The New York herald., 1870-03-21
A serious cutting ARRAY took place in Williams
burg Saturday night. AT about eight O'Clock crowd
OF young rowdies induigcd their bad propsnsittes
ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT KIDNAPPING IN cry
CINNAEH.
A Couple Of New York officials Make Another
Raid Upon Mr.. Joseph.

Naid Upon MT. sDOBephs
from the Cincinnati (Ohlo) Commercial, March 1911
In December last Mr.. DAVID Joseph, OF this CIV
a merchant. doing business on Pearl street under
the firm name Of David Joseph 4 Bro, was
res, assisted by some OF home talent In
the shape OF Larry Hazen ana Zeke Craven,
creditors who thought that II they could get Mr..
Joseph onto their own dunvhill they could squeeze
some money out OF him. IDat was the time THAT
the venerable and crapuatcd city servant William
Kruse took his arlstocrauc roll through the city in
public mack. while Mfr. Joseph was wlisked away
from Hammond street station house. before writ OF
habeas corpus could be brought 60 bear upon him,
loaded on train out Ia Futon, and hurried out OF
the State.
business with these particularly avaricous credi-
tors IN some way. for Imprisonment for debt has
gone out OF fashion in this country, and about a
month ago he returned 10 his home IN the city.
But he left behind him other creditors, 1t seems, in
they would play the same old game Mr.. Joseph.
Yesterday evening" about SIX O'CLOCK, ~ the num-
BILE debtor, Mr. Joseph, was passing the corner OF
Sixth street and Central avenue on his way TO his
home, Sixth street, between Mound and Gutter,
he was met by couple Of strange men, who stopped
him and acc0sled hun as 10 his idenLtv with the ia
dividual known as David Joseph, Mr.. Joseph re-
Piled that he was so unfortunate as TO be the
individual referred TO- He was then informed that
the gentlemen who addressed him were officials
from the city OF New York, and that they had come
hither to arrest him and take him TO Gotham. Mr..
but begged them to let him see hts family before
being thus torn ruthlessy from the city OF his adop
ton without warrant or authority they assented
and Mr. Joseph led them around on Ninth
street to the neIahborhood Of the staJlol,
where he Mt once set mp Cry Of swatch"
His cusrodians, seeing his game. tried to fasten
q pair Of handouts upon him, but he resisted, and
In few moments the Oicers on duty at the station
came to his rescue, and the New York body
ers left in hurry. The officers took Joseph down
and locked him up IN the station house. HIS friends
hearing OF his trouble rallied in strong force Judge
HdfYer OF the Probate Court was hunted up and q
writ OF habeas corpus obtained. Upon this writ the
body or Mr.. Joseph was carried before the Judge
and he was released upon $4,000 bail to appear and
answer on Thursday next.
In the meantime 1t was discovered that the gentle
men who were trying to kdnap Mr.. Joseph were
deputy shers OF New York city, and that they had
the necessary credentials. But It was plain that
they were endeayoring to carry citizen OF Ohio into
another State without due process of law, and war
rant was issued for their arrest and detention upon
the charge OF kidnapping. II they have not left the
city IL quite likely that they VIII be called upon TO
give an account OF themselves