New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-01
GRAND Jury WAITS
IN CONNOLLY CASE
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hand TO look after the Connolly inter-
| ests..
! Among the witnesses summoned IN
! THE John Doe proceedings were MISS
Henrietta Leek and her sister, Miss
/ Elizabeth Leek, both Of No. l32 WASH
/ ton street, Flushing. 1t is said they
were wanted to tell about rumor
/ concerning an alleged offer OF money
! for evidence. Other witnesses called
were Irving Riesenberger, the notary
public who took the afiidavits in Hal
! Ieran's damage suit; John Kraemer.
retired police detective; Samuel Brack-
/ ner Richard Boylan, George Corsor
and Richard Fowler. Mr.. Bell, attor-
ney for Halleran, was also present.
Before the session opened District
Attorney Smith said he did not know
why Connolly should feel so interested
| in the proceedings, as his name was
not mentioned in the action. He said
he proposed to examine all the wit
nesses that had been subppnaed and
| find out If there was any foundation in
the reports that a crime had been COM
mitted.
BY noon time it was evident that
nothing unusual would transpire and
the crowd rapidly dwindled out ana
went away. In an interview Judge
1 Rasquin said they had tie answer to
! Iialerans charges drawn and ready
for service and could readily go to trial
at once in Connolly's defence. During
/ the turmoil in the courthouse Presi-
dent Connolly was at his desk in the
! Borough Hall.
/ While the proceedings in the court
house were under way preparations
| for selling out the household effects
of the Halerans in Flushing, which
had been advertised for yesterday,
were finished when Almon Rasquin,
son Of Judge Rasquin. served the fol-
| lowing notice on Auctioneer Albert NJ.
Yaeger:
Notice to the Auctoneer.
ION behalf of Mrs. Sarah q. Hal
| leran, wife of Aloysius G.. Halleran, and
acting for her. We hereby give you no.
! tee that the furniture and household
| effects which you are advertising for
sale as formerly belonging TO Mr.. Hal
| leran are the property of Mrs. Hal
! leran and were transferred and assigned
10 her in September. 1907, and the pre-
/ tended transfer Of the same by Mr..
| Halleran 10 his brother. Thomas Hal
| leran, on Juns o, 1913. is fraud upon
her. and that Mrs. Halleran will hold
| you and all persons connected with
said sale responsible II you persist
! ir proceeding with the sale we de-
mand tina; you read this notice in full
and aloud to all persons present be-
fore any goods are offered for sale"
The notice also demanded that in
event of the sale going on that strict
and accurate memorandum be kept of
all goods sold. together with the
amount received and the name and ad
dress Of the purchaser. acting on adj
vice OF Mr.. Bell. Halleran's lawyer.
the notice was read at the auction and
| the sale went on as advertised
Mr. Bell said last evening that he
| had accepted service in Mrs Haleran's
divorce action on behalf Of his client.
| Aloysius G.. Halleran. He said that
several days ago, understanding that
Judge Rasquin, who is acting as at
torney for Mrs. Haleran, was ready TO
serve his complaint, he communicated
with Halleran and yesterday was au-
| thorized to accept service. Instead of
the usual complaint which he expected
Mr.. Bell says ne simply received a
summons When he asked for the COM
PLANT Mr.. Bell says that'Judgc Ras-
qun informed him that he had not
1 comDleted his papers in the case