The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-19
JOHN HALLIARD In JAIL.
THE INDICTED Ex-B4KK PRESIDEyI
SURRENDERED by 4 FRIEND.

| The Bondsmnn whom he Depended ~.
6ases 90 Remain hts securIty-uI. R,,,o.
CompiHint-Anoiher Case Against HIN
| John Halliard, the late President of tbo
State Insurance Company and OF the insolycn,
Mechanics and Laborers Savings Bank of Jny.
ser City. was surrendered in Jersey CITY yos
terday by Daniel A. Clearly. his bondsmsn an
! tho indictment against him for perjury. ia
was committed to the Hudson County mil /,
default Of bail. Mr. Cleary called at Hallari,l
residence on Friday night and volunteered IA
become his surety in casa he was indicted
Yesterday morning n constable visited Hal.
liard's house. and informed him that no bod
| been indicted for conspiracy and that Mr.
| Cleary had expressed his willingness TO fur
nish tho necessary bonds. Tho officer and bls
prisoner accordingly went TO Cleary's storn
in Newark avenue Clearly conscn,ej 10
oblige his friend. and tho party pro
ceedod TO the Court House While In tho
Judges chamber whiting to be arraipnod
Halliard was told that Cloary. instead OF in.
tending to 70 his bail on the third indictment
meant TO surrender him on the perjury indict.
ment. Halliard turned in dismay 10 Oleorv
who occupied n seat near him. and asked him
II this rumor was true. Cleary admitted thai
4 was. and began TO explain his action. Hal.
lard exclaimed
Heavens, man. you have ruined mel"
Tho bail piece was then declared vacated. md
the prisoner was rcmandcd to the custody OF
the Sheriff. VI
A reporter for THE Suy saw Halliard Lac,
night ia the County Jail and asked him whether
he hnd any statement 10 make.
Only THIS he replied. " You can saw that
John HalliHrd Is here through the tieaehery NJ
man who pretended TO be his friend. Tbs 4
outrageous, and added the prisoner bitterly
he called himself my fricndf'
. In retercns0 10 the indictments Mr. Hal.
Hard refused TO say anything about the AFFAIRS
Of the state Insurance Company on the ground
that he might thereby injure that m-tit,rfi1n'
As to the six 8 .OO0 BayOnne city bonds thai H.
r. indicted for having converted to his own u.s.
he declared TINT they had been sold by the hank
In the usual course OF business, as wOuLf an
pear from the books. Speaking of the inIl 4
ment for conspiring to dcfraud the deposit,srs
cy. he asserted that he had no knowledg. Il
such insolvency until the suspension. At tho
last semi annual examination. he SAID the A.
counts balanced.
To what do you nscribe the suspensior -
inquired the rcportE.
TO shrinkage in values and 10 negligence"
Whose negligence"
Mainly my own" he nnsv red sndly as ha
sat down on the little bedstead and placing his
elbows on his knees hid his face between HE
hands.
Halliard. in addition to his other troubles has
been arrested by Constable Locke on n warrnnt
issued hy Justice Aldridgo nj the instance II
Father Timothy. the superior Of the West lIo-
bokcn Monastery. The complainant alleges
that ON Aug. 81. 1877. he gave Halliard II 92jtD
held by tho Mutual Insurance Company. aud
That Halltard appropriated the money. The
prisoner gave pail III the sum OF 1000.
McSsrS. Adam Dittmur. 4. &. O'tallughan. and
Jeremiah sweeney OF the Board Of Directors,
who have nlso heen arrested for cons piracy. are
under ~ 300 bnil