The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-10

ibid you, in July, say we viii lei
that case go for the present."
Never"
Ibid you ever nave a talk on shi:
matter?"
"I did; 1 think with williamson"
He said this was about the middle
of July.
Asked if he told CORDIALLY to do whaf
McDermit told him. the Sheriff made
an emphatic denial.
Sheriff Sommer also denied every BIZ
of the conversation CORDIALLY said tool
place on a train coming from New
York.
He also denied that he eve gave Cor
bally any advice as to engaging coun'
sci to defend him.
He denied emphatically that he evel
had any conversation with CORDIALLY II
reference to having his indictment
nolle pressed.
He also denied having said anything
concerning the credibility of Wagner
who was mentioned by CORDIALLY In hi;
evidence.
MIR. McDermit here in~terjected II
necessary he would go on the witness
stand.
did you give him any instructions
on the train that night coming from
New York;" the Sheriff was asked.
mo, SIR"
ut appears that the defendants wifi
went to you"
Eyes, sir. This was On the morning
Chief Adams killed himself"
what did you say to herr
IT was at my breakfast" began th'
sheriff.
what occurred he was asked.
The sheriff started to tell, when this
question was put to him:
did you advise her to get Mr.. Nc
Dermit as counsel for her husband?"
"I did not was the emphatic reply
Mr.. McDermit. on the cross-exami
nation, asked:
you learned soon afterward that
was his ~counsel?"
Eyes, sir"
'On the same day."
"No, SIR"
Didn't you tell me at the Time
demanded Mr.. McDermit, that there
would be some others that would cal
to see me?"
mo, sir; / did not"
You know Serbian"
Eyes, sir"
you know Daly?"
+ Eyes. sir"
"You know Corbally7"
Eyes, SIR
"And before they pleaded non-vult K
the indictments didn't o and l have
O conversation in regard to the police
cases In which Corbally's name wa:
used?"
IT have had some conversation
did you, as the result of such {
conversation, request, directly or indi
rectly, that this man be retained in thu
police department pending the trial o.
the Indictment"
Mr.. Young objected and the objection
was sustained.
The sheriff then denied that he evel
paid any money for CORDIALLY and ir
! any way looked after the defense.
Il never said hat CORDIALLY would
be looked after in the future" were
the sheriff words.
Didn't you tell Mr.. McDermit t.
look after Corbally's interests?" de
manded Mr.. Kalisch.
mo, SIR"
Didn't you say in the presence o
Charles Hood that you had advised
CORDIALLY to employ McDermit?"
II did not"
know that Quaenan, Lible and Dowd
the Indicted cemen. had also re
tanned Hood &sHood, and he denie,
that he had ever said to John McMa
hon, president of the Police Associa
ton, that unless he stopped paying
Hood & Hood any fees on behalf of in
dicted men he would have the entir'
police association indicted.
Didn't you tell Cordially" he wa
asked, that if he would tell you VIII
was protecting disorderly and gam
bling houses he would not be indicted? 2
mo, sir"
Didn't you say" he was asked fur
Their, that unless he would admit tina
Commissioner Castles or the chief sal
that he should not pull certain dis
orderly houses he would be indicted?
dicted?"
mo, sir"
isn't it a fact that after that Nj
CORDIALLY was indicted?"
mo, sir"
Sheriff Sommer was followed by M
McDermit. who gave his version of tn
conversations in question, contradiction
to that OF the sheriff.
This concluded the taking of eyidenc
ard her Mr.. Young began with a shol
orening In which he touched upon tn
legal aspects of the case.
Mr.. Kalisch followed him with
regular summing up in the course {
which he painted his client as a ma
so submerged by other duties that I
could not look after disorderly hous,
properly.
This mar was nothing more than
r,crk of the chief of police" he said.
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