New-York tribune., 1871-12-30
MORE ARRESTS ORDERED.

MOn II AnhILO1O - OASHA
Jay GOULD AND JAMES FISK, JR., IN
TROUBLE AGAIN.
SOME OF THEIR ARBITRARY ARRESTS TO BE tx
PLAINEp-THE PENALTY FOR INTIMIDArIN0
WITNESSES TO BE FIxED-A SUIT FOR $1O.00V
DAMAGES FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT BEGUN
AGAINST THEM By CHARLES c. ALLEN.
Yesterday about noon Mr.. Joseph j. Marvin,
acting - attorney for Charles c. Allen, prominent
broker Of wast appeared in the Superior Court oe'ore
Judge John n. McCunn, who had como down town TOT
tho uu,posc of attending specially to this important
busIness ana applied for an order Of arrest against
James Fisk, r. and Jay Gould. Tho demand ws' based
on o long complaint embracing eight clauses ana an
adavit of Mr. Allen, several pages In length rectng
his grievances and charging the Erie briggans" with
falsely imprsoning the plaintiff.
Tho afrdavt Of Mr.. Allen recites the facts at great
length and In detail The facts involved Gould ana FISK
and also Indirectly Judge Bowling. who granted the
order on which Mr. Allen was falsely imprisoned ap
parenty without very particular inquiry into the facts
Of the case. To all appearance, the arragnment OF
Allen was the result Of Star Chamber proceeding. OF
which New-York has had quite enough In the last few
years. and the frequency Of such transactiohs
led many to fear that personal liberty
would SOON come to be wholly diresaroeu
In New.YOrk II the Ring rule continued Many Oh
these arrests without inquiry and warrant nave Deeh
ordered by the police justices at the insti0aon OF FISK
and Gould and 1t Is understood that thi is only the be-
ginning of series Of similar proceedings against these
men, and perhaps against those who granted them.
The suit grows out Of. the "Black Friday" Wall-st
operations OF Fisk Could W. Heath, James NJ Eis ai
Charles E. Quincy. On September "a, 1859, these men
bought of Orlando W. Josyn and Jno. Y Bostwick s5O
Gold on which they would have lost had they not
repudiated the bargain and escaped payment as from
many other purchases that disastrous day Messrs.
Josyn and Bostwick brought suit to recover ana among
others who were witnesses, and who testified agspS
Gould and Fisk and In favor Of the plaintiff. was M.
Charles c. Allen After the preliminary steps, tho Opera
House was attached and this exasperated FISK and Gould
to such an extent that they threatened Allen with dire
punishment II he testified against them at tho second
hearing Allen returned that he VIE not 70 be
intimdated by such threats and should tell AL he knew
Of the transaction. Theyiknew that hs testimony was
conclusive and resolved to out their threat and
destroy the value Of hs evidence by accusing him OK
perjury and committing him to prison. Uhdef any other
system of government In any other city Of the country
this method of dspOsing OF witness would have been
impossible. but under the Ring 1t was An easy thiug "
do Application was made to Judge Bowling, per-
friend Of the Erie robbers and he granted an order
inquiry. On this order granted a. personal favor To
Fisk jr Mr.. Allen was arrested ami imprisoned, and
finally committed by Judge Bowling. He waived an ex-
animation and gave bail e5000 The fact OF his arrest
and the VI the charge, was published IN tho dsy
papers and telegraphed all over the country st
the instigaon and by the procurement 1t Is charged
Of the malicious Fisk All this was done evidently oy
with the design Of affecting the testimony OF Allen anu
giving him the character Of pcrjrer before the jury
which was to try the suit brought by Josyn and Bost-
wick These favoe tactics no longer possible now
u NewYork Fisk has Others, and Is now trying Z"
get the Oyer and Termner Grand Jury to ndict certain
witnesses who appear against him at Yorkvhe'
not with any intention OF prosecuting the OUT o hS
idatins their evidence against him.
The complaint Of Mr. Allen recites all these facts ana
charges that he under arrest for several hours snd
compelled to give bail in $500 to escape longer incar
ceraon that the action was malicious ON the part OK
Fisk and Gould that they made no attempts to sustain
their charges before the Grand Jury before whom the
case was brought that they dsregarded the repeated
subpenas Of the District Attorney, and finally aDan'
doned the case against him. and the Grand Jury ignored
his charges He odds aso the fact that they procured
the telegraphng Of the fact Of his arrest and the nature
OF the charge the cities In which Allen had important
business relations thus njuring him In reputation ds
lays claim for $4,000 damages
TRIBUNE report, anticipating an arrest OF Fisk and
Could last evening visited the Opera House and waited
time for the appearance OF Sheriff, 'er nc
no 10 demand the persons OF Robert Macaire
and Jacques strop. II was subsequently understood
that the order had not been sent to the SherT
Office and will not reach there until this morning. Had
the Sheriff made his appearance, however he would
have been disappointed OF his prey, as both Gonh and
Fisk jr wcye absent yesterday in Boston. where they
are enteavoring to induce their Boston victims to
pay their Indebtedness to Miss Mansfield and silence the
terrible letters which Judge Bradys decision will proba
hy give to the public in few days 1t is Of course
Judge McCnns duty " issue the orders to the Sheriff
thew will
this morning In time furnish. by the arrests Of the
men their return from Boston. second hand senAs-
ton for the second class Sunday papers.
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