New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-01-18
UNITED srATEs coNnnssIoNERs oFETcE-IAx 70
Before Commissioner WHITE.

UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFF1CE-IAN Is.
Before Commissioner WHITE.
THE AgsTEtiS tXI "a. 2Ii.. s GAsg;
IT will be remembered that Schwartz was arrested
and brought before the Commissioner Tuesday last y
virtue Of warrant issued on an andayt OF Sh3Eea De
Loosely Austrian Consul-Genera that he CDe LOosny
had received telegram from Vienna, Informing him that
Schwartz had forged commercial bills OF exchange 10 VI
emma to the amount of Orns, had fled 10 this cOun
try or the steamer Bremen and requesting the Consul TO
cause bis arrest on his arrival He was accordingly p
rested brought before the Commissioner and committed
for examination. His examination was 10 have taken
place yesterday at p III.
Mr. jeremiah LarOcque counsel for the Austrian Consul
General appeared before the Commissioner at the fl
pointed time yesterday and said tbat on the 10Th INST
telegram had been received requesting the prisoners e
rest hs arrival in this country The Bremen on which
the prisoner arrived at this port left Southampton on the
22d ut, and defendant was arrested upon IT'S arrival u
medey after the arrest the Consul General sent tele
gram TO Vienna written by mo- nQuirDg when the vessel
LETT by which tho proofs W prisoners guI5 wore sent
An answer to that telegram IL expected every day
would be glad TO have the examination adjourned until
ExJudce DtienhOefer appeared for the prisoner and
said Io0nversed with the prisoner last night ana am
satisfied that ne aid not commit any forgery Nhaiycl
certainly no forgery according 10 The decision rendered
Defendant satisfied 20 20 back immediately u NE reI
sal shall cause hipl long Imprisonment here Du wiz
not no would not Ike TO 90 back aud run The risk OF M
prlsonment for political oueScs lie u no" kept III son
Commissioner Whte-I shall certainly grant this adj
M Iarocoue-I do not desire any unnecessary confine
Dlcnt o. restraint upon, the prisoner
Mr. Dittenhoefsr-Niuy ou agree 10 an Adjournment OF
Nj Larocquc Certainly; have already desired such
I ~ 5% S .s GsSns d% lS
9hd fh0pe the counsel VIII SEQ TO u mat lie mas REASON
able convcnieuccs and comforts
Mr. Iar0cque-Perhaps ten days would De sufficient or
it might well have examination inst rs soon 9s
can De arranged u there i, dn adounnent IOG zen I"l
The papers may perhap. arrive before the expiration OF
that lime aud We could Then arrange it 50 rs to 80 on I'M
ComIois,ouer Whe-.suposn we have short adjourn
ment ana n counsel arc not then ready there can be
fWthu adjournment. 49,.
Thursday at D. ~ and II Iii the mean time Mr. DIT
tenhoei wished to move for the prisoners discharge lie
should give notice 70 Mr.. LaTocqle.
Before Commissioning BErls,
e. s cat Ioln H. rlspp.
Pre-, To any testimony being taken M ths case Ihe
defendant, who Is lawyer moved the dismissal OF the
complaint The mOtion was 0YeIfhed, 20 Whloh al ca
cCption Was taken. 49,, !,
The following evidence was taken and explains Tire
Francis Prcs-Reslde ut No 100 seuth-st; saw defend
ant I'm August 1865: cane swear To his identity; defend
ant looks like the man then saw, to the best of my
belief; went az that time to the law once OF John n
- Ike person Who TO the best Of my belief is defendant
my sstern-law Mrs Martha Priest brought me there
defendant wanted my consent 20 paper That he made
money aud back pay; Mrs. Priests husband died in An
dcrsoiyie Prison he had been IN spinola's Brigade;
paper and have defendant since; went theIe
twice and the door vac locked have never received
any o the bounty money defendant was to collect have
signed any receipt nor indorsed any eneek TOT a
Tor Sl3 H. and WupoItng To have been signed by Francis
meut Is not mine certificate Is offered IN evidence ana
admitted TO which exception was takep. ~,
further examination was adjourned 70 me 2-d lnsti ~
y. The defendant Is respectable looking man, anu
SONS quite confident Of pro},n , his entire innooen nee
AZ AtlrGrp ILLfCN. nFNoy,L op WHISKY.
The defendant IS charged With aiding ana abeting in
the removal ~ quantity Of whisky nom No C2 william
house and without It's bringuspected and branded by sh
Internal Ecyenac Inspector A. 9p'Sa, o