The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-28
Scene in Court-The Tables Turned

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J. s. Love, arrested III Chicago 10"
days ago on charge of stealing Govern
ment bonds, turns out to be detectiVe
officer and, in. the course of. the iegai
proceedings on Wednesday, a. ffvefy
scene occurred in court 1tappears mat
Love waited upon lawyer naneo
Samuel NJ. Felker, in Chicago, ana Of
fered him number of bonds, purport-
ing to have been stolen in New York.
Felker, getting into confidential rela-
| tons with Love, confessed to him that
he had ''S75, 900 of bonds which the New
York boys had made" but subsequent
" caused the arrest of Love. A PACK
age left by Love was opened in court,
| and found to contain, instead of stolen
bonds. 66nehundred and nine large-sized
envelopes A. this stage ofthe proceed
ings, vE'elker was arrested in theicoalft'
| room, whittier heliad been summoned
as Witness on n requisitiontfrnntthe
Governor Of Ohio; the charge beine
that of grand larceny The 1hHiaue
says: s~,,,.T
The scene that ensuei'' was one to
which 10 description eftn do Justice
Felker seemed as if he intended toapay
no attention 10 the arrest, but recoSertug
himself, handed over his p0ckeirboos
| with some papers to his brother. Fhe
| movement was witnessed by Allan PIN
| llerton, chief of the pinkerton Detective
Agency, and he, regarding the attempt
| as an unwarrantedone,s struck the. wrist
of the receiver and the property. fell on
| the floor Then enslled n fight, but the
reporters, being behind the table, while
the afiray took place near the door,
could not tell what blows We're struck.
However, in the melee, the pockets toi
Mr. Pmkerton We're also emptied OF hve
United States bonds, two Of which We're
: for $1,000 each, two for 500 each, and
A one for $50. They We're picked up nom
h the floor subsequently, and handed To
e the owner at the end OF the fracas. Ken
II ny had hold of Felher, but tho latte
III demurred to accompanying his captor
90 The Justice being appealed TO, decfde'
IN that Felker could not be taken from til
III room so long as there was u probability
I'd of his being wanted as a witness. VIII
ii this Kenny was satisfied, and the tria
he was ordered to proceed.
y The counsel for the defence then called
,t on Mr. Pinkerton, who testified:
IS said: /" You old thief, you." MraPm
kerton moved forward TO resent the in
s. salt, but was prevented by the crowd
l. and in the scuffle several more blows
r were struck. Mr.. Pinkertou thenseizeC
m an inkstand from the table, hut didno
at throw it. He, however, succeeded, u
he splitting the ink literally around, tn
= coat of Mr.. Harvey being we'll spotted
nst The Justice instantly ordered Felix
ces under arrest and he was conveyed I
at the Central Station and locked up. NJ
irs, Pinkerton then apologized To the Cou
,lv for the trouble which had been occasion
lif- ed, and was assured that the Court ha
, a no desire to assess~a fine under the CT
for cumstances.
end Mr.. Jones here said that they Ia
iill | nothing further to urge, and withdre
all the prosecution. The prisoner, Lot
ing stood therefore acquitted. ''et
he The examination concluded, the d
ly. tectives waited on Felker from the &c
trail Station to the depot of the Pittsbu
Sc. and Fort Wayne Railroad, where
was placed on board the train; and iro
,n- ed hand and foot.
" The affair is an intricate one, ar
'ol may yet develop many incidents al
facts now unknown. Pending this it
rse not judicious to speculate. ee.E ia