The sun., 1910-02-27
|FUULONG HTS OWN WITNESS
OPENS A WAY FOR A NEW
LINE, OF QUESTIONING.

Deules bribery Charges and others That
Had Not Been Put In-gottnela's
WcddlBg Party-Defenee WIN ne Cen
splracy % nuin Hlm Politically.
Magistrate Henry J. FurlonG. who ls on
trial on bribery charge before Justice
Kapper snd q jury In the Supreme Court
in Brooklyn. took the witness stand in
bis own behalf yesterday. It was an
unexpected move on the part Of tho de-
fence. which had intimatsd an intention
60 lot the case 60 10 the jury on the de-
meritssof the prosecution. claiming that
0otthelf. chief aecuser and chief witness.
is uncorroborated and unreliable.
On tho witness stand Magistrate FUR
long denied that he had ever had an inti-
mate acquaintance with Ootthelf. He
said that he was born ip southern Spain.
was educated IN Liverpool and London.
came to this country when he was %
years old, studied law under Elmer T.
White at % Nassau street. Mani hattan, was
appointed Magistrate In June. 1901.
and entered politics in 1908.
In his capacity as organizer OF q political
club in the Twenty first Assembly dis
trict. the Magistrate said. he came 20
know Gotthelf fairly well. He denied
Gotthelf's story to the effect that they
had ever met In Ozone Park and framed
up q scheme for selling decisions in Che
Gates avenue court. Furlong said that
Gotthelf was secretary OF the club he
organized and that Rutherford W. Kathsn
was member Of it, but he denied that he
knew that Gotthelf had been convicted
OF larceny when boy. After he had
heard runors OF this, he said, he ques-
toned Gotthslf and was told by him that
Gotthelf's brother was the man who bad
been convicted.
Filrlong said that he met Kathan. the
lawyer mentioned in the graft conspiracy
story. through Deputy Attorney General
Whber w. Chambcrs. that kathsn was
active in the East New York club, but
they never shared any fees obtained from
practice In his court.
Lawyer Manton OF counsel for the
defence asked FIrlong IL he ever gave
0ctthelf any slips bearing the names
and FurIong replied mo. sir; I kept
some bench memoranda. Gotthelf had
my confidence and may have had access
10 those slips.'
Various scandals with which FurIone's
name has been connected were touched
upon by his counsel. and this opened the
way for cross questions by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Elder. case Of q young
girl arraigned In Furlong' . court for way
wsrdness led to aGrsndJury Investigation. |
According to Furlong the first r,lmor OF
the scandal came to him through news
that the Grand Jury was considering the
matter.
MARY" he testified, had appeared
before me m an unruly girl. I commit |
ted her to the House OF the Good Shep- |
the custody OF 4 probationary officer. |
She was accused OF larceny before another |
Magistrate. 1 was subsequently ac-
cused Of immorahties with this young !
woman: ] was en- tirely guiltless in the |
matter
Then Furlong volunteered information |
concerning a case In which he says he |
gave Qotthelf S15O to hush up a scandal |
and keep IL out OF the newspapers It |
was blackmail, according to the witness. |
A girl named Donan attended dances |
at their club. Furlong said that he know 4
her father and visited At their home. /
that Gotthelf came TO him with q story |
which father and daughter were cir \
culating and asked him If he thought hs !
could stand II: He refused 70 pay 5000 /
that he paid Iiotthelf. the money and
later learned that the go-between kept |
tvo-thiris OF IL.
Under cross-examination F,Grlong de-
MED that he had ever been intimate with
Mary McOovern in Manitoba or with
said that he doesn't know where either
is and that the latter has never been en-
ployed in his office as a stenographer.
Furlong admitted that Gotthelf had
worked for him at times. but claimed that
the work was legitimate and honestly
paid for. To his knowledge. he said, \
kathan and Gotthelf had never solicited
cases in his court, and he denied intro
ducing Gotthelf 70 any one. Furiong |
denied that he had introduced the self
-.
mitted entering several Of the places men
toned. and hesitated when asked whether |
the places were saloons OF restaurants.
The Magistrate was asked about q visit \
TO Mrs. Sadie Pnnser at % Van Sicklen
avenue in company with Gotthelf. The
woman had brought abandonment pro-
ceedings before Magistrate Furlong In
the Gates avenue court. They were then
pending. Mr.. Elder asked him what he /
was doing at the house. FurlonR replied
be knew the woman's father quite well. |
Then some incidents IN connection with
Gottheh's marriage to a. woman In Plain
held, N. j., were taken up. The bridal
party was made up of four persons and
here was a chauffeur. The party con-
ong and the bride and bridegroom. Mr..
Elder asked the witness il after the mar
rtage he didn't spend the night with Miss
Halsey in the Kensington Hotel at Plain
ield. Furlong said that he did not, that
le. vent to another hotel in the town, but
le could not say where the hotel was. l
The register OF the Kensington was then
yut In evidence. IL bore these entries In
he order named: Mr., and Mrs. Gott-
leK, Halsey and wife. Murray wtnifred.'
Ninifred was the chauffeur.
In opening for the defence Martin Man
on indicated the grounds on which they
intend to nake their fight. He as much as
aid that the proceedings against his client
lrst used women as its weapons and then
urned 20 Gotthelf and other crooks Ia
rider to batch a scheme 70 ruin the de-
eniiant. 1,