New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.


THE CHARGES AGAINST DE GREIFF 81 co.
sroRY or THE INYoRMER INSTRUMENTATION I'M
PoRrANr PAPERS ARE SAID TO have BEEN
BOUGHT.
The most interesting examination in the case
n, fbe Government against the members OF the hrm OF
De Creif 90. and Hugh ]. Begley, lawyer Tor the
alleged destruction OF evidence beongngng 10 the oo'
eminent, occurred yesterday before COMMISSIONER
Shields The charge in brief that Mr. Begley as 1880
,ae counsel for the in the suits for sew
sral hundred thousand dollars against DE Greln q 20
for alleged underyaluaon Of impOrtations was able to
ebtan valuable evidence, and that be sold this evidence
20 the frmfor 000 The infOrmer is John W. Bret
tngham. who formerly in the employ OF dc Greln
ACo and brought about as he asserts the negotiations
The firm is composed OF Anthony De Gren' Carl iri-
acca and Peter Schurman.
Mr. Buckingham testified that he was employed by
De Gref Co. from July l. 1876 TO June 26, 1875 IN
work regarding the suit brought against hemp Novem-
witness employed Mr. Begley for the firm with MI DE
Greifs consent, and paid him $780, The witness goe
Custom House Begley said 70 Bretnghan III h necen
and instpnc them what to saw 70 the DistrctAtOrney
This was told Mr.. DE Greif In August SO, beeJy
told the witness that he had the control Of valuable
The with IS said he went to the Highlands aud toid
Mir DE Grcih whom he met there what Begiey nav WIZ nam
10 him. and that the papers could be purchased sG 5
De GIe came back to SSp,epT The mr.
chase hut when Buckingham told him that the price
the middle OF the month Begiey told the witness
mat the papers could he obtained for 5000. Wien
This conversation repeated TO De Gref ne sau tt
he woud be willing to give that amount II Beeiey wG3
The list DE GreG said that il would be necessary for
the witness 10 introduce Begey 10 G Goet
q Co. The introduction vas made at Begley's office.
IIegley aud Schurman had conversation ana Mter.
ward schUrman gave the witness package containing
$4,000, and he handed it TO Begley MI DE GLelli sain
he did not want any papers nniess ne cSHd op av
eminent. When the papers were handed to SeLurman
pF% ns WIN ee d t mnGS
action completed, the witness went 10 Ihe store 81
ness was there SchuTman came, aud De Greh followed
him to office the first floor above Mr.. De Grein
erward told the witness that he received the papers
aud burned them. De Gref told Brettingham TO 20 10
person from whom the papers were originally received
Mr. De Greiff said that he was satisfied.
will be continued Assistant DistrctAuorney FIero
appeared for the Government, and j. K. Cunning for
the defendant
HALF-DROWNED. DRUGGED AND ABDUCTED.
THE SINGULAR STORY OF YOUNG MAN FROM
BROOKLYN.
Isaac C. Treadwell, of Brooklyn, who dis
appeared on July 16 under circumstances that lndi-
Gated that he had been drowned in Flushing Bay re-
turned to his home Monday last. Tresdwell says
that on July IL he hired boat at Flushing for sail
on the bay The day being warm he concluded to take
n SWIM and divesng himself Of his clothing he jumped
overheard. The boat. with his clothing, watch aud
money init was found tine next day at New-ROcheIe
While SWIMMING Treadwel asserts that a small sail
boat which there two men came mp To hlIn one
Of the seized him by the hair and held his head
under water until he was uueonsci9us. "hen ne re-
gained consciousness he found LmsG lying on me Dot
TON OF the sailbca his head invelOped Ill piece OF
lie recognized the Two men IN tue
d the whom lie had last seen while III the
water. Tho men informed him that he was in their
power and unless ne acceeded TO their wishes they
would kill him. Up to this time. some twelve hours.
Treadwel was perfectly naked, but upon promising TO
obey the wishes of his captOrs they gave hln some
clothing. lie then made to drink some liquid, aud
again became unconscious. How long he remained 50
ne cannot toll but he remembers beng put on shore and
given railroad ticket for charleston, ana 49, the TWO
men accompanying him to the station. OF what took
place after that he has only dim recOE tcuon but
finally he found himself i'll Charleston 5 {. lie re-
manned there he weeks and then went 10 ST.
Louis where obtained employment. There he stayed
until two weeks ago. when he met friend from Brook
n who at informed the family, aud at tho request
OF his father he returned TO Brooklyn Treadwe 1t s
alleged at the time OF his disappearance was engaged
TO an estImable lady living in Long Island village
Her friends that he has been seen by them several
within the past mouth and his story is discreded
by them His friends are determined TO slit the mys-
terry OF his disappearance, ana 10 That end nave em-
poyed detectives. The police authorities Of Brooklyn
have detailed Detective Zundt 10 Work up the case.
They consider TreadwelPs story incredible and
preposterOus, although they are not yet able
10 account satisfactorily for ms disappearance
readwe left Brooklyn yesterday 10 visit friends
beyond saying that he believed bis sons story TO be
true, refused make statement IN reference TO the
matter His son, he said. had not told
him the story, and, In fact, had not said
more than a dozen words TO him since
his returu having spent only night at
ms fathers house IL is believed that Ireadwell Is
either insane or seeking attain nOtOriety by max
ng himself appear The hero of a startling sensation