The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-14


HUDSON street was the residence OF Mason;
he went there with two police detectives 4 ON the
Charles street stallion mouse mere were d loar
but he had not heard that Inere was reward
for their discoveryi Mason slept IN the IRONS al
night; IL was general rule 20 keep the irons on
until they delivered the man In the jail; witness
never said he wanted TO 40 10 his room with them
lest they should place money there and put up
lob on nm Wash 0urn, Detective 0'Neill and him.
self visited Mrs. Marshall. the wife OF convict in
the Philadelphia PenlIenttary, ana asked ner II
she had any counterfeit money and the laces ana
furs; she admitted she knew Mason, but said she
dlu not have the articles; she disappeared the
next morning from the city.
10 Mr. Purdy-It had been given out that the
prisoner was bad man TO take mold OF. and hence
no use TO use handouts, as he would give us the
Charles F. W. Miller. S. A. Service, Russell
Coates and Henry K. curtis, Deputy Marshal or
Rochester, were called and Identified one OF the
SIS bills which Ensor admitted he passed upon
Russell Coates, barkeeper, IN Rochester.
Elmer Washburn, Chief OF the secret Service
Division, testified that he knew Mason: he pro-
duced all the letters written by Mason to the
division at Washington; he nad known Mason
ton shortly alter his appointment he learned ~
him through letter referred by the Secretary OF
other one arrived Mason came to MS office, said
lie could furnish Information that would lead 70
out; he arranged Tor MIN 70 meet MN
at The Bingham House, Philadelphia. next
Sers ge agreed ~ se the poodle" in CERTAIN
counterteiting IN Philadelphia; he was 70 be pad
according 10 Inc value Of MS Information Mason
went 10 Buffalo, where he saw INN on November
q; the next day he brought him counterfeit
money amounting 70 nearly $4,000; ne paid nim
reward and he said he would start Tor AtneuS:
ten days after ne wrote MIN from Cincinnati and
then rom Cncago then ne sent despatch rom
Indianapolis; witness met him at the Bingham
House. Philadelphia, directly after receiving the
telegram, about the middle OF November; WI ness
returned TO Washington and received desfa tch
that recalled him to Philadelphia, where they met
at the Glrard House; they conyersed about Kitten
house; Mason proposed 70 MIN to take the
at Burslo and allow him 10 pu. u
cns ana 60 West Ss cou anq IN, meet
MS hands; he declined; then he proposed to get q
satcael and MI IL with something 10 represent it
he then went 10 Chicago and witness re urnou 70
Washington; ne next received message rom
Washington and late on November he met
Mason in Chicago; he agreed to go there and sell
the counterelters the money he represented to
them ne had one OF the counterleiters met him,
he arrested Rittenhouse and Mason, and otner
secret service men went on 70 burlington 70
hngton, Iowa, they met Levi only; Mason went
on 70 81. Louis; he said that he mad seen the
Judd 70 st. Louls Mason wanted him TO have
the ST. Louis oillcer ordered TO connect
WIN aim Tor the puTpose n,m ~ stc 70
Mason, as he feared he would be passing counter
lett money. wnlle processing 70 act Tor tne divl-
Mason In the ST. Louis hospital; next saw MIN In
Washington where ne mad frequently seen MIN
prior 10 MS rest; his precise employment was the
same they hold our TO any One-tnat II theY give
them valuable Inior nation they Will De well paid
he never mad any badge, shield or authority as an
operator; paid him on on January IL; ne wanted
more money; witness then described the mode OF
arrest. and Ia the main confirmed the evidence or
Detective kennoch.
the Court then adjourned until Il A. NJ. to-day.
THE TENPLETON SHOOTING AFFAIR.
The Court OF Appeals yesterday confirmed the
Judgment OF the Supreme Court General Term,
reversing the judgment OF conviction OF Duncan
n Tar IN he q
Tor shooting his wife, Ida Maud Templeton. Tenn
pleton was convicted in that Court on the goth OF
April 1874, and sentenced TO Imprisonment Tor
seven years and a half at Sing Sing Prison. His
counsel, Mr.. John D. Townsend, took an appeal, by
writ OF error. 10 the General Term oil the Su.
preme Court and obtaned a stay OF proceedings
thereon, thus preventing his client from being
sent 70 the STATE Prison Inc case was argued
Nj. Rollins appearing Tor the people and Mr..
Townsend Tor rempeton, and resulted IN tie re-
veTslng OF the Judgment oil the General sessions
ana The granting OF "A new trial. Inc District
Attorney tnen appealed 10 tue Court or Appeals
from the judgment OF the General Term, aud the
arr ument VAS had on tho Goth OF March last, Mr..
Phelps vi pearing Tor the people anu Dir. Towns
enu Tor leinpeton. Yesterday, as stated, that
Court sustained the General Term judgment and
ordered new trial ior the prisoner. Pendlng tue
10 discharge Ienpleton before Judge Barrett.
whIcu was denied, solely on the ground that but
short tn @ must intervene before argument was
mad before tile Court OF Appeals. Most PROBABLY
Application for bail Will be renewed. AS the case
stanas great victory mas certainly been achieved
by MT Townsend.
DOG FIGHTING TO BE SUPPRESSED.