 1902-10-17
UPRoAR AT CROKER TRIAL.
a0SECTTIoN TRIES To SHOW ONE
OF pEFENCES WITNESSES
4 PERJURER.

Tb rpoet exciting feature thus OF the trIal 81
Chief Croker u Commissions Sturgis.s heauqnaf-
ters was brought out yesterday when the tiial room
was in uproar over the attempt of the Pi"Se0u-
tion 20 show that Lieutenant John Rush suieiNls-
ing engineer Of the department whose report on ts
Wicke-st. fre corrobor tted that or Chiet croker
that the water pressure was insunhc'n'' ""S
peTJurer.
identified his report in which h' stated that there
was q great scarcity ~ water All ehslIes 4"
First-aye and side streets below Thirty -'hiru-s',
were absolutely without water and had TO pe mo'tu
10 other hydrants get sufficient water 10 supplH
their boilers when the witness declined 20 say
whether he had lived al No. SIS West Nineleen'h-
-. ct 4 certain time Mr.. Delany protested "i'eIe
upon Assistant Corporation Counsel Whitman who
was conducting the examination Tor the prosecu-
zion waving a paper iu the air, shouted eXctedly.
Il going TO prove that this man is a peTJurer.
''One moment" exclaimed Mr. Delany. You are
not going impeach this witness on whose report
Chief Croker based his
Yes / wiz" shouted the Assistant Corporation
Counsel: and the answer his question again being
q refusal DE said:
''Is it not true that you were in prison during
that time serving four years ana two months
sentence?'
This Is an outrage shouted Mr. Dcauy. 1T is
Cowardly and brutal. You ought 90 BE proud to see
that this man had outgroVn his youthful indiscIe-
fions and worked himself Up IN few years - L"e
high rank he occupies IN this department.
Make him admit il is false" Nhispereo captain
Cosby 10 Mr. Whitman
''No. don't descend 70 such treachery, shouteo
Mr. Delany.
spectator who evidently knew Rush shou'ed'
'Show him the papers" ~, Co.,
Mr. Deany then showed 2 pardon ior tNusl4 A'Dlli
Governor tiower, and read a. . -. 80 J.,
Tears were streaming down husn tact - - !. =.
asked the Commissioners not 10 show the pai upn IL
any else in the room. ,.
Mr.. Whitman insisted on having tNe Nee W nGT
answer the question as 10 whether DC Vas ''i'-
Victed. -
ar. Dslany in = voice that could be heard outside
the courtroom, asked: .,
what do YOU want? Your pound Of flesh ana
DROP OF hoOd2"
Mr Whitman tried 10 explain that he must prove
Rush perjurer IN order 10 safeguard the interests
Of his client g.. -
Rush refused 20 answer as 10 whether ne had
ueen convicted I'm March, 1859 or grand idfCeLg
in the second degree. The record OF the conFleu'n
was put IN the record.
What have YOU proved 10y making him out a
perJurer?' asked Mr., Delany. -. ..
I'VE believe YOU brought man here rtdoE !"
swear nat be knows 10 be false ana We nave
proved him a pertureT T" said MI. Whitman, -
Rush. who Is Quartsred at Engine company -;
IS Chief CrnksT's night headquarters, salO ne Eco
made his report on the night the nre nad oCc
and had sent il 10 Chief Croker the following odE,
neputy Chief William Duane tosthed that he
thought the Park Avenue Hotel was IN no nahsSl
from the list Regiment ATmOrv nre ana tlat ne
water pressure poor and the streams llsum-
Rsttalion Chiefs I.angford and Martin and Lieu
tenant Lynch gave similar testimony OF the " Cke-
81 Are and the last named was Of Duane's opinion
REGARDING the safety of the Park Avenue ltctel-
Lieutenants Burke, Connolly, totceIsIl:: suSASl' -
Foley and Hyde, CAPTAINS Vaughn, Sanford. Cur
Tsn and LsTkin and Engineer NuOnenhofse, Ge-
-iared that instances no water Colld pe
obtained at the Wicke-st fire.