The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-09-26
The Chief Of Police Arrested.

Some few days ago a man named An
areas Flath, aged about sixty years, ans
who used to work in Morris moidint
factory, on Main street, and later kepi
saloon at No. G64 Central avenue. WAS
accused by his step-son OF steali,S
$1,000 from mis- (Flatl's) wife.
The money was alleged to be the separ
rate property OF the wife, the projects
of q sale of piece of property left hei
by her first husband. A warrant was
sworn out for his arrest, bat
before il was served Fiath
left the city, going first
where Detective Ampthauer, of this
city, found him last Friday and brought
him back, and recovered from the prlgi
oner $2l In cash, watch and a certlii
cate of deposit on Cleveland bank fDi
$500, all that remained of the original
81, 900.
FIath was taken to the Chiefs Office
where he met his wife and her brother.
Mr.. Frank. Linck. While there FLati
endorsed the certificate Of deposit and
turned 1T over to Col. Wood, and wai
liberated from custody. Subsequentl1
all the Valuables taken was given to
MI. Frank. Llnck, and u receipt taken fD
them.
So far all was well as regards the re
covery of the articles alleged to hay{
been stolen, but the question, from q
legal standpoint, why the prisoner whu
was arrested on warrant legally is
sued from the Police Court should bs
dismissed without trial, should be an.
swered.
Flath's story is In substance this
That the money he took was his own. and
that he was induced to leave his vile on
account of her incorporate habits; thai
his arrest was an outrage; and furtheys
that wpen Pc signed the certificate b
deposit in C0i. woods once bl
had no idea that it wal
q certificate at all, but that Col. Wood
told him il he would sign the paper hE
would be liberated; after his slgnaturs
bad been placed TO it, he noticed thai
the upper portion of the paper, that hat
been partially covered with another
piece, contained printed and written
matter.
AS soon as he left the Chiefs office hg
went to Squire Dossman's Office and
swore out warrant for the arrest Of tbt
Chief OF Police, Detective AmpthauaI
and Frank. Linck, charging them witt
false pretenses in securing hI
signature to a certificate o.
deposit given by the Second National
Bank Of Cleveland aud payable to the
oruer "a -AAu4GGs -. ,,.....-.s
were served, Col. Wood giving his word
to appear before Squire D0ssman ats
0'cl ok to-day, the others entering into
bonds for their appearance.
In conversation in reference to the
matter this morning, Colonel Wood said
TO STAR reporter that in regard to ths
as 1t has been STYLED. II
was the wish Of the plaintiffs in TIM
case That the matter-a famiIS
be settled without resort
ing to law, and that they were pcrGectls
willing to let Flath 20 upon the receiH
OF the money; that Flath signed the Ger.
lificate Of deposit voluntarily and cheer
fully, and after reading It,; that FIath,s
statements that the paper was in anV
way concealed, or any part al
It during the signing thereof is false:
and in regard TO the insiauation ma.fu
Dy certain newspaper that be (Col
Wood mad been induced to lend his aa
'istance TO the wife for the recovery oi
he certificate by any money coa-
'lderat1on Is an imputatiun
lpon his good name which
S both cowardly aud unreasonable; thai
lis actions in the whole transaction
we're prompted by the best Of motives.
hat is, to recover the money from tho
prisoner for his wronged wife with thu
east trouble and in the quickest way.