The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-14
WARNING TO DOG FIGHTERS.
THE RAILROAD BOND FORGERlES.
A Novel Suit for Damages by a
Wife.


by United States Commissioner Osborn. In 5000
bail to answer charge or receiving Struggled
cigars.
trunk containing merchandise, struggled on
the steamer Vile de Paris was yesterday the
United States District Court condemned by de-
fault. no claimant appearing.
The trial or Roberts and others, charged with
being implicated In the great railroad bond foreer.
les, continued yesterday before Judge Sedg-
WICK, or the Superior Court. The was opened
lor the defence, in which 1t was stated that evil
dence Will be brought to show that Spence Pettus
and others consplred TO fasen the crime on the de-
PENDANTS Ii looks as though the trial might lasta
week or Two longer,
In the suit or Sarah Jane Nagle and others
vs.. Robert McGinnis, tried before Judge Van
Brunt in Supreme Court, Special Term, the par
tlculars OF which have been published In the
HERALD, Judge Van Brunt gave decision yes
terday, holding that the personal prop.
erty OF deceased person Is drst applicable
TO the payment OF his debts. mortgage had
been devised but, instead OF applying this TO the
payment OF deDts tne defendant trustee OF the
property mad money realized from the sale OF real
estate Tor this purpose. This Is neld TO have been
illegal.
the examination in the Templeton child ha-
beas corpus case was to have been continued yes
serday before Judge Donohue, OF rhe Supreme
court. Both Mr.. John D. Townsend and ex-Judge
Busted, the counsel. were present, but Colonel
Templeton. whose cross-eXamination was 10 have
been resumed, was unavoidaoly absent. An adj
ournment look place till Friday next
THE MASON CONTEMPLATING CASE.
Tue trial OF George Albert Mason, late Secret
Service detective, charged with circulating coun-
terleit IS bills OF the Traders Bank, Chicago, was
resumed before Judge Benedict yesterday morn
In hp nj
branch.
w. Ii. Ensor was recalled ana cross-examined
by counsel for the prisoner. He testified that he
gave Mason ten $50 notes on the cars en- route TO
Philadelphia; ne did not state to Commissioner
Gilbert, OF Rochester, that he gave them to him
alter arriving at Philadelphia; ne was writing In
room IN the hotel when Mason went out and dld
not return; he did not state 60 Commissioner
Gilbert that wnen be arrived at Rochester he had
$50 OF the Mason money; Mason did not threaten
TO whip MIN In the hotel In Philadelphia because
he was drunk; no such thing occurred; Mason
paid sI09 IN Rochester-$49 on lace, $50 Tor doc
tors bill and other items, making $3.50 PAID alto
gether; Mason has offered to return the goods II
he would pay him $500.
Counsel Tor prisoner here o1ered In evidence
copy OF witness testimony before United States
Commissioner Gilbert, but as II was not the origi-
nal the Court ruled II out. witness, resuming.
game, but lie did not get the money.
IoAsslstant District Attorney Purdy-He did not
get the money he won In Philadelphia.
air. Purdy put in the statement that prisoners
counsel offered in evidence and read IL 10 the jury
THIS statement showed that Mason registered in
New York "a ''Tycrm ana at the Bingham House.
Philadelphia, as Jackson" and that on his ar
rival he had $50 OF the Mason money. MORE
NfLLess testified on MONDAY That he mad but three
IS bills When lie reached Hochester
10 Mr.. Puroy-He wa, now in the custody or the
Marshal; no promise or hint has been given him
that nc would be benefited by testiiying against
Mason.
George King being sworn. testified that he was
clerk ia a Rochester cigar store; ne mad known
Ensor since March l, when ne ana another
man came 10 and ordered six cigars; Ensor
gave him a SIS bill ana be gave him the
c4ange: ne gave the note 10 boy 10 lake u tn the
look or Ensor; ne met Detective Hughes and
they found Ensur al the Wayerley House; nc
marked the oil after II went into Hughes posses
10 Mr.. Foster-He sent the blu down to the bank
20 II II was good; be did tots because the APP
learauce OF tue bill was suspicious.
Jonn NJ. clancy, tue boy Dy whom the last wit
ness sent tle bill TO the bank, testi1ed that he
took tile hi 10 the cashier OF a bank. who pro-
Dognced IL a counterfeit, and lie handed IL back TO
King; the oil vas not cut oil his sight; he ident-
Ged tie bill shown as the one.
10 Mr.. Foster-He put a mark the bill the
day after nc took II to the bank; ne would not
the one the revenue SPY. Mr.. Dow, gave him 10
marx.
Der Of the detective force, OF Rochester on March
] ne received this note fpro0ucedl from George
King; ne marked II 10 the Marshals once before
n let his sight
Mr. Purdy offered the bill In evidence. Mr. Fos-
ter objected on the ground that the indictment
gives number or the bill as TX 236 703n whereas
the bill produced Is marked * 7s2 30o.m lie
quoted several authorities 70 sustain tie objection
The Court ruled the bill out for the present on
the objection raised by the prisoners counsel.
W. W. kennoch, de ecilye OF the secret Ser
vice, tesunrd tnat when he, Chief MashbuI and
Crowley arrested Mason he attempted 70 cnew up
4 letter; they found over sl3 m good money on
him 10 MS room, IN HUDSON street. tney found IN
nIs satchels papers ana under the mattress a
tGis was the lloney lie now produced: tins was a
memorandum book found IN yanse; these bills
are nltIes, tens and ives; the flyes are on the
. Traders bank OF Chicago; Mason. IN the Commis.
siOEcriS ONCE. admitted that mat his room
ana that 4 woman put IL there; mel { are sixty.
SIX hve-, Sky Two twentIes aud tive We Gtteg
Mr.. Iuroy OIL ca The money 10 evidence.
10 NJ. f9sie,y.he received ms lnstruc ions
GAknson Mr. Crowley aud Mr.. James J. Brooks
are attaches Of the o1ice IN TINS city; Brooks was
nov away. and he was cnlef the New YORK
onlce ne had authority as an operator signed by
BuOrd Wilson and Cniei Wasnburn; ne was or
w,rs nge or six warrants issued; he MAS depa.
ilzed In the MarsnaIis ONCE; Washburn Was
deputiZed on another warrant ana crowley on
another; ne was told that Mason was refused en-
ployrnent bY TIE old force; he never turned up
any countcrielIers; generally when nc wanted 10
sss = man he found nlm Iayor's Hotel or the
Park Hotel; II wanted TO IND a iorger, coun.
terfslttf, &c, ~ NouIQ 20 70 william - WOODS
hotel. expecting to nnd them there; Wood was an
ex.enici oi tue diyslon: he met Mason In
the once OF The Park Hotcl; they engaged
4 loom there 10 watch N 0ods room; Mason came
out oi 0OGs ON ana went down stars, whcn
Wasnburn, crowley Drumm1 and nc followed
and arrested ann as nc was going down into tue
basement; ne said ne wanted 10 zee Bill Wood
but they w0uldat let nun; tney earned HIM 10
tnelr Uflce M Blocker street aud nandcuned
him; Mason had pistol; did not recolect that a
warrant Tor MS arrest was shown; Mason was
searched IN the btelkcT street office ~ Drum.
mOnd. thiei NashOurn and |.
Counsel lOr the prisoner objected 10 the admts-
sion ~ he money produced, us 1t differed from
tue notes described IA the various counts IN the
indictments, VIZ. that the $50 note IN the first
count ~ the Indictment described a.
No. 20,1l5, whereas the number oil the
noe proluced IS 1925; that IN counts
nNtn anu SIKH the same note Is de-
scmDed as No. 20,3lq. whereas the one pro-
uured i 40. 1o,285. lie described Vtner I'M ortant
OMISSIONS III very latat character to the prosecu-