New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-03

the strain.
Former Assistant District Attorney
Elder Cassidy's counsel, occupied over
two hours in summing up at the after
noon session.
District Attorney Cropsey began his
address 70 the jury at 43O. AT
o'clock Justice Jaycox adjourned court
for an hours recess. Mr.. Cropsey fin
ished in half an hour after court recon-
vened, and Justice Jaycox began 10
charge the jury at $40 o'clock. Mr..
CrOpsey's denunciatiOn OF the Queens
leader had the effect Of changing his
sentimentality to a show Of anger and
disdain. The big fellow Strengthened
up in his seat and shook his curly head
defiantly at the District Attorney. He
leered at Mr.. Cropsey and his eyes
flashed angrily when he heard himself
called "a man who would do anything
TO increase his roll"
Mr. Moore, Walters counsel, brought
down upon himself a sharp rebuke
from the court when he persisted in
interrupting the District Attorney and
intimated that the defence was not
getting a fair show. Justice Jaycox
CURLY ordered Moore to sit down. say
ing:
81 will take cognizance OF what you
said and call you to account later on"
The trend of the final argument OF
both counsel for the defence was to
the effect that the evidence against the
defendants was circumstantial and
merely indicated suspicious circum-
stances.
Nothing Proved" Says Defence.
rs there any evidence anywhere in
this case" Mr.. Moore asked the jury,
that one dollar Of all this money came
into the possession Of these defendants?
You can guess at It, but a man is never
convicted on mere suspicion"
In the same vein Mr.. Elder said:
Nobody saw Willett give the money
to Cassidy or to Walter. None Of the
money has been traced to Cassidy.
large part Of this case is innuendo and
inference. Why should Willett have
paid Cassidy $1,000. or any sum OF
money. in consideration of a corrupt
bargain before the primaries when
there was no assurance. no certainty
that Cassidy could go into thes'prl
maries and deliver the goods?'
District Attorney Cropsey said he be-
lieved the trial of Cassidy and Walter
was the most important that hao peen
held in Kings County for the last twenty
years There was only one worse crime
IN his opinion. he said. and that was the
attempt to bride Judge or a jury, ana
the acceptance Of such bride by judge
or n Juror. He declared that he had pur-
posely refrained from putting In evidence
in an attempt TO defame Cassidy's char
acter prior to the time OF the present in
dictment. because he believed IT was ho'
the part of ,the prosecuting attorney 20
try q man for anything else except the
specific charge in the indictment
Mr.. Cropsey pointed out that the testi-
mony for the people had come largely
from witnesses who were intimate frienos
of one or all of tire, three men-Willett.
Cassidy and Walter. 1t was on their tes-
timony that the people asked for n con-
viction. and he analysed the testimony or
the various witnesses to show that the
s25 900 which Willett had borrowed just
prior to the primaries. when he received
the nomination for the Supreme Court
bench. had reached Cassidy's roll
through his man Friday" Walter. He
discredited the testimony OF Cassidy and
Walter and declared that their explana-
ton OF money borrowed from Willett
for payments OF stock In their automobile
concern was merely framed UP In an ef-
fort to show where some OF the $4,000
had gone.
| II can't find any reason in the world
why Cassidy should have wanted to ele-
vate Wilett to the bench after that,
said Mr.. Cropsey. unless 1t was for
money. Willett knew Cassidy all right.
and he knew how to reach him-through
his roll. Make the roll big enough and
you could get Cassidy. Cassidy said lie
was lonesome without big roll
| District Attorney Cropsey resumed the
cross-examination OF Cassidy at the OPEN
ing OF the morning session. Cassidy told
how he and his lieutenants ran" the
primaries in Queens.
| Referring to the election I'm the fall OF
1911. Cassidy said in answer TO questions
by Mr.. Cropsey that Willett. Humphreys.
| Noble and other receptive candidates
came to see him about the domination
prior to the election. lie did not give any
| OF them a definite answer at the time, re
said.
when did you decide whom you were
| for In the matter Of the nomination."
asked Mr.. Cropsey.
well. | favored Willett." was the nom
commttal answer.
Did you have any doubt that the man
you selected would be accepted by the
delegates" asked the District Attorney.
II thought they would nominate the
man / chose" replied Curly joe" II
know one judge who WAS nominated when
every delegate was against him-this was
, Judge Scudder.'
| Cassidy admitted that he had never
made any accounting for funds placed in
! Ills hands for use in the primaries. He
said no accounting was necessary. be-
cause the tight was purely personal at
| tho primaries and did not become a party
matter until after the primaries.