Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-05
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His Statement OF the Difficulty Be
tween Himself and Judge MIL
ton Brown.

We have received from Mr.. J. M.
1Omeny his own statement and that OF
his wife relative to the difficul Y abou.
the three railroad bonds of which he is
charged with robbing Judge Milton
Brown, of Jackson, Tennessee. From
these ststeme ats it appears that Judge
Brown visited Mr.. TOmeny's house in
the suburbs of this city, for the purpos s
OF consulting him relative to q suit
which had teen instituted to recover
twenty-five hundred dollars of him as
surety on the official bond of said Tom
eny as acting collector of United States
customs at Mobile, Alabama, from
February Let TO June Both, 1866. The &C.
cused states that he had no connection
with the Mobile customhouse after June
both, 1866, and exhibited to Judge
Brown papers showing a complete ad-
justment of his (TOmeDy's) accounts,
not only as actirg collector but as super.
Yising special agent of the treasury de-
paTtment. After this was done, he con-
sulted Judge Brown relative to his TO
meny's) litigation with theMem phis and
Ohio and Louisville and Nashville rail.
road companies, concerning some OF the
ten per cent. first-mortgage bonds of the
former corporation, which he (rOmenyl
has owned since March, 1856, but has
baen pjJined, by decree Of the court,
from dispOsing OF. Having heard read
the papers in, and explained the status
OF the railroad case, Judge Blown Of
fsred TOmeny his sorvices, and signified
his Willingness to remain 70 assist in the
preparation and argument Of the case,
which was set for trial in the United
States court. then in session in
this city. Having, in the course Of
their consultation, exhibited these three
bonds to Judge Btowr, he Judge
Brown as attorney took possessi IN
thereof, and subsequently Mr.. YOmeDy
asked hiln for receipt for themi which,
in case of the death of either party,
would show that they were his Tom
eny'el property. After consenting there
to, Judge Brown refused TO give such
receipt, and would not return the bonds,
valued at eight hundred and fifty dol.
Isrs, be insisting upon retaining them as
an indemnity in case Judgment was re-
covered against nina as surety for To-
meny in the sum of twenty-five hum
dred dollars. Judge Brown being urged
to return the bonds, became indignant
and left Mr.. Tomeny's house fer the
pun Va a0hibS .t1O az LII
wood cemeteEy.sand come into town,
1t being then nine O'Clock at night. Mr..
Tomeny fearing that the lords might
be ste len, and that Judge Blown had no
idea of restoring them, followed him to
Elmwood cemetery, where in the pres
ence Of several persons he stated what
he was after, seized Judge Brown, end
accusing him Of the robbery demanded
the return Of The bonds. He searched
judge Browns vaiise, but could not find
the bonds; and the latter, who had once
been into the city since getting possession
Of the bonds, declared thet he mad left
them st Balls European hotel, and
would settle the matter if Mr. TomeDy
would accompany him there. This Mr,
Tomeny did, but upon reaching the ho-
tel, Judge Brown, inatead OF restoring
the bonds, had him arrested, charging
him with highway robbery. In regard
TO Judge Browns conduct while at Mr..