The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-19
A NEW TRIAL FOR DIR. LAMBERT.
THE Ex-pREsIDENT OF THE POPULAR LIFE IN
sURANCE COMPANY sPEAKs-RoBERT CASE TO

THE Ex-pREsIDENT OF THE POPULAR LIFE IN
suRANCE COMPANY sPEAKs-RoBERT CASE TO
BE TRIED AGAIN.
Hope, which had we'll nigh abandoned the aged
breast of DIR. Thomas s. Lambert, quondam president
Of the defunct Popular Life Insurance Company.
visited tho prisoner in the Tombs yesterday morn
ing. It in the form Of telegram from Albany,
announcing that the Court OF Appeals had decided to
grant trial OF his case. In the latter part Of
the year 1877. 1t will be remembered DR.. Lambert
convicted of perjury, in the Court Of Oyer and
Terminer, and sentenced to Ave years at hard labor
in the State Prison. The charge that he
had signed an annual report representing the COM
pany of which he was president as being in sound
financial condition, whereas III reality IL hope
lessy embarrassed. One point in his defence
that the notary who witnessed the swearing of the
signature not citizen of this State when APP
pointed, and that the president did not appear be-
fore him to sign the document. general denial of
the charge OF perjury also made for the
Doctor says. 'the company in perfect condition.
and if allowed to resume business to-day would
forever" stay of proceedings obtained on
appeal taken from the decision of the Court of Oyer
ana Terminer; but Judge Brady. of the supreme
Court decided adversely to the Doctor the 3Oh Of
June last. Application for new trial next made
to the Court or Appeals, which had just adjourned
for the summer Its decision is now given, and as
man.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PRISONER.
HERALD reporter saw DIR. Lambert at the Tombs
yesterday afternoon His cell is the first tier and
the reporter entered the Doctor was drawing tin
cup of tea ut the stove near the keeper desk. He
was dressed little shabbily and his high hat was
pushed back from his forehead failing to shade
that had not felt the couple of days.
At first he seemed disinclined 10 talk, and referred
his Qucstioner to the receiver of the company which
he had ceased to manage. Finally however. he grew
more communicative but refused to speak on the
subject of his probable line of defence in the new
certain even to whether not the would be
retired. and said that the technical meaning of the
term vonre de novo was unknown to him. He was
in excellent spirits and spoke jocosely OF the pros
fourteen months. he said they talk OF turning me
out. Now I'd hardly know my Oldest friends. and
/ don't believe they d recognize me-.
"And have You become attached to your surround
ings during your long residence p asked the re-
porter.
well. not very strongly-not so much as am to
my wife. My trouble has made her i'll, and doubt
If she will survive it much longer" was the reply.
Have you many relatives herc?
"None ut all; and only one-a young lady-in the
State, out in the western part. II had been in
another state could have found bail easily enough;
but 900 was too much for me here
The Warden afterward told the reporter that DIR.
Lambert, though all along strenuousy asserting his
the decision in his favor. During his imprison-
ment he has behaved with perfect propriety and has
accordingly been treated with consideration.
ANOTHER RETIRED.
The Court of Appeals has also granted q trial
20 Robert l.. Case. ex-presidcnt of the Security Life
Insurance Company, Who n similar charge
ceived similar sentence to that of DIR. Lambert.
His relatives wcre however, able to procure $4,000
March of last year. His home and family at
Ncwburg.