The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-23
! ONE MORE IN COURT
Hut this Thine aS PlAiniifIs-walter
fhr 'Mh1ley and lllnpchc BON r In ~ ~ ~

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NEW fonH, October 2o.-Essex market
Police Court was crowded 10 the doors to.
day, and a large number Of persons con.
gregated III tho streets all eager 10 catch
glimpse Of the notorious Blanche Douglass,
now Nellie Maxwell, and Walter L. Alallcy,
both again brought prominently before The
public by The arrest ol three young men on
achargo Of larceny and blackmail. with
Counsellor Conrad n. L. Blydenbursi, Of
New Haven. the complainants, Blanche
and Waller arrived in the Court early,
aud were ushered into the Police serscant's
private room. They sat beside one an.
other and during the long wait before
examining, became frequently engaged in
conversation, and when not SO occupied
Mnlley read several publications OF the
case, while Blanche sat as il in deep
thought, or In quiet observance OF every.
thing going on, linking no heed OF tho con.
slant gaze OF those admitted into the room,
Judge Patterson soon disposed I Of the
routine business OF the court and called
the zone case" OF the day. The court
room was cleared iof all not, connected
with the investigation, Gand then Walter
and Blanche stepped from the Sergeant's
room through the court room into the mug.
istrate's private chamber, where Clerk John
Mexican took the affidavit OF Walter
Malley.s II consisted Of repetition Of the
particulars Of the case rs published, and
embraced the statements Of Blanche Doug.
lag, who gave her name rs Mrs. Annie
Zimmerman and signed a slip rs Annie
Zimmerman in very poor hand, 30 scraw-
ley as to be scarcely legiblc. In answer to
intcrrogatories she said her age was 20
years aud at first said she had resided for
the past three weeks ut 1881 Third avenue,
but corrected herself and gave the number
as 1850. In referring TO the theft OF the
letters from her, Walter Malley described
her rs Nellie Maxwell, whose real name il
Annie Zimmerman. Edward L. Price ap.
peared in the interest Of Edward lIanley
and Alex. Boeart for W. Pratt, while John
Gouriven had no counsel. When the aili.
davlt was taken il was delivered TO Justice
Patterson, and the accused were placed at
the bur-. They had nothingto say to the
charge ut present and a further ,examina-
tApiA Nao oSA AV"A luI 4uut6uhy.
Lawyer Bogart contends that so far as
his client was concerned he demurred to
the complaint Us being insufficient to con.
stituse crime within the statute. He will
be accorded argument on the subject Mon
day. Alter leaving the court room Nal
ley and Blanche walked to Grand street,
then to the Bowery, and behind them
walked Lawyer Blydenburgh and Malley's
friend. On reaching the Bowcry Blanche
and Malley Ind talk aside from the 9TH
ers. The lawyer at length left and the re-
naming three took the northbound train
on the Third Avenue Elevated. road.
Detectives cansed the attendance in
court OF Mrs. Annie Snyder housekeeper
ut las Spring street, where Blanche occu.
pied furnished room when tile alleged
robbery was committed; It was intended
that her testimony should be taken, but it
was dispensed with for the present. :. Her
story is that liauley visited Blanche
almost daily, and that the latter repre.
sented him as being her brother.in.law.
On the 18th, during Blanclle's absence
llunley called ut the house and going to his
friends room inserted n key into the lock,
which, however, did not fit. lle went TO
Mrs, Snyder and informed her his sister.in-
law bad sent him to procure some things
from her room, but had given him the
wrong key. AS Blanche had stated to her
she was going to move Mis-. Snyder
gave him the key TO the room
and heleftwith asatchel. The hougekeeper
further stated to a reporter that blanche
first occupied rooms in her house five years
ago, when she was but fifteen years old,
and the wife OF German named thinner.
man. They were with her at intervals OF
from two months 10 year. and Blanche
returncda as lodger about three months ago,
when she palmed of llanlcy ns her brother
in.law. The complaint taken in the case
is conspiracy 10 blackmail and attempt 10
extort money in violation OF the statute.