Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1878-02-14


Ring. 1t will be remembered that about |
four years ago man named Harry Genet
sprang into sudden notoriety, by means of |
the publicity which attached to an indict
ment brought against him for defrauding
the City Treasury of enormous sums of
money by false pretences. This was just |
at the time that the reform movement |
in the State politics began to show its
claim to the title, by exposing public mis-
demeanors The hot-bed of municipal |
corruption was raked up, and wherever
the fast growing weed called crime was
found, it was plucked out by the roots In
this general overhauling, the degrading
expositions of persons in high places be-
came so general that the people grew to
see it without wondering. Just at this
time it was proven that Mr.. Harry Genet
a man well known in this city. was de
fanlter to the extent of many thousands of
dtllars The adroit thief evaded these
who searched for him. He was out of the
clutches of the law from that time until
the other day Just as the bony hand of
Justice was about 10 fall upon him, Genet
seized the opportunity he was great
man on the seize slipped from under it,
and down came the hand, but there was no
Genet to be found. He had flown with
Tweed like flight to other climes, and
they might as well have given up all hope
of ever finding him, for all the good they
did. Retributive justice is an old bird
with broken wing, and she sat herself
down to await the return of the much
scared wanderer. just as she was doing,
| Harry, the refugee, with a wonderful
temerity, crept up and touched the mapping
| bird. She awoke, and he was prisoner.
" May it please your Honor" said Mr..
Beach, the counsel for Genet, addressing
the Court, Mr. Genet wishes to surren-
der himself U the law and to apply for
bail. - Judge Davis, who was on the
bench in Oyer and Terminer, thought it
would be more in the order of things for
Genet to place himself in the hands of the
sheriff, a proceeding which was necessary
fbef0re the application for bail could be en-
tertained. Thereupon, the formalty of
handing himself over to the sheriff was
gone through with and the indefatigable
authorities had secured after all, the much
priced game. Mr.. Rollins, the assistant
district attorney, was perfectly willing
the prisoner should be admitted to bail.
provided the Court would fix the bonds
at such sum as would ensure his appear
ance in case the judgment against him
was affirmed by the APPELLATE Court So
the Judge decided to hold the 'sprisoner -
in S25, 900 bail, which was Immediately
forthcoming, and Genet now walks the
streets with the consciousness of having
aided the authorities to secure notorious
criminal And justice is appeased
The whole affair has caused profound
sensation. Genet says Il am in no way
guilty of the charges made against me,
and had the trial upon which | was con
victed taken place at any other time, no
jury in the world would have convicted
me. As it was, | was tried mt a time of
great excitement, and when it was be-
lieved that L was member of the ring,
anE connected generally with others WHIP
were plundering the city" He also de
clared on oath, that Sheriff Bowman and
his deputies, who were fined and i'm
prsoned in Ludlow Street Jail for permit
ting his escape, were in no way party to,
nor had any knowledge whatever of, his
escape.
Some think that in short time another
child of glory under the Tammany Dtrec-
tore, and subsequently a fugitive, will re.
turn to the scene of his early triumph and
surrender himself 1t wouldn't surprise us
to see Connolly follow Genet's example.
The Importers and Grocers' Board of
Trade held their monthly meeting yester-
day, and the subject Of discrimination in
freight between Boston and Baltimore.
oersus New York and the West, was
agitated. Certain goods, it was alleged.
could be sent from New York to Boston,
| returned to New York and sent from here
at less charge by the Erie, than if shipped
direct. A committee of five was appointed
to act in conjunction with committee of
the Chamber of Commerce to condemn the
alleged discrimination against New York
in railroad freight
Mr.. NJ L. Sykes, Jr., Vice President of
the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad,
says, in reference to rumor circulated in Z
New York about over-issue of stock
There is not a particle of truth of any
extra issue or over issue or irregularity Of
any kind in the stocks and bonds of this
company. All is a wicked base fabrica-
4 tion, and parties who circulated such false
/ hoods are doing an infamous work Give
us their names and the proof and we will
test the question at law. NJ H. SYKES, JR.
The jury in the case of Police Justice
Duffy, charged with arbitrary and oppres-
sive conduct to woman named Mary
Travers. to-day rendered verdict of ac-
quitta'
Tn police Thursday morning took into
custody couple of ingenious forgers, who
hav1 been swindling numerous merchants
ana business men for some time past, by
means Ofworthless or forged checks Their
rsodus operandi was to represent that they
were agents for firms who had employed