The New York herald., 1873-08-31
The Prisoner Committed to the
Common Jail.
Denial Of Defalcations in the Tux Collectors
Office and Board Of City Works.
WHAT THE MAYOR PROPOSES TO DO.
Ex-Treasurer Mclaughlin, Of the Fire
Department, Called to Account.

Marw1n L. hOdman, tne ex-Deputy CITY treasurer,
ex-Secretary OF the Brooklyn Trust Company is now
realizing the full force OF the scrptural warning,
''The way Of the transgressor is hard.' He Is con-
fned as q common feon IN the Kings County Jail.
Yesterday morning, between eight and nine
O'Clock, he was driven from his comfortable brown
stone residence in Unsn street to Judge Delmar's
Court, Butler street, near Court. He did not ap
pear particularly dOwlcast as nc walked into the
han Of justice and took seat near the bench by
the side Of his counsel, Colonel Wood. He was
neatly attired in black cloth coat and vest gray
pants and black tie Shortly after his arrival
Mayor Powell and Corporation Counsel De Witt
entered and occupied seats within the rail. Rod
man bowed graclously to both officials.
THE PRISONER ARRAIGNED.
The prisoner vas then arraigned before the bar,
when Colonel C T. Wood his counsel, In behalf Of
ms client, waired examination, and said they de-
sired to give bsil in a reasonable amount and were
ready to perfet bail either there at the District
Attorneys ofce, or at the chambers Of the Su-
preme Court
The prisone, through his counsel, then pleaded
not guilty.
The counsel then urged the Court to fix the bail
ut q reasonable amount, as 'he Is man without
amy means OF his own, and is dependent entirely
upon his frinds, and his health is such that If he
were incarce'ated in prison 1t might jeopardize his
nfe." twenty-five thousand dollars, he urged,
would be ample security for any Judge in Court to
demand in acase OF this Klnd
THE CoRrRATIoN COUNSEL ON PUBLIC PLUMBER.
Mr.. William G. De Witt opposed the motion, say
ing:-In rely to what has been said on the other
side, desre to say that there is TO be taken into
consideration, firsL the character OF the offence.
There Is NJ offence can think OF to which the
rigors OF he law should be applied more vigorously
than onebf this character, which has all the ele-
ments onarceny together with those of a fagrant
breach o trust. The sum, as the gentleman has
said, or ather as he has not said, ought to be
taken into consideration. $14O 900 of the peoples
moneys have heen stolen that may aid IN
the ni;ht Of this prisoner, that fact should
be couidered. The time is at hand when all
public confidence is dead unless the whole power
OF the criminal law can be hurled against those
ofncias who plunder the public treasury. don't
think;nat $25,OOO is anywhere near suticient bail
In tht case l think the bail should be at least
5000 in amount, and that two sureties-men OF
wealh-should be compelled to justify in double
that mount That is my view OF this case II Your
Homo is justified in sending to Jail humble in
dIvidpl who trespasses one step upon the rights Of
personal property simply under the power that is
vestedn the criminal law, how much greater and
surer hould be the grip OF the arm OF the criminal
law on hose of1cials who combine together to de.
stroy th credit Of great city on whose credit the
pendsl he counsel fOr Rodman again nterceded
Tor reelection OF bail, but the Court was inexor-
able, and set the amount down at 500, 600, which
Judge Delnar Said was mot too much bail to re-
qulre in tbs case" The bondsmen were 1urther
required Il justify In double that amount.
TIE VOLUNTARY EXAMINATION.
The voluntary examination was then taken, as
iolows:-
Judge Demar-what is your name9
ROdman-Narvln T. Rodman.
Judge Delnar-How old are your
Rodman-, am fOrty-ive.
Judge Delnar.Where were you born'
ROdman-h Massachusetts,.
Judge Delmr-Where do you liver
Rodman-A 375 Union street, this city.
Judge Delnlr-What Is your occupationP
ton at presen Nothing at all at present. have
Judge DelmT-Have you anything to say IN re-
gard to the ch,rge preferred against you2
R0dman-Ys. sir; am not guilty.
Judge Delmg-Not guiltyP
The prisonerwas then driven on in coach to
the ofice of the District Attorney.
AT THE DISTRICT ATToRNEY's OFFICE
Mr.. Rodman was shown into the private room,
he AWAITED the Ss Sup 81 ms soS
from him writ II habels corpus In order to con-
vey the prisoner before he Judge In Chambers, to
have the bail reduced y what they considered a
reasonable fgure-$25,00. Three O'Clock was the
time hxed for tine argument, and his lawyers and
friends were rushing Wildly about bout in guest % Of
before S the Judge, and Iesoueht him to reduce the
bail as 1t was excesse and their client was mot
q well man, A Letter from DIR. Mitchell, family
medical attendant oftodman, was read to confirm
the delicacy OF M, J Rodman's health He had
and his appearance pud be insured on less bail
than $780, 600 II the Jdge would but concur In that
District Attorney ullen opposed the motion Of
the counsel, and JuGe Nelson lent a favorable ear
to him and denied ne application for reduction of
Ansl ut "a CA
liked at an excessie amount but 'it was rather
small and moderat under the circumstances"
"But,n pleaded Olonel Wood,
MRRODMAN is SICK,
and confinement vii be injurious to him"
'This is a Christian land, and the jails are fur
nished with pacs for the SICK" retorted the
.sNot In this comfy, Judge" said the Colonel:
am sorry. trn' & to near tnat ss,a 'he JUDGE
Captain Ferrythen conducted his downfallen
prisoner (Rodmn) to the District Attorneys ONCE,
and on went nisc0unsel for bondsmen He was
NOT long absentere he returned from his fruitless
search. The 0ptain was then instructed by The
Dstrc! Attorny to take ms prisoner r. 70 ,bn 5ne R a
mond Street Js, where he Is now confined rs .
ROMANS SOCIAL RECORD.
The default1 ex-Deputy appears to have been
somewhat disposed to "social cussedness" In the
way Of seekiH to beguie few convfvlal hours
with the club md at the same time turn the inter-
est OF the OCCASION to profit His social qualities
and political connection, as q matter of course,
ico hin w JOI tnAt Jolly organization knoWu ~
tho Long IslaIi Club, and having its headquarters
at the corner Remsen and CLINTON streets His
funny friends nose him, because Of his unqueston-
able experiene, doubtless, for the responsible po.
sition OF treaurer 1t is not supposed that he
made use OF he opportunities afforded by appro-
priating shire OF the funds to his own use. A
nete for SIC, was sometime ago made and signed
hy Q number OF hts fellow club members and
g1ven to him deposit with the trust COMPANY :
but instead ofioing so he held to 1t, and sup.
Piled the mony wanted nom another source The
note was subsequently traced to the possession OF
a.sx,< or n f,o NAL
York where NJ. SpraRue managed to get possession
of It. and has iven 1t as part OF the securities to
make Qeod lodman's defalcation. A year age
Rodman was nperseeded by another treasurer in
the club and le tnen laid claim to certain bonds
in the safe as icing his personal property. He did
not make zoo, his claim, however. The members
OF the club Wi meet on Monday night to tnvesti-
gate their accounts with Mr.. Rodman.
The Aliegel Dcfalcation in the Tax Col
lectorss once.
In q conyfsation with Tax Collector Lemuel