The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-13
Bernard's Bupe.
Philad elphia Times.

fnllauelpnla Times.
William Bernard, the mulatto arrested for
forgery, theft and obtaining goods On false
representation, was given final hearing
before Magistrate Smith at the central station.
In front of the dock sat a young white woman
calling herself Demands wife. She had a
four months old infant in her arms. A trunk
filled wi h recovered pr operty and hand.
some baby coach, piled high with silks,
salins, gloves, dress goods and clothing, stood
close by. William B. Mann appeared as
counsel for Annie Bernard, the alleged wife,
whose father was at her back. Assistant
District Attorney Kidsey appeared for the
Commonwealth and Louis Breezy defended
Bernard.
Henry g. Shill, IT,, Of Chestnut street,
near Eleventh, testified that the baby coach
was obtained from his store by Mrs Barnard,
who gave her name as Mrs. Morris, and that
1t was paid for BY Bernard in February with
a check for thirty five dollars, signed j. T.
Morris, jr. The check was afterwards found
TO be worthless. From LIE Boutillier Broth.
ers, 9l2 Chestnut street, velvets, sstins and
gloves worth sixty dollars were ordered by
Bernard in Jsnuary, to be sent TO Clarence d.
Morris house on Broad street, and were paid
sor by check bearing Mr.. Morris forged
fignalure. The messenger boy was inter.
cepted by a man answering Demands
description, who took the goods. Articles
worth forty dollars and thirty-two cents
were obtained in q similar manner from
Darlington, Runk & Co., 1926 Chestnut
street. in January, for E Sitter, 1888 Chestnut
street. Henry Verden, a 6lubberiDg Ameri.
can District telegraph boy, said he obtained
the goods from this store and gave them to
man resembling Bernard, who stopped him
in front Of the West Fad hotel.
The most ingenious fraud of all was in
getting two fur-lined silk circulars,
ordered at L s. Mawson's store, 7Ol
Arch street, by tho so'called Mrs. Bernard,
who said she was relative of Mrs. Wern.
wag, of 1910 Chestnut street, 10 whose resi-
dence she directed them to be sent for ap-
proval. The turrier knowing this lady 10 be-
y customer sent the circulars. The next dsy
MIS-. Wernwag received forged order in
Mr. Mawson's name, saying there had been A
mistake and that the bearer of the note
would take them 10 Wsinwrights, on Arch
street, above Eighteenth. The cloaks were
delivered to the messenger AID
were recovered at Bernard's house
III Camden, where nearly all the
other stolen and fraudulently obtained goods
we're found by Sergeant Donaghy. The
scheme to get the coaks was so original and
ingenious that even the prisoner grinned at
his own euhnng. Mrs. II, j. Bddle, of No.
1928 Walnut street, identified Il number of
valuable articles among the mass in the baby
coach as her own or sons or daughters prop.
erty. The prisoner KEEP. his eyes fastened
upon the young woman and child, but no,
once did the mother glance towards him.
The magistrate then asked him what be
had to say, III have not much, J" he ans sered.
"only wish to say that forced my wife 10
order these things" MIR. Mann then claimed
immunity for tho young woman, pleading
for the protection that the law would allow
her, because shahad been only an instrument
In tho hands of keen, cunning forger and
had MOI acted Of her own free will. Besides,
she was minor and q mother. Assistant
District Attorney Knsey contested the
motion for discharge because no other evi.
dence than mere assertion had
been produced to show a marriage.
Mr.. Mann took from Sergeant
Donaghy and handed up 10 the magistrate A
marriage certificate found nj the house of the
young womsn's parents. The magistrate
after perusng IL, said he had Lo doubt they
were man and wife, but thought Il would
hardly DO his duty 10 discharge the woman,
she had ordered goods herself without her
husband, although no might have been out.
eide. Bernard interrupted: II was ou,si 10. /"
The magistrate said he would hold the woman
under nominal bail. $500, and Bernard under
s., 200 In all for forging Admiral Mullanys |
name, larceny from Mrs. Bddle, obtaining
goods by false representations from Shill, L.
Bou.illier Bros, Darlington, Runk b Co., snd
Mawson & 90.