The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-23
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| THE REsrgLL ABORTIOS CAsE-cHx sar br4,<faavr
III Thf MAoisrRATE-Srss Ora Vt SUPPOSED To =
! IN PHILADELPHIA.
! Befcre Justiesstu
Yesterday ef'srnoon the pen ling against Maa.s
festt ana eeosse 4. shaeAfori was brought to clos
oy 'he nsm's o. 'he charge, as preferred asan. necy
by Mss Grant, IN consequence of he, ,pn., -
sustain the comp ia6ni. At thu appo,to, 49, u,
sci for the defencs Were ir attendance ~, ~
their forhrcr application for full discb,,r ~, -,
t'cc said he would defsrgivng his opinion in ,ba
until O'Clock, as he hadb been informed that N. p,..
world attend However, alta O'Clock, as Mr. Bus,.ed q.
not appear, Justice Stuart rive the fcircwns
DEC soS
Gen1smeno.h have used ev ny effort ~thin my means,
cined, ON the application of c,onsel for she
our last sitting to dismiss this mostly or the reason
that believed sufisient evidence might "a nrocurst -
show that Miss Grant had been tspannrd irso the c;
and within the influence of parties in the infeoce ana
iec not only to discover II th = had beesy 1 ~
TO learn who were the Offenders but by reason ~ s%
= authorize the use and reading o her evidence nov
aiready given In chef with the sam force and No..
against these defendants not only lefore me h.t b.
court of record "a if se present. and subiect -
parties charged BY her evidence had bet,en ths , sne
her direct and the period fixed for her cross
memsees t oeen the Eeahs Of her leaving they cou7
have her sworn statements stricken from the rsord [
On she contrary should be made to endurs the conse
quences tncr conduct and to abide the proof
given in behalf of the people To this end .asx
to examine and have taken the sworn ststemenes -
by which this complaining witness left. and ths
motive operating to her removal with view of subm;t
the one side, and the other win myself whetber ~. ~
error in respect to the rule of law In relation 10 the
o. testimony given in chief, when the opposite party
beyond the jurisdiction Of the court and n not tha ~
learn the testimony of the witness whose depositions
have taken is sufficient clear to show that This Girl
procurement. by The ,Ias~-
OF the accused, or either of them but ha wing w;th;r
day or tw0a with Mr. Blunt ine Distr;ct A..
upon this subject am satisfied that for reasons Ia
signed wiser and more prudent course than TIA. q.
as Wth reference TO the interest of the public will ia
Tor me to dismiss this for all present and
for any further inquiry by magistrate. What msy
declare the complaint dismissed aud the prisoners dis
charged from the accusation at present preferred
At the above decision the counsel for the defence
glanced their eyes at each other, and with smile left
In order that the public mind NAV be set =, res. :;
reference to the whereabouts of Miss Grant belieyine
that she Is at present residing in Philadelphia we give
the following copy of letter received by Justice STEW
art q few days ago
Jr,rol Nw RsSsx,sr New jersey March 10
,h' ss. do Hs. s
fsr issSn yau9 Of Uniform MY sasssss Of which
Sns " Ss5s hss 4, SsSd sS e
have and aaa s sin IN tS hi, sssss moe
trunate analr Well as other apparent
desrs and must deter for long time from returnina
to New York an, very truly yours.
CORDELIA A. GRANT.
ARREST OF ANOTHER GANG OF COUNTERFrrrrRs
On Tuesday night Justice Stuart was placed in posses
sion OF the whereabouts Of certain and women aa6
be concerned IN the passing of counterfeit bills ON the
Cranston Bank Rhode BLAND accordance with fb;r
information Sergeant Elder and officer Moore assisted bv
Lieut. Dunn and officers Clough and Levy of the Twen
ticth ward police, repaired to the residence of Phiu
McArdle situated in Fifty fourth street where they
found McArdle and a woman named Eliza Flynn, alias
Stlwell. On the officers entering the room McArdla
at suspected their crrand and from
his person several of the counterfeit into the stove
Sergeant Elder instantly seized hold of the burning bs
and threw them the floor to extnguish the 6an.aa
when the woman caught hold Of the officer and endsa vor
cd at the same time to destroy the spurious money
Lieut. Dunn extricated Mr. Elder from the grasp Of the
in time for the officer secure enough OF the bills
to ascertain their character McArdle and the voman
who are both well known to the police were taken into
custody and conveyed to the station house. During the
night the same officers succeeded In arrcstng the follow
ing named persons who alleged be Concerned in
Peter Smith, Richard Arthur John McGrath Peter ken
nedy Bridget Murphy, Margaret O'Riey Rosanna Oats
and Michael Hanes the latter s charged with paasnr
counterfeit bill Mr. ODonald boot and shoe dealss
in the Eighth avenue All the pares were take.
before Justice Stuart who detained them in custody for
quests all who have been imposed upon by these
spurious bills to call him, and take look at the pri
soners for identity.
The police Of the Sixth ward officers Jourdon and Pol
lard, yesterday arrested man named Horace Wilson
charged with being concerned in this gang of counterfeit
ers. George Davis the young arrested ON Tuesday
by the same officer yesterday fully recognized by
some half-adozen storekeepers, who charge him With
passing $40 counterfeit bills the Cranston Bank RhoI
Island.