New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27
DETECTIVES NOT ABOyE SPITE.

An OIL sPECULAToR's GOLD CERTIFICATES MISSING.
The papers in the case of COnklIn and Lyon,
who were arrested Dec. "a upon the charge OF being
concerned In tho robbery Of gold certificates from Burr
s. Graft, and committed to the Tonbs sent TO tho
Attorneys ooo yesterday to belaid before tho
Grand Jury The complaint Of Craft Is to the effect that
Dec 49, after he loft the Order Of Arrest Department
the SheriPs Office where he had given bail in suit
for seduction, he went to Demoncos In Chambers.s
He was accompanied by Conkn and Lyon and with them
he drank wine While at the bar la exhibited three
United states gold cert6cates each OF the denOmina
ton of 5000 Ho was arrested by tho police for drunk
enness and locked up and upon awakng next morning
In the SatonhOuse he found the gold certificates
lost. The bartenders make all lavts corrobOratye OF
the facts that Craft was drinking there on the
evening OF the day named, and that he showed
tho gold certiaca,es TO tho persOns drinking
with HIM They state further that Craft be-
came very much Intoxicated, and they wished TO
provide him with in the hotel. they feared he
would lose fhe certificates If he should wander about
the streets; but Craft refused to take room and left
the place, going out on Broadway. few minutes
aftorwar1 when OF the barenders was going for an
officer TO Crafts arrest ho Craft standing In
front OF tho hotel Broadway aud four mon standing
around him. the bartender was unable to say who the
men Police Officer HawkeY's affidavit Is to the
effect that he arrested Craft saa when searched him
at the staonhouse found only s. 40 In his pockets Inc
papers Will probably DO laid before tho Grand jury on
Monday
FALSE CHARGES AGAINST DEPUTY SHERIFF JARVIS.
One two journals have stated that Deputy Sheriff
Judson Jarvis. Order Of Arrest Clerk OF the Sher.Fs
Office had been implicated n the charges made by Craft
and had been held to bail In $4,000 to Tho
statements are wholly erroneous, and appear to have
been maliciously inspired by tho detectives Il the
Police Central Office. who were lately charged
by the Bank OF England with collision with George
Macdonald, the forger. Mr. Jarvis was of necessity
witness in this case, and his testimony was not agree
able to the detectives. Tho lax notions OF discipline In
tho detective service permit OF the of the department
get with those whom the members look upon rs
their personal enemies, and in this Instance the detect
ives nately trial circulating the story
that tho principal witness against them Is
himself on trial. There Is no truth whatever
in the report that Mr.. Jarvis has been
held to bail or examined. been charged with
any ofense. Minute Inquiries by TRIBUNE reporters
establish this ond doubt card from Charles
g. Spencer, counsel for the Craft, who sl claims
70 have robbed, In emphatic terms that
the statements made In the public prints that Mr..
JARVIS has been arrested and has given bah upon
complaint Of Burr 8. Craft mistakes. am informed
by my client, Mr.. Craft. that he has no complaint to
make against Mr. Jarvis. and has made none, nor does
he believe that Mr. Jarvis had any completely with the
robbery perpetrated upon him