The sun., 1872-08-01
REAL y UsTIcB IN VIEW JERSEY.
A Respectable Citizen Of New York Mistakes
for Horse Thief-His Accusers to be
Prosecuted for False imprisonment.

| hospitality became paramount, and was Joined
| with justice TO the stranger.
| In the ratio Of the practice of that principle,
| States live in prosperous communion with each
| other, and the citizens have enjoyed additional
happiness from the knowledge that the legal
| rights of each would be protected and the
| wrongs Of either Immediately redressed, atoned
| for, aud punished
New Jersey stands preeminent for its justice
| as model to every state, and commanding the
/ highest respect In that behalf from the entire
| country!
| The following narrative will be Of interest TO
| thousands of readers. and increase the safety
| of the New York citizen in visiting Jersey City
and Hoboken:
| Recently horse stolen In New Jersey
/ and lnnocenty bought Of the thief by Mr. Otto
| Stein, the riding master OF Hoboken. He gave
| his bank check for the purchase money (nearly
| tlOO to the thief, payable at the First Ma
| tonal Bank at Hoboken, of which corporate
| teller On that very day Mr.. stein discovered
10y the claimant and true owner OF the horse
] payment of the check. The intelligent Chief
| Of the Police set all official eyes In motion 70
| find the thief, and that Mr.. Goodspeod should
| not only stop the check, but endcaVor to detain
| the thief presenting IT, The man came and re-
| fused payment, and the thief quickly went
| from the bank without the money. Yet for
| SAFETY with goOdSpeedl
ACT II.
| A sale ~ land was advertised to take place at
| wyoming, Now Jersey, aud an excursion train
| of the Morris and Essex Railroad was announced
highly respectable citizens OF New York, resid-
| Ing with their parents In Grcenpont, BROOKLYN,
excursion and arrived at Hoboken for that pur-
| pose. where they were entire stranger, knowing
his brother Clarence, walked up the street by
| the bank, and returned toward the railway sta
tion, looking up at the hydraulic dock, aud svln-
| pathising with poor man who had broken his
ankle. During all thls timo, the brothers little
dreamed Of the felonlous SANDER. like a poison
elder; for suddenly police officer Patrick
Hayes walked up 20 Alvin, and placing
| yet IN tho usual language upon arresting fell
on, Il want youW For what, and upon what
asrcstY' naturally inquired Mr.. Alvin Walsh.
| lie was answered by the officer, You ere now
| undc. arrest. and must come with me TO the
police station" Thence. innocent OF any wrong.
Jersey arrested without a warrant or aridsyit
obtaining under a false Iretcncc solvent
bank check. and of attempting TO have the same
cdshod At the bank In payment of the stolen
| property morally dragged through the streets
and n public garden to the Mayor building, In
chief ~ Police inquired his name. II was in
stantly given. tho charges announced denied,
with lron,hared window. and the door Guarded
| 10y pol oliccman, and there TO remain until Mr.
|
After a period Of false Imprisonment, Mr..
| Stein and the Chief OF Police entered the prison
| room, when the former gentleman instantly de-
| clared that the prisoner. Mr.. Alvin I.Walsh -
| not the man that he was not the thief, nor tao
man from whom he stein bought the horse.
| nor thr man to whom he gave the bank check
Theysug2n the Chief Of p2Ge p5or, said Mr W. Alvin
| brothers left the prison room, "a can be iIn-
agincd, with wounded feelings, sense of personal
| insult. and felpuipus degradation a. the citizen
Tho very next day the real thief was arrest ed,
and Is now awaiting In jail the due process Of
Law.
The cause Of the wrongful arrest, assault and
| Walsh, was at the instance and solemn declara-
tlon Of Mr.. William Go"dspeed. the AGENT OF the
Sot to 70 ease sns es ,se al %hot Sse s
tanty OF his identity. The teller Of the bank
sent Tor The Chief Of Police and even after Tho
caution, still declared and charged that the
oldest ~ the two was the man who presented
the check AZ the bank &c. Thereupon tho
Chief ordered his subordinate 10 arrest Mr.
Walsh a. detailed above. and which eyentuated
IN his honorable acguitth
ACT ".
The wronged and slandered citizen Of New
| York naturally felt great indignation, as well ns
his family, at the outrage upon his personal lib
eriy the ieloupus accusation, false imprison-
ment, and degradation. These Incidents oc-
CURED on Wednesday, and for the next even-
ing the Count Joannes had been invited To pass
the evening with the family several days pre-
| Nously. The facts were detailed To him. and by
request Of Mr.. Alvin walsh and his family
Counsellor Joannes was instantly retained IN
lie nrst wrote letter to the bank drectorI
and NJ. Goodspeed. and to avoid litigation pro-
| posed To- leave the adjustment laifrr the public
apology TO Mr.. Recorder Martibdale u Jersey
city. The counsel pointed uut tlat the out
ragrous wrong aroused these rights viz:
!. Indictment for the assault and battery, and
false Imprisonment, and two years in prison,
and 500 fine. or less, according to- the case.
.. Action for damages against the bank cor
3. Action for the SANDER against Mr. Good
speed.
10 this letter no answer, was received, but
| every part Of the claim for Justice treated with
! sponsc, no apology, not even an expression Of
restgrei rstn1i CoHnSeIlar JoalneS aud his manly
right 20 prove the force of the laws Of New Jer-
| quently' few days since, application and com
, tlalnt were made in due form 70 Mr.. Justice
Jersey city and for Hudson county, Tor SUM 3l
mems against Mr.. Goodspeed, and Chief of
| and the examination assigned for last Thursday,
18th inst
on that day at p VI. the accused persons
| now reversing the tahlesl duly appeared In court
. | before Mr.. Justice Reese, magistrate 10 whose
ness. The accused were represented 10y coun-
sci whose peculiar poiiteness to his learned
| episode In the proceedings lie considered
there was nothing IN the case, and refused any
| answer or examination. Thereupon Couns ellor
( | Joannes demanded the application Of the laws
~ , NS% Jersey IA protection Of the citizen OF
| wow lllNuUeus ufgTdheus ana IalsclN I'M
| Drlsoned while on \ visit Of hospit aity and right
i | In New Jersey and that the entire case IN it's
| criminal aspect be at once sent before the Gund
. Jury tor inquest and Indictment, and that the
accused he held IN substantial bail 10 abide the
issue. The police, continued Counsellor Joannes ),
| Can cXonerate themselves, for those officers act
y | ed upon authority and with great courtesy, and
. | will become witnesses for the prosecution. The
1 | personal rocognlzanco will he sufficient. but
, | otherwise with Mr. Goodspeed, the causer Of
j this outrageous wrong and public degradation
| 10 my client-a most res pectahle cIuLen who.
| with his family, deserve and receive my personal
. | friendship,
, | Mr. Justice Keese duly granted the legal re-
| quests Of the Counsellor Ia behalf Of Mr.. Walsh
and his wrOngers are held In bail to answer the
7 | action Of tho Grand Jury OF the General Sc -
: sions ~ the Poaco for Hudson county on the
4 | frat Tuesday OF October, ls,2. The Judge took
down the names OF the witnesses, and their adj
| dresses, to be transmitted, with the papers 20
the Honorable the District Attorney. Counsel
p lur Joannes aud his client aud brother left the
| court In triumph, rejoicing in New Jersey jus
/ | tiCC and hasiens to record II 20 the honor of
| the state, and can well endorse the curse be-
| slowed upon them by tine counsel for the chief
! prisoner upon hls defeat, and against the victor
, | Tor right and Justice
, | New York, July q, 1872.