The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-26
Habeas Corpus in the Tenn
pletOn Child Case.
The st. Andrews Church Disas-
ter in the Courts.
SETTING ASIDE THE VERDICT OF A JURY.
Thirty thousand Dollars q Year Received
from the City Railroads.

All the State courts will be closed to-day IL OBJ
servauce or Good Friday.
There was quite a lengthy argument yesterday
IN the Supreme Court, General Term, the ap.
peal from the decision OF the Judge a.. Chambers
confirming the report OF the Commissioners OF
Estimates and Assessments Tor the opening or the
kingsDridge road. The same points, substan-
tally were raised as in the lower court. At the
close OF the argument the Court took the papers,
but meantime permitted o number OF lawyers
Interested against the appeal to submit their
points at q later day.
DETECTIVES AND COUNTERFEITERS
The examination OF George Albert Mason,
charged with passing $500 in counterfeit money
purportng to have been issued by the Traders
Natlonai Bank OF Chicago on Albert w. Ensor,
was resumed yesterday before United States Com
missioner Shields, In the United States Circuit
Court room, Chambers street. There was an un-
usually large attendance, and great interest WAS
manifested in the proceedings. United States
DISTRICT Attorney Purdy appeared for the govern.
ment and Mr.. Waite for the prisoner.
The principal witness examined was
Colonel Elmar Washburn, who testified that he
was chief OF the Secret Service Division; knew
the defendant Tor ABOUT five months previous to
hts arrest; saw MIN first at Washington, and had
an interview with him there on the subject OF
eounlerfeiting and counterleiters. Previous to
this Interview Mason had addressed a letter to
the Secretary OF the Treasury enclosing coun-
terleit bills OF the DENOMINATIONS or $50 $50 and
So on the Traders National Bank OF Chicago,
counterfeiting and dealing in the counterfeit
money and that he was reaoy to ''give them
DEFENDANTS counsel claimed the production of
the letters.
Mr.. purdy said that at the proper time the let
ma
Witness communicated with the defendant, say.
ing tnat u ne should come to Washington the ex-
aiter turned up in Washington, and In a CONVEX
Salon with witness Mason mentioned the
to the witness, and whom a'' he -" sad nI'T he
c conia give Away these were Judd. Joe Miller
following DAY in Pniladelphia at the Bingham
House; the arrangement entered into between
them there was that Mason was to turn over The
doodle" OF two noted cOunterleters then in
Observation-Disclosures ana Hart-am OuntIng to
$4,000 IN counterfeit bills; this he subsequently,
managed to effect; the question OF compensa-
ton arose, Mason requiring that a stated com.
peusatlon should be fixed, wnicn was peremptO.
rily refused: the final arrangement was that ne
lMason) should De iarly rewarded IN proportion
Of the value Of the results OF his services; paid
.'boodle' Of Hart and Richards, the latter having
been arrested and convicted; it was not through
ss aS 81 me that
Mason Mason % Ma get $500 Tor the boode'
refused the only conditions the Secret Service
Bureau would consent to being that he should
would get nothing; Mason also wanted badge
and commission, which were refused; Mason
again heard from him, Mason writing 70 say tnat
he could get "bOode," but would OF turn 1t over
then IN Canada; witness telegraphed to Mason.
alias bloomfield aud Walls, saying, go SLOW you
ana IN ana
meet you Ia Buifao. and be prepared TO deliver
wa an three hours alIer meet you ~ met him on
Mason turned over the SO, 900 "Doodle'' maui;
Mason then volunteered to go out West In
the track OF counterfelters there, but ne wanted
again TO be recognized IN some way, by salary
OF . bange or some fixed compensation, ali or
time met MIN again at Philadelphia. wnen he re-
ported that ne had seen several notorious coun-
Carly, kitternouse Judd, Ben Boyd-tnat these
parties had an immense amount or counter
ie,t TT. money within tneir reach. amounting to
him with money he could purchase from the m and
deliver the whole gang to the government; that
ne had made arrangements with RitternOuse 70
come On To Philadelphia, ana that he was then on
hs way Tor conference, but mat he believed Rit-
or travel with any OIL the queer about him Mason
suggested to witness to withdraw the $2O, 900 OF
TO intrust 1t to him ana that he would sell 1t to Rt
tethouse, and alter the latter came into the pos.
SESSION of IL tnat he would INFORM witness or the
fact and then Rltterhouse could be arrested; wit.
ness decllned to act So paid Mason $l,O5O Tor his
eefvlces; tue latter then returned west, gong to
81. Louis, where ne met with the McCartnys, Rit.
teihouse and other counter1eiters; these wOrIhes,
however. lell out, and IN u saloon eaneute Mason
was very roughly handled; he kept ''shadyo how
ever, and his connection WI II the detectives was
not suspected by the other Ountereiters; several
arrests were subsequently made by witness and
MS ofcers OF the c0nnterIeters spo ted by Mason,
but not through his special means, ara witness
saw or heard no more OF the prisoner TIL the ar.
rest OF the Englishman Ensor, wnicn ultimately
led to the arrest or Mason aud his present exam.
NATION Tor uttering counterfeit money.
In cross-examnation Colonel Washburne gave
the particulars OF the arrest OF Mason at the Park
HOTEL as already reported IN the HERALD; the
nndin2 OF the 1920 counterfeit money In the room
OF the house IN Hudson street, occupied for a
couple OF weeks by Mason, and turthec stated
little OF the side history Of Mason, tina. he mad
arranged with some other desperate characters.
known TO him, to break inLo the redemption room
In the Treasury Department at Washington ior
the purpose OF robbery, but that the plot had aep
through.
The case was then adjourned.
THE TEMPLETON CHILD CASE.