New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-22

The examination has been postponed r0.a
Monday, and it 10 .saId that more nreo,l.,
transactions will be brought to light.
BAD CASE FOR THE DEFENCE
| There was q genuine surprise IN stor,, for th Il
| fence in the case of Elijah Alliger wbo is aeon,
| of dealing III forged bonds of the Hannibal and q
| Joseph Railroad Company, when the proceedi,,
opens1 yesterday az the Tombs poie.
Conrt II was nearly II o'clock bef,,.
Justice Smith and all the other persons interes.,s
| IN the case assembled IN the private examipat,o.
room. Mr. Alliger sat by his counsel. ex,yud,.
| Bus eed and seemed calm. Old Mr.. OConner "a,
present and in better condition for testilyinc. n.
was asked by TRIBUNE reporter for the true w,
sion of the story OF the loss of his bonds, and in ~
| ply he said:
81 had taken them from my house. in Sep:emh.,
! 1873 wrapped in a brown paper package and wa,
on my way to deposit them IN the Safe Deoos;,
| Company's vaults. In going through Veseyst
stopped in front of a store and man called nv Al.
| tcntIon to something and as looked he snatchea
the package from my hand and ran. The bond,
had Just been registered and not worth ana,
| of the fingers to him.
| "D0 you know the man who took thcmr
eyes. saw hiw gave description of HIM
detective at the time, but The police did not end
him. Three years afterward they arrested amau.
but it was not the right one ; they did not proys
anything against him. at least"
"Is Mr. Alliger in the room y asked the reporter
in writing.
Mr. OConner glanced around, and taking the r..
porters notebook wrote the words Next on nav
right"
The reporter looked and beheld the portly form
of another reporter sitting in calm unconscioasnes,
Of the terrible suspicion resting upon him. Being
questioned as TO other details, OConuer replied:
cit is long ago-seven years-that don't re-
member exactly" Later III the morning he mis-.
took the same reporter above mentioned for Justice
Smith. Some further delay was caused By the
failure of Cashier Bayiis, of the banking house Of
Hamilton & Bishop. to appear, and messenger was
sent after him The railroad company not rp
resented, Mr. Root being absent on his vacation
ANOTHER CHARGE PREFERRED
Am | to understand, Inspector BymeS that then
is another charge to be preferred against the prs
onerp said Justice Smith suddenly.
Ex-Judge Busteed's attitude of ease was changed
at once as the Inspector came forward to the bar
and said: ION or about February 10, 1880
the First National Bank of Westport Con-
pectlcut was entered by burglars, and property VS.
carried off including valuable securities, some Of
which were owned by Francis Sherwood lwbo %
those pledged as cOllatCrals for loan NJ the lhr
National Bank of this city, by Dir. Aiiiger. Hey
included $1,000 IN North Carolina 'peeIaI ni
bonds two ~ 900 bonds of the Chicago and North.
western Railroad, and 81, 600 bond vi the Norh-
western sinking fund"
General surprise followed at this new accusation.
Mr. Sherwood, an elderly man of slight hguTe, win
gray hair and wni,kers, then retired WIN the IN
spector tO an adjoining room, Wherein AFFIDAVIT wn
drawn up, stating that the following property was
stolen from the bank at Westport on the date neu-
toned
North Carolina special tax bonds OF the valve n,.s
SO OO0-numbers 20. II. 500. 20l i,G15, l61s 2ses
1851 2g6I, 2962 1928. Also bond No. 0,6S7 Of %.
Chicago ana Northwestern conso dated sinking iauI
per and Two bonds OF 900 each OF Tue Caes,
and Northwestern frat mortgage Nos 2.6OS ana 2ooL
All of these were subsequently identified by M
Sherwood among the securities placed by Sir ALI
ger at the Third National Bank.
Justice Smith then said at, aS another cbarN
had been made, and as the evidence was not Of
hand but was easily attainable, 1t would be a.
well to adjourn the examination OF witnesse.
II the first w Shss q he sbo MGP0'y e,p
the prosecution TO have in court oil necessary
witnesses well as the stolen property In order
that the case might be promptly disposed Of.
Ex.Judge Busted concurred in the adjourn
ment, and said he should interpose no ua'
necessary delay. Mr.. AlligeI was then
remanded to the custody of Inspector Byrnes. and
went accompanied by few personal friends, TO the
Central Office. where he still remains. Al pu
hour yesterday afternoon the Inspector stated tos
10 attempt had been made to secure the prisoaa'
Mr. Sherwood stated 10 TRIBUNE reporter tha
the total amount lost by him in the Westpors Bsss
robbery was SIS 800. He had originally S2oW
invested In North Carolina bonds. issued UNDER ns
act of 1855, for which he subsequently receIyse
new certificates, issued under the act OF loo5
accrued interest on the old bonds provided for.
wrote to the Treasurer of North Carolina, ne Aa
" when lost my bonds, and he wrote back thslm
case they were offered tor exchange he w0uid s,os
payment upon them until | was Informed. aT
gave notice to the Chicago and Northwestern Kali
raa nan AM ia n lao
meDt on the lost bonds lost eight or ten dlnefe"
certificates of stock, but the company pays me- ID ID
terest upon them risht along. also lost lie r
surance policy, but 1t was paid up. , ,y.
MI. Sherwood IS director ana owner 10 tue nc'
port Bank and the securities, 1t appears. were
special deposit placed there temporarily
TALK WITH INSPECTOR BYRNgs
" Will AliiGer DO able 10 clear himself. do you
thinkf" Inspector Byrnes asked later in 'hs
day.
"Well, it looks worse for him. replied the In
spectOr. To-day obtained more evidence Inc
proceeds of four distinct robberies have SO tar sen
traced to him. On October 10. 1879 Doa
robbery was perpotrated in broad daylight ~ lne
office of Messrs. Merritt & Trimble, No. Il Gom
landt-st Some persons entered tie office ana en-
gagged the clerks attention while accompicsS 'oua
opon bonds and securities representing, S2s ivo
They consisted of bonds OF the dehomiaIS
zion OF $1,000 each OF the Burlington, "a 10
CEDAR hapluS NUS l,l-f
inclusive eight $500 per cent bonds OF the ssa o
road, Nos 8, 779 to 3, 1885 inclusive, and one siyy
bond OF that road. Ali but of the SlO0o nea
were pledged as collateral 10y Aliger at no inh h.
National Bank Bonds No. 5.779 to 5,7S3 Of ia'
$500 denomination were pledged Mt the same pa'si
"On Ap.i 8. 1880. Allger deposited SlZoC,.0r,
the latter stock at that bank; six months si's
the bonds were taken from Merritt & lrimoN.ss
The detectives attached 10 the bureau IN the s'oS e
Exchange have recovered nineteen OF thc 9iJ,"ooS
bonds, and six OF the 5000 bonds. po. aS
N,
were not among those pledged by Mr AZ, Az
Tiger, and have not yet been traced. 80,
bonds still miss ng No. lab IT the Barps1 si
and Cedar Rapids Railroad for $1,000 NOS o La
mn. q nf the MOD ana lno TlvY