The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-04
Former Members OF Council liz
cense Committee Are Qaeried
as to Book License.
WERE NOT INFLUENCED
BY ACCUSED DETECTIVE
Police Officials Also Among Wit
nesses to Prove Extent of
Work of Department.

When the sixth day of the trial OF
Detective Sergeant Thomas J. CORDIALLY,
indicted for nonfeasance and malfeas-
ance in office, the former charge only
being pressed by the prosecutor, how
ever, was begun before Judge Ten
Eyck and a struck jury in the Court
of Quarter Sessions today there were
Just half-a-dozen people on the
benches, outside of the men connected
with the courts and one or two VIII
nesses not excluded
Sheriff Sommer was very much an
noyed yesterday when a report became
circulated that the Grand Jury would
probably not take up the most recent
charges of subornation of perjury
against Detective Sergeant Thomas J.
CORDIALLY.
"Why, I never discussed the case
with anyone" said the Sheriff, "and
cannot understand why such report
was made. We are too busy on the
present case to talk of others"
AS on previous days during the trial,
the lawyers for the prosecution and
defense engaged in many tilts.
The defense, which is a full and flat
for the defense, announced yesterday,
was continued along that line. There
was short delay in the opening OF the
case for the day caused Ivy the abb
sencc of several witnesses whom Mr
Kaasch informed the court had beer
,ss.,Jpoensed. 1e
4f1ey included Joseph NJ. Cox, cleri
of the Board OF Police Commissioners
who has already testified for the prose-
cution in regard to the rules and regu-
lations of the department; Captain
RYAN, of the First Precinct Chief Cor
bitt, the head of the police depart
Jnent and Detective Sergeant Thomas
Purcell, of the Second Precinct. The
last-named was the first to appear In
court and was promptly placed upon
the witness stand.
In answer to question by Mr.. Ka-
liscl1, he said that he was desk sergeant
in the Second Precinct and produced a
record of the captains office made by
the former head of that precinct, Will
lam p. Daily.
The object Of the testimony was to
show the amount of labor that was IN
VolVed upon the defendant and to show
that he had so much to do that he could
not possibly attend to all the business.
Prosecutor Henry Young promptly
objected to the introduction OF TINS
line of testimony on the general ground
that il was irrelevant, because CORDIALLY
was never attached to the Second Pre-
cinct, although it was Corbally's duty
to cover the city as his whole field
AS a police officer, Mr.. Young jn-
sisted, it was Corbally's duty to sup
press vice wherever he found 1t.
ut was not his duty" added the
prosecutor, ito make fake report to
captain or true report to a fake cap
tain.''
Mr. Kalisch jumped up and had one OF
his characteristic hits at the prosecutor,
quoting Shakespeare, saying that II the
prosecutors contention was true, we
might as we'll quit and make no defense
at all. The State can't crawl out or
hole when it gets into one"
on another occasion in this connec-
ton, Mr. 1<alisch said:
Il am not here to give any advice to
the State or say what the state should
do or not"
"The whole question is," insisted Mr.
Kalish, whether the defendant had
auv knowledge as to the existence OF
he houses which he is charged with
having failed to suppress. We also
wish TO show the extent of his duties,
what his duties were throughout the
fity.
"Our position is that this defendant
lid not lawfully refuse TO suppress any
such disorderly houses"
Witness Purcell was asked where IS
Spring street, one of the disorderly
houses on the little list" was, and ne
said it was on No. IL post, and de-
tailed its boundaries. Three different
ones are assigned to the post, one man
being on duty all the time, explained
the witness.
Amenities of counsel enlivened the
taking Of this testimony, and long
series of "Ohs! ohs.' stop that and
Never minds!' f1ourished.
When Secretary Cox was finally
called and the first witness of the day
gave way to him he testified TO the
rules of the police department.
Mr. Young objected to the introduc-
lion of the book of the rules and regu-
Etions, saying that the duties OF the
officers of the department were de-
ter1nined by The common law ard
statute and that no bylaws could
change these duties.
The court, however, admitted the
book "for what il is worth" as the
bench put II.
According to the records of the police.
commissioners, read by Mr. Cox. there
was an entry in which the captains of
the five precincts. Captain Serbia. of
the First; Captain DAILY. of the Sec
ond; Captain Corbitt. of the Third, now
chief: Captain Vogel of the Fourth,
(coutInued ea second PaRe.)
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