The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-13
SUYDAM. THE LAND AGENT

HIS ARRIVAL AND IMPRISONMENT IN CHICAGO
ARREST OF KIrrIE GIBLINo, THE ALLEGED
ACcoMPLIcE-rHE PRISONERS STATEMENT.
From she Chicago Tribune. August Io.l
The alleged land pirate, Abraham suydam, reached
this city from New York yesterday, in charge OF Con-
stable Hartman and was locked up all the morning In
the Central station. On the journey suydam talked
ltts saying that he had real deals in
Chicago, but letting out nothing OF a criminating
character His alleged accomplish. Kittie Gliding.
tho woman With whom no said have lived this
city 1877. and who Is charged with having signed
deeds wife, arrested in Detroit yesterday,
and Hartman viii bring to Chicago In day or TWO.
suYpAM's STORY
Q Do you wish to make a statemsnt-gve your
side oil the story, said reporter TO suydam yesterday
morning A. was arrested was the reply, without
q moments noice, as l was leaviug the house
arrested At haiti past nine O'Clock and jerked OIL 10
Philadelphia at eleven to get me out OF the jurisdc-
tion OF The New York courts I was not allowed 20
communicate with counsel or with my friends.
With regard % tho officer who brought me here,
have only TO say that he treated mo very we'll
have complaint 10 make Of his treatment. He
did his duty, which 10 bring me here am
locked up here but not informed to the charge
against me. have chance to talk to counsel, and
do tee much disposed TO talk about the case be-
cause don't know what It Is
q Had you any connectisn with the safe OF
100000 acres Of West Virginia lana in New York
A. Mono whatever.
Q. What were you dong In New York? A. was
not engaged in any regular business.
Q. Dealing In real estate2 A. No, and have ncvsr
good oesi IN my time, but never have been what is
known us . real estate man.
Q. You have been IN Chicagof A. Yes
Q. Have you ever sold any property hereY A. No.
Q. Have you ever sold any property to Cnicago
partssr A. Not OF my own--not that recall.
n ArA Ann1t INNS hatr etaA
for A. was arrested ON a warrant which charges
the crime OF perjury, but in what ! don't know
haven't seen any papers have no legal knowledge
simply verbal Information.
Q Do you know Kitte GiblinG9 A. know tho
lie. mo say hors that the story pubIshsd about her
and my wife 10 made out oil whole cloth. No woman
10 ns to- asS 70 % WI"
to DO honest, straightforward man. l have been
unortunato-got en,anglsd IN reai estate had money
tied up and embarrassed for want OF means
ing to pull through and realize on wha. properly
Chcagoans have-taken advantage OF the Bankrupt
law shown liabilities OF $780, 900 and assets OF $500
and got my debts wiped out don't want TO do tnat
owe some money and ca.'l pay. am sorry, but
hope to live to pay every dollar owe
Sox ss
ginia and New York, as my business called me- and
| out here on business
Q WHAT truth is there in the story about your con-
nsctien with The Texas, Missouri aud Illinois land
Is made out of whole cloth.
O. And the bogus railroad tickets and passes
A. That Is absolutely iase never had anything to do
with railroad tickets. except 10 buy them when
wanted to 10 anywhere.
O. What became OF the properly you got from NJ en-
dclr A. That proved to DO absolutely worthless. ]
couldn't dispose 81 Il
O. Have you got Il nowf A. No; Hawiey conveyed
to MIN West Virginia lands, and think he got very
good bargain; tho State mas bsen worry prodga In
making grants; owing TO the carelessness OF county
surveyors and general Ioossness OF practice u 10
very eaSy thing to get grant on lana that has been
granted before ana the trouble with all large grants
Is Ihere are occupying claimants under junior
patents; the federal courts hold very strongly IN
favor Of tie elder grants ana they rule the
grants being mostly large ones, aud great
owned by non.residsns, are run down BY persons IN
West VrgAia who claim title under junior patents,
aud they do every chance they get; whom comes
to y suit in ejectment between the claimant under
the old patsnt and the claimant under tho junior
patent tho latter generally gots beaten.
q Did you know that detectives alter you ?
A. had inssmatiop Of something OF the kind.
O. Wore you htding In New York; A. No; had
lived In the rooms ever since May l, and
| TO the usual places evory day. l did make tho
slightest eert TO hide or mako myself scarce have
| nothing 20 hide IRON.
Q where were you arrestsds A. Opposite my
| house. short fellow came up and asked me If my
name was suydsm. SAID II was He SAID no had
| some business with me- 1 asked him what. aud no
SAID he was an o1csr. said, "Let us 90 back TO the
house." ana Nv went back, and as was going up
stairs he seized me ana prevented ne. And then
Hartman Game down stairs and shswcd me has requi-
| Bsi0n. ana made NO resistance.