The evening world., 1913-06-27
Attempt to, Drag Secret Part
ing of Borough Presidents
.y@Relatives to Grand Jury.
PROSECUTOR REBUKED.
Smith Misused Office in Exam.
ining Witnesses About Scam
= dial, Court Decides.

Political warfare for the control Of
Queens was IN full swing to-day az the
result Of what adherents Of Borough
President Maurice Z. Connolly declare
10 an attempt by the forces Of Joseph
Cassidy. one-time ruler Of Queens. to
make political capital out of the marital
dificulties Of Aloysius @. Halleran, Con.
nolly's brother-in-law.
Connolly sympathizers charge chen
Dsstrict-Attorney Matthew J. Smith. ths
only man selected on the Cassidy ticket
Two years ago. was the field general In
this opening Of the Cassidy campaign.
Tue engagement ended temporarily after
County Judge Humphrey had been ap-
peaisd to by the Connolly forces.
Mr.. Halieran married In 1906 Miss
sarah q. Cornell. daughter Of James II.
Connell. . prosperous liveryman Of
1sushing. and sister OF Mrs. Helen Con.
nse1y. wife OF the Borough President,
Hallsran IL q brother of Tax Commits
sion John J. Halleran and o son Of the
aete John J. Halleran. q we'll known
ADVERTISED SALE REVEALED
SECRET SEPARATION.
Though It Is said that the Hallerans
have been separated for six months,
during which Mrs. Halleran has lived
with her father or with her sister, with
whom she ID now at her summer home
ID babylon. the news Of their separation
did not become public until an adver-
tls4naent yesterday announced the sale
OF household effects and antique furni-
ture It the Halleran home, No. 81
whitestone avenue. Flushing.
Rumors had flown for many weeks.
however. that led friends OF the young
couple to expect legal action by the
wife and a suit by the husband for
alienation of her affections. Halleran and
Connolly were not on brotherly terms,
and It was said they came near having
q physical encounter when they and
Connoiiy's brother. Walter. met In the
Flushing Hotel one evening.
That the private affairs Of the Halter
ans and Connollys could be turned TO
political account was not suspected I'M
I'll II was learned to-day that Samuel
( Brackner. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Boy
len and Elmore Reilly. all Of Flushing.
hAA been subpoenaed by Dissatisfaction
nsy Smith before the Grand Jury in n
John Doe inquiry. the subject Of which
was not disclosed.
They appeared at the court house.
Long Island City. to-day. to learn that
the Grand Jury had adjourned until
Monday From the Cassidy Club. across
the street. close watch was kept on
the court house. Then the Connolly
f9rces learned that the witnesses were
Being taken, one at time. into the prl-
yo4e ONCE of Mr.. Smith. who had with
~ a stenographer and Lawyer Robert
Place Bell. attorney for Halleran. and q
Bill Moose leader.
Eugene N. L. Young, Mr.. Brackner's
attorney. pushed his way into Mr..
Smiths private office.
smith MIsUsED OFFICE, COURT
RULES.
Il protest at these star chamber pro-
cssdings," he shouted. He was politely
ordered out of the office and rushed to
County Judge Humphrey. who immedi-
atcly summoned all hands before him.
Mr.. Young moved that the subpoena
OF Mr.. Brackner be vacated on the
ground that since the Grand Jury was
not In session the Distr.ct-Attorney had
misused his office In employing a Grand
Jury subpoena to bring before him wilt
nesses for a private investigation. As
.sistant District-Attorney John Heather.
ington, appearing for Mr.. Smith, ex-
claimed:
Tho Grand Jury was In session WHEN
the subpoenas were issued. We dldn',
know they were going to adjourn and
Mr.. Smith simply took advantage OF
personal inquiry"
BE sure. Mr.. Stenographer." shouted
Mr.. Young. ito get that into tins record
that II Is a personal inquiry"
Mr.. Heatherington retorted that II
: WAS an Investigation into a crime com
mitted in Queens County. news Of which
had reached the District-Attorney per
sonally. Judge Humphrey ruled thai
Mr.. Smith had been guilty OF misusins
his office and ordered the subpoena
,tacated. He said he would vacats tn,
other subpoenas II requested.
Mr. Brackner said immunity was
offered to him when he entered Mr..
Smiths room. but when he refused to
answer questions about the AFFAIR al
the Flushing Hetel between Hallerar
and the Connollys, the threat was made
that immunity might be Withdrawn
He declined to answer. anyway.
According to the Connolly adherents
, tho whole affair was an attempt tc
discredit Connolly by what the Cassid,
J ;orces hoped would prove to be irregu
faritles In his private life. after al
other ways of attacking him had failed
! The inquiry will go on Monday. as new
subpoenas were issued for the wit
I nesses' appearance before the Crane