The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-17


gone she said IL put theyi In my room; went Up ayd
sue brought chair aud l sat down; there were some
lad es there from Rochester and so into conversation
with them; while We wers in this conversation a
man cane up-ths Shorthand sad ~ arrest you.
and showed ne his star OF authority and
OF course ! SAID was satisfied that he was an
ohcer then aid to her, where Is my coat aud UNI
brella, and she wcntland got them; tie went with
psror and didn't know at all she had taken ,bom OUT
concluded to go Jail tat night and The next morn ns
,ss ,ss moAsy 70 ssr pa as s Ts s an didn't
notice Them, but the sheriff did and said, LET us stop
minute and talk with Them" Freeman asked, 'wnat
could do nothing with David; do no, recollect what
said; then Went to JAIL and you may say what you
ter treated anywhere; in the morning before had
D. eakiast, ] was told there lady outside who
and this woman agreed 70 como to The is the next
morning; 10 the morning came and reused me out,
and says snow. want this thing settled and what viii!
where Mr.. Ross and David were; she SAID thai David
soud not come; that the LAWYER advised him not
money can ' raise 'm IT, sU sRs said anon ns
do that will go down town again. she went or and
minutes, sh, was back again ~ and ms ssed rpcn nv
making propositions about what wogD do; told her
would not do anyihng at all; that !! was going down
to be agiated aud said, Don't go down Until
ociock;' sad when you como back bring your propo
ston just what you want and will decide Just what
will do she came back again aud wanted to know II
would give 5000; told her no; she whrcd around
6O'ue
some way. you viii see III" I went down and raised
81 900 and deposited II with the Sheriff. and dis
charged; put man Immediately on the track Of Ibis
man TO watch her; did that partly by the advice Of
counsel and partly on my own account could not do
srbe Fl eman, so he was mot found: on two occasions
saw her 20 into Wall street and 60 up stairs;
went up there afterwards and found where Ross
Office was away in q little back room, In secluded sput
didn't see her 90 in there; informed sho was at
the hotel for q day two, and tnat Ross there;
started over and weat up into the room where was
toll u.o ant nd dnn gha in al
up ADD 10 me and Stood IN the
door; I saw a man, bit am not posve Il
Ross; Ut the time she was at the National Hotel
did not stop this house any night never had any
improper intimacy with that woman; du not write in
the re lister ths Nat onal Hotel; ne.er directed that
name to be pu, on there; think esistcrcd name
At Earles HOTEL think she told me her name was Mrs.
Freeman
crossexamined-Il live in salem, Ohio; am married
man; my wife Is now living she lives with m" there
and has done so always; never had but one wife;
connected with banking and buying produce; never
bought anything In Illinois, passed through Illinois
70 Iowa; was not in Chicago in 1866; did addr
any this in April Nay or June, 1885,
the In court Yesterday looks youne er and
better looking than did in Philadelphia; saw her
almost every day for ten days after arrested since
that have tried repeatedly tn sec her, but could not
find her. after was arrested the officer told mo hat
better pay her BILL and did So think she told me her
name was Freeman 10 Philadelphia; think sie sa.d
~ am destitute widow | saw NESS Mary Graf, az
the National Hotel; / said TO after 1 had been
tr ated, and that a more sham full attempt 10
blackmail never attempted; il size knew
anything against me that wished her TO be free to Conn.,
munca ~ if not dii not want her to say anything
more; she said that Freeman man had been there
with woman claiming TO be his wife. to see If
Re- direct nstion-wnen I was arrested I recol-
lect TINT this woman called Mrs. Ere got up
the balcony and vent
Sheriff McGongiil was next called for the defence and
testified that he arrested the defendant at Eare's Hote
that M.ssr Ross and Freeman accompanied him; that
Freeman went up stairs irs leaving them below, and
then In few minutes came hack and they III went up
ogether that defendant being ed Called for hs
coat and umbrella, and the reply Mrs. freeman made
was that they In her rsom defendant anxo4s
to be- ba'ied they started fr tho jail when they
her saiche on his arm; We had conversation, then
wh CD lasted three or four minutes there Was prcpo-
Cross examined-I do no. reco,lect what was said at
tie conversation; after arreted defendant OIL the other
parties went out Of the private door When Jaw them
talking IRA Freeman did not appear very much do
pressed In spirits or affiliated.
Tue defense here rested their case.
Mr. koss recalled for the plaintiff and testified
that propositions IN settle were made N his hearing;
that he went to see Miss Craig at the National Hotel to
sec II she coud identify Mrs Freeman as the woman
she said she could not; also that he lad been phys
can.
Gross. examined--I have been pawnbroker in this
offence
Redirect resumed-The charges were all dimissed;
Mr. Smith then made an able appeal to tho jury for
the defence IN which he said that the charge made
and was a ros shameless conspiracy He said that tho
defendant had boon led into this chain OF circumstances
from hIs benevolent hart In helping one whom he sup
posed TO DO dostitue widow, and the circumstances
seemed fry 10 demonstrate the wisdom Of the remark
OF the elder Weller 70 ha son Samuel when he seid.
s'samvel beware OF tho v dders"
Mr.. J. n. Stewart then addressed tho jury for the
PLAINTIFF after which Judge DAILY charged The Jlry. lie
reviewed tho evidence fully. and anmadverted strongly
upon the practice Of the attorney In the appearing
witness He said that he had never witnessed bus
one case be- ore In which lawyer had como upon the
stand to swear In she facts OF the and that
which was not respectable 70 the lawyer to be
gagged 10. An English Judge would not have allowed
H. but the Law Of this country allowed IT, and there was
no power TO exclude it but there was power Of pro-
fessona opu on the general idea Of mankind, and that
case was not distinguished from any other
After ABSENCE Of few minutes tho jury returned
with v.rd Ct for the defendant
Upon the motion Of Mr. Smith the Court granted de-
PENDANT an allowance Of $3.50.
Tho lujunction Restraining the Iuudson River
Railroad Company from Extending the
Truck or their Railroad ThrOugh Warren
Strcct TO Broadway Continued.
Before Judge Daily.
An opinion delivered yesterday by Judge DAILY In
the matter Of the People and the broadway eleventh.
Avenue Railroad Company against the Hudson River
Railroad Company, which the granting Of an In
junction tho motion Of tho plaintins 70 restrain do
PENDANTS from laying . track along Warren street to
broadway, the consent OF the city having been obtained
The defendants moved vncate the inJun ton the
ground that they were authorized TO lay branch track
Common Council had first been Obtained. The opinion
held that the charter OF the Hudson River Rairnad Com
pany would not allow them to extend the track nearer
10 that Of the Harlem Railroad than Eighth avenue
that track laid down IN the manner proposed would
affect the interest OF the piainis which 10 sufciont
TO enle them 70 come into court OF equity aud
ask for an Injunction. the injunction properly
ganed and the order made ut the special term should
Be affirmed
COURT @ GENERAL SESSIONS.