The New York herald., 1870-03-16
HODDWlAK!tG JUSTICE COLLIER.
A Determined Enors TO Release Prisoner
ON Straw Baii-The Baiicr Budgcrcd
Beaten and Sent to Prison.

A Determined EHors 10 Release Prisoner
ON Straw Baii-The Baiicr Budgcrct,
Beaten and Sent to Prison.
At the YOrkville Police Court yesterday afternoon
piece Of imposition quite interesting In It's nature
was attempted TO be practseu on the presiding
magistrate, JuStt:e Coulter. But that shrewd old
veteran In politics was too wide awake TO stand It,
and ne didn't wink with one eye. as was expected.
IN iact he kept Dotn eyes so widely opened tnat ne
made qule star ing discovery which cost al least
one person MS liberty.
1t viii be remembered that on the I'd inst. three
men, named Pairick AcCarcry. Wiillam A. King and
John keams, were committed at the apove court on
charge OF robbmg me Great American Tea CON
gave bonds In tire sum OF $1,000 eacn to answer.
lew days after the company discovered tnat the
peculatons OF the prisoners were somewhat more
extensive than at ;irst Supposed. Proof positive
produced hfat the prisoners had oecn gailty OF
another roboery, altogether distinct from the lrst
THIS fact having baen made known 70 the presldiug
naR1stSaee the aNoVe court at the time warrants
were rsued k0r the rearrest Of keams and King.
ihe latter nas not yet been found, but tue former
was given pp by his bondsinan. ana SINCE
then has beon lying In prison awaiting
his trial. On saturday man OF Respectable
appearance, named WhAam Aessich, the owner or
Two story bouse lot tso he represented himself
10 Justice BiAb IN i26th street. was produced oy
Counsellor Nesbit tAss prisoners lawyer, ooado-
mao for heams. Unfortunately for al concerned IN
the case, Sergeant Philips. OF the court squad,
stated that NO such person owned property IN t1at
street. fne result was taat Mr. Messch cleared out
aud has not been seen since, although ne to
come the following aay to show That he was not
bogus
un Monday afternoon young man whose per.
sordte was not tnat Of man OF property, Whatever
else II might be. anu whose name ne SAID
Matthew Doyie OF No. IL East thirteenth street,
offered himself az Don0sman Tor the prisoner ID the
sum requiied-x2,O,J 10 answer each complaint
Justice coulter, suspectinu that al was noe rlghI
put nim on III yesterday afternoon. In the mean
lime oicer RoDluson was directed TO look after Mr..
Doyle and see II ne was "nlmse.f at ALL" No sucn
person owned number IL. Yesterday afternoon Mr..
Doyle came 10 the court acain ready To swear that
lie WAS worth IN real estxtc above all his iiabities
the sum Of 50, O00 He was tod wnaL the officers
mad found out when he coofiy informed the Court
tat was aot No. IL he had gwen but No. Is IN Inc
sane street. Again the oicers services were cal ed
into iequisItion 10 nnu out whether Mr.. Duy,e WAS
tue owner OF NO. 3s A Mr.. Matthew Doyle certaiply
was the proprietor OF the premises inentiuueI
but ne was not the one now In court Matthew NO
=, VINO, whie TIE olicer had been unJinr ont
all aDout him. mao been kept In close Quarter rs was
now brought Iorwaru aud Confronted VITA the wit
nesscs ol ms guiit, ana ON cDarge maze against
hin ~ James +. Coutet, OF The city ana county OF
New YORK, ne WAS t0.nu+I ed TO lrIsou b. justice
Coulter 10 Keep company with the man Is hose no.
efiS ne wanted 10 purchase oy HIS own peiI.ry anD
theIecy becoming what Is termed era crclcs
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