The evening world. Newspaper, December 5, 1911, Page 15

a adn lcenal ~ WILLETT JOLTED IN NEW FIGHT IN COURT SCANDAL Justice Scudder Overrules All Motions to Have Charges Dismissed. TOWNS NOW COUNSEL. Hearing Is Postponed Until Thursday After Some Scrappy Repartee. The Queens County judicial scandal to-day took on all the aspects of a snappy political fight. Before Justice; Boudder ordered a recess of the Queens Supreme Court until Thursday .morning and directed all of the witnesses to be called for that time, Jt was apparent that William Willett jr., Joseph Cassidy and Louts T. Walter jr. had determined to fight their foes to a finish in thelr trial on the charge that they had cor- tuptly conspired to bring about the homination of Willett as Democratic candidate for Justice of the Supreme Court in the Second Department. Mirabeau L. Towns appeared to handle the fight for the defendants. By a score of angles he sought to have the warrants dismissed on technical grounds. Bland and sauve, Justice Boudder refused each of the requests al of the charges, He left i ioaaliiaiah + SRNR Den iatain anit eemeanadinnaad oe Sete EY eh ARR RO RR ne AN CR SOREN ten ee er POLITICIANS WHO ARE ACCUSED IN paseo... KINGS INSURGENTS. tion: “Did Willett use money to secure his riomination?” Upon that issue squarely upon the one ques- the ca: will be tribd. At the trial the defense prom- isas to show that a conspiracy was fqnmed for pol Justices Attorney Whiunan and = Wilh A. De Ford, will be e@alied to test! upon the ntention of the defen: that the whole prose- ution was bas upon thé charges of two garmlers who had ‘been raided by ‘Wille WNiliam Calder and F. H. J. KKracke, Republican leaders in Brook- lyn, will be asked to tell what they knew of th® political pot as it boiled on or about ¢he time of the November election. The defense! loudly proclaimed that it was now out for a fight and that it would be hot from the start. rge nunwer of Queens County s were present wMen the pre- examiuations were called. every sett in the court room taken valf an hour before a Scudder wevit to the bench, Col. Alexander Bu\con, Dana Wallace, Max D, Steuer and Abraham Levy had 4]! been superseded by Mirabvau L. Towns, who showed on the firing line for all of the defenclunts, He started things with a three-varrelled motion that asked: First—That the recprds be cor- | rected and the plea of not guilty be stricken out upon the ground that | such a plea could not be taken by | @ Magistrate who had no jurtsdic- tion to try the case. Second—That subpoenas’ be issued for sixty witnesses, including all of thoso who had testified duying the snvestigation, ‘Third—That the “information” up- on which the case hangs be strick- en from the record on thy ground that the facts therein stated dia not show that a crime had been committed by any one. The latter was based on the counsel's contention that the laws of New York did not any limit upon the emount of money a candidate for judictal office might spend. Mr. Towns urged that the law contained the words “other than judicial officer in its prohibition of the use of money for political pur- Poses. Mr. Towns asked whether Justice Scudder had examined Willlam A, De Ford and the other witnesses undar oath | prior to Nov. 1. Justice Scudder sald all of the required things had been dons and that if the defense d to it mulght enter an exception. The exception was taken, The Justice was eually prompt In denying a motion to dismiss the wrr- rants on the ground that the Coairt/ had not acquired proper jurisdiction. The Court also overruled an objection to the form of . Mr. Towns sald the 4 had beer ted to the inspection of press nat this was a violation of law, Justice Scudder buried this objection without form, Then Mr, Towns moved to dismiss be- cause a Grand Jury was in session at the time the Justice heard the case. He sald the Grand Jury had the exclusive right to institute inquisitorial proceed- in ce Scudder replied that there vision of law to sustain such a intention, The Court did sustain a motion to strike out the former pleas on the ground that no defendant could be re- quired to plead until arraigned for trial “Tat,” sald the Court, "Is a perfectly proper motion and correctly states the law, We understood it that way al- “What 1s the proceeding before the court?” asked the Justice, after one of | Mr. Towns's speeches, “It Your Honor would péfmit me to read the things for which a judicial can- didate may spend money, I could show Your Honor that the limit in the second w00,"’ ree department would reach $1, piled Mr. Towns. “The question,” rejoined the Court, “Is whether Mr. Willett did pay to anybody money to se his nomination, and that is the n today,” came crappy repartee, n an adjournment until Thurs- rning was orde Towns apologized to the Court ” the effort made by former counsel! to take the proceedings from the hands ot Justice Scudder to Justice Kelly's court by the habeas corpus route, He eald had no part in the habeas pase. perfectly willing," he added, | ppear in this case before Your iH , elther while in the chrysalls state of the magistrate or in the any blown glory, of & Judicial butterdy,” Without morphine or poisonous drugs ath er Johns Matic LED Cures prevents ATT The are | pneumonia SAY THEY ARESURE TO.USTINOOEY To-Night’s Meeting Predicated | by Leaders as to Ousting of County Boss, The insurgent members of the ex- ecutive committee of the Kings Coun- ty Democratic organization issued a statement to-day, explaining their pro- Ject to reorganize the party machine in Brooklyn and oust John H. Me- Cooey from the leadership. of the twenty-three members of the executive committee, but it was ex- plained by Thomas I’, Byrnes, Demo- cratic leader of the Bleventh Assembly District, that the statement represent- ed the sentiments of County Register Lundy, who had just Joined the anti- MoCooey forces. ‘The statement recites at length that the Brooklyn organization {s in a bad way and that a radical change is nec- The statement was signed by nine} e 'y for success at next November's election. A. Augustus Healey, former Justice Van Wyck and former Comp- troller Metz are suggested as a trium- virate to succeed McCooey. The name of McCooey, however, is not men- tioned. The 307 members of the County Com- ‘mittee will meet to-night and the battle of the insurgents will begin. It 1s claimed by the insurgents that they control 159 of the 307 members. of the County Committee, in which case the ousting of McCooey Is certain. The McCooey faction, however, pro- claima that the insurgents are beaten, that Lundy has not joined their ranks and that when the meeting {s finished McCoogy will atill be leader. According to the insurgents, Charles F, Murphy has been making a sorts sticking to Mc D The nine insurgents who issued the statement are William J. Hefferman of the Seventh Assembly District; Thomas of patronage for F. Wogan of the Ninth, Thomas R. Farrell of the Tenth, Thomas F. Burnes of the Eleventh, Michael D. Butler of the Twelfth, Daniel J. Carroll of the Fourteenth, James Mc Claude of the Thirteenth, Henry Hasenflug of the Nineteenth, and James P, Sinnott of the Twenty-secon ———<—<— Taft Dodges Police Dinner, WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—President Taft yesterday declined an invitation to attend the annual dinner of the New York Police Lieutenants’ Association to be held in New York on Feb. 22 next. Colds — eS BIG CASIO SUCCESS Wanhathen Opera House fi Veer, | and MUSIC eH. Macy & Co.'s Attraction: Are Their Low Prices SANTA CLAUS AT HOME On Macy’s Sixth Floor Macy's Great Toy Exposition differs from usual toy usually lavish in his purchases. He has gone to the far corners of the earth to collect novelties, the large proportion of which are probably to be seen at Macy’s only. Santa Claus has toys for everybody—toys from a cent or two to toys costing several dollars. Toys that are intended merely to amuse; toys that will interest and instruct. You cannot give your child a greater treat than by bringing him or her to this wonderful display. Remember--no crowding, no inconvenience. Room for everybody to see everything at eae oe “T can understand how one might buy food on credit, because food is necessary to sustain life, bul the fact that people buy pianos, carpets, furniture and books on the instalment Plan is only proof of their gullibility. Debt is & rope to your foot, cockle-burrs in your hair, and a clothes pin on your tongue. _ The man in debt for things he could have done without is in a continual duckingestool of disgrace. The fact thal if vou should gel sick or some accident should befall one of your family so you could not keep up your payments on your piano, the depuly sheriff could come with a dray and carry the piano away, lakes all the sweet music out of the instrument. A pianobtoughton the Instalment Plan gives off nothing Elbert Hubbard, but discord—it is always oul of tune.”’ BUY YOUR PIAN At Macy’s AND SAVE 40% OF THE PRICE TWO MEN AND A MORAL. Man No. 1 bought Man No. 2 saved up $20.00 a piano on the instal- a month in ment plan. Te paid Macy's Deposit Ace $25.00 down, and is count, where his money paying $20.00 a month drew 4% interest, come for eleven or twelve pounded quarterly, In months more. He goes stx or seven months he had accumulated $135.00, including in- leresl. Then he bought a Macy piano. The piano is good on paying for five or six months afler the actual value of the piano is paid up. The piano is worth $135.00, Man No, 1 value at $135.00, He pays $250.00 for it. paid $135.00 for it. Man No. 1 had use of his piano six or seven months before Man No. 2, and he paid $115.00 extra for that privilege. Jf you want lo buy a $135.00 Plate Jor $250.00 almost any house in the United States, except Macy's, will oblige vou, If vou want lo buy a $135.00 len-year guaranteed piano Jor $135.00 Macy's is prepared to do business with you. Cash only at Macy's—-and VALUE, When you buy a piano on the instalment plan you pay 30% to 40%, interest on the money that you negatively borrow from the Instalment Plan Store, You cannot gel 30% lo 40% interest on vour money—why should you GIT “STRAUS” BIJOU UPRIGHT—$200.00 Size 4 ft. 6 in. high, 5f% 6 in. wide, 2 ft. 3 in. deep Full size, 7!.; Octaves. Specially Adapted for Small Aparimenis This beautiful mahos 1 Piano building. In it but the very finest m. Ivory Keys, a ful Action, and Import The piano has at to the sound of iny instrument 1 nething W tructionhas been em vothing an le, such as No, 1 iss Strings, Bra rere at $400,00 Ne, IW ayre which sell else muitrast milar pie Lowes: Priced Plsycr Pizno in the Morket The identical Piano ts soll on the i here for fi automatic gh p Mus), § the Many pl to be adju: tinu 14 and th y of the 00 to $295.00, | 00 lo $500.00, | Other Play Every piano bought at Macy cent. as compared with prices of pianos hought on the instal- ment p'an. Prices for pianos bought on the instalment plan are n cessarily inflated to cover di affords n g ‘of 40 per elaulting accounts. Our price for these cat | Jaranteed miniatures include “STRAUS’’ 88-NOTE PLAYER PIANO $275.00 THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1911. expositions in the fact you may bring your children without the smallest fear of discomfort. For the first time on record ample provision ha been made for the accommodation of ALL the little ones—and big ones, too. An entire new floor—the sixth—has been dedicated to this purpose. Never before in the history of Santa Claus has sixty thousand square feet of space been given up in one store to toys. We need it all, as Santa has been much more than | | OF SILK UMBRELLA When shooping inmore than one Department use a Blue Transler Card. Saves time. Herald Square, Beware of Buying Xmas Gifts on Credit “Merchants who give credit arrange prices so the man who pays settles the accounts of those who do not. “Buy the things you need and pay for them. If you haven't the money to pay for the things you need, just wait until you get thé money, and note the sweet satisfaction of being bigger than temptation.” ELBERT HUBBARD BEST XMAS GIFT For the tenth successive year we shall close as usual every evening during the Christmas sash. ‘e earnestly appeal to the public to. shop early and so co-operate with us in relieving the pe tah tt and wagon A ers and others to whom Xmas festivities mean additional labor. We earnestly appeal to other stores to follow our ex- ample, and by closing at the regular hour every night before Xmas, show'a dly consideration for a hard working and deserving cla WE CALL PARTICULAR ATTEN- TION TO OUR ASSORTMENTS OF FINE GOODS Never before have we invested such large sums of money in articles de luxe. You can find to-day in almost every department at Macy's unusual specimen pieces such as only painstaking care combined with unusual skill is capable of producing—pieces such as vou have hitherto been accustomed lo find only in a few of the highest priced specially stores. E ¥ 4 we ats. f a2, -a Among the interesting sights to be seen in our Toy Department isa 75 H. P. 1912 model Curtiss Biplane. The machine is of the type which has been adapted by the United States Government for military use. A practical and scientific aviator from the Curtiss factory will be glad to give full information as to its construction and operation. Other interesting sights are the miniature theatre, where our post cards projectors and moving picture machines are demonstrated. Santa Claus’ Ice Palace and his workshop of toys, the “Missing Link’, (an interesting and construc- tive animal), and the model houses built with every exterior appearance ahd interior equipment of full-grown houses, but of a size to fit dolls and living dolls, too. PLENTY OF ROOM IN OUR TOY DE- PARTMENT for the first time in 54 years, and plenty to interest not only the children but the grown-ups as well. FOR MEN & WOMEN AT LITTLE MORE THAN COST OF THE HANDLES, 500 Twilled & $2.97 | 200 Levantine $4 9g Taffeta Silk sie | TapeEdgeSilkis sx, Umbrellas = |Umbrellas tame’ Qualities Handles of sterling silver * of silver, gunmetal, pearl and silver and silver caps arved mission wood; Buck Horn Horn, and natural with ‘silver ye Horn, with silver trimmings trimmings. A splendid selection, ine] A few are in colored silk, such as navy, cluding the convenient crook hand ear! and Horn, Stag brown, rt, reen, royal, red purple. Extra Quality Silk Umbrellas, $7.94 The kinds tha fandles are of fine ilver trimming Others in tortoise ell in high grade pecially shops up to $12.00. ed St forn and Cape Horn, afoand en { sterling erling silver. Some long etche hell RANA ne ARN Our Umbrella, Cane and Parasol Department offers a remarkably wide assortment ot practical! and acceptable holiday gifts, prices ranging up to $19.89. Our prices throughout aftord the regular Macy saving, an illustra- tion of which is to be found in the case of the celebrated Martin London Umbrella for Men. which sells at Macy’s at $9.89, and elsewhere at about $120° $13. Want. way, “STRNUS” CUT CLASS Special tioliday Reductions —.-.- “Straus” Cut Glass to those ith the ir superiori who hay e not yet be erless quality the city, al holi- which ve! ts for spe this Iz an Gpportunity Which Nobody Can Afford to Ignore Who Coniemplates a Present to a Wife, Mot! or Other Housckeeper. s ( Glass won first prize at World's F because I t t appreciated s, the best S running up the ight quality Holiday Price PUNCH-BOWL, with separate stand 49 FLOWER-POT with silver-plated lining $5.89 ICE CREAM TRAY $2.69 R. H. Macy & Co.'s Attractions Are Their Low Prices. You can have a charge account atm ply DESK'NOVELVIES, PRACTICAL AND ORNAMENTAL . There is no house in the City showing @ larger variety of Library Utilities We have imported all the most practi-! cal novelties, of which the followi are examples: SOLID BRASS * All kinds — bright, dull hand - hamme?ed, chased, plainand fancy. $14.4 /—DESK SET, dou-| ter, stamp, box combiat hey: and calendar, letter holder and hand blotter. 9 Fer Your. oll fet SK SET, in a bow con- taining inkstand, hand.« blotter, aper cutter and pen tray, $2.49 — EXTENSION B@O K RACK; variety of styles und sizes. Other qualities up to @6.24, $1.24--DESK SET; desk blotter, inkstand, hand blotter, paper cute ter, calendar and pen tray. $1.24—HAND BLOTTER;. ase sorted styles and sizes. Other quali« ties up to $3.24, \ 9 TINKST AND: plain and or- na mental, two bottles, quali- ties up to $19.24. des 4 c—-PAPER CUTTER; «various wie and sizes. Other qualities up 0 $1.41, NICKEL AND GLASS $7.24 —COMBINATION K, CALENDAR: AND TER HOLDER; glass base, nic el trimmings. 2.49-—LETTER SCAL. tinish; weigh up to eight $1.24—LETTER HOLDER; nickel and glass combined; two compartments for correspondence, 1—COMBINATION (same as above), but with stamp box ine! stead of calendar. 99:—COMBINATION PENCIL HOLDER, CALENDAR AND SLATE; glass base. nickel-plated pencil holder, calendar frame with slate on reverse side. 69 —- COMBINATION PAPER WEIGHT, CALENDAR AND CLIP; glass and nickel. —PENCIL HOLDER; nickel @, holds six pencils; space in cen= for eraser, 39c—FOUNTAIN PEN STAND; glass base, nickelléd tube. ONYX FINISH & BRASS $19.24—COMBINATION CLOCK AND INKSTAND; glass base, two large bottles with onyx covers, brass trimmings, onyx clock, $15.89—INK STAND; large on; base and pen tray of eae ines glass bottles with onyx covers. $6.89—DESK CLOCK; onyx base, brass trimming. $3.49—STAMP BOX ANDLET= TER RACK; onyx base, brass-rack for letters, brass stamp box»with ; onyx » COVEF. $1.98—-INK STAND; onyx base, brass rest for pens and lass bottle + brass trimmed, $1.98—LETTER SCALE; onyx base with brass scale, STAND; onyx witl?) s, or two bottles; and clock ate Other qualities up to back with brass trim mings. qualities up to $3.89, } i 9 — LETTER HOLDER; ‘onyx base, solid brass rack, $1.49—PENCIL HOLDER; base, two brass pencil holders, $1.69—HAND BLOTTER; sx trimmed eraser. | $1.49—PEN RACK; onyx base, brass rack. $139—HAND BLOTTER; onyx base, brass trimmings, assort+ ed st ind sizes. Other qualities up to $3.89, i} $1.24 LIP AND PENGIL ; onyx base. } TTER CLIP AND 7 HOLDER; onyx base, s spring clip, also holds three LEATHER NOVELTIES $1 .0—"LINE-A-DAY,” a fives! year diary, gilt-edge leaves, ci arain leather, onyx with seal or qualities up to $1.68, Yte—RECEIPT BOOK; in ooking receipts; covered k red or green leather, 24¢--ADDRESS BOOK; pin covers, assorted sizes. “Other qu ties up to $/.03, 30c--CALENDAR; ed, assorted colors, up to 98¢ 30¢--SAFETY INK WELL, thi overed, various colors id sizes. Other qualities up to $2. 2 %c—ADDR BOOK; fine Riise sia and seal covers, Other qualities up to 67¢. 24¢—BOX FOR ODDS AND ENDS; stamps, bands or variety of styles. Other qualities up to sla. 5 HASTY. LINB® TAB d with leather in var 24e— L — ENGAGEMENT. CA DAR; \i bac ks, for dest Other qualities up to 53¢,