The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-08
CELESTE MILES'S HUSBAND.
IN LUDLOW STREEN JAZZ, THIS TIME
CHARGED UITH SUINDLING.
Mr. Muiien's Lament, set Forth In 4 nidnvita,
and Provoked by his Experience or the
Enxiishman's JeweIry and ueIrIooms.

Mr. MuIen's Lament, SET Forth In a Anidavit.,
and Provoked by his Experience or the
Enxiishmnn's Jewelry md HeirIoom..
Frank ELLINGTON, who was recently ar
rested upon complaint OF his mother in law
for abducting his own wife and taking her to
Staten Island. and who represents himself to
be younger son In n titled and wealthy Eng
lsh family. is now prisoner in Ludlow street
inil on charges OF fraud preferred by Daniel
Mullen. n retired grocer A motion to vacato
the order OF arrest was argued yesterday before
Judge McAdam in tho Marine Court. The aGl-
davits upon which the order OF arrest was
granted. and upon which tho bail was fixed at
81 900. toll the following story:
Mr.. Mullen is man OF advanced years. living
at 2l2 West Nineteenth street. The grocery
business. in which he was formerly engaged
has left money In his hands. which he is roddy
10 invest in promising enterprises. On tho
10th Of last September he saw an ADVERTISE
ment in the Herald as follows:
WANrpD..Aa 4 party 20 redeem jcwelry. watches, 4c,
TiffoI, Herald oficc.
Mr. Mullen replied to the advertisement and
shortly thereafter Mr.. Ellington called at his
house and said that he had n large quantity Of
valuable iewelry in pawn at simpsons. in the
Bowery. which was worth over 81 200 ;that he had
received an advance OF about $40 on II and had
taken the pawn tickets to the loan office OF John
s. Macdun. at n Blocker street and had thcre
obtained loan OF $50 on them. This second
loan was to be repaid in thirty days. and tho
was not paid promptly. HacdiufY would you have
tho right TO redeem tho jewery at Simpsons
and dispose OF 1t for his own benefit.
Ektngton IL also represented to have snid
that he was an Englishman: that he had fam
lly. and that the lewefry belonged to his wife
follow him to this country. He urged Mullen
to pay Macdutf the $50 that had been advanced
on the pawn tickets to redeem tho jewelry from
Simpsons. and TO keep II himself until he could
equally. Elkinrton told Mullen that the goods
could readily be sold At any time for $500 and
that ms WINS well known pawnbrokers never ad-
vnnced more than one-third tho value OF arti-
cles pledged TO them. This areum.nt, he used
with him 10 Mardun office. pay tho $50 ad-
ynnred with s. interest. and Thereafter 10 go to
simpsons ONE and paythe interest due on the
The following Sunday evening Ellington
again called on Mullen. and represented mat
h" hnd obtained lucrative employment in the
Custom House. that he had received news that
his wife would soon arrive from England and
thht he needed money 70 straght"n out his At-
fairs and prepare suitably for his wiie's recep-
ton. He said that he had obtained an ad-
vance OF about $500 from Macdun on jewell
~ and diamonds belonging to his wife
These diamonds were hrirlooms in his family
Mullen swenfs that he was Induced 10y Eking-
dress. and by his plausible story to pay Mac
dun $500. and to take for II the jewelTy that
Elkinston said he had pnwned there.
A LAY or two after that Elkington again called
on Mullen. and said that the customer Of whom
he had spoken was ready to purchase the ear
rings and brooch. and would meet them in q
beer saloon At the corner Of Broadway and
MN,ssyesley place; Mullen wen, there with
Then ELLINGTON proposed 10 take tho iewelry
to his customers residence. and offered TO de-
posit $500 United States bond as security with
r.. Mnllpu Re-
Mullen could not read without his spectacles,
and was unable e examine the alleged bond
sntisfactorily. ElkinGton proposed TO 20 10 n
there Judge OF the bond. Mullen accompanied
him TO the book store. and met man who
looked at the bond and pronounced II good.
Mullen took the bond and gave up the iewelry.
Ellington sad hs would take II to his Gus
toner's residence. and would return in due
sens9n.
piciQus that all nigh, not be right He took tho
bond TO bankers IN Wall street. and learned
from them that 1t was not United States hond
Estate Loan and Trust Company Of Washing
ton, ID. C., md OF no value whatever. Mullen
says he looked for Elkington thereafter. but
was unable TO nnd him. Ho went TO the Ma
sonic bookstore in broadway, and told the man
he had seen there what the Wall street experts
hid said oi the bond The book man said
on. those Wall street brokers wlll tell YOU any
thing. The bond is good and valuable
Then Mullen went 10 Macduit told him what
his eNperence had been and offered 10 return
the jewelry hc had redeemed ~ n cost Of $780,
less tho earrings and brooch. At the
time when the Irwelry was redeemed Mr.
Mullen swears that Mncduff valued ii very
highly. and offered 10 buy l back at any time (;
but now he offered only Sl25 Tor what remained.
and finally bought il Tor ti50.
hardun proposed to 20 into Joint specula.
tion in sealskin snraurs. SAYING that he mad
| opportunities TO buy them adYautnEeuusly But
Mr.; Mullen declined 10 have any association
with himt
Also redeemed AZ a cost OF s2dS hut he says TINT
he has since then learned that II Is not worth
over tl0O.
Mr., Mr!lenb nfldavit closes with nm cxprea.
| sion Uf his belief that MAc!un and Ellington
bad conspirel 10 driraud him; that the depoe It
with Macdul was bogus TINT the value OF the
l"welry had been grossly Overrtpd, and that
Elkington had published this advertisement in
the Herald with the deliberate purpose TO de-
fraud. Ho SAYS also that he is informed. and
believes. that ELLINGTON has practised similar
frauds upon others, and that the swindle prac-
tiesd upon him is q systematic one ey which
Mullen's aiiidavit is supported by that OF tho
R"v. Dr.. Throiore A. Eaton the pastor Of 81.
Clements Church in West Third street, who
t-stiGrs TINT he married Elkington last January
20 Ella Celeste Miles, thereby showing that
Eikington's alleged assertion that he has n wife
that Elkington paid the marriage fee with a
check for 800 on the Manhattan Savings In-
stituilo1., which on presentation was pro-
The notion to vacate the order OF arrest was
made upon afildayits o. the defendant. Macdun.
Daniel Sckles the Masonic book publisher
and others Substantially they deny all lotthe ma
terlnl allegations advanced by Mullen. The value
OF the jewclry il represented not TO have been
exaggerated; the bond deposited with Mullen
Is said 10 be good, and not 70 have been passed
for . United States bond. which 1t does not re-
scmhlo in appearance EiklngtOn denies that
he spoke OF having a wife in England. or that
he had any intention u making on with the
earring and brooch on the contrary. he says
that after Mullen had sold tho rest OF tho iewelry
to hacdun for $3.50. he called on Mullen and
offered to pAy him the amount he had expended
and 500 interest. and demanded the surrender
OF the Jewolry. He also SAYS that Mullen in
spected the iewelry before advancing his money
on II that he offered 70 have an expert Judge Of
its value, but that Mullen sN!1 Il was unnGccs-
aary and that he knew the value OF iowelTY well
enough himself
MIR. Mullen. in robuuing affldayit says that
Elkingt0n has been under arrest in Richmond
County on q charge ot perjury. and reItcrates
the truth OF his own affidavit,
Judge McAdam reserved his decision.