New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-17
THE SUIT AGAINST Mr. WKEON.
ANSWERS FROM THE DEFENDANTS.

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MISSIONER BRENSAN-A SPEEDY TH IAL ASKED.
In r;,e suit recently begun against District
Attornev Mckeon by his wites brother; L W. Sloat'
conspiracy to falsely mprsoh as wei y, 10 uJ
commissioner Thomas >: brennan warden Law
renee Dunphy and james +. Roberts ex-Dond clerk;
in the District Attorney ONCE. were iihpicauou
service was not made on Warden Dunphy at inc
suggestion OF Mr.. SlOat " no says the warden inade
his years imprisonment as pleasant az ~ was
ing the complaint expired. DIstrlct-Attoiney
McKeon, Commissioner Brennan and Mr. hoOetts
put IN separate answers ans M MeReon nre Virtually
eral denials Mr. Roberts's is general admission.
but he sets up in defence that he aete9 IN all the
TIE first paragraph of the complaint, describing
the plaintiff. alleged that he owrod aone-thlrd In
terest in his deceased fathers estate WHEN estate
was OF the estimated value OF $4,000" Alr:
McKeon admits the description or MI. Sloat. but
denies that I" his Interest III his lathers estate was
or Is of the value of Y50,OOo." commissioner
Brennan denies any know ledge on the subject. Inc
sixth paragraph of the complaint charges the KID
mapping of Sloat by the four SPECIALIZED conspirators
with intent to cheat aud defraud. This Mr..
McKeun and Mr. Brennan deny, and Mr.. Roberts
passes over il in silence ,
Mr.. McKecn admits. as charged in the seventh
paragraph OF the complaint. that lie obtained a
power Of attorney for his wife from Sloat as sole
executor of his fathers estate, sometime In 1873.
But lie denies that il was by any trick or device,
and asserts that 1t was at the voluntary suggestion
of MFR Sloat. Mr. Brennan denies the whole of the
allegation Mr.. Roberts Is silent as to IT, since as
drawn in the complaint 1t involved neither him nor
Mr. Brennan in this particular transaction ne
eighth ph of the complaint alleges Mr.. Nc
Keon's motives In mprsonng Mr. Sloat to have been
to deter him from moving TO set oeldc inc power vi
attorney to prevent interference wish Mrs. MckeOn
in administering tho estate. and to stop certain
action begun by Sluat and his mother against Mr..
Mexican to recover securities belonging to the
estate THIS Mr.. McKeon denies. So does Mr. Bren-
nan, without pleading that he conld nave known
nothing about it. Mr. Roberts IS silent on the sub
The ninth paragraph details the alleged con-
spiracy by which Mr. Roberts induced Mr. Soat to
90 TO Harris Island OH a pleasure trip, ana now 10
was held by Brennan and Dunphy without a war
rant or commitment paper OF any KIND as prisoner
and compelled TO remain against his WILL MI
McKeon denies all this without explaining IT, Mr.;
Brennan lie also SILENT though denying that he ala
as alleged and Mr.. Roberts admits that he induced
Sloat to go by inviting him. rs alleged. to take a
pleasure trip but PLEADS ina, 10 S S 'p sr office lie
was then employed.
The tenth paragraph Of the complaint was IN
tended to show that Dunphy as warden oil Hart
Island cOnspired with tho others to hold SioaI
against his will. All but Roberts deny this; and
he ia silent regarding IT, . 80 ,
for the aid given him by Brennan, Dunphy and
Roberts. Mr.. McKoon. on becomng District-Attor-
ney appointed Brennan Or oIirs nr1er hm
The appointments are admitted, but the motives are
denied by all bnt Roberts, who says ne has no
The twelfth paragraph asserts that the detention
of Mr. Sloat was without warrant OF law. Mr..
McKeon says. no " TO THIS proposition; Mr.. Bren-
nan denies not only that the detention and lni-
prisonment OF plaintiff were absolutely and wholly
without authority OF law but alleges that SAID
plaintiff was never detained or imprisoned on Iiarts
Island 49,,
The last clause Of the complaint whichwas eyi-
IDENTIFY intended 10 augment the damages, recites
that during his four years imprisonment Mr.. Sloat
was cut of from all ASSOCIATION with friends; that
his sister ana br0thern law did rot VISIT or write
him kind word, and that he was surrounded with
yaerants and thieves. Mr. Mckeon admits that he
and his wife did not visit SlOat. but denies all tue
rest OF the complaint; Mr.. Brennan denies the
whole thing, and Mr.. Roberts says he does not
know about thus psIt of tho matter.
speedy trial is desired by Mr. Sloat, ana 10 that
end John ID. Townsend his counsel. says he will
make a proposition to Mr.. Vincent who appears as
attorney for Mr. MckeOn and Commissioner Hren-
nan to Join in an application TO the Supreme Cont
10 advance tho cause on he calendar that u may be
tried at an early day. Mr.. Townsend believes that
such a Joint application would be respected 10y the
Court on account of the advanced ages of the pm
cipal parties and the public position Of Dir. Mcheon
JOHN DEvOY COMING OUT OF PRISON.
DECLINING PUBLIC OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HE
HAS To SAY.
number Of friends of John Dewey, Editor Of The
Irish Nation, waited upon him at tho BlackwelFs
Island PenitentIaTy yesterday for the purpose OF
arranging demonstration upon his release, but Mr..
Dewey said that he would greatly prefer To meet
his friends some other occasion. The visitors
also requese ed Warden Fox 10 allow the prisoner To
leave the Pentcntiary at IL o'clock last night,
the precise moment Of the expiration of his
sentence. but again Mr.. Dewey interposed,
declaring that he wanted to be released a. no had
come to the prison, the regular way. Ii was,
therefore. decided that lac should leave the Prison
by the first boat from DackWeHS lsldhu 10 new
York this morning.
A TRIBUNE reporter conversed with Mr.. Dewey IN
the Penitentlary yesterday. Although full OF KIND
words for the prison officials and the prison arrange
ments he betrayed great pleasure at the prospect
of his speedy release. Upon being admitted to the
Penitentiary Mr. Dewey weighed only $50 pounds
| hint dur HE eir
healthy ise he has added four pounds TO his sub
stance d" Now that have served nv term and tile
sixty DAYS are over" said Mr.. Dewey, rejoice
that 1t not lessened. L shall crticise
Mr.. Belmont in the future llnpartially, as
occasion may arise; My friends have
been unceasng in their efforts 10 obtain commuta-
ton of my sentence from the Governor, but having
! failed in that, they seek an opportunity To
| honze me- But declined 1t against much press
ure, having compromised with them by consentng
to meet them at an informal reception to DO held IN
my honor tomorrow evening at No; vi East Fourth
/ st. Since my incarceration here have been twice
| visited by Mrs Della 5. Panell, Alexander Sulli-
| van, of Chicago; Father O'Rellly and the entire
council of the Irish National League OF America;
| Dr. Constantine j. MacGurc, DR.. W. Il. Wallace
| the Rev. II. Z. Mcdowell Judge Donnolly. OF Mil
waukee Senator Fitzgerald, and No. L. of Brook
| watch have not been arduous, and have grown
| quite accustomed to my cell-No. Son the fourth
or top tier But everything must have an end and
arrived shall quit the island with better feelings
! than entered upon IL, and shall never forget the
kindly courtesy of Mr.. Fox and his Deputy Warden
| Mr.. Osborne"
| A MERCHANT CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
| Stacey Wilson, senior partner of the dry gOOdG
| firm of - Wilson x Co.. OF No. 247 FultOn-st,
Brooklyn was arrested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff
| Walter upon q charge of obtaining a quantity of
dry goods from the firm OF III. h. Clallln Co., by
| fraudulent Misrepresentation of his financial con-
| dition. The charge. sworn to by w. H. NJ. Jordan
assistant manager for Clailn Il Co, sets forth that
| on September II, 1882, Wilson represented that
| his firm had stock to tho value of $lj 900 au in
debtedness of $500. and owed borro owed
money. On tins representation he was supplied
| with goods worth 81 .312 90. of which lie has re-
turned $l4f 20 worth, and still owes for the re-
mainder. On December, 1882 Wilson & Co. made