The New York herald., 1877-09-11
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ARREST OF A BAPTIST MINISTER AND HIS
FRIEND-AcTIoN FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT
OF A CALIFORNIAN NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO
INTERVIEW WITH THE PLAINTFF--AN tx
TRAoRDINARY STORY OF WRONG.
An order was granted bv the Supreme Court yester-
day for the arrest OF tho Rev. Cora Osborn and OF
Henry Hosford a charge OF false imprisonment Tor
which Perrin II. Sumner, resident in Brooklyn,
has instituted action against them. laying his dam
ages at S25, ,000
The complaint sets forth that the defendant Cora
Osborn, we'll knowing that the plaintiff III, and
under tho pretext that plaintiff was guilty Of for
gerry, procured by false affidavit from the Governor
OF California on tho Sd of January, 1876 requisition
for the body plaintiff; that tho latter confined
in Raymond Street jail, Brooklyn, for seven days;
that the 14th Of February Hosford, tho other de-
fendan conspred with Osborn entering the Jail and
transporting plaintiff to Elizabeth, N. j., where he
again incarceraIed without authority of law for
i've dogs. Soon after the requiston revoked and
other prosecution instituted.
The affidavit OF Or. William 4. Grinths, Of Brook
lyn, sets forth that deponent attended Sumner
professionally a, the period OF his imprisonment; that
no suffering CEREBRAL irritation and congestion Of
the brain, resulting from injuries by such imprson
ment that he suffered greatly and deponent feared he
would finally break down under the excitement and
suffering and become insane; that deponcnt became
familiar with the facts oil his case ana believed said
Sumner 10 be innocent man, and accompanied his
wife 10 Albany 10 SEQ Governor rilden TO procure the
revocation of the requsition for the delivery OF sum
ner TO the custody Of Osborn.
Hosford was yesterday arrested by the sheriff and
gave bail $4,000 The other defendant has been ar
rested ut Syracuse.
THE PLAINTIFFS STORY.
HERALD reporter called last evening on Mr..
rosidenc. sas on the Corner Of Quincy and s,uyVs.
SAINT Streets BROOKLYN, and requested him to furnish
which led to it. Mr. Sumner sad that lie dated the
commencement OF the case 10 a church trial which
had taken place in Oakland, Cal, several years ago.
He was himself senior deacon oil the Baptist church
there and certain action Of his led 10 the exclusion OF
its then pastor account Of icentous conduct. This
shortly aor became intimate with Cora Osbarn,
who preached at Baptist church Ia California, and
influenced him TO JOIN In schcmc OF vepgeance with
which no repeatedly threatened Sumner Tho last
named gentleman was accordingly attacked and sc.
vercly beaten with sand club in Oakland on tho
night OF October 26, 1875 by two men whose excama-
tions ed him to connect the assault with the church
Affair." But he was never able TO identity his as
saants or legally connect the assault With his
quanted with Osborn and sold him certain lands for
$4,000 accepting mortgage on the land In part pay
cal advice rendered necessary by the above mentioned
assault, ana took up his residence In Brooklyn.
THE ARREST.
On February Z, 1876, he arrested on charge Of
forgery by Osborn, who represented himself as an
agent Of the State OF California, empowered to arrest
HIM. He was then imprisoned IN Raymond Street Jail
for week, and later IN Elizabeth N. j. for I'VE days
He also detained in Jersey City tor five
weeks, while the evidence was laid before
Governors Tden and Irwin. Hosford acted
as assistant TO Osborn in the transfer
from Brooklyn to Elizabeth. Mr.. Sumner states that
no indictment prepared against him; he Was
arrested the simple AFFIDAVIT OF Osborn. He was
very vigorously treated In jail He was moved TO
Elizabeth 10 avoid writ OF habeas corpus Every day
during his impr:sUn ment he visited by Osborn
and his solicitor, who called himself General Fay.
They offered to release him Immediately II no
would pay sum OF money TO Osborn or would cancel
part Of tho debt the California property He con-
stanty refused TO do this The OF the long delay
in prosecuting Osborn has that he kept without
the jurisdiction Of the courts OF the States IN which
the outrage was committed. SUIT for $50, 900 was
commenced ia the Now Jersey courts, but It dis
missed as soon Osborn entered this State.