New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-06
JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT.
fgefefe Justice DodKe.i

The CASE or THE ACCUSED CLERGYMAN. - The
George L. Williams representing himself to be clergy
OF Episcopal Church who arrested Friday last
n, charge OF having stolen pocket book in Of the
Fih stages up before Justice Dodge yesterday
The fact Of prisoners being clergyman and the rather
singular surrounding the alleged commission Of
the then have induced much curiosity regarding the exana
ton Of the accused and the witnesses against him. The simple
relation the matter stripped OF the repcttons Of
succeeding testimonies all cenered about the stage when
had reached Twenty seconds and may be summed up thus
On Friday last between and o'clock the afternoon Mrs
Clara Moore OF No 7ls Walnut st. Philadelphia ten
porary residing the h Ayenue Hotel got into OF the
ffhaye stages opposite the Metropolitan Hotel 20 ride
town Soon after she had the stage Williams got
and sat beside her Mrs Moores left side being toward the
front OF the stage the window AT this time there
were In the stage other persons Emma Thnyer OF No
2aj Court Brooklyn and named Monroe f. Gale OF
No ri Fort rcenepace also OF Brooklyn When the stage
had proceeded up town fnT as Thiteenth two more per
sons entered Miss Victoria Irving and her aunt Mrs Amanda
r. Kendall who directly opposite Mrs. Moore and Mr.
Miss Irving testimony is she noticed Williams sitting
partly turned toward Mrs Moore and that movement OF Mrs
Moocs also observable and that both these creum'
tcnIary TO what was going on Informed her these
and that lady states That she saw Williams take
pormonnae from the folds OF Mrs Moores dress and put
In pocket She immediately bent over to Mrs Moore 70 tell
her what she had but the hitter unable to hear her
The stage had got far Twenty hirds and Williams
get out and pulled the strap attached to the bell but
Mrs Kendall caught him by the skirt Of the coat and told him
got IT, and to let him 60 She then asked Mr.. Gale Tor
assistance and called out through the yindoE' stop
Mrs Kendas grasp from Gales but having gained
street he slipped Gale esies that lie put ms hand
out through window and thus held him Mrs Moore then
got Of the stage and Roundsman T. r. DelamRter OF the
Twenty fifth Precinct up Mrs Moore took WDlamss
hat his head and then demanded nom him her port
mOnnae lie answered that he would give u 10 her u they
would him go and took the purse containing s IN National
and 81 fractional nom the breast
pocket of his coat and restored II TO her, lie was taken into
custody Immediately. -
M Moore SAYS that she had pocket beside the money
u photographs which have not yet been found and she also
discovered That the pocket Of her ess had been cut OF the side
an long slit
Such has been the evidence given by those individually
whose appear connected with the circumstances at the
time OF their occurrence and the following the statement VI
the accused:
My name is George L. Williams sm 36 years OF age
born Fredericksburg Va; live at Suffolk Va. and am by
occupation clergyman Of the Episcopal Church. had occasion
ride business and got In aud took seat
the LETT hand side sat that side simply because could
that side going up paid fare and on adjusting
comfortable ride discovered pocket
book ying seat the seat saton Just behind the
the folds Of Mrs NOore dress took pocketbook and
put In my pocket intending 10 advertise IT, on reaching
destination started out OF the stage and coaed BY
gentleman the door struggled 10 get from him, and In
doing slipped the pavement then learned that the
pocket book demand and said 20 the gentleman who
had let go and will give the pocket book the lady
asserting TO the proposition recovered the pocket BOOK and
toward the stage; this moment found myself IN the
hands OF poiceman present in New York engaged IN
aschOol enterprise and most emphatcany deny that am
gnty the charge stealing the pocket book did not
the lady drop pocket book where had found IT, and had no
reason TO believe IL TO be hers.
The prisoner committed TO await further examination