The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-18
TIGHE IMPROVED THEPRECINCT
so CITIZENS UNION WITNESS SAYS
AT CAPTAINS 1RT4L.


Most Serious Charge Dismissed via
Llnddcy's COnSent-Accused Man In
hsts on Trial Proceeding IN Spite o.
MS Brothers Death Cops stories
Capt Tighe began yesterday to produce
ms own Witnesses TO give him a good char
| acter as man and policeman.
before the session Of his trial opened he
was informed Of the death Of his brother
VINO had been sick for some time. He broke
down and wept, but insisted that there be
no adjournment, although his counsel was
about 70 nuke the motion and Commlssi oner
McAYoy said he would grant II.
The first half hour was spent by Lindsey
In sorting cut the reports OF Capt. 1ighe
that he had submitted as exhibits. A lot
OF them were found 70 have no bearing on
the case as presented Then Tighes coun-
sci went through the specifications agains
his client and moved that good portion
OF them be stricken out on the ground that
no evidence whatever had been submitted
by the prosecution bearing on them.
Some Of these points. Lindsey said, he
expected TO bring out later by witnesses
who have refused 30 far TO testify. These
were charges concerning many specified
poolrooms and disorderly houses. Trial
Judge McAvoy reserved decision pending
the Supreme Court ruling IA to wbe Their
tho witnesses can be compelled TO testify
or not.
Lindsey agreed 10 have thrown out the
charge that Tighe, while reporting that
he had sent out plain clothes men. who had
told him they could find no evidence against
MA huI st q.
out any such men This was regarded at
tho beginning Of the trial az the most
serious charge against Iighe. There will
be little left Of the case against the captain
apparently, If the unwilling witnesses are
not compelled TO appear or if when they
do appear their testimony is no more damag-
ing than that of Scnr 9cke VINO left their
ranks the other day and became a vo!un-
tary witness for the prosecution.
Iighe called several residents and bust
ness men Of the precinct who said he had
improved the conditions there WONDERFULLY
over what they We're when he took charge
of IT. DE also called couple OF police
men who had been detailed for many con-
secutve weeks from. other prectncts TO
his and who told Of their Ruthless en-
deeyors TO secure evidence against places
pointed out 70 than by Tighe.
One OF the citizen witnesses was August
Stebbins, wholesale grocer at 8s2 Broad
way, III tue pTeClUCL lOr twenty-five yenTU |
and a resident at 10 Tenth street, just
across the street from the boundary Of the |
precinct, for thirty-hve years The first |
question by Lawyer Grant. Tighe's counsel |
was
Are you member Of any olub7'
There has been 80 much talk OF 'olube'
N the trial that everybody in tho court
loom was at attention In a minute.
Well belong TO the Citizens Union
iaid Stebbins, and everybody relaxed.
Mr.. Stebb!nS was very earnest about the
natter. He had lived up TO tho tenets Of
lis club by sending letter 10 Commits
ioner Greene MAY T. 1908. telling OF the
lorrible immonhty OF the precinct. He
letalled conditions in the trial ROOM things
10 had seen himself az that time.
God knows, he exclaimed. the children
zero contaminated by things they saw
very day on the s,reetsl"
As soon rs Tighe took command Steb-
ns went to him
= asked him II he was with Va or against
g in our work. Aaid he. and Capt. Tighe
aid he would help VA. Every time went Il
. Capt Nghe aftor that he responded | ,
aud actively, and he did good ,
FORK in the precinct"
Mr.. Stebbins's myarying provincial ton
the captains name as Thigh gave a
humorous twist to his very serious tes-
mony.
The plain clothes men testified that al ,
rough they were there many months they
ere sure the people they we're trying 10 !
~ evidence against know after the first /
eek that they were policemen and they
1uld get no evidence. They did not re- !
Drt this TO Capt. Tighe.
Adjournment was taken until Tuesday 4
\ account Of the funeral OF Capt. Tghe's
rot her on Monday.