New-York tribune., 1902-06-21
ADAMS JURY LOCK ED UP.
ITS hong DELIBERATION AND MANY
QUESTIONS MAKE DISAGREE
MENT SEEM LIKELY.

rha iyr,, in tho case Of Albert J. Adams. the
"PoIicv King" charged with having policy pa
,erx IN his nossession. began its deliberations
ar 5o6 n m Yesterday. At 11:0o Justice scout
ordered the jury locked up for the night Il
looked as if there might be disagreement
The Jury came in about p m ana oeheu
many questions. Juror Frost wanted to know
whether Mr. Adams had been present "hen ms
boxes had been broken open anu ih7
papers ransacked -
.rbera is no evidence Justice Scott repned
..of Mr. Adaros's wherea bouts at that time YOU
have no right to consider that question 1T IL
mt within the scope of your jurisdiction. Inc
officers had right to take the things ana were
not bound TO have Mr. Adams present
Justice Scott said before sending the jury
back to the jury room:
The prosecution is not based on 'he pi'P'
sirion that policy implements were founo III 'iie
tin boxes or in the desk, but tha' lhere
found in the trunk much policy paraphernald-
,r,a ,oint for VOL 10 consider is whether the
.~,,nl, which contained manifold sheets hao
,+har contents in the control of the defenoan'
and did he know that he had the control that
+bs,, were used or had been used in the game Oh
policy" ,,.
The testimony for the defence occupied only
2 few minutes in the afternoon. Mr.. mug way
Adamss counsel. placed only two witnesses w
the stand They Charles Colller anu Hd
ward NJ Seixas, employees OF Pocher I" ~ Ia
the building at No. 10 West Thirtv-lour 'h-s''' l
,,,ora tho raid was made in December. They
both testified that they never saw 'he u iu"hiO iO'
of nolicv papers in the office which pore tie
name Mr. Adams on the door, ana salo tte
trunk was captured in a storeroom at the [eaI ,
OF the office. They swore that sc 1aey new
seen any policy playing in the once once, cold
In his address TO the jury Mr.: Rlds"dy %t saao
the District Attorney had failed 10 SHOW L tnas
the papers found in the tTunh run NE TeaIE Adoms knew
of the character of the papers e., :;
Assistant District Attorney schurnah; IN
summing up for the prosecution, mentioned tie
testimony of the handwriting experts as PROOF
that Mr. Adams wrote his check OF approval on
the papers found in the trunk ms PosseSslorI fao
of the ma pers previous the raid had oeen
proved Mr.. Schurman declared Adams was
not accused Of playing policy, but was accused
of having policy papers IN MS possessloi' Ai'o"
IN his charge Justice Scott told the jury there
were three questions at issue IN the case ITS fIsI.
were the papers found In the hoHes ana lruiih
seized such papers were described In the
law. Second. were such papers actua!iy III lhe
possession of the defendant. Third II they were
such papers and were in his possession, did ne
know the purpose for which they were 20 be
had been used? 20
IF you find that defendant on December i,
1901 had possession of those papers, that they
were or had been used in the game of policy
and that he had knowledge of these facts, you
Justice Scott concluded by telling the jurors
that they were as much bound to preserve the
interests of the State as they are to see that
full justice is done for the accused.
PADDOCK TESTIFIES IN IIERLIHY TRIAL.
The prosecution in the trial Of Captain J. D.
Herlihy, charged with neglect Of duty, before Re
corder Gof in General Sessions called a wit
ness yesterday the Rev. Robert L, Paddock. who
was formerly in charge of the Stanton-st. pro-
cathedral. Mr. Paddock testified at length as 20
the condition OF Captain Herlihy's old. precinct.
He told Of the watChboys and the soliciting in the
streets. apd said he had not been Die TO get the
police TO do their duty He declared conditions
bad IN the district that the University
Settlement had TO form vigilance committee on
morals. He told of his interview with Captain
Herlihy a which. he alleged. the captain told
him that certain statements he had made We're
not true.
Several women testified to the general reputa-
tion of the red light" district.
PARTRIDGE RETIRING DECREPIT MEN.
Police Commissioner Partridge has been busy Of
late forcing into retirement policemen who are un-