New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
- y,,,u.,.t,s nJJpLrCITY.


AN uypArHruL AGENT or THE SOCIETY FOX Ihh
puKvySrIoN OF CRIME-ALL THE coMrAAisie
u.pr ON HIS AFFIDAvIrs DisNissED.
A. the rombs Police Court yesterday afternoon;
.,a examination in reference to the compiaint VI
9,barles s. Kmball, agent OF the society LOT tne
pssysnsedi as boc for keeping gambling
horses at Nos. and Is Annst, was net9 IN ALI cTV
private examination room before JusticS nIivsr
stated TO the Court that he proposed to prove tnas
the complainant Kmball was guilty OF wiui a anS
% HI;ver proceeded to canine him as to the or
cninstances attending the charge OF g aiph nw
against the accused men ne M reGard re No is
Ann.st. hut was positive in his own MIND tnaI ne
PLAYED faro there at or about the lime m pnr0s
n fine complaint He never told Thomas burns
That ~ n he had sworn out warrants against hint and
never told him that he was 10 deiver n ;is a Up
He did not know that he was gnity u W th on
;nry He was positive that he play ed faro tnere on
Eayc, q 1871 at noon. Here the witness mani
tested considerable embarrassment unoer sne OK
Animation and asked to he aided by the advice OF
~ - Whitney After some faltering and hesta-
finn he said that he would decline TO state
or not he had made sworn aihdavlt Inay int
statements made by him in his original company
%ron which the warrants were issued) were uh,
true. MIR Oliver then produced q documeht anu
handed # to Ki@ba w,sn the fsa siSnatnTe attached
10 1T was forged or genuine TO sGhmo oys H.
that the signature was written by himself. nj
Oliver then read the document "nion was 90 '''
lows:
Charles A. Rimbal being duly sworn, oePoses anu
says the person Described IN ana s Pniee
Court about the 5h Of March, charging SsI is
Barps ana person and nA i5 Anns IN said city
osp nner on or about the 5th day March 1881
that deponent was a. the and was in azed
and confused OF mind that the saa ""
Incorrect and deponent desires W re'rseS 'e Kpur
snbmed and sworn to before me aoI 17 pnS Oh
March 1881. GEORGE BECKER, NOTARY ruoho'
han ted N Court that
was cfedibly informed that roundsman anu IouI
officers visited the house mentioned ID the warrahT
once every thirty minutes on tno u1es a2e heen
for weeks previous so that 1T would nave Deeh
physical impossibiiity for the witness 10 nave
mir. Whitney questioned Kimball as to how he
was influenced to make that affidavit, when Mr.
oliver interrupted him, saying that IT was maue
voluntarily. Kimball thon said that ne was sent
for last Saturday to come to n house at broadway
and Ann ST., to accept pecunlary oher that nau
been made to him previously. and that fctor Lacey
well-kuown gambler had tenderoa INN NV, Swe a
dayt before the notary, he had been drinking some
brandy, but knew what he was dong fttcI Lacey
tleposed that he had not seen Klmbau ana that ho
never offered him any money. ~, =, ~,
Justice Waulel then intlmated that an the
complaints founded on the adaylts OF hl8 W,a
were dismissed Mr.. Oliver pointed out now AlIl-
bail cndcavored to shield himself by signing ms
last affidavit as "C. A. Kimball." Mr. Whitney ap;
reared greatly amazed on learning the full extent OF
the dupcity of his subordinate, and admitted tnaC
he had no doubt that perjury had been COMMITTED.
He made formal application TO the Court 10 nave
u complaint for perjury taken against him. Justice
Wandel said that ne was 8 dr nernr U sbonld
be made before tho Justice presiding in Court.
Kimball was then arraigned before Justice
Morgan when Mr.. Whitney asked to have COM
nlaint taken against hm based on his affidavit be-
fore the notary. Justice Morgan asked II Mr.
Whitney was prepared to prefer charge OF per.
iury against Kimball. This Mr.. Whitney declined
TO do. Justice Morgan then refused to entertain
auy complaint for perjury predicated on the all
dayit before Notary Becker, and directed the dis
charge of kimball.