The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11
BLACKL0CK or CALIFORNIA.
Something About the Young Man who Occu-
pics n Cen In the city Prison.

A Blackjack, Of tho Gulf OF California
Oyster Company. and whoso residence is a, 10
California street. San Francis 'o IL in the city
prison. Detectives ThomlBOn and Adams ar
reeted him in this city on the 9th inst. upon in
formation tclcgraphed by Capt Ices Of the San
Irunrsco detectives. Bla kloek was taken bo-
fore Justice Ottcfbourg. and the examination
was adjourned unti Wednesday, Then tie
prisoner WIS rcmaudcd 10 the Police Central
once. On the afternoon set for th' henrlng be-
fore the Police Justice. Blnckl"rh WAS taken on
writ OF hnbcns corpus to the SupWni" Court.
Tho argument upon the writ was not iinHhrd.
agnin before Justice OiterhOurg. who said thut
while the case wis before the supreme Court Ae
would do nothing. On Friday th, writ was dis
missed and the detectives with Ass siant Dis
trict Attorney Russell We're in the Tomls Police
Court with the prisoner, who was held 10y JUS
Yesterday morning Justice Ouorhourg sont
for Detectives Thompson and Adams. and
ordered them TO prOauco tho prison.r
This they were unable to do. as he
had been committed TO the CITY prison
by Justice Duffy. Justice Ottrbourg de-
clined " accept the explanation. md al.
Judged the officers to be in contempt Sergeant
Williams was ordered 70 lock them up. Assist-
half oi the officers. and Justice Ottorbourg per-
Yesterday Superintendent Walllng received n
dcapatch from san Francisco. saving that
BlackiockB fOrgerles amount 10 tlOOOlO. amt
his opcratons IN ne sp99r1no sork oil Ne san
despatch from san Francisco says that 1t has
been nsccTiuned that Blackjack II the young t
Of the Hurley brothers. who Figured extensively
In Chicago, st. LOUIS. Cincinnati. Louisville.
and other places. ten yours ago, us cOnhdrn ~
men. In 1859. under the alias of McCaw. Ben
nett Blde kiOck, they. II Is said. with 9th -.
INrpctrated nm Intelligence Onicc swindle in
Denver Upon the discovery OF the fraud
several OF tne firm wore lynthcd. and the hur-
ley brothers went TO California and there en-
gagged in various questionable enterprises.
Blackjack SAYS that he IA a ScOtchmHn. He IL
tall and slender. OF nOrid complexion, sandy
hair and wi skrrs, and has evidently been II
educated When he was shown the despatch
| brothers, he wcpt. saying that Il WAS cruc Sian
| der: that he was never known Ivy any other
name than thut of Blackjack; that he IL of re-
! spectnble family. and WAS never engaged in any
swinging, enterprlse Ic rehehcd tnis Iily
| from san Francis %. and was on his way to Eu-
| rope. there to purchase some small steam 'rs
| with larg. tanks 10 De used IN the oyster bus-
in ~ Oh the rac,ilc coast. H. also intended to
pu' some 81 the sto' Of tho Gulf of California
| Oyster Company upon the European market.
| lorgerics upon the Bank Of British
| North America OF San Francisco. and SAWS that
the checks wore handed ~ him - James kei-
| log, OF Messrs. CnrOlau, Cory CO.. hardware
the checks. amounting 10 SLIGO for stock in
the Oyster Canning Company he add that he
IL only too ANXIOUS Ia 70 ba h TO san lIAncis'O
but That he wlsheS to return there as n Enntio-
man md not as II prisoner In addition to the
criminal charges against him. lac has h"nn
served with papers in II civil suit instituted 10y
| the Bank of British North America against him.
His trunk, money. and other NiluuOlcs are IN
the hands OF tho police and h. Is utterly dc,t!-
! tutt. An exam nntlOn Ii TO Dc h"iu before JUS
! THAT time that the san Francisco detective Will
| be bore " claim the prisoner.