Daily Republican., 1883-02-20
AN OUTRAGE.
The Way Justice IL Dispensed In
the Quaker City-A young vii.
ming tOnian cast into u Cell with.


I hIuk tOulhh ehSt BuuO - Wi WIN
out cause.
On Saturday evening last John q
Crawford, young man employed a
boSk-keeper al the carriage manutac
tory If Edward Darragh, Fourth AM
Walnt streets, in company with his hal
brother, John s Walker, took the 63
train for Philadelphia.
The young men intended to 60 L
their father residence in West Phila
pelphia, bur arriving in the city al al
early hour, Walker proposed that the,
90 to Arthur Chambers on Ridge aN g
nue. and see some sparring To thi
Crawford agreed and they both startc'
for that place arriving, there about mint
O'Clock. He had scarcely been in til,
room a half hour before he was Gale,
outside by detective who arreste,
him, but to Mr.. Crawford inquiry .
the cause of the arrest no reply was civ
EN-. The young man was handed Owe
to an officer who placed him in u cell il
the Eighth District Police Station.
Here his feelings may he better
| imagined than Described, resting in en-,
tire ignorance If what he was arrested
for confident that he did no wrong,a and
thinking possibly he might he charged
with anything from assault and battery
to murder. In the morning he sent
word to his father, John +. Craw ford
connected with the Bridge Department
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
pany. AS fast as a cab could carry
| him Mr.. Crawturd hurried To the sta,
! tion house and there learned the charge
was for the forging OF the name of Ar.
thur Chambers to an order for n seal,
skin hat. The father furnished $500
bail for his son To appear at IA hearing AZ
> O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
In company with number OF his
friends the young man Went to PhiIa-
deiphia and the hearing took place at
the Central Station. Leopold Moore, :;
halter at 263 North Eighth street, sworc
tered his store and presented ali order
purporting to be signed bS Arthur
Chambers, the pugiint, for "A Sralskin
cap. He refused to give the cap to the
bearer and sent ii by messenger to
Chambers, who returned il next day
with message that, the order was a
forgery The matter was referred 10
Special Officer Hoffman and Il descrip-
ton furnished him by the halter
He on Saturday night last visited
Chambers saloon in company with the
messenger hoy. and the first person who
greeted their eyes was Young Crawford,
who answered the description given "X-
Actly. Tn" boy identified him. The
officer NOT desiring 10 do anything has
lilly sent for Moore, who arrived shortly
and singled Mr., Crawford out from
among the crowd as the person who
presented the order AT the hearing
two more orders We're produced IN Silni
lar handwriting and purportlng to be
signed by Treasurer Holmes, OF the
Arch Street Opera House, one calling
for cigars and the other torart umbrella.
Mr. Craw turd's counsel, VIM. +.
johnson, then offered to prove on be
half OF his client an abb, and said there
were in III" room eleven reliable and re-
putable citizens Of Wilmington, inrhld-
ing Mr.. Crawtord's employer, who
were willing t. swear that the Young
man was not on OF he city un the day
in question. Magistrate ladn.r re-
fused 10 allow any evidence he offered
for III" defence, rs two witnesses had
positively Identified sir. Crawford and
h" would hold him in Sl,Om bail for a
further hearing unti, ro-mUrrow at two
o'rIUck- Bail was immediately fur
miSh"d and the Young man released.
To a reporter Of the hErTELICtN
{ raWtOrd stated that uptu the 10Th OF
last January he has been III the habit OF
going uptu Philadelphia in the even
ingS and staving with hi, parents ~
lights. AT that time his pass expired
and he Obtained board At Mrrritr'>
European Hotel. Whrrr he has never
missed a meal ora night sine" that
time
Mr.. Darragh, his employer and he both
leclarr that hr has not missed IL day at
his work, except during tn" Bi-Ccntrn-
NAL, for two years. Everyone about the
shop where he works positively says |
hat he was th"r" all day Thursday, |
md number ii young men who are
his companions say that NJ was Win |
hem III the evening
He has lived here for twelve years,
and is one Of the best known young |
men in III" city, and we'll regarded. -
Any one who knows him is willing To |
estity to his honesty and uprightncsS.
lie Will 90 up to-morro" With "A large
number Of Witnesses, amt when he Is
discharged will turn upon the halter
md make il exceedingly warm for him