New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-11
THE COURTS.
wISHARTS COUNTER ACCUSATION.

WISHARTS COUNTER ACCUSATION.
A CLAIM MADE THAT THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST
HIM ARE TO COVER TIE PRINCIPALS IN THE AL
LEGED DEALINGS IN FORGED SECURITIES.
Pursuant to adjournment, the proceedings by
Robert H. Wishart TO be discharged from his arrest un
der q rcquisition from Pennsylvania, was continued yes
terday before Judge Davis in the Court OF Oyer and
Ter1iner After preliminary discussion az to mere
formal matters, the Pennsylvania Indictment was put In
evidence, by which 1t appears that he is indicted as
Robert H. Wishart, alias j. l.. Bachelor Wshart
then placed On the stand. and testified as follows:
know j. L. Bachelor. the who passed by that
name There pointing to man in the au dience)
never known called, suppose. thought OF as
j. f. Bachellor believe is George Hit
He was introduced to j. T. Bachelor at Demon-
icOs in Broads in April 1874, by man named Prndle,
who introduced him as man connected with the SAFE
guard Insurance Company of Philadelphia. After that
he had an Office ct No. as Broad-st., and was
employed as clerk there; 1 never gave my name as
Bachelor, and if ever sent message in that naine'
II was for him. at his express direction; have been
resident this State for Ii years. On crossexamina-
tion wishart testified that he had been in Philadelphia
about five six times, never more tlan one night at
time generally only for hour two to meet John
Martin and MI Walker about oil interests; lie knew OF
no complaint against him, by the Of Gan, for pass
ing a forged check in Phadelpba; he never went by
that name, passed any check at all IN Ihi,adrha
ne did know q OF the name OF Louis Wllneltlis,
whom he met in Hits office; he kept small bank ac-
Sd q Gs he real
name in August 1871 VT,
On the redirect examination his counsel, MT BROOKE,
asked what did when he discovered the fasty OF the
name of Bachelor. The prosecution objected TO this.
wien Mr. Brooke stated that he proposed TO show tat
Wlslart had given such information that soon after INT
was indicted in the United States Court that subse-
ouently 40 indictments found III PcnnsylNanla
against the person and that then INT ana one OF
Plnkertons detectives went before Phi,aaopna Gran
Jury and their testimony ills indictment against
Wishart obtained. He should clam that the pui
nose of the indictment 10 prevent the testimony OF
Wishart in the against Hit The testimony was
admitted Wshart testified that when he nrst dscov
cred the fasity of Hits name he thought ttle OF IT,
but some facts afterward came to his knowledge
which led him to believe that Hit dealing In false
securities and forged bonds to deceive state oicers nc
went TO Cant. Irving, who chief OF the detccuve
office at that time who, his nfornation detailed OIL
GERS one of whom. Officer Duscnbury he knew was en-
gagged in following up tho He denied that ne was
disrsed when arrested He wore the same CLONES ne
now had on Whatever effort he made 10 ayOid an arrest
was A search for q policeman to protect him against
man whom he did not recognize as an omcer anu VINO
seemed bent assaultng him. -, 49,, ,. A..
The matter was adjourned until this morning the
regular court business demanding attention.