New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-24
JLLOYD HAIGHS TRIAL.

HIS CREDITORS ANXIOUS THAT HE SHOULD NOT BE
TRIED AT PRESENT LIST THEY SHOULD LOSE
MoxRY-JCDGE COwING's REPLY.
The trial of J. Lloyd Iaigh, for forgeries COM
mtted on various city banks, was set down for yes
terday, and at the opening of the Court of General
Sessions he presented himself at the bar with his
counsel George Bliss. The accused man looked
pale and careworn. The indictments TO which he
had pleaded not guilty were found on two trausac-
tions One was for the forging of an acceptance to
n draft drawn by himself on G. Sidney Norris d Co..
of Baltimore, Md. for So 800 20, and dated August
OF 1879 The other was for forging the indorse-
,nent on y prouissory note made by himself to the
order of ID. Haley II Co. for $1,000 and dated Sep
Mr. Bliss expressed his readiness TO pro-
coed with the trial on the above indictments;
District-AttOrney Phelps said that he did
not propose to try the prisoner, on those in,
dictmeDts Dut on four others which the grand
jury had that day brought into court =, These
indictments charged llaigh with forging the ac-
ceptances of the following firms on his own drafts
AT the Market National Bank for the amounts in
dicated Bri n LAMB n D. Co. Chig nGGo Ill.,
Iowa, S3947 20; Barney q Ferris. Sandusky'
Ohio. s ,559 II: Seebcrger d Breakey Chicago,
III 20 tb oa $l sSaISc g. took him somewhat
by surprlse, and he a. ked that the trial should
he adjourned, IN order that he might haye
Henry NJ. Whitehead. counsel for some of the New
York creditors. asked that the trial might he post
pOued indefinitely. lie sara lnaJ I1dlgn was NWk-
ing from o'clock in the morning until 10 al night,
md that no man could do so well for them. IL the
trial was proceeded with now he said the creditors
WOuld be severe losers.
Indge Cowlng declined to grant the application.
He said that if a crime had been committed It was
NOT the duty of the Court to save the cuprit be-
cause some other person might lose money If he
went TO trial After some further discussion the
trial was fixed for this morning.
TWO LOVERS AND AN ANGRY FATHER.
MEETING AT CHURCH FAIR-INDIsCREET DIS
CLOSURES TO CLERGYMAN-AN ANGRY FATHER
IN POLICE COURT
Francis Auborn, age about twenty, was in Jefier-
son Market Police Court yesterday in answer to
summons issued at the request OF Charles Petigny-
Maurisse. a dealer in feathers at Broadway and
Bleecker-st, vino is alluded to by Auborn as fuss
and feathers" Auborn, whom the angry father
calls an adventurer, IS a clerk, living at No. 90 East
Twelfth.st and has fallen in love with the daughter
reciprocates his affections not wisely at all. They
met by chance at q church fair and in crowd, but
few DAYS later Aub0rn induced Miss fetlgny-
Maurisse to 90 30 a church TO be married; The
clergyman upon questioning them learned that IL
was q runaway match ana sent them home' gaining
Since then Auborn has been forbidden to APP
nroacb the house. But he has written TO his sweet
heart letters Astounding III such ardent expression.
and such iDcautious illusions TO Having the front
door fixed" when he called, that Mr.. PetiQny- Mau-
RISE has summoned police justice to his aid. The
ease was adjourned yesterday for week Auborn
In court jumped into the air and knocked bis heels
tooether in dersion OF bis swcethearts father. and
the old gentleman was almost speechess with rage.
The daughter was not in court. being Ill at home.