Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-10-23
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The Notorious walter 1alley anA
Blapche Dssgiass Appear nessrs:ths
Public.
NEW YoRK, October a2-The ESSEX Mar
ket Police Court was crowded to the doors
to-day, and large number Of persons CON-
greeated in the streets. al eager 10 catch .
glimpse of the notorious Blanche Douglas,
now Nellie MAXWELL, and Walter e. Nalley.
both again brought prominently before the
public by the arrest of three young men On
the charge of larceny and blackmaiL With
Counsellor Conrad N. l.. Bliden-.
burgh. of New Haven. the com.
plainants, Blanche and Walter, arrived
in court early and were ushered into the
police sergeant's private room. They sat
beside one another, and during the long
wait before the examination, became fro
quently engaged in conversation, and when
not 30 occupied Malley read several publi.
cations Of the case, while Blanche sat as II
deep thought or In quiet observance OF
everything going on, taking no heed OF the
ted into the room. Judge Pat
terson quickly disposed of the routine
case cSsss q ths a % %TSs court room xzs tfaIfed
of an not connected with the investiga-
t,op. and then Walter and Blanche step
ned from the Sergeant's room through tho
court room into the Magistrates private
chamber, where Clerk John McKean took
the affidavit of Walter Malley. Itconsisted
of repetition of the par ticulars OF the case
as published and embraced the statement
of Blanche Douglas, who gave her name -
Mrs. Annie Zimmerman, aud signed
slip as "Annie Zimmerman" In vely
poor hand, so crawling a. 10 be scarcely
legible. In answer to interrogations, she
said her age was 20 years, anil at frat said
she had resided for the past ,hree weeks ct
No. 1851 Third avenue, but corrected her.
self and gave the numter Is 1880. In referr.
ing to the theft OF letters from her, Walter
Malley described her ~ Nellie Maxwell,
whose real name is Annie Zimmerman.
Edmund f. Price appeared in the interest
of Edward Hauley, and Oliver Bogart
for VIM. Pratt while John Gou.
riven had no counsel. When the affidavit
was taken, 1t was delivered to Justice Pat
terson. and the accused we're placed at the
bar. They had nothing TO say TO the charge
at present, and a further examination wa:
set down for Thursday. Lawyer Bogart
contends that so far as his client was con.
cerned, he demurred to the complaint as
being insufficient to constitute crime
within the statute. He will be awarded
argument on the subject Monday.
After leaving the court room, Malley and
Blanche walked TO Grant street, and then
to the Bowery, and behind them
walked Lawyer Blydenburgh and Mslleys
friend. On reaching the Bowery Blanche
and Msley had talk aside from the 9TH
ers. The lawyer at length left, and the re-
maining three took north bound train on
the Third: Avenue Elevated rosd. The de.
tectiyes caused the attendance In court Of
Mrs. Annie Snyder, o housekeeper at las
Spring street, where Blanche occupied q
furnished room when the ALLEGED
robbery was committed. 1t was In.
tended that her testimony should be taken,
but il was dispensed with for the present.
Her story Is that Hanley visited Blanche
almost daily, and that the latter represent.
ed him as being her brother.in.law. On
the 18th, during Blanche's absence, Han
ley called at the house, and going TO- his
friends room inserted key in the lock,
which, however, did not tit. He went to
Mrs. Snyder and informed her
his sister-in.law had sent him
10 procure some things for her
room, but had given him the wrong key.
As Blanche had stated to her that she was
going to move, Mrs. Snyder gave him key
TO the room and he left with satchel. The
house-keeper further stated to q reporter
that Blanche first occupied the room In her
house five years ago when she was but ID
years old and the wife Of German named
Zimmerman. They were with her at In
tervals OF from two months to O year, AMI
Blanche returned as lodger about three
months ago, when she palmed off Hanley
as her brother in.law. The complaint
taken in the case is conspiracy 10 black
mail and attempt to extort money In viola:
ton OF the statute.