New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST NLLIGER.

ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST ALLlGER.
The POSSIBILITY OF BoUGHToN BLING SIT FREE
MORE DIFFICULTIES FOR THE UNFoRUNArE
BROKER
The investigation into the case of Charles "A.
Rrnchtnn from whom Elijah Aliiger claims 10 have
receivcd many stolen securities. was continued be-
fore Justice Wandcl at the Jefferson Marict r1hEe
Court Yesterday afternoon. Lass S"tmr tsG tor
his clients Discharge upon the ground
thai no evidence whatever existed OF h'S
culn9bhtv Michael Moan, who appeared
for Mr. Trimblc the ownercf apor'on OF the stolen
nroportv reminded the justice that Ai!iger, when
cros5-examined, had declared that he pald bougn4-
Ton the proceeds of the loans ON the stoen oorH
with checks on the Shoe and Leather Bank. The
Court then decided that Alllser should haNe IN op-
portunity of producing the stubs OF the checks III
auestion and also a check for $500 winch had
ieen frequently referred to
When Allitcr appeared III court YESTERDAY ne
shaved tile of the merry Ous cSs which marked nm
nm the last occasion. lie even in cNrbrrlnf SPIT
lis. andj kod and chatted as freely with everybody
as if he were at0at TO be DISCHARGED he Cour
having opened, bis counsel cX-Judge BuSteed &C.
rl;ned To rr0duce the $3.50 check, except on the
condition that after inspection 1t be Inmcdiafey
returned At this point II transp'red that the
check had not Mr.. BouehtOn's Endorsement on II,
bat was drawn TO Mr.. AlligcrS order. justice wan
deli considered that under observation-disclosures was
of 10 account. and would in no way tend 10 I'M
plicate Boughton. Allicer was unable 10 produce
The stubs of the other checks paid to Boughton ana
pleaded that he had understood last Saturday that
the 50 go check alone was wanted
Mr. Howe tacn rose and moved for the second
time that Boughtou he discharged, but
Justice Wandell decided that Alilger as witness
must vet be considered CuimpeaChed, and that his
testimony must he taken for what il was worth:
He accordingly denied the motion, and allowed
Aiiger whose face sutuSed with smile OF
sat! siaction to be again crOSS-CXanincd Mr.. Howe
tLen asked hm wheJher he had not last Saturday
declared himself able 20 produce, Monday, checks
which he had paid Boughton for the loans on stolen
securities Alligcr finally answered the question IN
Inc affirmative. but declared ON further ex-
animation that he did not know Justice
Wandell had ordered the stubs of his
check book 10 be produced in court. Finally
he sand that without examination he could not
tell whether he had a single check III his possession
which was Endorsed by B)ughtOn. although he iIad
looked over all his checks for an hour and hail
last Saturday.
Inspector Byrncs was then put the stand and
c,ossexanincd by Mr.. Howe. He related the par
ticuiars of A.hgcrs arrest and OF the search maze
for j. Cotton Carter. from whom the Prisoner pre-
tended to have received the bonds. Finally the
Justice announced his intention of icservlng his
decision in regard to Boughton Tor a few days.
This matter being temporarily disposed OF, the
charge OF receiving four 81 600 bonds OF the Cln-
cinnatI and Southern Railroad, which were stolen
from the Citizens Bank, Paris Ky, last May. was
preferred by {. :. Brandt, the owner of the prop
cIte, against Mr. Alliser. Sir. Brandt identified tie
stolen bonds the hands oil the cashier OF the Grd
National Bank. where they were pledged. Inc case
WAS then adjourned.