New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-25
cONKLiAG ADMITTED TO BAIL.

EMBRACED BY HIS sISTER-QUARRELLING ABOUT
HAvERsTCK's PROPERTY
There was "A large number of persons in the
Supreme Court Chambers. yesterday morning wien
the wris of habeas corpus and cerarai IN the case
of George w. Conk.ing ir., who shot ami Killed
William II. HaverstIck on last Monday night, were
returned. The prisoner was brought INTO court
from the Tombs by policeman. and ~ once his
counsel. Mcssrs. Howe 4 Hunmel and Cameron
H. King made application to Justice
Donohue for his release on bail. winch
Coroner Levy had refused to grant. Assistant
Dlstrict-Attorney O'Byrnc opposed the application.
Mr. Howe. tor the prisoner. said that he could be
he'd for trial only on the charge OF mauslaughter.
He ought therefore To be admitted To bail IN a
sun not exceeding 50 900. Counsel also asked that
the Court should order IN examination IN the case
before proper MAGISTRATE, ~ the law required MI
Howe declared that there was no evidence to sup
port the assertion tha' Mr.. Conkilug had had any
intention % doing wrongful act
Mr. UBym.-I don't take much stock IN
all this elish aOout seduction and all that.
MIR Howell tins same gush had been applied To
nv sister. | would have shot tIat man. or you, or
any other person VINO WouIu nave ato"u III MI
Inc crowd which filed the courtroom applauded
this bursi of feeling Justice D"nohue pounded his
desk aud called Tor OTicT. " some people, he
said "hayc not manners enough to
know where they are. Upon any
rendition of he ofense, The officers will he di-
rected to arrest the offenders Mr.. Howe apolo-
gzed and said that hc had NOT been able 10 RESTRAIN
hs ceilings. Justice Donohue sald that he would
reyer e. hi decision on the apple tIOn for bail but
after the papers were submitted he indorscd on
them /, !, clear that the defendant is entitled To
bail on the evidence here, and that IN reasonable
amount. But think the proper practlc" is To send
TIE accused before justice IN The hrst instance,
ami Justice Smith is designated - The Justice.
Mr. CJuklmg was then taken before justice
Srith M the ToInba Police Court, aud hs case wa,
q ven hearing III private room. Among those
present his sister, Mrs. ChIer' wh" sat PuIctY
n, In.
proceedings. She wo:c dress OF dark
nafoon color and across her shoulders was
thrown sralskn dOlmHn Mr. Howe asked that
bail might he fixed At nominal sun, ADDING thht
he was ready 10 furnish sur lc3 Tor TJ,OOO at once
This the Justice sdld WOdld be sufficient. james
IS Ogden and Herman Is. Ogden, oi No. 2Ol CARROLL
81 Bcooklyn an Iclc ana Il cousin 0t the prisoner,
wrI then prOIuccd and having satisfied the Justice
OF their eligibility, the necessary papers were ulrd
ont aud sIgued and Mr.. tOnkliug Was rcica -cd.
Tho examination was fixed Tor O'Clock on lues-
dat afternoon III the Court O SPECIAL Sessions. In
mediatcIy after neT brother WAS admitted 10 10
bail, Mrs Uher rushed across me
room and embraced hun. almost with
yehcmcnce. They were then removed Ia Mr.
II0wes Office. and IN about an hour they drove to
th. S:urtevant House, where thcy ngldly secluded
themselves from visitors.
A. Il::iO O'clock IN the morning there was a
mcrting at the Vienna Flas, where the
tragedy took place. between Joseph Is. Havcr-
SICK brother OF The murdered man, and his counsel,
and the counsel representing Mrs. Uhler ana as
cussOn followed 80 to the disposition of the prop
erty Inc piano, IL was admitted. belonged To +. u.
smith. OF No. % Fiithayo.. nut he ownership Of
the r. was dispute. Later Mr. HavefstIcK through
MS counsel, George &. KOb,e applied To Surrogate
Rollins for letters of admin STATION on ms brothcTs
estate to 10 granted Ia himself aud MIR. kObbe IA
co-a,i.nlnistrators. The property was said TO be
worth not more than $1,000 and ?, the
next of kin we're sad To DC henil,
eta Haverstick tine mother; John W. and
Samuel A. Universities, brothers; Henrietta liaver-
= lex SISTER. and the petitioner. The application
granted and letters of administration Will
be issued on Monday. when two
sureties IN 81, 800 each will be produced.
MIR Kohbc ha, served notices upon Captain
McElwan, who ia guarding the furniture III
Haycrsti, ks rooms In tue Vienna Flats and upon
DR.. AmiGon, who took $3.50 AID box OF letters
from the house for saie-kecpng Oh the night ol the
tragedy, demanding tho surrender OF
the property and threatening 10 sue
Tor its recovery IN Tho event of n refusal.
MIR. Howe, on the other hand, asserts that the
properly belongs to Mrs. Uhler, and not tn the
iiavcrstjck estate. Mr.. Howe comp ANS also that
DE- AmidDn ~ now holding the 800 on plea that
he has Il counter claim against Mrs. Uher But
Mr. Howe SAYS, unless he hands over the money
on Monday | shall have him arrcs. cd"