The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-22
ARREST or MAJOR GARY.
lie ia Brought to the City in the
Custody Of Sheriff Fitzpatrick
to Answer Charge of


Yesterday there arrived In this CITY via tho
Mobile foad from Monteyello. Ala. sheriff John
Fitzpatrick, having In hls custody MAJOR
aeotge w Caty who ta wantad In this eity to
answer an indictment for forgery found on
laat Monday. aganst him by the grand Jury.
On the arrival Of tho train at the depot the
Sheriff. took his prisoner Immediately to the
Huperinr Criminal daurf. whore ha WINS blaeed
under afn pnn bonds for hla appaarauoe which
WINS Immediately Furnished, Mr. Albert Rald-
win Incoming hia anteiy.
Major darv, mon. being reeasej immali-
nt"tg rapnirad II hia residence on Prytanjn
street. Whate no wat valed by DEMOCRAT re-
porter.
Minor Cary aeemed In very good apirits. and
to tha nterraKatpfieR pTnpnuniad by ths re-
u"rtet, Gad TIM ha worry giai a tho action
tHl on hY The Rtanf Jury, for now he utd have
M "neoli1n1ty.t proving MS nro 's19e fo the
Huutg nj lalga Th t although n ung man
b" bud hold II most anVinhla r putatinn ~ this
community. both EpniAiiy and In n BUSINESS
pfint II Wow for venta, whi3h uutii ransuilY,
bad never bon aullni by nvan tte braatn Of
Eulnfe tan
III tefataneaf 10 hi a'1aanna from the otty. he
exclaimed TINT Il Waa entirely attributable IL
bllaiHeae. md nat ~ aaeiua tha rur4uii nf the
mH At tha fina ni RhpflH FiTpHtrlek's ar
rival ha.wna IN tho country and fully nWera of
tfai officials moVemeae, As soon u he hoard
| That be Wantei he returned to M1ntevslio
and ttSptasaed 10 tho ahetifI bis peffeet will
| lugnRss to fetuih II the city.
| Nathinp definite could tn learned owing to
gte afti Y h Ing tho Sabbath, pf tho charges set
| tuItIi l., the Indictment, although IT ia how
! "yer 4aAhrReeA TINT thy relate tl ths Ger
tuHnin National y nk, whRTntp Mr.. tarp. on n
| telsefan from W H. Futtof Il Ur. of Hsw York.
stating that ikiahagdIOn n Guty'l draft Mt sight
tot f7oqa would ha houorad hg hem. drew
| dtatt for fl5fp. signai Goo w Cnfr, and In
! aafsad ou fha haek john u Richardson. on
| which the hank advanced $500,
The fpft was raturned protnstad aud Il was
| iheu MH1ar II charisan rr0npuneRI The in
dareatuauf OH ha hHck forgery. WHILE on the
4 aihar haud Mr. Gary who uuon being In
/ formed fhat ha draft Ind boon protested, took
| il III. ana Whan nformRl that MHi II HiehRrds
son had detiiai tho signature, hsld that the sig
uaute wRs that af John l.. Richardson
Whom this affair tGgether with number Of
nthnr nhntGna ngainat Major Glrv Wns mnda
| known through tho columns Of the URMouRAT
on shaut tho first of Nuvembnr, Il created q
nnbsi1afabla stir In tho com muutty for awhile,
rs Major Gary wal considered n prominent
| husfhess man AMI II worthy citizen.
| District Attorney FinnaV. with the dntermina-
| ton To- give NHfpr Gafy m opportunity 10 vim
! dcRto himself, At the sRuIn tima tn Hnlisfy the
NV. hha u haan violated. drew nj the ihfotmn-
| ton unoa which the grand Jury found the In
dCtment.
| Majar Richardson. when interviewed stated
| that he Ind not Interested hlmanlf IN tbsalIght=
est manner toward the prose GU Ion Of Major
/ tary that Ra he SUNNI ned hsF0Ia the
grand Iufp. he appeared before that body and
| gayo his tea impnP.