The sun., 1872-09-26
A PRETTY MESS IN MoRRIsANIA.
One Of tho Town Trustees In the Tomb- a nd
Under Arrest on Charge Of subornation
OF Perjury aud Forgery.


Yesterday Deputy Sheriff Harvey Scho-
field arrested Patrick Mullins, a Town Trustee OF
Morrisania on "A bench warrant from Justice
Gilbert Of the Supreme Court, Mr.. Mullins hav-
ing been indicted by the Grand Jury on tho
charge of suburnation OF perjury.
In April last one Daniel Hawkins, alias Leary,
made n charge before Justice Browne Of Nor
rsauia against James A. Lyon, one Of Mullins
clerks, - robbery. Mr. Lyon gave bond to ap-
pear before the Justice for examination. The
examination was adjourned day after day for
a week on account Of the non appearance of the
plaintiff and At the end of the week Mr.. LyOI
was discharged.
Lyon and Mullins had had quarrel about a
sGOO note which Lyon held against his en-
ploycr. The motto became due March q, but
Mullins had declared II a forgery, and attempted
TO obtain an Indictment against Lyon for for
gerry. Lyon IN turn had threatened to make n
charge Of perjury aealnst Mullins In swearing
that tho note was forgery. As Lyon had bocn
arrested on the very morning of the meeting of
the Grand jury, lie suspected thar Multi ns had
conspired to keep him away, especially ms he
u ynu had committed no robbery and knew no
LYON searched several weeks for Learv and
finally found him I'm Harlem. He was arraicncd
before Justice llauptman In Mo.usiuid on
charge of false imprisonment
llaWNrs ur Leary then made an filaNt that
against Lyon to Keep him from t'ic Grand Jury.
A warrant was given Cart. Dellctt of the Nor
r.s?ua police. 10y Justl,e Hauptman for Null
lins- arrest. rhe Captain arrested MIlllns ON
The 3oth u April. but lee escaped ON the way To
Jail.
Nsantr' iNc tr.or Trust Company OF New
York appeared before Judge rCd.oId = Grand
Jury, and wdlca charge of furc,r ~ against Mr..
Mullins IN securing a l'an of Si0,fsO on what
purporttd TO be- his wife signature to mort
EIGe on her Pre- perty. Mr.. Lyon was a witness.
lie testified that Mullins had requested him
Oyon'. as a notary public, tp rcrsuade his wife
To- sign the Wort.uc and acknowledge the Eig-
nature us Nrs. Nuillnss. Lyon ref scd. and tcs-
tlNed that Mullins afierward told him that Jus
tice Bruwne had done what lie Lyon had re-
fused ~ DO.
Mr.. Mullins having been arrested on bench
warrant from judge Bedford in June was lock-
ed up In the Tomhs. a ter "A few DAYS he OH
taiued bail. and then went back to Morrisana
and took his seat in the Board Of Trust ees,whiuh h
had been vacant two months. He also waived
an examination. and gave bail on the charge Of
suhornatiun Of perjury.
Mr.. Lyon, having been seen, was persuaded to
take Hight, So there was no evidence against
Mullins on either charge. He went TO Omaha.
But detectives 4 the Union Trust Company fol-
lowed him, and about ten days ago Mr. Lyon
was safely lodged in the Tomhs a. witness.
Mullns's trial In New York will come on In u
few days
District Attorney Briggs u wcstchester. hav-
Ing learned of Lyons return. had him taken To
Mestcheste- county. and Mullins was indicted
on the original charge made by Lyon. and ycs-
tcrday's arrest was the result. should Mullins
escape State prison before New York jury he
will have To take the same chance IN Westches-
ter on a charge equally serious.