The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-15
INDICTMENT AGAINST GRESSER
DI>yITT iDIHE or DISTRH r
tTTORNEI DE WIZ.
HsrrrE' President u Charged With
,uH'inS False Claim Let Go on
90. avn RecOEnIyAnce- Mayor In.
....fand> Hr Nlll Not ResIkn

..'''' itr'~$sAr h1i h,-eu current
..N tHr 4 week but when he
'."'rsi Yesterday morning for
..... session. during which the
nErv argument reached tho
100 Htd gathered IN The court
r.'..~ word went Abound that
dlNI~I'n m the Grand Jury
..' indictment vutcd last w,ck
.r.r.t'I"d. That the fight had ha.,n
rr VAS shown when District
q, ..- ir'd-rick q. DE Witt announced
~ Nh"u an. indictment was fl.i
mol. usid"r"d Il had b,cn found upon
'.."nf rVId"nSr and had advised
~ e report u the Court for m
...'r - befnr" deciding the matter.
o." Grand Jury headed by Henry
N"'N- Il Bay Side. didn't take kindly
.rtc" and went ahead
I..r announcement Of the filing II the
'rr"nt against dresser created big
- n the court ROOM WI lCh was crowded
" b adhcrrnts If ths Gr''ss.,r and cassidy
'. Ems The Cassidy men were IN the
-...r.'y and the sunshin" Of their smiles
.-r-iI'd the gloom ~ the Gress.r men
Na"u the announcement was made
with Grssser we're indicted four of tho
%. ..r~ NJ his two Administrations Two
zoo 'u"n are not at present within the
.
named until they have been served
With the bench warrants issued by Justice
rarrrtson The other two indicted men
a" former Under sheriff John VI Phillips.
G-''s,"T's campaign manager, aud Cor
uaIlrs J Burke. former SUPERINTENDENT
p' sewers Five indictments wrr' found
tstn~t Phillips, four charging grand
atrr'ny m ~" first degree and the nth
Ertnd larceny IN the second degree
NIrNc was indicted for attempted grand
..rceny Burke was indicted on "A similar
,harge last AUrii That indictment was
dismissed. hut IN. Grand Jury lmme-
drately went after him again
Phillips was held IN s2.So hail and
Burke IN 81 90 Both men secured bonds
mon
dresser. the las' Of the indicted men
appear. entered the court room AT
nlnCk accompanied nv his son. Lawrence
T Gr-ssar. who i lawyer. Clarence
Edwards ol Elmhur,' has counsel and
John j Daily. an IRON dealer uf Astoria
who vns ready - - on Grssser's l-ond
dresser had come directly tn court after
having had talk with Mayor Gayuor
A. CITY Hall What the Nlavor told
O,roS~-r i,n.t known. but after Grassar
s'' he Mayors Office tho Mayor SAID
''l' D." understood that dresser had no
mention ~ r"-igulng
irs->sr's COUNSEL a. ono. moved -
.s- the Indictment dismissed on N.
ind that j. had been found upon iu.
'ient evidence. Justice Garre'sIn
-- 81 that since counsel hadn't seen
Poe. minutes Of n" Grand jury he va, not
O.. o. position e. say upon what evidence
..- Indictment had been found Tn.
,Ir' suggested that she proper motion
s.y'd le for leave 10 inspect The min
,-> Al that up jumped District A.
ley DE- Witt To remark that he was
s.a'- wiling To- bring in the minutes for
'... Courts inspect on judge Carrots ~ .
.ailrently didu understand wha' NJ I
d" Witt Sas getting az. tor he replied that
o.. would not act upon suggestion or IN
renee The District attorney mad" |
..u-ef unmist .kably clear by saving
Before the Indictment was found I
I-trIrted the Grand jury that the svI-
.r.He presented Was not sufficient 10
Grant an indictment and | requested
.-.u - come into court before your
H.unr for Instructions n the matter
iti- they refused to do sad the indct-
lent was voted am wiling now 10
ave The Court pass upon the evidenc.
'4."a before the Grand jury on which I
..- Indictment vas returned
50 ,hl, speech the Cassidyites began !
Q. Their smiles while the Gresser ,
'.a-rs booked a. though they saw
-.' ia.,,d Judge Garretscn replied
Tho District Attorney has already .
.tr r~'sei himself with the evidence
a.. 80. District Attorney j. " lling that .
..- "-'-rn- shall inspect the minutes let .
-t' - ! want YOU speaking 10 .
....H-i- Cd tell me- wherein the evidence
y ant hA
sI.u-.a..'v II ih.s matter put up To the
'' '1 i-'nsdH tn" motion tn inspect
cd. ...- and 1t was granted Tn.
an came up and the Dis
agreed To allow President
"a h.s own r"CoEnizan"e
80 ..Hr.''r'u CAV" Gr'--"r'~ counsel
~. 't. 200 max" a." examination
... .... and >iid b" would GA that
o.. notion 10 dismiss
~. 'r.' ,.'.r 80 th. court room be ssid A.
..r' '' ..t# .. -it's-uIsut to make lAtar ,
800 -H | '.,' ru AS. the indictment
80 t- --... F.''-i'-lr dresser wurlid
.r- -..''' "..' "Splaiuing III" charge
..' ''u mad" against ms an
.......' ~ C;res-ar Phillips ,
"... .". De-. '- -r.w ont ~ an lnv--'ig-- .
OBJ" D.'.N- H"rpugh government ,
IS f'f.'r sooner nj AC' cunts
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