New-York tribune., 1911-11-21
WARRANTS FOR W|LLETT,
CASSIDY AND WALTER
Democratic Judiciary Candidate
and Friends To Be Ar
rested To-day.
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY
Penalty Provided Is Imprison-
ment and Fine-Queens County
Boss Declares the Case Will
Not Hold in Court.

Warrants for the arrest OF William
Willett. jr defeated candidate on the
Democratic ticket for the supreme Court
bench: Joseph Cassidy Democratic
leader OF Queens. and Louis T. Walter
f. a CASSIDY lieutenant and close friend
of Wirett. were ordered Yesterday bN
Justice Scudder in Long Island city at
the close of the inquiry before him into
the circumstances surrounding the nomi-
nation Of Willett The warrants will be
issued and served to-day. when the three
defendants are expected to appear before
Justice Scudder and plead. The delay
in Issuing the warrants was due To the
fact that all the witnesses had not gone
over their testimony and signed it as re-
Quired.
Wiuett and Walter are charged with
violating Section 80 of the penal law,
which provides a penalty of imprisop-
ment for not more than two years and
fine Of not more than $1,000. or both,
for any one who tenders money or other
valuable consideration, or promises il. in
Cassidy is charged with COnspirng with
Willett and Walter to bring about Will
Ietts nomination. His case is covered
by Section 713. which provides for I'm
prisonment for not more than one year
for any one who takes part in such q
conspiracy.
In asking for the warrants Assistant
District Attorney De Ford. of Manhat-
tan. who filed the information against
the defendants. said that while the evil
dence against Cassidy was not so strong
as that against Wilett and Walter, the
circumstantial evidence was almost con
elusive and perfectly clear that the three
persons were engaged in an effort t.
procure the nomination which Cassidy
had the power to give.
Great Surprise" Says Cassidy.
The Queens leader and his Far Rocka-
way lieutenant Walter, expressed them
selves as confident that the case would
not hold against them i'm court. Cas-
sidy's friends said that the near pros
pect Of arrest came as great surprise
TO him. He had said that probably the
investigation would result i'm warrant
for Wilett but would fall down in re-
gard TO himself and others. He was
across the ctreet from the courthouse.
H. his Democratic Club, when informed
Of the action taken by Justice Scudder.
He said:
Take il from me that this affair from
now on will be two sided instead Of one
sided, as It has been. IT will take more
than this to turn me ont Of queens. The
issuance Of warrants puts MS in a better
POSITION. as we will have some standing
in court now. and chance to cross-ex-
anime Witnesses. 1t will be an open
fight. ] have not consulted counsel yet.
but / am not going 10 run away"
WiUctt was i'm court with his counsel.
Colonel Alexander :. Bacon, when he
heard that ne was TO be arrested He
did not so m Oh a flick an eyelid
Colonel Bacon asked Justice Scudder If
the warrants We're to issue on the testl-
mony heard and the justice said this
was the case. Wnlctrs counsel wanted
to know an about bail. bat Justice Scud-
der told him the matter would come up
al the proper time.
Several witnesses We're examined al
the hearing Yesterday. James &. Van
Siclen. supreme Court justce-clect. de-
MED that he had negotiated with the In
dependence League in Queens for its in
dcrsement He said he had not been ap-
preached 10y any representative Of the
Independence League and offered its in
dorsemcnt for a money consideration. as
had been reported
Cassidys Visit to Connolly.
Borough President Connolly of Queens
told ;hc story on the witness stand pf
Cas,idy's visit 10 him ON SUNDAY. Octo-
Der !. when bc was sitting as a magis-
Jatc in the courthouse at Jamaica.
't1rsidv came 10 my Office in the
court about II o'clock in the morning. .
said the Borough President. He was
standing at my door when ! opened it,
There was ro enc else present during
orr conversation. Cassidy came in and
sId. 'W,u? AID he said 'Wel?' and
fhcu ne .micG Then he said. Well.
see you did tit was a pretty click
trick. rcccrri.c TO my election as Bor-
oJgh Fro idcnt j said Thank you.
What are yoo going to do? Cassidy
asked. q sm socg 20 sec it through, /
told him. Nol ucvO told me you want
ca 'Ec I"e .do2cy.' be said. No. / had
too much sense for that ! told him.
'Wnat are you going TO do aboI, the
Organization. ne asked. IT isn't an or