New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-24
ELLJIH ALLIGER IN THE 1OMBS.
MORE CHANGES MADE AGAINST HIM.


TIE AFFIDAVIT or Mr.. TEIunLF-BAiL DEMANDED
$4,000 But NOT ofFEkED-rhE ENAMiNA-
TON FINED FOR TO-DAY.
II wa, balf-past II yesterday MORN ing before the
case az inst tho accused Insurance. Droker, ripin
Alliger came up for hearing ut the lOHDs ROUGE
Court The private exanination-ro0m was neu
with LAWYERS Witnesses and personal freuds OF me
prisoner. On first arriving at the I omips,
IN charge of Inspector Byrnes ana Detectives
Lauther and Ferris, Mr.. Alliger was taken 10
mndeIstood that some obstacle had arisen
in regard to the afiidavi's OF the
last two compliments, Francis Sherwood
and Merritt Trimbe. Both these men snDs"Jnenty
stated TO TRIBuNE reporter thai they ana ho'
desire to make alidavlts AS the printed form re-
nuirel them to stale that they believed Mr. Anger
had fconiously carried off their property
Il don't believe Allger stole the nonus rom my
Office and of course will not swear that; out DO
brli,,yc that hs received them knowing them TO
have been stolen" said Mr.. Trlmbe; OF the
SOS 100 lost S22 600 has been recovered ana recog
Sir. Sherwood simply said: II don't wish to say
that l think Mr. Alligcr took .ne pr wpIIinyy
from the "es hE bs rot nor it al" knowing t
was stolen. have not yet actually seen the ponuS
AT the bank bat the numbers OF those lost COZ
respond with the numpers tls sP'c.III N H"s All
and 3 Cos have been recognized at the bank by the
company officers. am positive that the North Caro
lima bonds in the POSSESSION OF Hamilton a. Dinnop
those lost. They have huctuatcd III value slnce
their ISSUE" .,p, $500
Cashier Jordan of the Third Natlonai BANK, WAS
present in tie morning and explained to both com
plaiuants that The bonds were pledged Dy
hlmger. aud that the language OF the
Legal form ~ was oc, spy made s" on information
and belief Bat Mr.. lrimble and Mr. Sherwood
both refused to look at 1t IN that nght ana
had CONSCIENTIOUS scruples against swearing 10
what hey did not positively know. hccOri,
Ingiy the charges Thich they were expectca
to make were tor 'm "io tmn e%
Ju lge Bustecd. Of Mi AlhReTs counsel asker II nc
was 10 understand that additional charges had been
made against bis client Justice smith replied that
the charge made by Mr.. OConncr was the only one
existing As 10 the O;her. he did not know whether
the complainant understood the law or not me
clerk Of the court had questioned and TAXED "l.n
hun all the morning, but 1T was impossible 10 get
ANYTHING out of hun. =. -.:
Then will waive my intention to cro'sqn;estlon
Mr. O'Connerr sad Mr. Bustccd. Mr. Aillger is
here in the position of having obtained loans from
inocent third parties securities Illegally IN ms
possession. 1t IS proper think that ne ' th be be-
NAV be tried IN the Court OF General
Scss ons, or of Oyer and Te:lniner.
We desire that he shall be indicted anu tried: we
are so conscious of his rectltu'se that trial Is
coveted therefore waive examination and re-
qucs, YOU name the amount of hall reqnIred:.
" | agree with you entirely" replied justice
Sm.tbD and Will reduce the amount of Dill, |
formerly fixed to $4,000 on this charge OF Mr'
OConners"
Busted. Mr.. Ahgcr was then remanded to the
custody of Inspector Byrnes until p. m the tune
fixed Tor receiving bal. u
If ANYBODY comes to redeem the loan shall turn
over the bonds them," said Cashier Jordan as he
took his hat To leave the roohI.
" But want you to understand that put IN q
claim TO the ownership OF my part OF theH, said
Mr. Trlmble, IN some alarm.
"Tnats all right SAID Mr.. jordan, iiourishing
his hat and hastily making his exit
This incident did no; seem to reassure VT. Iriui-
bic and III the afternoon ne was present
with ms counsel Senator Wags!atr Mr. BuStecd
stated that he had the necessary b0ndsmcn readE,
but declined TO give their names until they
should appear on the bail bona. Rnt
before this more trouble arcs for Mr.
made an affidavit f. the effect that Merritt IIinbe,
%. No. % + st twenty iith-st. swears that ON Oc-
tobcr -, 1870 there were fel3niously t'ken stolen
and carried away, from his possession nlne-
teen Burlington and Cedir kapWS Railroad first
mortgage bonds of tine va lie OF Sl0Oo each,
NUN cred 1.12 to f. II. and slX bonds OF the value
5770 to > 1873 and also No. J,7SG, and that he was
ai;erward informed by Police INSPECTOR Thomas
Ter of the Third National Bank, and
that he had obtained affirmation that the bonds
were pledged BY Elijah AiIgcr at the bank; aud
tine dcponent, on such information and belief,
charges and neIicvcs that Elijah Alger did fslo-
niously receive the bonds INTO ms possession know
ing them 10 have BEEN St lien.
Ex.Judee Bustred then sad if the bal was TO BE-
increased H. should Withdraw his nten ion 70 offer
bail and ask for Il hearing on bOtl charges. lie had
understood that the first amount was to be allowed
to cover all charges Just ce Sni II SAID pc should
only require enough 10 insure Mr. AlhgcrS appear
ance and would make the amOant ,OOo on the
second charge.
Mr. Busiccd asked thai his ellen; should be allowed
to remain H. the custody oi Inspector ByTnes and
10 this request the counsel for TIE prosecution gave
his consent, agreeing to waive all questions what
ever OF ITS Illegally. But the justice said ne
had serious dOUhtS to the icgahtv
of such course, and he determined 10 keep
WITHIN the aw. 1t WAS too long time 90 remand
prisoner III the manner requested. Nh Allgcr was
accordingly committed to the charge of Warden
Fmn. at tnc Tcmbs, ana was soon
after escorted 10 bis quarters,
in cell No - on the second tier. His formal exam
inatiou is fixed for to-day AT 1880 III. A request
was made by senator WHgsta'f that Mr Jordan he
Instructed to briag tie ponds into court, ut that
Zine AID b, forbidden to dispose of them. This
order was given.
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