The New York herald., 1875-12-07
OPPRESSIVE DETENTION.
HOW UNwITTING PEOPLE CAN BE LODGED IN
JAIL FOR BEING IN THE RIGHT.

HOW UNwITTING PEOPLE CAN BE LODGED IN
JAIL FOR BEING IN THE RIGHT.
Yesterday afternoon HERALD reporter despatch
ed to the Ludlow Street JAIL in response to
ncaon from prisoner stating that he had something
Of general interest to communicate The gentleman in
question turned out to be physician somewhat ad-
vanced in years, who told the following story
Some time ago bought ST. 100 Of furniture from a
well-known furniture dealer, William r Romano, OF
No. 23s East Fifteenth street The furniture was
to be paid for by instalments. / paid him to
within 1920 of the total amount My bill
settled up to the month Of September Of this
year. on the 1st of May was breaking up house. and
he entced to store the furniture with him. prom
ising to store 1t gratis. consequently stored with
him the whole of what had bought from him. an d
$500 worth belonging to my wife. AS he got
IL into his possession he sold both what belonged TO
me and 10 my wife, Upon being asked where 1t was
he said he had taken 1t TO safer place of keeping In
July took a house in Fortysixth street, and called
upon him for the furniture. He calmly informed mo
that he had raised $3.50 upon it, but that he would get
the money, release the furniture and send ii to me
within three days This promise not performed,
nor were several similar ones which he made He
next proessed his inability to get the furniture without
first raising the money. Mean while my rent roll
ing up at the rate OF $500 mouth, and had furni
ture in my house. This went on for six
who informed that IL a of
constructive larceny. filed complaint before Judge
could not get warrant for his arrest He then sent for
Mrs. - in order that she might take her furniture,
and politely informed her that he had not - stick
of it. Subsequently he cited by Jadge Kasmire TO
appear When put upon the stand, in contradiction to
his first assurance, he there $50 due for
carriage and storage. The Judge told me 10
tender him the money, aud IL the furniture
not forthcoming TO come back to court j put the
money my pocket in order to tender II to him. but
he euded me for a fortnight My next complaint pro-
cured the issue OF warrant but he had forestaled
me and procured warrant for malicious prosecution.
/ have now been nearly a fortnight in Jail without
O hearing My bail fixed at s., 500 which
amount / unable to procure. l have
wife twenty years younger than my
self and three children, the eldest years
old, the youngest two. | am poor and my wife
and family depend absolutely upon my daily prac-
tce for their daily bread. The very fact of my being
shut up without hearing is utterly running me and
threatens to throw my wife and children into the
OF opinion that our laws approximated To
those OF England where man must be brought up be-
fore justice within hours OF his arrest but
was totally unconscious although born American,
OF any such fragrant injustice this. The world s
moved sir to-day by the press and it is for this
that have called upon the most powerful organ of
public opinion in this country the HERALD, to convey
my plant and that OF dozens in this prison to the
American people. Our judges may be ignorant or
venal but the people OF the United States cannot be
purchased, and, in the long run, seldom hood
winked
Such is the Doctors story. 1t told in a calm,
measured, unmpassioned way, and bore probability
on its face.