The sun., 1908-06-19
FISCHER. R.HANSEN CASE II
JURY WILL PASS TODAY on
ExTORTION CHARGE.

rop,bs Cnaplains Impugn the Desendant's
Cnaracter--It Comes Ont 1hat He Was
counsei for Monroe. Chaplain VINO wss
Dismissed and VINO Accused the Others.
It will be up to tho jury to-day 10 decide
vhether Carl Fischer Hansen, the lawyer.
sxtorted $4,000 from Joseph Z. o'Brien.
decorator Of Philadelphia. under threat
to publish scapdalous charges against him.
Arthur c. Palmer summed up for Fischer
Hansen yesterday afternoon and Assistant
District Attorney Smyth made the 6nal
argument for tho prosecution. Justice oon
will charge the jury this morning.
Mr. Palmer said that Fischer Hansen had
acted in legitimate manner In settling O
legitimate action which his client. Tony
Macaluso, the Italian boy. had against
O'Briep, He complained of the attitude
of the prosecution toward Fischsr-Hansen.
who, he said, had not received fair play.
Mr. Smyth paid no attention to this COM
plaint. The evidence. he said, showed the
motive The letters written by O'Brien to
Macal,iso were club In the hands OF
Fischer Hansen. It was Fischer-Hansen
who sought out Brien and his friend Dow
ling; they did not 60 to him.
Fischer Hansen's oross-examination was
resumed in the morning. He again denied
that he had ever threatened O'Brien or
Bowling. He said that Dowling voluntarily
offered to pay S25. 600 to settle the suit. At
no time did he tell Dowling that Macaluso
had had criminal relations with O'Brien.
Did you tell Mccarthy .Oowlings
cashier, who handled the cash) that the case
in your possession were incriminating and
that il they were published they would
cause an awful scandal in which many men
would be mixed up?'
Il did not replied the witness emphat-
icalIy.
Alexander Mchaelson. Fischer Hansen's
PARTNER told about Macaluso's first visit
10 their office. His testimony was cor
roboration OF Fischer-Hansen.
Col Robert Townsend, formerly an AS
ns ssHa RstFs @ aHFnsy ssa e s
Lawyer Dave Newburger had taken him
10 the Office of John j. Buckley, tho lawyer
who was called in by O'Brien after nego-
tations with Fischer-Hansen had been
opened Buckley told him at that inter-
view that Fischer -Hansen's actions in the
case had been fair and aboveboard and
that there was no criticism to be made Of
him.
Father Evers who is the Roman Catholic
chaplain in the Tombs, was called by Mr.
Smvth in rebuttal. Mr.. Smyth asked him
if he knew Fischer -Hansen's reputation in
the Tombs for honesty. John P. Mcintyre
objected on the ground that persons ac-
clsed Of crime weren't very good judges
Of a persons honesty, but Justice Goff told
Father Evers that he could answer.
Bad" said Father Evers.
Father Evers denied that he was responsi-
BILE for the dismissal OF chaplain named
Monroe from the Tombs. He said he had
been asked about the ministerial conduct
OF Chaplain Monroe and he gave his opinion.
Chaplain Wade. a Protestant, who does
missionary work in the Tombs and the
nententiary. was called next by Mr.. Smy tn.
He said he knew that Chaplain Monroe
had been dismissed for taking money from
prisoners. He also knew that Fischer
Hansen was Chaplain Monroe's counsel.
Father Evers had never heard that Chap
lain Wade said that Fischer Hansen 9 repu-
tation for veraoity was bad. He did not
think he would believe the lawyer under
oath, He did not know, he said. that Mon
roe had made charges against Father Evers
and him OF taking money from prisoners.
That ended Mr.. Smy this case. and the
defence called Fischer Hansen to the stand
again He said he was counsel for Chaplain !
Monroe and that he had prepared charges
st the instance Of Monroe against Father
Tvers and Chaplain Wade. Apparently
nothing was done about the charges.