The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-27
Herod's Awful Malady.
Another Diet of Worms.
Important Railway Ticket Jase.
Free Love in the West
A Sheep in VOLTS Clothing.
TIE COUNr JOANNES.

The Nathan MurdeT-Ex xtraordInary Scene In
"a New York COurt-The "Uount," Otherwise
Plain George Jones, Charged With Com
The New York Post of last evening has the
following
The case of James Hughes against whom
charge of numbering Mr.. Nathan was made by
George Jones), for the larceny of $50, was dis
posed of to-day in the Court of General Ses-
sions, Hughes pleading guilty and being sem
fenced to the State Prison for one year. In
entering the plea, Mr.. McCleaud counsel of
Hughes, urged upon the Court the necessity of
reading some atiidavits in support of request
he would make for light sentence. The Court
having granted him permission he proceeded
to read the following affidavit
The People agt. James Hughes-City and
County of New York, ss.-Albert Craig says
that he is acquainted with James Hughes; that
this deponent is well acquainted with an indi-
Vidual named +. G. Howe, who was confined
in the penitentiaTy on Blackwell's Island from
May 81 until December 20, 1870; that this depo-
nent is acquainted with an individual calling
and styling himself George the Count Jo-
annes," whose name, rs deponent has been
inform ed and believes, is plain George Jones,
from the fact that he has seen the said George
Jones in the penitentiary on Blackwell's
Island in company with the said z. G. Howe,
and conversing with him (Howe) in the month
of September, 1870. Further, this deponent
says that he saw the said George Jones alias
George the Count Joannes," engaged in con-
versation with the said f. q. Howe on divers
and different occasions in said penitentiary; that
the said Howe made a confidant of this demo-
nent, and the said Howe Intended, upon their
release, to proceed together to California. That
the said E. G. Howe disclosed to deponent the
object of these frequent conversations and con-
ferences with the said George Jones alias
George the Count Joannes." That the said
Howe told this deponent that he (E. 6. Howe)
and the said Count Joannes" we're putting
up a job" to use his language to secure the
large reward of $40 600 which had been offered
DV the authorities for the arrnst and conviction
of the murderer of Benjamin Nathan. That the
said "COunt Joannes" had announced through
the public press that he was the chairman of a
vigilance committee, and desired any informa-
tion leading to the arrest and conviction of the
assassin of said Benjamin Nathan. That the
said E. g. Howe further informed this deponent
that he had told the said Count" that he
(Howe) could furnish proofs which would
fasten the crime upon one James Hughes (with
whom he, Howe, had quarrelled shortly before),
and Notwithstanding he knew and was convinced
of the falsity of the statement he had made to
the said Count"
made this affidavit without any solicitation from
the said James Hughes or his counsel, or any
person whatever, and in order to reveal an in
famous conspiracy against the life of the said
Hughes, and to expose to this court and the
public the baseness, duplicity, and monstrous
fraud of George Jones alias George, the Count
Joannes. ALBERT FELIX CRAIG.
Sworn before me this Goth day of January,
1871, A. Ill. Hummell, Notary Public, New York
County.
After sentence Mr.. Roche addressed the
Court, requesting his Honor to suggest to the
District Attorney the propriety of laying the
action OF George Jones before the General Term
of the Supreme Court and ask that his name
be stricken from the roll of attorneys and
counsellors.
THE Count" jumped up and said, II accept
the challenge !"
Judge Bedfords hammer came down, and SO
did Jones'