The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-23
LEWISOHN Is
AGAIN ARRESTED
Refused TO Answer Question Of
District Attorney Jerome.
MIGHT INCRIMINATE HIM.
Wouldn't Say Whether or Not He Had Ever
Been In CanfleId's Place The
Brooks Case.
MIGHT INcRlMINATE HIM.

New York. Dec 2s.-Jesse Lewisohn
was again adjudged in contempt of court
and again arrested for contumaciously
refusing 10 answer a question put 10 him
yesterday "in the name OF Richard a.
Canfeld."
The secret proceedings were continued
for his especial benefit. He was asked
first II ne knew Richard A. Garfield, the
question that he had refused to answer
last week. and he replied that he did.
Then he was asked.
Were you in Canfield's house a East
rty-fourth street prior to Dec. H'
1897"
IL decline TO answer" said Lewisohn,
ION the ground that IL might tend TO in
criminate me-
Therelpon Justice wyatt adjourned the
hearing and Lewisohn walked ont and
told his counsel. Alfred Lauterbach, what
had happened
THE district attorney exclaimed Mr..
Iauterbach. has played an Infamous
trick on you He knew that you would
not incriminate yourself by testifying
about an outlawed offence. and when he
had you where you could not avail your
self OF the advice of counsel. which
would have bten 10 answer he sprung
this trap on you
Mr.. Lauterbach and his client then
went Immediately before Justice wyatt.
10 whom MIR. Lauterbach complained OF
what he regarded as trick
SECRET PROCEEDINGS.
The justice promptly reopened the Sc
cret proceedings. Mr.. Lewisohn was then
asked: "Were you ever I'm Richard A.
Canfield's East Forty-fourth street
house. prior to Dec. 2i 1872"
II do not remember" replied the wilt
ness
fields" MAS the next question. -
do YOU mean have ever been there
IN my iife?" asked the witness.
That's what I mean7" replied the as
sistant district attorney.
II decline 10 answer then" replied the
witness. ''on the ground that 1t might
incriminate me.
MIR. Lewisohn was thereupon adjudged
in contempt again. was again arrested
and taken before Justice Scott OF the SUI
preme court on habeas corpus. He was
paroled until Wednesday. when the mer-
it's OF the controversy az TO the constitu-
tionality OF the immunity clause OF the
code will be gone into.
mo trick was attempted. said Mr..
Jerome. What want Is evidence
against Garfield. IL Is presumption
that under the same occupant the same
use of the house wars continued. III !
could connect Garfield with that house
prior to Dec 81 1897. II was all wanted.
AS testimony on this point could not In
crim.nate Lewisohn, on account OF the
statute OF limitations. and would he
valuable to us. he was asked about Can
fields prior TO Dec. II. 1897
In the. afternoon Lewisohn was ar
raigned on the original misdemeanor
charge. on which he was arrested be-
fore he had been adjudged i'm contempt on
last Tuesday. and his examination was
set down for Jan. l6 before Justice
Wyatt.
= THE BROOKS CASE
The preliminary hearing in the case OF
Inspector Brooks. who is accused by Da-
vid w Bucklin OF breaking into the
Richard Garfield house at East Forty
fourth street on the night OF Dec I. was
begln yesterday before Magistrate
Brann fsuckln was not present. John
Delehanty. Canfeld's attorney, who was
present during the raid. told OF the af-
fair.
lie says that Buckln was canhelds
manager, but AS his knowledge OF Can
fields business was purely professional
ne could not give evidence as to H.
Delehanty was being questioned as 10
the contents OF the house when ex-
Judge Fursman. counsel for the defence,
Remarked concerning the gambling Inn
plemcnfs found there: "Supposing they
were. He had a perfect right to have
them. You can buy them I'm any sport
ing goods store In New York. and
could have them I'm my house II ]
wished without violating any law"
Inspector Brooks testified that he had
gone to the house with search warrants
After trying the doors Brooks said he
ordered Sergt Cohen TO raise a ladder
and seek entrance through window
Vie, himself broke In the front door.
Upon entering the house Brooks said he
found Lawyer Delehanty TO whom he
showed his warrants. when Jerome
came along" the Inspector started "a
say. when he was interrupted by Mr.
Fursman. who said I'VE don't want any
Jerome in this
sergt- Henry Cohen corroborated the
inspectors testimony. He said that
the breaking OF the window, was an ac-
cident. but he admitted that he would
have broken the glass TO gain entrance
IN any event. as admittance had beer
refused at the doors Four policemen
gave substantially the same testimony
The hearing was adjourned until Friday
Patsey--Say. nom. arc we goin' 10 hav,
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