The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-26
THE PITTsBURG BOND ROBBERY.

Attempted Release OF .the Alleged Ar.
rested Robber ON writ OF Habeas
Corpus-He Is Brought Before Supreme
Court, hambers-Conflict as to His
Custody and Exciting Scenes.
The robbery some time since OF the Safe Deposit
Company, OF Pttsburg, Pa, in which something over
one hundred thousand dollars in bonds and secur-
ties and several thousand dollars in cash, lett there
on deposit in tin box, were strangely spirited
away, was, as is well known, one OF those mysterl-
GUS problems of crime that for a time puzzled
everybody. subsequently the tin box turned
up, but minus the money and most OF
the bonds This only deepened the mystery.
Only one theory could be given in
explanation OF the robbery, and this was its per-
petration by some employe OF the company.
Such was the accepted theory, when another mys-
FERROUS but disconnected hint developed ITSELF and
thiSwas the offer Of one o. the missing bonds in
this city for sale and arrest Of the party Offering
the same for sale.
THE PRISONER ARRESTED,
who is a young man, gave his name as John
G. Harrington. He was taken before Judge
Hogan, at the Tombs, when Mr.. William,
+. Howe, his counsel, insisted he should
on behalf OF the Safe Deposit Company to make a
charge OF larceny against him, nor did they dare
do so, on account OF their widely disseminated
Judge Hogan, however, remanded the prisoner,
in order to take advice OF the District
In a. %san%e to
of Pennsylvania, issued requlsition for the pris-
oner, and Governor Dix upon this writ granted the
usual warrant of extraditlon. While all this was in
progress Mr.. Howe, who is never caught mapping
even, did not sleep. He procured
WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS
returnable yesterday morning before Judge Brady,
in the Court Of oyer and Terminer This writ was
served on the Warden OF the Tombs, and mean
while two Pittsburg officers who had arrived to
look after the matter, placed Governor Dixs extra
diton warrant in the hands Of Sherin Brennan. AS
the Court of Oyer and Terminer was not in session
yesterday the prisoner was taken before Judge
Barrett, at Supreme Court, Chambers.
Mr.. Mott, a Pittsburg lawyer, who had come on
with the officers from that city, insisted that Judge
the prisoner from custody and hand him over to
the Pittsburg officers under Governor Dix's war
Mr.. Howe contended that, inasmuch as the writ
was made returnable to the Court of Oyer and
Terminer Judge Barrett had no jurisdiction in the
case.
Judge Barrett said that Mr.. Howes point was
well taken, and refused to interfere in the matter.
AN EXCITING SCENE
ensued. Deputy Keeper DAILY took hold of the
prisoner to remove him from the court ROOM
and Deputy Sheriff Gale took hold Of him at the
same time.
'Let 90 OF him." said Daily, addressing Gale
"thls man is in my charge, and you have no bus-
ness with him."
.sThere must be no disturbance in court,n spoke
up promptly and sharply Oficer Fitzgerald.
mo disturbance" echoed Barrister Nealis.
The two latter officers at once pushed the con-
tending officials and their prisoner from the court
room. The whole thing was done almost In
twinkling. But the matter did not rest here Out
in the vestibule Deputy Keeper DAILY reinforced by
Deputy Keeper Butler, hung on to the pris-
whose assistance another deputy sheriff had
come, attempted to get him in their
clutches. At the same time there followed in
in the rear the Pittsburg officers. Getting out OF
the building matters grew more desperate There
was swearing ali around, tand then pistols were
drawn. The prisoner, thin, attenuated speci-
men of humanity, did not like the situation, evi-
IDENTITY, for more scared looking individual Is
were only threateningly drawn to be gracefully
withdrawn. 1t was finally arranged to take Hamp-
ton TO the city prison and leave the settlement of
the case to Warden Johnston. The latter official
decided to keep the prisoner, and he is now oc-
cupyIng cell there. On Monday he will be taken
before Judge Brady, at the Court OF oyer and Ter
miner.