New-York tribune., 1882-03-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
Mr.. FIELD SUING HENDRIX FOR DAMAGES.
TIE COST OF REPAIRING THE ANDRE MONUMENT
PLACED All $500.


PLACED AT $3.50.
George Hendrix was arrested on February % and
taken to Po ice Headquarters by policeman VINO
acted without any warrant on suSplclon it tIint
Hendrix had committed trcspass on the monument
erected by Cvrns w. Field at Tappan TO the honor
of Major Andre, who was hanged at that place as a
British spy. A writ OF ha6eas corpus was oDIaiou' Ti
dirk. on the ground that he had been arrested anu
impri,oucd without any authority ol law. As soon
as Hendrix emerged from the Court HonSc ne ,I WAS
rrarrcsted on "A warrant issued by a Rockiand
Comfy magistrate. Another Wit OF haDcaS
corpus was Immediately sued out. ana
Yesterday he was taken before Justice omomf fn IN
obedience to the writ His discharge was asked ior
on the GROUND that the warrant Tor arrest was ue,
fecIve. Assistant District Attorney O'Hyme did
not pretend that the warrant was in all respects
regular, and Justice DOnohuc dlschargeu 'Hc prs
Hendrix cannot be again arrested in criminal
suit for the offence with which he Is charged by Mr.
Field. lie was not however, at the end OF ms
troubles even in the matter of arrest As soon rs he
was discharged on the writ of habcas corpus ne was
rcarr..cd IN q civil action begun by Cyrus W. lrld
to recover ~ 40 as damages for the injuries 10 tue
monument. Tue order of arrest was granted on q
comp aiut verified by Mr.. Field and the aid1yt' OF
joseph Thompson. Phillip Reilly and Daniel -.
Storms. Mr. Field alleges in his complaint that he
erected the monument to commemorate the hanging
OF Andre in the War of the Revolution ana
that II cost him $4,000. He also alleges that
he believes that Hendrix drfaced the monument
and Ohltrratad the inscriptions on it, and that II
will cost 1850 10 repair the damage done. Mr..
homp>On in his ali .aylt says that ne Is % stone
On ter by trade aud lives at Englcwood, y. ). li@
II d examined the monument, aud Thought II would
cost $500 tu remove the effects of the spOller
hand The repairs would reduce tho size of the
monument by ouc-quarter of an inch on each side.
Philip Rcily, who made the original arrest
without Il warrant, declares in ms
affidavit that, as he was taking Hendrix to Ponce
Headquarters, they met IA man named Ryan, who
asked Hendrix " how they found him ont" Hem
dIIX answered: That d Dutcnmau told them
lie also SAID to Ryan: " If it hadn't been for you
they wouldn't have caught me. ! told yOu when
nuew what he was aftrr.' lie also told Detective
Reilly that If he had been ten minutes later
hc would not have caught HIM. a
| German named Bacr. who lives at yacll had 0ycn
the Information to the police i'm regard to Hem
dirk. BacT came t. New-Yort with Hendrix after
lice Headquarters Hendrix had asked to be allowed
10 90 INTO a liquor shop 10 get drink. He was adj
N~cd to RESTRAIN bis desire for drink until he had
arrived at Pohce Headquarters. Hendrix did
not want to wait, and said 1t may
be some time before get back, rs when anyone
ON him very soou." No mtimation had been made
to iiendrX IN regard to the offence for which he had
| been arrested.
Mr Storms, in his affidavit. states that ne lives IN
q house within two hundred feet of the Andre Mon
| umcnt. On he night of February - a man stopped
| at his house and asked where the Andre MOnu-
mcut was. lie gave the information sought,
and watched the man until he reached the
monument. About thirty minutes later his atten-
tlon was attracted by chipping NOISE at the hOhll,
mrnt. II ceased, and he SAW the man whom re had
directed leave The monument. The man came to the
door oi the dlnlng-rOOm and asked for match. Mr.
Storms n--crts thai he the man full III the iacr
i'm th" custody Of the police. Hendrix was admitted
| to bail IL 800