New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-10
BROOKLYN TAX DEFAULTS.
T,x COLLECTOR BADEAU MISSING.

uE "a SUPPOSED TO HAVE FLED TO CANADA-liIs
COUNSEL ADMIT THAT qIE HAS GONE To
"uIGHER L,TITUDEs" FOR HIS HEALTH.
Some excitement was caused yesterday at
ternoon in the Extraordinary Court OF oyer and Ter
in Brooklyn when, ut the CLOSE OF the charge 10
the Jury IN the case Of Capt Gill. DisrictAttorney
WinslOw rose TO make a motion that the case OF Isaac
Eadeau should be called the facts under which had
been postponed we're not as had been represented but
had been made in bad faith. In support OF his motion
he read the following afdavits from two officers who
had been sent by him, In the discharge Of his public
duty to investigate the facts upon which the applica-
ton for postponement had been based;
STATE Of Neo York. County Of Kings Court OF over
and Termner, Extraordinary Term-The People agt
Isaac Badeau.
STATE Of Yec York. County:ot Kings C Of Brooklyn,
S.: william H. Folk being duly sworn, says that he Is
member OF the Brooklyn Police force and connected
with the detective service that az tue request OF inc
Dlstrct-AOrney OF Kings County he went to Lake Ma
hopac Wednesday the sth inst and arrived there at
about o'clock No. for the purpose OF asceraining II
the above-namod Isaac Badeau was there. or, II not
there when ne left and get such facts and informa-
ton TO his health and physical condition as he might
on ms way to Mahopac. and within about miles
of the lake. he met gentleman VINO dep0nent alter
ward ascertaned was brOtherln-law OF said Isaac
Badeau, and whose name IS John Hazeon; said Hazel
ton Informed deponent that said Badeau had
three miles from the lake, which is near
Red Mil POstOice; that on Friday OF last week three
men called for Badeau. and they went away together.
and that neither he, Hazelton, nor Badeau's family,
knew where lie had gone, except his wife, who was
understood had gone with him Sald liaZeOn tod de-
pOnent that Badeau had not been confined 10 his house
by sickness while up there that he HazeltOn met him
at the depot the day OF his arrival there ana sad ne
was surprised 70 see him looking well. said Hazel
ton, in answer to inquiry y deponen az TO Badeaus
actual state of health, replied IN substance that Badoau
was as well any would be under such charges
and said Hazeon seemed 10 be amused at the idea that
Badeau had been confined u his Ded WhlIe there De
pOnen further says that upon taxing the stage at the
depot depOnent learned OF the sage-driyer that Ba
deaus stopping place mad been at Mr. SawsOns,
some three or four miles from the lake, to which
place depOnent then went; that said sage-driyer IN
formed depOnent that on Thursday OF last week ne
took stout man, weighing about $50 pounds, VINO SAID
lie President OF an insurance company IN Brooklyn
TO Badeau's bOardngpace, and also tall, thin Young
whom Badeau met at the door, and called George
that on said Wednesday, about p. M. deponen went
to said sawson's house and inquired OF a woman and
young girl on the stOOp the IL Mr. Badeau
home, and they answered No. Is did also two servant
girls who were the lawn near thei house, the young
clrl said. II don't think we can tell you where Mr..
Badeau has gone. ne may and he not be home III
week." before leaving. deponent met at the gaze
woman he understood Mrs. Slaws0n who SAID she
did not know when Mr. Badeau would return; depO-
then went to the Red MIL PostOhce about one
hall mile from sla and the Postmaster whose
name Is j. W. Pierce, who informed deponent he
cousin; said Pierce told deponcnt that the
first week Badeau at Sawson's he did not see him
but after that lie saw driving with MS wife ana
family, with a team of horses; that he had LEFT saw
sons his wife one day last week. but he, Pierce
aid not know where he had gone. whom he would
return that Badeau's oldest daughter still at
Slawson's WILLIAM IL. FOLK.
sworn to.beforn me this 9th day of July. 1874.
l.. b. FAROS, Commissioners of Deeds.
Cdyof BrOoklyh County Of Kings S. James Kinney.
beiGS dHly sworn SAYS t6at he officer duty in
the Distrct-A orneys office OF Kings County; that at
the request OF such ricAttorney deponen went to
Lake Mahopac ON Tuesday afternoon the 9Th inst, and
arrived trdre that evening at O'clock that deponcnt
went TO the private boarding mousse Kept by Que MI
slawson about or miles from the lake, and where
deponent had learned Isaac Badeau late Collector OF
Taxes in Brooklyn, had been stopping Deponent there
learned that said Bldeau left tnat place day last
week aud had not returned that depOncnt met resi-
dent physician at Red Mil, whose name j. Dr. T.
Crosby who informed deponent that he knew Badeau.
that he had seen bim riding and that he appeared
TO be good health, but he had not seen MN for several
days. that depOnent saw j. W. Pierce the Postmaster
at Red Mil, who said he was cousin OF Bideau, ana
that Badeau and wife lett there one day last week
ho pierce had been told b. the i0ks that bideal
had gone TO Canada WncreupOn depOncnt went
to SlawsOns where Ba1eau had been stopping,
and learned from two ladies In the house tnat
Badeau had lett there one day last week. and
they did know where he had gone or when he would
return they said the authorities In Brooklyn were
bOherng Bldeau much and that he was very much
downcst aud troubled IN mind; this interview occurred
about o'clock on Wednesday morning the SIN ms;
that depOnent nad with hun man named JOhn Fisher;
that immediately after this deponent saw DE- crosby as
above stated IN ms once THAI dopyheht .eh went 90
the Post-Olce at Lake Mahopac and saw the posnas-
VINO SAID he knew Badeau we'll that Inc appeared TO
be good health aud that he saw MIN m chufch Week
ago last Sunday; that he had seen MIN frequently dly
ing out and that far he could judge there appeared
he nothing the matter with nun mat deponsnt i1It
the lake for Brooklyn at D. IN OF yesterday i1at ue
nor did said Folk know that depOncnt was there until
this morning when said Folk and deponent were H.
sworn to before me this ON day OF jay 1874.
L. b. FARoS, Commissioner OF Deeds.
On these afdaYtS DlstrlCt-AttOrncy MluSlo" IhoNeu
the case for trial. and if the defendant did not appear
that his bail should be forfeited as the motion Tor post
ponernent had not been made in good faith
Col Fellows appeared behalf Of Isaac Badeau, and
nronounced the adayits tissue Of falsehood worthy
OF persons engaged In such work; that the persons
claimed in the ahdavits TO be relatives OF MI Badeau
bore no relationship him. and that the detectives
were now competent to De nominated as Police Commits
sioners OF NewYork. lie then presented an affidavit
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compelled In the present state Of his health to endure
the apxeties of trial it might cost him his life, and
that Mr. Badeau had gone to higher latitude by his
advice, the air OF the lake being too moist
The DistrlctAttorney responded that DR.. Homstein
had not seen Mr. Badeau since June n, and that when
he signed the AFFIDAVIT on July T. he knew Mr. Badeau
was not at Lake MahOpac, although swearing he was
The DistrictAttorney Claimed that the amdaYlt was
intended to misead.
Col Fellows said the health OF his client deli
cate that his had not been able to consult with
him on the for trial, and that they taken by
surprise the fact that the had been brought
AZ this Extraordinary Court when ii had been supposed
10 have gone over to the Fall Term.
After further discussion Judge Daniels agreed
TO allow the case to be taken OFF the file to up
the Court of Sessions should the Attorney
TO send il there Mr.. Badoau's property in Brooklyn
has been attached by the city, Its exact value
known but 1t Is probably worth not less than $4,000
Mr. Badeau gave bail in the form OF two bonds for
$4,000 EACH His bondsmen are WIN. II. Davis, Abel
Crook Parmenus Cashier, Andrew s. Wheeler, Robert
Yates Alexander H. Richard. They justified in s23OOOO
CLOSE OF CAPT GILLS TRIAL.
THE LAST TESTIMONY TAKEN-sUMMING UP OF THE
COUNSEL AND CHARGE OF TIE JUDGE-THE JURY
OUT FOR THE NIGHT.
The trial of Capt Adolphus W. II. Gill was
resumed yesterday before Judge Daniels In the Extraor
binary Term Of the Court Of oyer and Terminer OF