New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
AIIIGER'S ALLEGED ACCON

Tanl RAILROAD were again taken before Justice
Wandell Yesterday morning at the JcnclSG ;nafinn
kei Police Court. in order that the eN.iui" ~, -
might be resumed. The prisoners were taken my
,hc Judgc's private room, where their couhsel anu
many other persons interested IN thc procceu.neS
,.cr, awaiting them. Elijah Alhgers incalceIaIloh
in thc TombS during the past fortnight, auuru 10
ms trouble of MIND has produced an cucCV 1lon
him nccp burrows underline ms eyes, auu ms
Grow seems 0Vcrshadowcd with a cioud OF uesPon-
dcncy BougIton. on the other haH'' seems W VIC
ourutlV allows nothing to disturb INN. NounScliof
Howe resumed the examination OF Aillecr. az,
As stated IN THE TRIBUNE yesterday alhe'1r ilq
bonds hNpoIhe,aien 3Sr - on0 bonds Of the GIN
r.nnaU and Southern Railroad. which had neen
Stolen Inspector BvncS did not INFORM Aiiisoi
NJ his discovery until halt an hour before the en-
..,;r,,ion Yesterday morning The prisoner was
sil i'm state Of excitement IN consequence ther,Vi
when Bou.ntons counsel PucStiohcu nm um IN; ','
tn Tin effect that hc nc.cr heard ana never khIW
t,st th.s, four particular bonds were stolen
urtH Inspector Bvmfs told him -. c,u
hr.iug 90 his tactics OF showing up 'i'e TH'i-
o.t.r and .,ufc.eients of the witness MI Rowe
asked him tC ATE the particulars OF MS lnPilS"n
m.ut in ludlow Street "ail some tne ago
Inn. J rl,i,n,d that jhc arrest had taken place on
= chang, of dciIauding Al insurance company 70
H., amount of $50 900: but Alllecr explained
that lc wa confined in consequence oil sun 10
JccuVcr out that sum. claimed rs que 10 the Noi
mci-Ial Union Assurance Company from the hIin oi
VIII ia hc was member. An anlcahI' sctIl'nieu3
al the matter tooN place VIVID TIC pi"n'l'l'' an"
All ccr WAS released. NJ, H.,
lIon iulth,r cro.s-cXaminatIon by Mr.. Howe
Ni'ncs, made me following statements:
81 have been committed TO the lomuS 10 a "iIu
49, ,ri.l ON a charge of receiving The l1ihDlc
ronds knowing them TO be stolen. claimed llat
! received the bonds from Bou-hton not to save
I,y>,if hut because was ADVISED 10 tel the tIu.H
ji thc matter. think ! received sclne OF tDe
Oonds from Bodehton ia December, 80 ana
others in the months OF January and tcUru3ly ol
IN, wear. II was my office. between the hours
of - n IN and 4 m. that Bougli0n gave me l1e
bonds Nohody was present at the time. had
ccrk named Millcr, and mesSeneeI,ooS i ",on
named Pratt had desk IN the ONCE, ana man
named Walker occasionally did work there tor a
gas company. ! gave bo"ghJoh the prooCCeus 81
Tie loans in checks and mOncN-more often III
money. Ny checks were mostly on TIE Snoe ana
Leather Bank; some of them were maze Out TO Ms
oui,r and some 10 mine. On one occasion ChtCh
of - 90 was drawn TO my order In the month
OF September of last wear had my hrSt TRANSACTION
H. the loan business with Bought0n; ne sHlu NC
wanted some bonds hypOthecatcu. ana OIO9euO
me b. 600 or $1,000 worth OF Milwaukee ana 81
PAU ionds. After making the necessary inquiries,
Inegotiatcd tins loan as well as seven OF elth9
,nnrc mn 10 Julv 1850: the amount aggregated
from SIS 900 70 $4,000; Bouehton also gave me
the OConuor, Sherwood. Cincinnati ana lnHpie
A. his iuncture counsel for BOughton asked the
witness whether he told Inspector BIInes tnat
he had received the bonds from certain |. cotton
Carter. AlVer heStated and then acknowledged
that he might possibly hare done so. WIen
brought 10 the point. he admitted having to4u u
fal.chood Int added that his object was 10 gam
time in order to consult his counsel. AZ the eug,
geston of the latter, eX-Judge Bus'ceu, lie ealu
That the fasehOod had been MADE TO inspector
Byrnes on the day that ne tAsc was ,ate he 20
Pol &c Headquarters. and that 1t had not Oeeh
This incident closed Alhger's oss-examination,
and no other witness appearing either LOT tnc piVs-
confirm or for the defence. Mr.. Howe moved for the
,ulnrd ate release OF his client, Colonel Boughtoh
Counsel argued that the commitment OF the pIis-
curr would bc an act of injustice as 10 jury In
III, country would ever convict HIM. Anger nau
ACKNOWLEDGED in court thot he tried to deceive In
tn.ctor RYncs at the outset as regards me person
tIou, whom the bonds were received. ny then.
Inc asked should lie have been more truthful III
Iuakil = = second confession? On the one side was
a man of good reputation. who had never been III
prison before. and on the other man who was
awaiting his trial on four charges Of larceny and
receiving stolen property. To save hlmse,t Anger
had charged Boughton with having given him THIS
property. -, 90 ,o,o,4 10 Mr.
Trlnble one Of the owners of the stolen bonds. lie
claimed that The question was not whether d pet!y
inrv would convict BoughtOn, but whether, on the
strength of Ailigcrs affidavit and sworn statements,
thrre was probable cause 10 suspect the prisoner
NJ the crime lad at his door. Counsel in cOnclu-
sion referred TO the checks which Anger claims
10 have paid Boughtom for the loans
The Justice decided that the prosecution shouId
have AN opportunity of producing these checks ana
10 This end the examination VAS adjourned until .
O'cl0ca tomorrow aitcrn0 IN. ,.,.
During the proceedings the adNlsablIty OF COM
,uitirg The stolen bonds TO the care Of the property
clerk al headquarters was freely discussed. ="
actiol could be taken on the matter. however, AS
tr ro of he Third National Bank. They viii
r,ohablv be produced il Court tomorrow. ana
held subject to the magistrate Orders
STEALING MONEY TO SENDTO HER MOTHER
Anne Kane. a yonng Irish girl, was, taken before
Justl,, Wandcll, al the Jefferson Market romeo
Corrt Yesterday, hy Detective Schmlitberscr'
CHARGED with having robbed her empower. Dr. W.
w Jones' OF No. 81 West Twenty eighth sJ IN
whose family she Lad been employed as domestic
for EIGHT wears. Daring this period The occupants
OF the house had lost money, clothing ana various
other articles of valUe: but until Inc case was
placed in tha hands OF the police, nclher l'r Jones
ar amy ucrsou I'M the house had the slightest suspi-
cion TIA; Annie was the thief. About two days
ago SO was stolen from the bureau drawer III
The room of Or. Joucss niece when tie doctor con
cudcd 10 place the matter III tde hahHH Oh me
police and Detective Schmittbcrgcr was Accord
1nglv detailed TO investigate ia" matter. AIter
yahjng personal examination the dctec'lN3 '"Hl
br Joncs that he believed the rOoh"ries hdd been
perpetratrd by Annie Kane. AT first they were
very indignant at the charge. Inc oeloC tlNe'
however taking Annie aslUc, accused hcr 81 me
rolhries Al INST She denied all knowledge OF Tie
roiheries hut finally, bursting into t'ars, lea the
ohcer to an unoccuped room RON Ii'e slono,lle
hole OF which She drew forth Q1U OF the money.
SIZE sand that she hat already sent 50 of the
amount TO her mother In Ireland. ana INTENDED
sending the rest as soon as she i'Hid tie oiil'r hau
She ,icn confessed that she had almost from the
,imr when The family took her ds pTccnhorn from
Castle Garden. upon her arrival III ms country,
.tnlen wiatever shc could conveniently dispose OF;
and that she had sent every penny that she conll
ralsc 10 hcr iHo'UiI III Il'i't"'. = 90"
The officer iound solc sixty or seventy paw II
tickets s,cr.trd IN crr.ic1> about the house. JUS
tice Wandcll held the girl Tor TRIAL liking her bail
OF - OuJ.
HON \ FARMER LOST ElS HORSE.
Willis j. Colhng> OF No. 1850 Westinghouse. was
brr.isurd on :, p'iicli warrant on complaint on
NJ, f. Phillips. a farmer oi limos, Nho alleges
thar he obtained q baY horse from hun on August
Il IN fraudulent representations. Phillips called
n; u stable IN Fast Twenty fourth st. ana was IN
for,ued that he Woald find purchaser Tor ms
hons which wa, Il fine animal, AT No. 100 Wash
iusion-si He took the horse To the latter place
u,r,,.t.iv to nrpntl!t. the sale Of the horse, and
suggested that Phillips leave him On trial IRON
Ella, day riday, tai Monday August .. TO when
Phillips o.ecctci. Ceilings sad he wished 10 nav,
"A trial Of the horse and offered Phillips ; for his
expense and note II ten days f0r the prlce. $50
which Phillips refused TO accept Alter some per