The Evening critic., 1882-10-31
BIGELOWJS BAIL.
What Mrs. Lockwood Says of Her
RespOnsibiIity.

During brief intermisslon in tho Soteldo
murder trial this morning, Mrs. Belva A. Lock-
wood, one Of the surety on the bond OF D. Frank
Bigelow, came into court in answer to a rule
TO show cause why the bond should not bo In
creased.
She said that tho statement mado yesterday
was ono Of those romances that sometimes
come from tho District Attorneys orlce, and
lacked the coloring of truth usual in such
cases.
SWELL 1T is said, Mrs. Lockwood" put the
sum OF $4,000, and incumbrances upon tho
Same property amounting to $4,000"
Mrs. Lockwood said that this was untrue;
$4,000 over and above all indebtedness. Tho
District Attorneys onlce, in It's scrutiny, had
put down Mr.. James Taylor as being assessed
did not own any property In this District,
stated SO at the time ho went on the bond, and
that all OF his property was In North Carolina.
The james Taylor that has been picked up is
n poor, ignorant colored man. She wished to
say further that Mr.. Bigelow has not been out
of his house since the day that he was In court
and submitted the following certificate from
his family physician, DR.. Adams:
~ certify that tho condition OF MIR. d. +. Bigo-
low Is such h as to endanger a his life If hc were
In addition, Mrs. Lockwood said that they
were trying to settle with the bank. They had
paid $4,000 and stopped one suit, and ex,
pected TO pay $4,000 moro this week aud end
tho others. To sustain this statement she laid
the following receipt before the court;
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 27, 1882.
$4,000.
Received OF Belva A. Lockwood, attorney, ten
thousand dollars, on account OF twenty-five
thousand (S26,0O0) dollars agreed upon, TO
liquidate the Indebtedness OF Benz. L. Bigelow
to tho National Bank OF the Republic, TO dis.
continue pending suits brought by tho bank
when said sum shall have been paid In full,
provided that nothing herein contained shall
be construed as TO stipulate for extension OF
term OF payment. II. X. ELLIOT,
Attorney for Bank.
District Attorney Corkhill read what pur-
ported to be transcript OF the record, showing.
Ing Mrs. Lockwood's estate TO De assessed at
$4,000 and tncumbrances $4,000; and
further, that there was an incumbrance OF
some description upon every piece OF prop
erty. He said further that he had credibly
been informed that Mr.. Bigelow was trying 10
erect settlement with the bank and get out
of:the city. Ho wished 1t understood that II q
settlement with the bank was accomplished
that did not check tho criminal procedure, and
ho should feel bound TO 60 forward with trial
Just as soon as the Grand Jury saw lit TO indict
the party.
Mrs. Lockwood, in answer, stated that she
owned property not included In tho list read
and which was entirely clear. II was not true
that Mr.. Blgelow was settling with tho bank,
and, succeeding In that, intended TO run
away. When man contemplated escaping
| from place he did not go round paying up all
his debts nrst before he left; ho generally let
thom bother him little, and they were left
behind. But II no wished TO remain IN a COM
munity, and restore to himself his good name
and station, he then tried to cancel the indebt-
edness against him and retrieve all wrong
doing
His Honor said that there was considerable
sound reasoning In what had been said. A
man did not settle up before running out OF
| present he would let the matter stand as 1t
was.