The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-29
A Man Under Indictment Plays
Dead and Escapes.
Astounding Meeting Of The "ReSuFrtCted" Man
and q Detection in The Street.
Johnny Stacon and the "Slug-
cling" OF TuOhey.
Interesting Testimony Before the Legsla-
tive Committee on Crime.

an hour for Mr.. I. cooper Oamppen 10 nnlbn some
personal business, the Legislative committee on
Crime went into session.
As soon as the committeeman were seated
District Attorney Phelps rose and said he was
present, In obedience to a subpoena, to produce
certain records. The records called for were. he
said, with Mr.. Sparks, Clerk or the Court Of
General Sessions, VINO was also In attendance.
After this explanation he was excused and
captain John Young was called TO the stand.
CAPTAIN JOHN YoUEG's TESTIMONY.
Captain Young said that on or about March 20,
1873, he was called upon by Mr.. sylvester Brush,
who told him that for some time past he had been
missing goods from his store on the corner OF
Broome and CROSBY streets; that he had reason
TO suspect some one in his employ, but could not
tell who; he further stated that he had called at
Police Headquarters and had seen the detectives
there, but they had done nothing for him;
Captain Young detailed Detective Russell
d. Wiley from his once to watchi the
premises on the corner OF Broome ana Crosby
streets after the place was closed for the night;
the next morning the officer reported to witness
that he had seen the porter, John Rademacher,
leave the store in the company Of Mr. Brush and
mis- son; during the night Rademacher returned,
opened the store and took from the premises
large bundle, the contents OF which Wiley was
unable to ascertain; with this bundle Rade-
macher went to No. 800 Broome street, TO store
Kept by one Levi AdrOnS, hHu wien ne leu
ARrons' place he had no bundle.
THE DETECTIVES STORY.
The next witness called was Russell D. Wiley,
the man who was sent TO shadow Rademscber.
He repeated the story told by the preceding wit
ness and added an account OF the later develop
ments OF the case. On the Monday succeeding
the detection of Rademacher, Wiley accompanied
by Mr.. Brush, went to the Tombs Police Court
and made anidavlts against kademacher and
Aarons. and, on these afIidavts warrants were
issued against both parties; Oilcers Quacken-
Sush and Halliday were sent to search AarOns'
place and to execute the warrants Of arrest Is
sued by Judge Bowling. Wiley says ne twice
subpenaed TO appear at the Court OF General
Sessions but, owing to adjournments or other
causes, he was not called on to testify.
THE POLICE OFFICERS STORY.
Ofncer p. IL. Quackenbush was then called. He
stated that himself and Onlcer Halliday were de-
tailed to examine the house OF Aarons, and ar
rest him and Rademacher. He went TO No. 800
BEoome street and Aarons was not at home. He
examined the place and found quantity OF wool
1urs. These he brought up stairs. When Aarons
came home he asked him II he had any goods,
describing those lost by Mr. Brush, In his posses
sion. Aarons said "Non but when shown the
goods he acknowledged he had bought them
yrom q man named Rademacher. This was In
April or March, 1873. witness brought Aarons to
she Tombs Police Court, where after q nearing,
Justice Bowling committed him and Rademacher
In default Of $1,000 each, TO answer at the Court
OF General Sessions II witness remembered
right Aarons was never brought to trial, IL being
reported that he was dead. Rademacher got
three months on the Island. Two years later-in
1s75--as witness was walking up Seventh avenue,
ne saw Aarons and accosted him. At nrst Aarons
did not want TO recognize witness, but, his men,
DRY being refreshed by narrative OF some OF the
incidents Of 1873, he suddenly remembered the
snncer, who said to him, "Aarons. you are
VERY LIVELY CORPSE"
''Yes," said Aarons, "but 1t cost me an awful
lot Of money to die; don't want to die again"
shortly after the trial witness saw Mr.. Brush,
who told him that he did not think he had been
treated right, as Rademacher only got three
months Tor stealing between $4,000 and $4,000
worth Of goods; witness understood rom Assis-
rant District Attorney Russell that Aarons had
aieu in the Tombs; short while since Of1cer
Quackenbusn noticed in one OF the papers the
reading this he went 10 the District Attorneys
once and saw Mr.. Conner, whom ne asked II he
had heard anything about Aarons; that gentleman
said he mad not, and there the matter dropped.
The next witness called was Oncer Halliday.
rested Aarons and Rademacner. His testimony
was the same as that given by Omcer Quacken-
neys once and the meeting with Aarons after his
''death.u
the testimony Of oficer Brophy who accom-:
panied the two last witnesses TO the house or
AarO6s was unimportant.
O. = rae urBRK q, THE COURT EXPLAINS.
Mr.. John Sparks, Clerk OF the Court " general
sessions, was next called. Counsel Tor the COM
mittee showed him the indictments found against
Raaemacher and AarOns They were found on
the 10Th Of April, 1873. From the Endorsements
on the backs OF The papers IL appeared that on the
14th OF Auril, 1873, motion was made to reduce
the motion was grained and such reduction or.
dered. Counsel for the prisoner were Orlando
Stewart aAd John o. Mott. by the papers IL also
appeared that plea OF attempted grand larceny
was accepted from Rademacher and that ne was
sent up to tnc Island Tor three months. ON the
Indictment against Aaron an erasure was noticed,
aud the following explanation was onered Dy
the clerk when the Court was informed OF
the death OF Aarons an Endorsement TO
that enect was made on the Indictment out as
pench WIrraGs Was d ny 5sueu iV casa sr
II was thought 10 be strange inconsistency TO
have the paper Endorsed with statement OF the
culprits death presented In evidence against
him; so the erasure was made in order that no
ones sense OF consistency might be shocked;
Aarons' bail discharged by order or the
Court in August, 1873 shortly after the death was
announced. Mr. sparks was asked If any papers
were used for procuring that discharge OF BALL
and, II So where sucn papers were. Mr.. SPARKS
had no recollection OF the matter; he supposed
papers mad been used, but where such papers now
were ne could not tell; If pa. ers had been pre-
sented TO the Court he woud nave taken them
and pat them away with the other papers OF the
case such papers may have been presented and
ned away; Mr.. SparSs remembered that wnen
Aarons was recently brought into Court he ad-
mitted that ne was the man wne was reported TO
be dead.
When questioned particularly ABOUT tine re0uc-
ton OF bail from So goo TO $500, MIR. Sparks said ne
thought at the time that the hrsJ figure was I'M
usually large, nut OF course 1t was not MS bust
ness; IL was the AFFAIR OF the magistrate before
whom the motion for reduction was made.
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY RUSSELL E&PLAINs
The next witness called was Assistant District
Attorney Russell lie had taken charge OF the
case OF Rademacner ana Aarons IN 1873 lie was
questioned as follows:-
Counsel-Mr Russell, you have heard the Les-
timony OF Clerk Sparks and are familiar with the
cases whisn have been under investigation THIS
morning We would IKE TO know from you now
IL tnat the bail In tho case OF Aarons was re-
1uced.
Mr.. Russel-Mr John 0. Mott and Mr.. Orlando
evtwatt came 10 me In my once shortly aiter the
Arrests were made 10 see about having ball re-
au@d they were accompanied by large woman
oIes.ed in black she appeared TO nue. 10 De Jew.
ess, AID she. through the gentlemen named, sald
tnAt Sic was the daughter OF Levi Aafonsi mat
neI iatfer, VINO was OF the time locked up IN the
Iomos Mas In very delicate, II not dangerous,con-
aluOn OF leatn, ans that, unless he got out 10 20
n az NV IL nrlilu