, 1880-07-30
THE TRASK GANG.
Trial for Conspiracy to Defraud Mary
I. Wagner,
Conclusive Evidence Showing the Guilt
Of tho Accused.
somo further Specimens Of Their General
Rascality,
BEFORE TIE JUSTICE.

for examination yesterday afternoon mt
O'Clock before Justice MeccF. The first cn8e
taken Up WIS that Of Mary L. Wagner rngntnst
Edward 4. Trnsk. Delncy n1fas II. NJ. Cook,
the capitalist, William T. Turner, tic claln'-
buyer, ex-Constable 81. b. AlcDonougl'. Con-
stable George T. Herr, franklin j. Spencer,
Charles l.. Wilson, md IMstfce Gustavo Dc
,nnrs, charging them with conspiracy to de-
fraud her Of llcr property by Illegal means.
The proceedings were very Interesting, ana
tho courtroom was crowded to Its fullest
capacity, a number being Victims OF the
rnpacions gang. The evidence agatnst
Trusk showed conclustvely that he was
tlrncc Of Justice Smu!l brands lim rs 2
thotu1 RI, villain. Tint gentlc,nan's testl- |
iony, given below, identifies lin rs tho
pn!nl II the reples'i' L. SUI, II r%ustn wagI; ne
fsn,lamts, Tst refa!sd this, Gut he wy badly
shaken by tS n us sTqYs
people an, outraged Justice. Near him sat
jacob nnd Henry Deidier, WHO arc nfterr tic
s1psis ss saSercq cqot Gor % lie III tnns nf 81 0a %ht Il
Ce. lie arnnii VI. perce, GEORGE sparlins,
Payne. Fttz, represented the tlefetldants.
alter ttctr clients Interests. xii tue lsfsilt!.
sts Wsre ssrt sxsSpt Si: rRk!!a SlIs n.5: l.
sol,s never having existed IL fnct. except by
Tke prosecution announced lis readiness
to PROCEED VIII, tho conspiracy case, Mary
Wagner being complainant, III wllcl, NIL tic
Jointly churpcti. The Justice was lletalned
BY trinls III Ills own court, ami hence there
WINS naotier deIay q short thug; lloW,
eyer, tle case was Called a''l Col. CGnG,soli
IN Tur i'n1p,yS;: q few days ag0.
lie would prove that there were no such per-
sons liSing Us Franklin j. Spencer nnd Rlch-
pieyined tic goods from AicDonough.
.,a c,,x,r .,ra.t @ ia,ynar Gas In first v,tccsq
IT, Ind neysF Is s'it ttn nESst MEs r.
MaehGr nGiofo Den,s ,i,i " !.,,,,o, ~, ~
~ Ho uH iloa kmow , Wai;a ,,t ,xoa 'rn.,9i v"
1le pli OF Juiy, %len thp s91 waa na oIo"s!: TO- n
l1lelce stit II ms nalne. Mo ti'M !Dt KsGw S,S
1iiht SUI Gd Deeh coh!eem "a, ngss; 15; nS;
tMager ga, N my IN 'SS n,s,ohla % ~ 'tH i In
aIdnt know where Denars' odl'ce wis; ard
II witness fiP{sl IT, d''a tat
sns rs Masef tSsg nrnn an 1sa rask "s was
IFS aeent tor tho plopsrty to COLLECT the IT. rent.
lie had never siyeli him authority y, cqulJ ,
nSnrg ay ,, 9t 9ef r. stg cn;sct ct @ tfo
80 - :. st... n..s. -.
hntI rccelye!l S75 from rent for tne itol1se nc-
rMpiea ny Mrs. wagner. eGt!nd o 20 tlo {eht a a@r
tsse months l q IN tne @ .l,ne sn tt se ~ ~ ,,, H. r.
lrask tor nancy. and told l,lnt that nc would
co,l'nenec suit 1pr possession q TIC prem,
tses. After talking Awhile, Ifask hnntiet!
htln nyer S25,-olie !lniitl's rnnt,-.e!ai,ni1iE
tlat !e advanced It, having il,!l eonlsdeNee ~
Mrs. wagner. witness cOielN mol recoileet
what tie lease stated ~ TO- whom tile rent
was payable, whether TrAsk nr witness. AIRS;
Wagner had paid Him rent, and Irask ha't
also paid lin.
u In redirect examination Mr.: Iet!erer said
that lle granted tho nuthorlty to collect from
9LrS. Wagner i; tue spr'Mg or @ lS3o; Irask as'l
lnd yet several properties to soil for Nun.
lle didn't know TINT Mrs. Wagner owed l!tn!
Mllything Of hts own knowledge, except wl'as
Trask had told HIN.
Atl,s. MARY WAGNER
+ha prosrcuttrv witness. II 1utty of about II
Enura ,Sna thni, tniI Ia fnFe lii stnfMf. Sic
Iivrs nj M" III Sntth NinrgnIl street. Sic
1.,,u.v 1rI1rnur iFrncl: i,nnE nnH Nc1nn
Mig,, t,hn nt,yar i;n.,y ,,r l1scarai nf Frank