New-York tribune., 1905-11-22
SAY HE GAVE KkUp BAIL
SUBPOENA S. f. PICKETT.
Friend of Murphy, lSaloonkeeper
Must &c Before Grand Jury.

NUSt CC BEFORE CTTdn0 Jury.
A subpoena was issued for John F. Pickett.
saloonkeeper at No. 2S1 3d-ave. in Charles F
Murphy's district soon after the adjournment OF
the grand jury yesterday afternoon It is under
stood that Charles P. Dillon, who was the at
torney for Krup, the bail jumper, testified before
the grand jury that Pickett the who
furnished tbs &d.18B bail fer KraP, 4 subpoena
was also issued for John Newman. Who fur
nished the 81 900 bail for Rrup when the latter
was held after being arraigned in the mags-
trate'6 court.
Pickett used to keep saloon in 11t-ure..
across the street from Charley Murphys old
place. He and Murphy were thick thieves,
and when Murphy became leader of Tammany
Hall Pickett got to be a power in Tammany pol
itics. He is spoken of in the 18th district as
Pickett the politician"
Other important developments are expected in
the next twenty -four hours. Besides extracting
a large amount of Information from Dillon IN
regard to the way affairs run in Murphy's
district around election time, Attorney General
Mayer had before him in his Office in William
st. a man who furnished much inside informa-
ton. This man was an election inspector who
had got into trouble over the way things went
at his polling place He went to George ". Nor
gan Superintendent of Elections and said that
he wanted to make a statement Mr.. Morgan
passed him over to Attorney General Mayer, and
the man waited in Judge Mayors office shaking
and trembling, four hours to get a chance to
tell his story When the Attorney General got
~ y from court he had the man under fire for
three-quarters of an hour. AS a result he ex-
pects that there will be more happenings of
great interest to Charles Francis Murphy to-day
or tomorrow.
Alderman Gaffney and John J. Murphy,
brother of c. F. Murphy. at the Criminal
Courts Building yesterday, ready to go before
the grand jury, but they were excused until
1890 o'clock this morning. Abe Levy, Henry
w Unger and George Simpson, who were asso-
ciated with Dillon in Krup's defence. were also
excused. Simpson said that the SoOeo bond Tor
Krup which he deposited last week was given
to him by Dillon, but that he knew nothing more
about it. Levy said that it regrettable that
Krup had disappeared. but that his firm was not
concerned in any way with the disappearance
and welcomed investigation.
Neither Murphy nor Gaffney seemed disturbed
by being summoned before the grand jury. Il
know nothing of Krup and do not know what
the grand jury wants to question me for" Gaff-
ney said.
And don't know anything about illegal vot-
ing" Murphy declared The grand jury has
sent for me and I'm here. but 1 have no idea
what they can expect to get out of me. know
absolutely nothing about the Krup case
When the grand jury appeared before Recorder
Golf 10 hand up the indictments it had Endorsed
Dillon was in the courtroom. j. Edward Sim
mons foreman of the grand jury. called Re
corde, Con's attention to presentment which
accompanied the indictments. The Recorder
looked over the presentment carefully and said:
Il see by this presentment that one Charles
p Dillon was before the grand jury and refused
to answer questions on a point the jury deemed
material Is the witness in the courtroom?'
L am here your honor" Dillon said. He then
went before the bar of the court IF your
honor please he said. Il asked certain
questions by the grand jury which 1 regarded
as privileged as between myself and my client.
I would like to know the legal authority upon
which l was asked those questions 1 de-
sirous of answering, if the court will take the
weight from my shoulders and direct me to
answer them"
DO YOU place yourself under the direction
Of the court ?" asked the Recorde-.
Il DO" replied Dillon.
Turning to the grand jury, Recorder Gof said.
Are Won ready to take up this matter now,
do YOU want to adjourn until tomorrow"
we are ready to hear it now, your honor
replied the foreman.
ADDRESSING Dillon, Recorder Gofi asked, Are
you willing to attend now and answer the ques
tfons?"
Il viii attend now" said Dillon.
The grand jury, Attorney General Mayer, Dill
lon and the others directly interested in the
thereupon fed out of the courtroom to the grand
Jury room.
The grand jury adjourned after session of
twenty minutes without reporting back to
Recorder Gof Mr.. Dillon when he came out of
the grand jury room. went upstairs to the office
of Assistant District Attorney Sanford, where
ne remained ten minutes in conference with
Attorney General Mayer After this conference,
Mr. Mayer said that Dillon had obeyed the in
structions of the court and answered all the
questions of the grand jury Mr. Dillon has