The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-01
PUULONG'S MEMORY NOT GOOD
SOWE ADMISSIONS. SOWE NJ
WAS am NaNI DOG RTS.

Magistrate DENIES That He shared IN
Pvsats a. . Danre BAll 90 Released
Pvtpsnegu Tor services WeadeVed
lHeertRin Wttne~s fer tire OrgCUee.
Tho cruas-examsnation Of Ma gistrats
Henry J. Furiong was continued yester-
day at the resumption OF hIa trial for
bribery before Justice KApper and a Jury
IN the Supreme Court IN Brooklyn As-
sistAnt District Attorney Elder produced
the Grand Jury minutes IN order To frsshen
Furiong's memory in regard TO certain
testimony he gave in the Mary Hedden
case.
FWrlong admitted some % the points
and explained others by saying that they
were stenographic errors. AZ nrst he
thought that he had been subpsnaed IN
appear before the Grand Jury. then re-
membsred that he had appeared ~ his
own volition and finally hc admitted that
he had not laid his troubles at that time
tn political conspiracy bat IN the III will
~ Gotthelf. his pressat accuser. and ~
Lawyer kathan the third party TO the
conspiracy alleged by Gotthelf
Before the Magistrate left the stand he
admitted 90 Mr.. Elder that he had been
On rather intimate terms With Gotthelf
that the latter had visited him at his
Rasnapo River farm in New Jersey and
that he had taken up several had checks
uttered by Gotthelf Furlong said that
he made the checks good because he
didn't want Gotthah a. secretary 10
queer his political club. He said that
he didn't consider Gotihelf a thief bu,
attributed his conduct 20 errors % iudg-
msnt.
When asGed II he had dismissed men
sTraigned before him in return for ser
vices rendered by the prisoners the MAgis-
trste said he mad not, Then Elder cited
specific cases and FurioRg admitted that
tho men had done work for him. but that
he didn't remember that they were ever
arraigned before him accused Of crime.
Also he was unable - remember having
appealed to Deputy Police Commissioner
Farrell for the reopsn'ng Of a dance hall
clossd by Capt. Miles O'Reilly. Elder
wanted to know IL Furlong had not shared
in the profits Of the place after FARRELL
had given permission for Gotthelf to
reopen n. FurionG SAID he had not.
Did not Police CAPT Miles O'ReiIlv.
who was present at the time that YOU
asked FARRELL to give permission for the
reopenihg oG the hall. declare that he
would obey the Deputy Commissioner n
the latter ordered him but that in allowing
the place to he conducted as ~ had been
he would he violating the law
Furlong could not remember.
did not you and Gottheh meet FARRELL
nv appointment in McNamee's saloon on
Court square and didn't Farrell So that
q 'Reilly was a clever man aud u would
~ q good thing - get O'R~illy's peT-
mission before the place was reOpened'-
Furlong could remember nothing r."
arsling the incident. hut admitted meet
ing Farrell on several OCCASIONS IN the
Saloon referred 10 and sAid that 81 times
h might ha We asked the latter for political
favOr-
In the afternoon John r Webster. a
lawyer who wRs associated with GOttheH
for som 9 time. vas called - the stand
and he testified % the latter's character
On the cross-exAmin1tion Mr. Elder had
the spectators tittsring a good part 81
the time az Webste-'s fsilure ~ remember
things that uslla Nv make a deep impress
sion On the mind He was unable % re-,
biRamy. admitted ths; he might have
done 10 during lapse u consciousness,
but had no recollection 81 having bsen
married mor~ than oss~e. A. first he deHied
that he had ever heen convicted uf =
crime then remembered one instance
I and hnally two. bath trivial Offences
Webster sdunitte that he had refused
% let the District Attorneys osice have
1 certain books ~hi'h Elder wanted .
1 look over in conn~o'ion vita the Furlpng
ave lie also admitted having promised
TO let Elder have these books when the
latter wanted them
I Thomas J smith a fireman anotic~
witness Who was Jailed 10 give minor
testimony for the defence got in rathrr
I had on the cross-examinltlOn tlder
sprsnR the followi nag letter addressed
, 20 ANN 1 AlsgOod - itI Glenn ~ -~et.
BROOKLYN
DKsR MADAM see yOu are IN trouble
{ 'hink certain parties ave telling falsr-
hoods about YOU ~ ats - 81 I feel sorry
foT ySu ana will DO bat I can AN very
good friend Of Judge FurionE II you de.
sire I can have tain pi'h him IN youT ~.
h1N Write II you an meet me ,c-nLgh' 81
: o clock 10 YOU wish ~ ill 20 IN person
80 80 Judge FurionE and explain every
, rhtng o him suppose sOu N'l sonder
~ nv oner bur have done he same for
~ 1ny others
Toe rest OF the letter iIes the place II
messing tells how they will recoRatye
zach other rnd ws-ns the wo-l..n not -
show the letter 70 any one.
Smith explained the letter nv swing
that he had written 81 after b. vInR had .
talk with the womau's Younger sister,
whom ne knew He seid thai he had
never seen FurlOnE m connection with the
ms tter JuSt what trouble Mrs. AlsGood
IVES in did no. come oui Yesterday. but -
-elsted TO court case pending before
Ne yistrats Furbong
James y. Sinnott. leader ~ the Twenty.
second Assembly district. was one ~ IN"
witneSse~ called yesterday. He merely
aid that he knew Furiong. had 10. ten
him for leeder " the district end that he
had known former Leader Mcguire. now
dead The object ~ the quest oning hss
not Developed.
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