The evening world. Newspaper, December 4, 1912, Page 2

BVaws tion of the postponement ts that Jus- tice Goff set the matter over for one week so jhat Hyde shall be in the \\ Tombs while the Grand Jury investi- Kation Is in progress, Had Hyde been fentenced to-day Mr. Stanchfleld would have secured a Supreme Court certif- cate of reasonable doubt, upon which the prisoner would have been released by farnishing ball, This procedure & fould have taken Hyde from the Tombs within a fow hours after the Imposition “of sentence unless the District-Attor- hey should have interposed his right to ‘edemand a delay of two days. According to the District-Attorney's office, Hyde was remanded for rentence & Week hence In order that the Grand Jory on yisiting the Tombs may see the Convicted former City Chamberlain in his quarters and observe on the ground how those quarters differ from the cells in which ordinary prisoners are confined, It Is not explained just why Hyde should be in the quarters assigned to him on the occasion of the Grand Jury's visit, as the rooms would he open to inspection Irrespective of the whereabouts of the prisoner, but fhe District-tAtorney'’s people insint that thit was the whole moving factor behind the postpofement. FORMER CITY CHAMBERLAIN CALLED TO THE BAR. When Hyde wae called for are kament he stalked into the courtroom m the door at the rear, He took his place outside the bar with his hands folded, blinking at the white-haired Judge through his big round eyegt Following the usual procedure Clork Penny asked the defendant if he had abytiting to say before sentence should be Pronounced, John B, Stanchfiold, counsel for Hyde, arose to offer motions for @ new trial and arrest of judgment. Max 2. Steuer, who was associated with the defense in the trial, was not present. » Stanchfleld had just begun to when the Court interrupted him, Withhold your objections for a few moments," said Justice Goff, “Is Mr. deht in court?’ GOFF CALLS DEPUTY WRIGHT TO WITNESS STAND. The Deputy Commissioner of Correc- on arose from @ seat close to the bench. Justice Goff waved in the _iitection of the witness chair and Mr. P Wright took the seat indicated. + by the defense for an arrest of judg- ment. Hyde, plainly pertur Mr. Stanchfield and the lawyer asked that a batl bond be fixed. Again Justice Goff ruled adversely, and Hyde, show- Ing considerable emotion, was led back to the prisoners’ pen and across the Bridge of Sicha by a timid face, boy- | ish ooking little deputy sheriff who seemed to be a pi@my at the #idy of the prisoner. Before Hyde Goft called whispered to BUT TOLDUNTRUTH UEBERSTESTFE Wan arraigned Justice the Special Grand Jury before him and naid the District. Attorney had informed him that tm: | | portant matters had arisen which de- | tmanded the attention of the Grand Jury, There were but nineteen meim- hers of the body present, but the Court | said that gxteen constituted a quorum | of any Grand Jury and twelve members | @ majority GOFF INSTRUCTS THE SPECIAL GRAND JuRy, | After perfunctory instructions as to) law and evidence, Justice Goff xaid Among your duties is an inquiry into the management of the City Prison and into any charges of miaconduct in the! management, You shall make auch ine Predecessor Tells of Penalties quiry into the City Prison as will ene} i af i 4 able you to discover anything in ‘ot | on Commanding Officers | Reversed Later. Leniency When Caught Falsif ying. WALDO AS “REMITTER.” fering with the efficient management of the sald prison. You shall have free access to the prison at all times, “£ call your attention to this tloular thing because « responsible Rewspaper has published what pur- porta to be an interview with o high prison official regarding cer- tain happenings in the City Prison. I make Bo comment on this elleged intervi Tt 1s for you to look into it and de The Aldermania police investigation thi afternoon went into the matter of fines remitted by Commisioner Waldo which had been inflicted upon captaina and other high oMecials by Commis- cide. Our public institutions should be | goner Cropaey. Mr. Buckner, counsel Properly conducted not only aceording | ¢, 7 id ( to the letter of the Iaw, but according | grea Nenu mniien, gs Sroapteded to Justice, The law prescribes that | Fens, 5 Ae fomietes pen certain persons shall be kept in close | C°MManding officers by Cropsey were confinement. It prescribes that persons | temitted by Waldo, but Waldo remitted found guilty, but not yet sentenced, | no fin inflicted by Cropsey on patrol. shall be kept in cloxe confinement. It | men, is the purpone of the law that there shall be equal treatment for all pris- oners, The law knows no class, In the even of the law there are no power- ful and no obscure persons, There must be no differentiation because of social ponition, That would, be a travesty upon justice, causing class resentment. ORDERS INQUIRY INTO MAN- AGEMENT OF TOM “1 therefore charge you to inqulre into the management of the City Prison and suggest that you take immediate action Capt, George Lievers furnished the sensation of the afternoon when he declared that testimony given by for- mer Commissioner Cropsey was untrue. Mr. Cropsey had jum testified Lievers had admitted to tim making false Statements and had pleaded for lent- ency, with tears in his eyes, So warmly did Liebers plead, Mr. Cropsey sald, that he wan fined thirty days’ pay in- jstead of being disminsed. Then Liebers took the stand and sald t “Swear the witness,” directed the Pourt. Mr. Wright was sworn and Justice Goff said: “As a public officer you have super vision over the prisoner at the bar, Charles H. Hyde?” _ Wr. Wright replied in the affirmative. “Justice Goff continued: “It has been reported that you have Spats certain atatementa that you have information or knowledge of informa: of evidence which woud cause a few trial to be granted to this defend- ant. The prisoner at the bar is await- ing @entence. Neither in this case nor fn any other case shall injustice be done. Have you any evidence or knowl- ‘Bago'of evidence which would sot aside the verdict or. procure # new trial for ‘Qane prisoner?” have not,” replied the witnens. - ‘Have you ever stated in substance ar in words that you had knowledge of HUGH’ VidEHice or any Person under your control had such evidence?” Sarg ie all,” said the Court, | tart. STANCHFIELD OBJECTS TO IM. POSITION OF SENTENCE. !) The moment Mr. Wright left the ;@tend John B. Stanchfisid rose to in- “The jury may wish to question you ' tn this matter. he never admitted to Cropsey that he % charge you: had made a misstatement. He said he “Pirst—To inquire whether | wouldn't call Cropsey a iar, but would through laxity of order and dis- ¢ipline, prisoners hive been threat- ened with violence anf assaulted by other prisoners. “fecond—Whether certain pris- ers have received different treat- ment from other prisoners in the way of privileges and personal comfort and. if #0, by whose direc- tions and for what reason and consideration. MY “Third—Whether any officiel or employee, by himself or through another, has need his position to procare or fabricate testimony in favor of of against suv prisoner, Gther before o after trial. say that Cropsey didn’t tell the truth. ‘The Liebers case, as brought out to-day, showed that Liebers's fine waa remitted after a most perfunctory rehearing be- fore Deputy Commissioner Dillon, at which no witnesses were heard. Mr. Buckner established that Dillon did not even have the minutes of the first «rial. Former Police Commissioner Cropaey, now District-Attorney of Kings County, was the first witness of the session. Mr. Cropsey said that when he became Police Commissioner he looked up the Jaw and asked the advice of the Cor- poration Counsel upon the right of a “Poarth— Whether any oMfeial of | Commissioner to review cases tried by employee tas aie he has “ tamseif or to remit fines imposed by bp ie shat lt rede the | himself or any of his predecessors. verdict of a inry, or procure a aéw trial for a prieoner. At the conclusion of the Hyde pro- coodings Mr. Writht and twenty Tombs keepers were summoned te the Grand Jury room on the top floor of the Crim- inal Courts Butlding, where the extra- ordinary or John Dor Grnnd Jury was in weanton, District-Attorney Whitman Perronally conducted the examination of these witnesses before the Grand Jurors, REPORTER TELLS OF INTER. VIEW WITH WRIGHT, Faward Brecker, a repo for The World, was the frat witnéss.anmmoned FOUND NO RIGHT TO RETRY OR TO REMIT FINES, The law and the Corporgtion Coun- sel's advico, he said, convinced him he had no right to retry @ case or remit a; fine, Mr, Buckner read into the record ® letter from the Clvil Service Com- mission to Commissioner Waldo, dated April 12, 1012, advising him that he had no right to remit fines or reverse find- ings of former Conimissioners, Mr. Cropsey @ald he had fined many commanding officers because he had found (hat complaints were seldom made CROPSEY NO LIAR, |Police Captain Denies He Asked | G Wun, AMERICAN WOMEN WIVES OF GERMAN DIPLOMATS. (Copyright Clinedinst, Washington, DB, ©.) BARONESS VON STERNSERG @® cunaonsr. (Copyright Clinedinet, Washingt or had interceded for the doorman and Heutenant, “The sybstance of what I told him," said Liebers, “was that I didn't want him to break me. I don't remember making @ confession to him. 1 didn’t way T-had Hed.” “Did you tell him you had made a false statement of any kind?" ‘No, sir. PRISONERS BEATEN, DOORMAN TOLD DRISCOLL. Mr. Buckner read a statement made by the doorman, Patrick Comerford, tu Driscoll the day after the alleged as- sault. It related that the two prison brothers named Howell, were badly ‘beaten when they to the etation hou Their clothing was torn. Capt. UAebera said the two didn't took as doorman described them (Lieber) saw them. Tdebers admitted he had talked to the door before, the, trial, but couldn’: remember what was paid, Q. How did you mitted? alone! Q. Who suggested the application and made it up? A. Myself. I dictated It to Licut, Dwyer, now Inspector, and he typewrote it for me. Q. Had you ever seen a similar appll- he when he get your finer A.1 applied to the Commis- | that | Supplies, then in charge of a Brooklyn |pnrade, (a2, DEUSMOER 4, 1912. tnder his care, in obedience to a special | order. Higgins was fined ten days pay. | Feb. 16, 1912, Commissioner Waldo re- mitted the fine. Mr. Buck next read a general order of Feb. §, 1011, directing that old police | men be given “soft” assignments, inside | buildings, such as in hospitals, public baths, rather than young men. This order, Mr. Cropsey uaid, was issued to | Femedy an abuse by certain captains. | The order was not generally obeyed and eleven captains were tried and fined. Among them was Inspector George Mc- Clusky, then a captain, having beer: demoted by Cropyey—fined ten days pay, This fine wan remitted Dec. 10, 1911, by Commiaaioner Waldo. Cornelius G. Hayes, since dismissed by Waldo, wan fined ten days’ pay for 137 violations. Hayes, Mr. Croprey | aid, sent friends to Headquarters, | William Travers Jerome, em a former city official, who | the defense, the front twice. | Mies St. Cialr hesitated and clutched Hayes's defonse was that he had over-/her handbag. Her attorney, Edmund looked the order which was went by!1, Mooney, came to the fescue with Le RMiaMaR Te trcaie WO! Fomitted | tie objection that as she nadgubed the by Commissioner Wald . Mr. Buckner again reaching the rec- orda, showed that Patrick F. McGowan, former President of the Board of Al- derman, war t ‘went to the front” for Mr. Buckner traced by the records Lieut. Richard Enright, now in charge of the Bureau of Repairs and (Continued trom First Page.) —— counsel for name that was sufficient for Identification. Mr. Jerome insisted on getting the right name and the witness said in a voice that only the court stenographer could hear: “Edith Annie Roxten.” FEARED ISGRACE” AT MEN- TION OF NAME, “What wee your mother's | asked Mr, Jero “Oh, she can't stand the disgrace,’ cried the Witness, bursting Into tears. Her body shook convulsively and she | rested her head on the Judge's dev« and sobbed, 1 don’t sew that that's essential terrupted Mr. Mooney. “This Precinct, was fined ten days’ pay on May 10, 1911—the day before the police | This fin pears, displeased Mayor Gaynor. Enright pleaded guilty hefore Cropa Tn asking for a re- hearing, Nov. 1911, he raquested permission to withdraw the plea, This Was granted and the fine waa remitted. ‘The cases of the remaining officers, in- cluding Inspectors Lahep and Formosa, wore read into the records by Mr. Buck: nad nef. mother {# old and in poor health. Lei SSPE ae us show some decency in this case." JAMES SHEVLIN AND WIFE | Whats the aivgrace?” shouted ar jJerome, who had grown im) a GIVE HOSPITAL $100,000. | tet me take care of the witness,” | said Mr. Mooney, and he talked sooth- ingly to the plaintiff, Then it was sug gested that she write the names of her Gift to Brooklyn Institution Will Complete $118,000 Necessary to name was Mike Roxten, He is dead. Much of the testimony given by Miss | St. Clair had to do with the weekly payments made to her by theatrical agers and by Mr. Erlanger. In her complaint she sald that in 19% she hast entered into an oral contract with KE langer whereby she was to receive a week for life, In 190 this was sup- planted by a written agreen which she was to be paid §, for ten years. The first payment was made anf she is suing to récover the balance, §: DECLARES ERLANGER PAID HER GALARY. Miss St, Clair testified that when she with “Mothot Goose” she received & week which was paid by the com- pany's manager during the playing sea- $100,000 to St. Mary's Hospital In Brook- lyn, to be applied to the cancellation of the mortgage of $1189 now resti on the property. 4 gift"Was made as an addition to the Bishop Loughlin Me- | mortal Fund. It will become aval as soon as the remaining $15,000 is raised by public subscription. Tho oMcers of the fund were notified of the gift sev- eral days ago, ut the news was not made public until to-day James Shevlin was regarded as one of the wisest and most straightforward Neutenants of the late Hugh McLaugh- lin, who managed the affairs of the Democratic party in Broooklyn under 4n iron hand for many years. The gifts of the Sheviins to public and private charities during their life- time have been estimated at huge amounts, but no authentic estimate of ma’ their extent has ever been obtainable |%0" and by Mr. Erlanger during re- frora elteheee that, hearsals and the closed season, : “How was the money paid, and by h ked Mr, Jerome, FOUND “TRACES” OF SILVER [opr at rinngens ne” paid me tn IN HAWTHORNE’S MINES cas replied the witness, “| “Where?” “Sometimes In his office and some- And Only Sixty Cents Worth of Gold to the Ton, Declares Expert. times in the apartment." , On redirect exariination Miss St. Clalr sald she wanted to rectify some istakes, She sald that on some occq: Joseph T. Mendy, n mining engineer} sions the money was brought to the and chemist in the employ of the fa-/apartment by Thomas Johnson, a mous Nipissing mines of Canada, who examined the Hawthorne properties in 1908, testified to-day at the trial of Julian Hawthorne and his associates on the charge of using the mails to de- fraud. He said he could find only a tr silver there, and that the highest trusted employee’ of Erlanger, Attorney Jerome then began question- ing Miss St. Clair about her age. “When and where were you born? asked. “On Aug. 12, 1882, he a at Nashville, Tenn." a. | “You were on the stage in 13962" ERLANGER ST fdith St. Clair for ftteen yeags, | lady's | parents, Jerome insisted again, M: Raise Mortgage on Property. Mooney exclaimed: “Very well, out | bs with it then." ‘The witness composed James Sheviin and his wife of No. 69 herself and angwered that her father's Eighth avenue, Brooklyn, have given A ee n hy . | jin which he accused the latter of “fix- ing the jury that tried ex-Senator Frank J. Gardiner, on a charge of bribery (uring the race track legislation at Al- “Gardiner was acquitted, wasn't he?” asked Mr. Mooney, “He was,” replied the witne “Did you ever hear it suggested that you or anybody else bribed the twelve men Who sat on that jury “I did not. As a matter of fact, the complaining witness in that case ap- eared after the trial and the District | | Attorney is hunting for him now.” “I must apologize for this next ques- j tion,” continued Mr. Mooney, “but I must be specific. Did you bribe the Jury in the Gardiiner case?" “I did not. I never saw any of the jurors before or after the trial or dur- ing the trial except when they were in the jury box. ‘Mr. Erlanger said you were ‘Bridgle Webber's attorney, I don't know who ‘Bridgie’ is, but take it that he was one of the gunmen. Was he ever a client ot yours?" jarshall was his attor- ed in by the family respectadle family, I may say, 1 advised Webber that if he wanted me to help him he must tell the whole truth, District-Attorney that in so doing | rendered a@ public service second to none.” ; “When did you hear that ‘langer had made charges 4 fore the Bar Association? anger says you ‘sold him out.t What about that?” asked the plaintift's attorney. | “I never represent lalthough J have been | sults against him.’ “He says you broke down his home." | cit never aid and nobody ever tried harder to reconcile a couple than I did In the case of th criangers,”’ cmchemelifinnanencoee STOP THAT TICKLING; CUT GIRLS’ HAT PLUMES. 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No, alr Aye 18 ani that he could get ware 401 want Aiulgrerrus we on A New One if the Wind | jewelled watch—gilt hands. It shows. i [edd 4 or inspectors, while countless charges| Mr. Buckner read Licher's application, e a A q iy gas | Bianckfield read ile techntoat atshe: pnilanea in ‘Thy, World ae soni from Sale a IBW beicuota ae ane It bore the marks of a legal training |*Ssoclates had represented that the| was playing soubrette and ingenue {the phases of the moon, the da’ lone, im enters into @ protract- +d {ed argument upon the chief contention 4 0f the defense that there was no brib- ety in that Hyde received no material j advantage from the $130,000 loan to the Carnegie Trust Company. \ “ET cannot go to my lawyer friends Jor to the representatives of the news } Papers,” sald Mr. Stanchfield, “and tell jthem what was the bribe Hyde is charged with having received: I give you my word of honor I do not know pow how Hyde benefited by this loan— then, in heaven's name, was he bribed {, During the long atgument, Hyde, his jhands clutched tightly behind his back, stood facing the Court, his ips crush. ing together and his huge body sway- ing to and fro. He looked neither to right nor left—his eyes were fixed on the Justice. Me. Stanchfield, continuing his ar- fument, declared with vehemence that the $14.00 loan to Hyde by the Carnegie Trust Company wax not to his material advantage in that Hyde was eompelled 1 pay Interest, sive his endorred not and pay the loan when it oame due, He vaid the Court erred in permitting such evidence to before the Jury, or in mentioning it in his charge to the Jury, ATTACKS GOFF’S RULINGS CON. CERNING BriBERY. Mr. Stanchfleld’s speech containe. jpractically the same contentions @ “thone in his original plea for the dis- of the indictment and repeated numerous times during the trial. He Sttacked same of Justice Goft's gad charges to the jury concerning bribery, ’ ~ “Let us,” he. sald ‘draw em iNustres and it wel] be a pat one just at this ent. I have soon in the hewepapers Uy that Mr.. Whitman may be Ominated sobn forthe Mayoralty, Sup- pose he is elected Mayor. Then sup- Dome @ representative of some big new paper which supported him, goes Mayor Whitman and says to him: ‘We have a very bright reporter and we want to help him get 4 good job. You make him your private secretary and | we will support your administration. Now can any of the Assistant District- Attorneys say ‘Mayor’ Whitman ought | to be indicted and tried and found guilty of bribery? District-Attorney Whitman, Assistant District-Attorney Frank Moss and As- sistant District-Attorney John Kirkland | Clurk, who prosecuted Hyde, nodded | thelr heads in violent assent. “T see they nod thelr heads,” con- tinued Mr. Stanchfleld, “but that ts b: cause District-Attorney Whitman may not’ be Mayor.’ At the clusion of Mr, Btanchfeld’ protracted address, Justice Goff nal “deny each and every one of your motions, This prisoner is ®omanded un- tt to-day one week for sentence.” DEMANDS THAT SENTENCE BE PRONOUNCED AT ONCE, Mr. Stanchfield was on his feet with an objection, “He demanded that sen- tance be imposed immediately, but Jus- tice Goff declined to meet his wishes, | Then the attorney ayked that the day | be made sooner than Deo, 11, as he had gn important engagement in the West- to | Beveral was the next witness and he was fol- lowed by Warden Fallon of the Tombs. Deputy Commissioner of Correction Wright was the next witnes When Mr. Wright emerged from the grand jury room, he angrily refused to talk. “1 will not clared, "1 already W. P. MecLoughiin of The Evening World, wan also 9 witn At 210 o'clock P. M. the grand jury adjourned until Friday morning at 11 o'clock, without paying a visit to the Tombs to view Hyde's quarters, MRS, GOELET DIES INPARIS: VACHT TO BRING BODY HOE (Continued from First Page.) Y one word, ave been misqui namber ‘of times, Two yeate ago the Gernian Emperor came In for consider- able comment from his subjects when he broke his custom and’ 434 not at- tend the annual "b evening” at Travemuende, a feature of the Kiel re- satta, and went to vielt Mrs. Goelet in- Goelet had the honor of being ed by the Sultan of Turkey, years 9 @he received the Grand Order of the Cheefekat as the result of an incident in whieh the Nahma figured. The captain of thi ‘ht tried to run the Dardenees with- out a psemit and was slopped, When the Bull learned who was the owner of the yacht he ordered it released and the conferring of the order on Mra, Goelet followed, 3 Aside from the Goolet family residence on Fifth avenue and Forty-etghth stroct and the Goelet place at Newpert, whicn were given to Mra. Goelet for her Mfetime, and her Paris town house, Mrs, Goelet owned @ tate at Hedouville, not far from the French capital, Robert Goelet t buried in a marble mausoleum in Greenwood Cemétery. It {s probable Mra, Goelet will be buried there bealde him, PARIS, Deg. 4.—William von Schoen, the German Ambassador to Franc was among the c: ‘# at the Goe! realdence to express condolence, ev tly on behalf of the Kaiser, The German Emperor and the Empress on many occasions had lunoheon or dinner en board the Nahme, Mrs, Goelet also entertained the Emperor at Hastern Mediterranean ports twici trips to and from Corfu and she al was ern part of the State @t that time. welcome guest at the Imperial Palace at Berlin, Some time ago she gave rmanent endowment to the| naval Boepitat at Kiel, an Investigation to find why patrolmen Were charged with all Infractions of the rules and their superior officers with practically none. Asa result of this in- veatigation, he sald, many charges were brought against commanding officer “Didn't you think you were going pret- ty far when you fined Lieut, Enright, president of the Lieutenants’ Associa- tion?” asked Mr, Buckner, ‘omebody told me {i was @ ani repiled the witness with a amil “And did you fine Capt. Grant, pr dent of the Captains’ Association?’ sked Mr. Buckner, jake," In the person who wrote it Q. Did you dictate that application? A. Dwyer might have changed @ word or two. Q. Wasn't it unusual for you to be before your Commissioner begging for leniency? A. I wasn’t begging. Q. But ypu didn't go before the Com- Did you sa, to Commissioner Cropsey that his cross-examination broken down your testimony? A. 1 think I did. describing the rehearing, sald went to Deputy Commissioner Dii- ‘1 fined him twice.” ' Mr. Buokner then read into the record @ chatwe, made in N mber, 1919, against Capt. George C. Liebers, that Liebers had failed to Invei igate a charge that two prisunera were assault- ed on the way to his station house by a wpectal patrolman, Mr. Cropsey ri cited the clreumstanc the trial a he vevwiled them, He idonthfed phoo- Srapbs of the two complainants, taken ‘ouple of days after the agmault, which showed bruised and discolored features, | Liebers had dented the men were markod when they reached the siation house, | LIEBERS CONFESSED AND ASKED | MERCY FOR OTHERS Mr. Cropeey sald he found Liebers gully not only of falling to report and ivestigate, but of making a false stat ment to Deputy Police Commissioner Driscoll, He fined Liebers thirty dayu’ pay. Liebers, he said, called on him before the fine was inflicted, and after @ representative of a high public offi- celal had interceded for the captain. Liebers, Mr. Cropsey said, asked ps mission to say something. “With tears in his eyes,” said Mr, Cropsey, “he told me he had lied to Deputy Driscoll and had Med on the stand, If it wasn't too la he said, he wanted to show me he had some decency and manhood left. He said ‘Commissioner, a doorman and a Heuten- ant testified to help me, I want to ask consideration for them, too, If they can be excused I wish you would do the best you can,’ “I decided there must be something 00d in that man and didn't dismiss him, I fined him. 1 transferred the Heutenant and kept the doorman in the station house,’ Mr. Buckner brought out that soon after Commissioner Waldo took office |the fine of-Liobers was remitted, | Mr. Cropsey stepped aside and Capt. ‘Liabers was called, The captain, who had heard Mr, Cropsey's evidence, was plainly uncomfortable as he took the stand, Licbere sald the fine imposed on him by Cropsey amounted to about $220, ‘It was remitted and refunded, he Jabout a year ago. Lie tradicted Mr, Cropsey’ that [he (Liebers) had confessed he had lied Jon's office. Dillon and a stenographer were there. No witnesses were called. ure the stenographer had #, but he uldn't remember tions were asked, CROPSEY NOT LIAR, BUT “DIDN'T TELL TRUTH, Liebers's testimony as to his converaa- ton with Mr, Cropsey Was age’ take up, Liebers insisted he wouldn't cal Cropsey @ Har. He was almost pathetic in his insistence, “But you say he didf't tell the truth?” insisted Mr. Buckner, “Yeyen, air,” sald Liebers Lieut, Zane in charge of the Police Department files was called, He said he had been unable to find the minutes of the original trial of Ldebera, Lie- bers ‘had sworn that Commissioner Dillon had these at the re-trial, “You'll find out why you couldn't find ‘the minutes,” said Mr. Buckner, recalling My, Cropsey, Mr. Cropséy said he never had the minutes written up in cases he tried by himself when only fines were im- posed, Mr. Buckner then called Mr. Cropsoy's Attention to the case of Lieut. Finn, who 41 with a minor offense, for which he was fined ten dayw’ pay, ant Was also charged with making a false statement to a superior-——amounting to perjury—for which he was fined forty days’ pay, The records show Finn's thirty daye’ fine was remitted by Com- missioner Waldo, but the ten days’ fine waa allowed to stand, A fine of two days’ pay infiteted upon Lieut. John F. Dwyer—now Inapecto Was brougat up. Co remitted the fi THIS OFFENSE VIOLATED OR. DER OF MAYOR Gaynor. Lieut. louls W. Rochester was charged in October, 1910, with failing to Inventigate promptly and report on « citizen's complaint that he had been saulted by a policeman, Mayor Ga, hor hac suggested a police order whieh w issued = commanding Neutenants and captains to report such cases at once under pain of dismissal! Lieut. Rochester was fined fifteen days ‘pay On May 15, 1912, Commissioner Waldo Teduced this fine to three days, Mr. Buckner called to attention that this omission was subsequent to the recelpt by do of advice from the Civil Ber- | vice Commission that he had no author. My, to remit ne | r, Buckner read into the record de- | tafe relating to charges, preferred on | y against Police Surgeon Rdward’ T. “Higeins tor not making | @ssays ran into high values of gold and | | silver to the ton, LIPTON’S rts." Ingenue parts are supposed to repre- sent innocent, unsophisticated girls, are Mr. Mendy said he spent about a week examining the Hawthorne prop- they not?” Mr. Jerome asked, babe “They are.” Is tt common to find small traces} syisl a: clair reiterated that Mr. fre of silver or gold in that section of Can- dn?" langer promised to advance her accord- “Yes, very common,” replied the wit-]ing to merit and that she was raised ness. “Even where there ars no pro.|to $00 a week, When she received the ducing mines around. Jt is typical of| higher salary while playing Erlanger the country so reached the same figure during 1v- hearsals and off seacons, she testified. STEUER DENIES JURY BRIBING ACCUSATION. es WILSON CUT OFF BY CABLE, Presldept-Klett Has to © | Attorney Steuer was then called. Be- ee ommunt-) tose of the attack Erlanger made cate With Home Folk by Relay. | against him on the stand Attorney ‘, Be wae bney asked that he be given consid- a ae Rms. Gy » way, of path seway in questioning the wAt- SME RALOD: SORIMIEH Hits: Goeersalienty Erlanger, whilo testifying, di- elect Woodrow Wilson’ continues to ett- joy his holiday here. Commu: jon directly with America by Cable Is cut off and there 1s no prospect of the de- fect being repaired for some time. iticiam at S.euer, Jaw Water. AM. DM. Woy HAS WaT} 12.32 SPEECH, 0 Recond-Heraks,) “Ladies and gentlemen,” he said, ex- hibiting considerable nervousness, “if I Sarsaparilla Cures blood diseases and re- stores health and strength. : : ” had known that I was to be called on|][here is no “just as good to-night I whould have taken the trou- ry £ ble to look up—ah—that fe—1 shoula|medicine. Get it today and have fortified myself with—ah have just sald, if I had been I was to be asked to addr this suspicious occa—I mean auepi- efous occasion—I should have primed myself with facts.concerning the sub- Ject to which I have been—or rather the subject that has been assigned to me. 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