The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-06
CHARGEs TO BE INVESTIGATED.
The Arrest Of Thomas l.. Birch on Accusations
of Subornntion OF Perjury.

oi Subofhu'ton OF ttlDuTN'
Thomas l.. Birch of 357 Lewis avenue.
BROOKLYN. was arrested on Friday on complaint
Of Charles Westerman, OF l9O SchermerhOrn
street, accused Of being suborned nv Thomas
7. Remington to commit perjury. The
origin of the case dates back to 1874, and lmpli-
Gates several persons OF standing In this city. 1t
Ia charged In the complaint that Remington. de-
string to open an account with the Ninth Ma
tional Bank, deposited for discount a four
months note for 81 500, drawn In his favor bv
Siias NJ. Stillwell. Jr. The President Of the bank
having been assured that Stllwell was OF age.
and that both he and Remington were the own
ers OF valuable property, consented to discount
the note, and placed the balance to Remingtons
credit. Tho account was soon overdrawn.
Though several checks were returned marked
"No funds" Remington continued to draw on
| the bank In favor OF various parties. Among
| Others, II Is charged that two OF these checks
were msdc payable to Henry II. Freeland. slaw-
yer Of this city, who used them to pay for a bill
Of goods at Park & Tilfords, receiving In change
| $50 This mone,, 1t Is ch,reed. was divided with
| bennington. In the mean time, Chares Weeter-
| form a copsrtnership in the dry goods commits
sion business. This he did after receiving from
Mr.. stilwell aatterns assurance OF keming-
and the house Of Westerman Rem
ins,on was opened. Remins.on put no no
westermsn note. sggreratina something over
$4,000 when stillwes note, in favor OF Rem
asserts that he was Induced to take II up through
| the continued representations OF solvency and
the further consideration that etilwell ana
Freeland would endorse the other notes. 70
| this they consented. stlpulatns however, that
| Western,an should pay to them respectyely t5Oo
| and l,e00 alleged To oe Que by kemington.
Through stilwelrs representations wester-
$1,000. certain properly which he represented
that he owned In Scranton, Pennsylvanis After
bad no right to sell the properly; hence suit was
commepced by westerman TO recover, pending
which Remington was held In $4,000 oeil. AZ
| ter argid examinitio Thomas l.. Birch OF 3JI
| Lewis avenue, Brooklyn; Charles l., Edmonds,
So ID " stfeei; Horatio n. rwoinbly. II Lafayetts
| pace, and ROsalie Newbefger 100 East Eightisth
| street, were accepted suretles ON the bond:
1t is now alleged that these persons were all
| suborned to commit perjury by Remnston, and
much documentary evidence Ia appended to the
| complaint to show that they have sworn falsely
as to the value Of their property. Birch, who was
arrested yesterday, is said To be an old offender
| In this respect. Under Snerln John CUMMINGS
ss,s ssa professionai sstras Bill" westermsn 10 a
| young man OF respectability, but OF not much
business capacity. HIS father is one OF the
| wealthiest citizens OF Brooklyn. His LAWYERS
| say that the beat evidence that he has been
duped Is that the money Il gone, and he has not
he assumed ana paid on every nabillty Of the
nrm OF westerman Remington, and that lie Ii
Remington, aided 10y Stilwell and Freeland, to
have swindled him out Of silas SIllwell, w.
Is n lawyer AT ~ .ss III street. lie uenle- nav
ing used undue Influence to orng about com
| plications between Mesterman aud kemington.
lie says thnt Remington Is OF one OF the best
families OF Pennsylyania. but he thinks his mind
has been Affected by an attack OF Drain lever
that he had just after leaving the house OF Hoyt,
Sprdgue Co, In which he was one Of the most
valued statesmen. He says, so lar US ne person
allT is concerned, that he long since severed his
acquaintance with Westerman; that the notion
Of his making anything out Of him, particularly
such trivial amounts as be speaks Of . aosnr
that bis .nnual Income Is more than four times
the amount Of all the notes, aud that he 10 ready
to have the case tried.