New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-10


ttst tbef, irea,rg BoyiJ wss got ?" Officer W. rs-
msiked at ne anew he feIos wel thst his pic
trre was IN tie rcgGes galty sni tb-' re fJ-uaery
was ps;sut safe operator" srd 4" confidence ma"
Tie acclled was c,mm;t I 70 prison for sxan-
irsti'r.
MICHAEL MULLIGAS, ALIAS BILLY NUILIGAS Is
oApETH FROM TEE MISIoSs OF TIE Law, ASD Fog
rIITs HIS BAIL.-Yestsiday moning wss toe time
spp- ited hr the tris u Mcta= Mulisau, sl IS Billy
Mugs st tie Court Of ne bu, the tria did no.
come III consequences Of tie escape Of the prisoner
from TIE iiicsrs who hsi him in charge in toe court
rcom Malligsn S,stds li.c.ej, smong several other
indictments for bru.s! ssssu; up Mr.. Webb OF the
IN I, src;sco Vigsrcs Committee st the Mstropoh-
:sn Ho,el SCI week, sgo. Mr.. Webb, ss o1e OF tie
pron inent members Of the Ni.il.nce COMMITTEES lad
sssis ed to ex3ti Mlilgan from California, sni the
latter, upon meeting the former st the Metropolitan
Hotsl ceuuilei tie Assault, foT which lie la5oEs
urder the PIE EFT inii,tnent Sonsti ago motion
vas made to postpone tie .iiai until September,
which City Judge Russell CONSENTED TO upon condition
thd Mu'ligsn should be prese Ut a. a de bezc esSe
ersuirstcn Of Mr.. Web, tie complainant, a. the
Disric.. Atorney's Office Tau-sday morning. 1t WAS
expressly stipulated that # Re WAS not present his
tiisl should proceed on Friday yesterday The &C
oused dh 70; sppear the given for his nen-sp-
pesratoe tia. be was sick sbei. The resi- reason how
eyer, wsuth he vas locked up in the Staion-Houee
hr assault: u and knocking down a man in Broadway
on Wednesday night. Yesterday morning Maligau,
sccomp Aned BY lis course, ex-Judge Pnhp. and Mr.
Tteodcre Z. Toninson, appeared ia Court according
TO notice sId moved in mcst earnest msnl er for
third postponsmer,. Afidavits read ssttirg forth
that certain material witnesses for the defense We're
absert a. White Sulphur Springs fs and would not
return until September. The motion wac argued a.
considerable length, but Judge Rdssel decided that
The terms OF the stipulation should be enforced, aud
the trial should a, once proceed.
Assistant Disiriot-A,oiney Sedgwick said that Re-
c,rder Barnard would try the II was al impor
tant case and Judge Russell hsd agreed to Try ths
important cases of the term.
Ex Judge Phillips said that nasmucb they were
forced 10 ris without their witnesses, they shoud
insist upon their legal rights and examine the jurors
upon their qualifications.
The examination was about to proceed when the
prisoner was cslledto conoLthe jurors bat he not
in Court. The moment the Judge decided that tho
trial wes to proceed be slipped out of the do'r and
was nowhere - be found. Officers were sent out 10
find him, but returned without success
Several minutes having elapsed without ths produc-
ton OF the prisoner, Ds'iic.-Attorney Ss5gwek de-
msr ded the forfeiture Of bis b,il.
Tie Clerk of the Court called out: "Willsm Mul-
"ligsn, come foith aud answer but William Multi
gan did not come forth.
After auotLer pause, the Clerk called upon John
Petre, Mulgans bail to produce his body or pay the
forfeit. But Jol PetTe net able TO produce the
body OF Mullgan, and the bail 81 900, WAS forfeited.
An execution foth~ith isauc1 which will prcbe-
blJ fl, ct NJ. Petiie pecunsrily.
Ber ch warrants -four duplicated issued by the
Recorder for Mullgsns Arrest.
The affair produced great sensation. Tue Court
loom was crowded with interested persons, and when
the Judge decided that the ri. was to 20 on, it
with difficulty that tie audience were prevented ifom
eppsudrg. When it was known certainly that he
had taken to bis ses there much confusion, and
every one seemed disposed to laugo.
We have received the following card from Mr.. NAL
hgan:
NEw-YoRE, Friday, July 9, 1888.
To the Editor Of The ~ Y. Tribune
SIR: As yoHr columns have frequently represented
ms unfairly, you will do ms a favor by lettlg me
explain the position l am row Obliged to take IN
order TO pfotrc. myself from what l shall soon De
able 10 snow base conspiracy. L 80 years ago,
while 1 was Deputy Sheriff in Saa Francisco,
AID ore OF the officers in command OF the County
jail, mob Of men, who had overturned the laws,
came ar rned, in body, to the j. , snd demanded o.
US the delivery of two psrs,nf, c)niidet by the
law to cur cafe keeping in order that they might AXE
tkem ont and hspg them coItsary to la1. resisted
this demand, sivised the Sten0 to fight ana stand
sic &C. AID when the muTceTs's wei. et ~ snd car'
ried tff their victims, l threw down my ksJs
and left the building. Fer thi' Opposition sna
tie language | accompanied it wiki, the mur.
derers Of Casey and Cofs seiZsd me, haadcunsd
rec, ard put ne in p p1va.e dungeon, and oa.y
offered me my life On condition that fhouic leave
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a,t., AID they then bouD1 ne again with cneina, ana
A. 1T NE out Of the Stsis SO II hed been ieion'
csme here 10 New York and commenced suits
az ainst all tie members Of the Executive 3mmlt.ee
OF those urdsI bands in the Courts OF tnls Guy
Pending these suits, however, Eaye from tims 10
tine come in contact Tih other members OF that
boody irqusiliOn, ard been compelled, on account
of indigDiLes hesped on me- ard by way OF sell
f,nse as,ised those Iutlisns 10 person. Tas hss
always been oone openly and without the use OF ps'
tos s8cIds budgecns, clans Inuskets aud knuch!es,
with which they beat ne. My defense has been WIN
10y naked hsnds, backed by physical abhty, OF less
than medium high, AID less taan l3J poohds.
On every enc ct these occasions, sDd believe
theIe have been three or four lie papers nt lIok-
irg at my proyccGton, have represented me 80 81
u-ter IL 1lsn, WHO committed theIe aesu - msiey,
through tee iut,ncts Of brut. nature. Tne a., Oh
these occurrences took place about tso weeKt ago
ct the Metropolitan, where enc OF the Dsnd Oi oul-
law, who he'd acted as Csptsin Ia the tIy,Ancs
Committee curing the murcef VI Cora sna Na77D
an who had aided in the degradation put on me- m
suited ne osfcre several gentlemen, advanced TO-
ward me, with one hard behird bin Is II TO draw
wespon, ard certainly impressed ne with me @ lasa
that c Intended to alssil ne. A diapute lOio"7u'
aed blows parsed some of which struck " NE.
For thi, vas indicted BY the last Grand jury, Oh
the day before their adjournment, and a c?@oha-
tiOa wss at cree ioimet by the rc1 'isn1loe
Con mit,ee men residing in ttis city against whom
my sui.s are going oD) to have me Ilea En
tie f,osipg day, when was the lsst dsy o. ,ne
term, and sentenced OFT Of their rescD. Juoge
Ruissll however, finding me entirely uppi.ps,ee
for tiia, refused to force on tue case, -. SCI !.
d. mn for lie rst Coult day OF tie month. "a taa.