The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-28
TIE VaEELAyD ABANDONMENT CASE.


The Cnse at a StaudstiIl-A Certiorari Is
sued-Extraordinnry Acknowledgements
Witness-UnusuaI Proceedings--A Young
Woman Locked Up i'm Room.
The Vreeland case, in which, IL win be remen-
bered, George yreeland wealthy citizen OF the
State Of New Jersey is charged with abandoning biz
VIE Caroline vreeland, was to have come up for
adjourned examination yesterday afternoon before
Justice Mansfield, at Essex Market Police Court.
The hearing did not, however, take place, Justice
Mansfield having been served in the morning with
certiord,f calling upon him to show cause for carry
Ing On the examination, on the ground that it was
out Of his jurisdiction, the defendant being resi-
dent of New Jersey The writ is returnable on Mon
day, before Judge Cardozo when 1t will be tried to
be shown that the marriage Of the parties
took place In this city, and the abandonment
Also go that Justice Mansfield has the right 10 con-
unue the examination. THIS action upon the part
OF the defence Is considered very unusual and when
IL ie coupled with the assertion OF Mr.. yreeland's
counsel, that his client did not want 10 have the
charge examined, II seems as If movement was on
foot TO "hush up'' the whole affair.
Mr.. Snebley, counsel for the complainant Mrs.
yreeland and her daughter were IN court yesterday
afternoon and ready for the case TO 90 Counsel
stated that the Mrs. Johnson, from whose house the
wedding Of the complainant and defendant took
place, out OF the State and therefore could
be placed upon the stand. Mrs. Johnson, now Mrs
pikeman was al her husbands country seat in
New jersey, or she would long ago have been
SINCE the last hearina. counsel sad u' yery
decided and unwarrantable attempt had been
made TO kidnap Of the witnesses on the part Of
Mrs. Vreeand. The man who had attempted this
outrage was known, and he (Ar. Snebeyl should sub
nat an affidavit IRON the witness sought TO be re.
moved, which would relate the facts III the matter
ATTEMPT TO RIDNAP.
The witness 70 whom counsel referred was The
young servant, Della Gill, who on former eKami.
hation swore so positively the circumstances con-
pccfed with the marriage OF the parties to the action
one Of the vilest plots ever lad to tamper with q
witness. The affdavit is as follows
Della Gill; being duly sworn, deposes. that she was
D Witness and made a statement and swOre TO an
AFFIDAVIT signed 10y her before Justice Mansfield, the
justice before whom the examination IN the case OF
fhe 10Th OF July 1902 she Attended at the Poie Court
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seventh street TO ner nome; and when short dis
lance from the corner Of seventh avenue and
Twenty seventh street man tapped her on the
shoulder and said Mr.. Snebley wanted to see her at
ms ONCE as the examination was going The man
linen SAID, ITS too far we can't get there IN time.
3ct's
TAKE CARRIAGE
The man then gave sign TO hackinan, who at
once jumped from his hack ana opened che door,
The man then ASSISTED deponent mo the hack aud
took seat beside her; the man ola not speak 70 the
hackman or give him any direction where to drive;
ihe haekman drove or rapidly and appeared 10 turn
round many corners, until deponent found that
they we're crossing ferry; deponent thinks the
hack was driven FOR about half an nOur after cross
Ing The ferry when the driver stopped the hack,
without amy notice iroin the man sitting inside with
man in the hack TOOK deponent up Two riqbts OF
stnlre ana then turned 20 the left into narrow pas
sage, opened door aud asked dcponent 10 take q
chair The room Into which depOucnt was taken had
no furniture but two chairs and small round table
with green cover; tue man then requested oepc-
uent 10 SIT down and said Mr. Sneb ey would be there
directly, and then left the room; depOnent Thought
tne heard door locked; deponeni immediately tred
eBd found.
TIE DOOR LOCKED.
Deponent then hailooeu aud kicked at the door.
but came to ner assistance; from the best oi
aeponents opinion the man returned 90 The room
about twelve OF one O'Clock that night asked de-
ponept n She was tired OF waiting sne SAID sne was
and began TO cry, the man then SAID ''You went up
there aud told id lot OF lies;n depOpent saiu hhe
had told tho whole truth aud NOTHING else: ths man
then said that II would not leave the city and have
nothing more 10 TO with the case he would Keep me
IN the room for life on bread aud water; the man
then III light and eft depOnent, locking the door
after him. tie man came TO deponent the next
morning friday and locked Sue door inside,
%n nm ' soe pre ns and sonee e0p snd
asked deponent to eat something's she refused, think
sng there might be something wrong In II; the man
then asked her what she would take TO have nothing
more TO do with the case, and 10 leave the city de
Nonent said sne WOulu not take anything, t1at eho
would say only what was true; tue man then lett do
ponent confined In the room and locked the door,
aud did not again return until Friday night about
eight nine O'Clock he again asked what she would
take TO leave the State; she said again abe would
take nothing, and the man then threatened 10 keeI
BIER
CONFINED FOR LIFE.
lie said II would be much better Tor her 70 tagc
some money and 60 away; The man then LETT ana
returned again about three or four O'Clock on The
morning Of Saturday, when deponent exhausted
from not having eaten since Thursday, and being
afraid that some personal injury would be
committed upon her consented 10 his proposition.
The man then went out and IN few minutes re.
turned with q Bible ana made deponent swear that
she would not again appear IN the case, and that
abe wonld leave the state altogether, the man adj.
ministering the oath and requiring deponent to kiss
ebe Bible; that the man then took deponent down
utars, where there was a hack standing before the
door; that he put deponent into the hack and got In
with her, when the nncKnan drove on rapidly 10
Twentv-seventh street and Eighth avenue, when the
hack stopped and deponent was let out the man
giving her ten dollars but not getting out OF the
carriage himself.
Dcponeui therefore charges That the hickman and
thc man In the hack uDlawIully conspir,d together
and did kidnap and deprive TINS deponent 81 he
uhery from the afternoon OF Thursday, he 10Th o
July 1909, 10 saturday morning the l7tb OF July
Wherefore deponcnt piays liscy NAY DC aITcsi,d an'
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