The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-26
carr. osBON'S CASE.
The Account or IL Given by MIR. strickland
and Capt. Wellington.


In regard to the Imprisonment in the New
Haven Jail Of Capt b. s. Osbon. ex editor of the
Nautical Gazette. for failure to return the sloop
yacht Swallow. which he hired until the lst OF
October. MIR. Francis W. Strickland. tho owner
Of the yacht, and Capt Wellington. who assisted
in her recovery, mako the following eNplana-
ton: Capt Osbou chartered tho yacht from
July 10 Oct. !. signing an agreement to deliver
her In good order in the port Of New York ON
tho last-named date. lie stipulated to pay for
her use SIS month In advance. As security
Tor the yacht. Osbon assigned twenty shares OF
the stock OF the National Alarm Company Of
Boston. which he averred to Dc worth $4,000.
BY the terms OF the contract the security was to
BE- forfeited for the non-rcturn OF the yacht on
the ist OF October. QsbQn. Mr.. Strickland says,
pad $40 III advance for the use Of tho yacht In
July. For the August rent he sent Mr.. Strick-
hlnd an order for AS on Henry W. Turner. Of
26 Vesey street. MIR. Turner refused payment
ana expressed surprise at tho OrdprsaS he was
In no way indebted to OsbOn. and the latter had
no authority for drawing the order. Tho Sep
tomber payment wis made by similar order
Capt. Wellington. at Mr. Strick lands request
made Inquiries concerning tho value OF the
National Alarm stock. Letters from the officers
OF tho company informed him that the old COM
pany was dissolved. and that u new company
had been formed. which was doing no bust
ness. Oabon, the officers said, paid $40 for his
stock, Ahidayits We're then obtained from sew
eral shareholders 10y Capt. Warrington. avcrring
th0t. instend OF being worth $1,000. OsbOn's
twenty shares nj the time he assigned them
were worthless.
On this information Mr.. Strickland swore out
9 warrant charging Osbon with fraud His
nrst Intention was TO await Osbons return to
Brooklyn. but. hearing that Osbon was 10 be- in
Saybrook on certain day. he sent Capt Wat
lington to Intercept him. Can't. Watlington
overlook the swallow in New Haven OsbOn
had got under way again before he arrived.
Capt. Wellington hired tug and soon over
hauled him. A formal demand was made on
Osbon that he turn over his personal property
subject 10 attachment. Osbon refused saying
he would go 10 Jail first Ho was then taken OF
anu locked UP.
Instead OF denying to Osbon every courtesy
and Withholding necessary wearing apparel.
&c. as Osbons friends allegO Capt. Warrington
says ne gave Oshon and his lawyer forty hours
TO remove any OF Osbon's effects from the yacht
The Eyeglasses aud the tobacco, mentioned by
Osbon MS all the articles allowed him. were vol
unfairly taken TO the Jail by the lad Sheppard.
Of the swallows crew.
In relation to Osbon's assertion that he was
homeward bound when arrested on the Goth OF
October. Mr.. Strickland says lie has evidence
mat ne was preparing 10 receive his wife ON
board the yacht In Bridgeport week after that
date. Conccrning OsbOn's averment that he
was month overdue In New York because OF
stress OF weather. Capt. Warrington says that 1t
Is sufficient 10 say That he brought the yacht
from New Haven 10 New York in seven hours.
Capt Warrington says that Osbon has been
convicted OF fraud in the Court OF Appeals and
Is 10 DO sentenced ON next Monday.