New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-13
HOLDS M. S. R. COUNSEL.
CHARGE, JURY BRIBING.
Justice Seabury Places Il. B. Nc
Cabe Under Technical Arest.

AS elimination of the inquiry which he has
been pursuing into the alleged jury fixing cases
of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company.
Justice Seabury of the City Court yesterday sent
for Ambrose B. McCabe. of the legal depart
ment of the New-York City Railway Company.
and technically placed him under arrest on the
charge of bribing juror.
McCabe had two courses open to him. One
to waive examination and allow the matter
to go over to the grand jury. The other was to
demand an examination He chose the latter
course by advice of his counsel ex-Justice E.
E. Hatch. of the law firm of Parker. Hatch &
Sheehan. and Justice Seabury set the date Of the
examination for March 26 at 80 .. m
Previous to the arrest Assistant District At
torney C. c. Mott was for a long time in con-
sultation with Justice Seabury, and the latter
wished il to be understood that the District At
torneys Office was acting in full accord with
him in the inquiry Henry NJ. Stevenson,
lawyer, who has been assisting Justice Seabury
in his investigation. also present Mr..
Stevenson is looked upon as counsel for Louis
Z. Julian, the former investigator of the railway
company. who gave the original information that
led to Justice Seabury's activities.
1t was learned that the alleged offence is based
on testimony given by Julian before Justice Sea-
bury in connection with the case Of Elite Eicher.
who sued the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany for damages on account of injuries on May
II, 1904 The railway company was represented
by a lawyer not now connected with the COM
pany, and Richard r. Aldcroft. jr., was for the
defence. The plaintiff recovered damages.
EAT that date" said James l. Quackenbush,
chief attorney of the company, last night Mr.
McCabe was not in charge of the disbursement
OF funds in legal cases. and he had nothing TO do
with this case. l made an investigation of 1t
W nothing
the allegation against Mr.. McCabe. 1t Is a curl
Gus thing that Julian should come forward at
this date and make such charge, when appar-
entity he knew nothing Of it at the time 1lliils-
hast and Bagg made their confessions.
Earlier in the day Julian was arralgned oeIore
MAGISTRATE WahIe in the TOmbS police court
He had been arrested on Saturday and paroIed
In the custody of his counsel, A EDWARD Woou-
ruff of No III Broadway charged with fur
nishing ibelous matter to a newspaper. a
bondsman present, but the District Attor-
news office insisted upon an examination OF MS
ability to qualify, so Julian was again paroled'
this time until to-day.
Chief Clerk Thomas z, Smiths trial of his as
sistant clerk. Edward G. Tully, is scheduled to
go to-day. but 1t is more than likely that the
case will go over for tWenty-four hours Inc
Corporation Counsel has delegated Assistant
Corporation Counsel William B. Crowell TO pros
ecute the case and Sunday Mr.. Crowen WIS.,
tied the informer, Tillfnghast, on Blackwells
Island and got further statement from him
Mr.. Crowell was busy yesterday getting more
testimony, and among others examined Louis Il.
Julian at length. If Mr.. Crowell has not got
all his evidence in shape by to-day he will ask
for an adjournment of day. which Chief Clerk
Smith will undoubtedly grant
The charge against Tully is that he put TIL
linghast on six juries IN Metropolitan Street
Railway cases, when his name was not on the
panel of Jurors. In another case different
clerk of the County Court. now dismissed, is al
legged to have placed Tillinghast on nine other
jures
William NJ Anory. who has made charges
against the railway company, yesterday came
out with a statement daring the company to ar
rest him. He present In court at Julian's
hearing, and said afterward:
eff the Metropolitan people want to arrest any
one, why don't they arrest me. Every one
knows I've made serious charges against them"