The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-13
THE ALEXANDER MYSTERY
MONEY THII WAS TAKEN FROM 1UB
PERSON or 4 DYING MAN

Wore In his Bosom- Aud who Cau.ur,d
1.-THE Heirs LikeIv to get tn II own.
The examination in the matter 81 tic estate a
tie ato Capt. John AexanocT was resumed ycst,r.
day morning tefVrc Sun ogac nuclings The do
ceased gen tlcman. 1t may be remembered, vas sun.
posed to have been worth considerable amount If
money. For some time before his death In March,
1860. he boarded with n family named Gardner. in
Harlem, while lis children lived in New Orleans.
After his death, which sudden, TO say thc l,a.t
oft. OF Ills daughters, a Mrs Burke, came on
New York, and claimed that her father died aoth
e. cat deal OF properly in the shape Of bonds, &C.,
and that he tad those bonds with him wien 10
boarded with tho GARDENERS aud down TO tie time OF
his death. This tho GARDENERS denied, or at least
they denied all knowledge Of the matter, ana Mrs
Burke then advertised certain bonds Of Which she
claimed that her father died ossessed. The matter
tEen apparently passed over tor some time, and
IL then became notorious that tho Gardners vino 10
all appearances were poor people, had suddenly
uEcoME RICH.
| Mrs. Bufkes suspicious further aroused ~
this circumstance, ana she determined to push the
| thing through In oider II possible, to have the
property returned to the ri0htful heirs. But the in.
vesti cation proved fruitless until Yesterday when
| the following rather strange Developments wclo
| brought to light. The first witness was Garry q.
Graf, who was examined by MIR. Redfeld she
testified az follows.
lam the wife OF Joseph w. Graf; knew John
| Alexander; he resided in the same house with me;
| lie died on the Goth of March, 1s65s-bn FRIDAY he
| was about II years OF age; he was takon sick On
Sunday. on Thursday niaht before he died at about
IL o'clock I stood by lis ledsde with my no,bor,
| aud took pair Of scissors and cut from lis neck,
| while he was in bed, canvas bag which contained
papers there was only one bag; Il was tied witha
small string; the eontents o. the bar were coanied
| by Dr. Brockway In the morning at about o'clock;
| when II was counted, my husband, Dr. Brorkway,
| my mother, and myself were present; | dli moi
then hear what the smount was, but I have since
learned through tho newspapers; remained With
my brother until June, and then went to ouss
| keeping; I remember q utrson rerresen inr him.
| self as a friend OF Alexander, calling To inquire
about what he lad lett he stated the amount " 10
from $4,000 TO
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
| said nothing; he said the contents OF the bag
stated how much II vas; dc not RENE nbcr wien
this was; have brother in tue Assay Omee In tins
city do not know That he ever neg iucd any u
| those bonds; Lave no kno Slodge on the sab Get;
never said TO any one that my lthcr had coae into
| his own again, and had made me lard uuo pre-
| sents; do not know Mr. and Mrs. Miner "a West
| Farms
| your furniture did YOU not SOC Mr. Milnery A.-No,
| sir; do not know any person by taat nnmC my
Proicrsor Woods: II Mr. Nine ocCunis Ii, nv
husbuut's) Louse, lid not hrOw that that was ni5
name: We stored our Nf' idefe NelT; llNse
| was sIs5, think IN moscy found On Captain Alex
| andor wnen he dcl.
james W. Grl1 examined; I an,husb1nl OF the
| las Witness; know AleN7n or about eleven wears;
! lived In tie same house with him two years : n
Sc, % %cS ce Sn dSd saw
him the morning he died ahou' eight o'clock; Mr..
Gardiner. Mrs. Graf, aud DIR. BrocSway We're urc-
| sent; there about Two hours before his death:
| was present when tue
CONTENTS or THE MAO
wero counted by Dr.. Brocsway; oversaw tho count,
lng waz not present when the bag was tab on troia
the Captains neck; INN ediatty after the counting
| the contents were placed In tho ant it
handed over to Mrs. Gardiner; never saw the has
| afterwards; the contents OF the Dlg were bond;
think there were Missouri State bouds. California
State bonds u. $. b nds Virginia state bonds, aud
Brooklyn water loan scTp; ueyer was in the bonls
| brokerage business; never had anybody hcqucathe
IRE or my wife any bonds which we're subsequently
lost conversed about
STOLEN BONDS
with a man in Jay Cookies ONCE with whom was
ncquaine l. and referred hy him another bro.
koI went to Manning S De Forrest. and inquired
inquiry simply because wanted to know; Mrs.
Burke had not ADVERTISED lost bonds at that time,
| but knew she claimed have lost bonds; went
there to inquire " she had advertised certain bonds
Q..Why was that information desirable to Won
and presumed that she yonld Immediately 20 To
work and advertise them.
know two brothers by the name Of Hell met
them frequently in Harlem they are generally to ue
found in ci-ar store on fhird avenue, nclr l25'n
street; never played sro in my life; never askci
the Heds TO selrany Of those bonds for inc; asked
my brotler-in-!aw, Chas. $ Westcott to
SELL soNE BONDS
for me offered also United States bond for -alc I;
d, not know who sold thesr bonds; am eII' or ara
printing business too naye had frequent conversa-
tons vita Rosa King kcd old Mr.. G,riiu"t
ABOUT his giving his IOcb,tbuok TO Rosa King ia
keep, aud he stated 10 NE tlat II WAS common
custom with him when gong M stairs to sleep TO
l,ok after my pockcthook, - nave oeen oItor Of A
newspaper sincc October nst; vent to house cen
bonds ia the bag WIS ss,aN.
by nr. CooSe-I Lad Virginia bond Tor 'alo,
which offered TO my brnhcr; II was one that had
belonged to Capt. Alexander, which he had
PRESENTED TO ny WIFE
abont n week before his death.
Bv Mr. liedhed-l was present when It was pre-
day before hi deltS; he wast,Scn SIS on Sun lay;
he gave her four bonds Which were not among those
that were counted frJ the bar; tliat "a- about
three in tue afternoon; he was in bcd sick | was
called into the room by my wife for the purpose OF
witnessing the donation. and she handed lie bon g
to me conversed with C'pt Alexanderj th, 70
was 6ve-twenty United states bond for 1907, .
Virginia bond for the same amount two br'oa'n
Water oonds for the same amount each, - 90 IN
all they have all been disposed Of; the Lyt'tHeny
bond was sold year ago By my brother;
DEPOSITED ALL THESE BONDS
with my brother, Adrien Gran; deposited them
with him about the LIST OF NAV; never toll Mira,
Burke or her counsel, when they damaudcd the
bonds that ! had given those Tour bonds to ny
these bonds, and knew that tney finally advertised
them; never told Mr.. or Mrs. Gardiner that my
wife nad those bonds Mr.. Gardiner knows II now
Tor the first time and Mrs. Gardner does not even
know II now, because she Is not present: neither
my wife told Mr. or Mrs, dardiper tlu..JnJ
wife had these bonds after TAXI legal advice u
the matter, and fndins tnat was entitled Ia them
deposited them with my brother; the lawyer from
whom received the advice In the matter was
ANOTHER BnorhER OF MSBi
left the bonds with my lrcther Adrien until thoI
We're sold: think the Ave twenty bond WIS sold In
Nav; have received most of the proceeds OF those
bonds aud the balance Is Ia the bands al my brother
in Inv s q Westcou ~ d Ihn street; there Ia
balance OF from 600 to $1,000 in his hands yet
went to inquire al Jay Cooke " Co about the bonds
because l wished Mrs. Gardiner to allow TO LOAF
rHB BONDS sHR HAD;
I am quite certain II was not after they were givcI
TO Judge Bobee / made the inquiry about tnt
weeks after Alexander's death have used the
ceeds Of these bonds on NY new spaper to make 1
pay A; never loaned aHy money on bond and mort
, gage: I did not tell the young nan at Jaw Coukc'
that was not selling India ruOber pens au
that my hther-in.law had set me hp in business
told him that my rother had done 50
| Adjourned until Saturday next NJ IL VI.
Counsel for the petitioner, A. A Bedied, Esg. 70
the respondents, Charles S, Spencer and Il. CpoGe
, | Esqs.