Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-01
KIDNAPPING AND HaBEAs COR
PCN.
Arrest Of Detective McDcvftr I'm Alex.
andria.

AAsSOS u ActeCthVe luCUcv1u IN Alex
andria.
CURIOUS COMPLICATIONS GROWING OCT OF THE BusI-
MESS RELATIONS OF GBoRGS TAYLOR AND Wy B.
MOSES.
Mr. George Taylor, an eN-member OF Congress,
and weiI-known resident OF this city. was ar
rested last evening il-piece, at the instance
OF MT. William T. Moses the furniture dealer. who
was bondsman for Taylor In the sum OF $1,000 in
a proceeding growing out OF criminal charge made
against Taylor In New orleans some years ago
when Attorney General Pierrepont was IN oiiicc.
The ball-piece was taken by Mr. Moses 10 Mir. JAS
A AcDev1tt private detective and filled out In the
usual form with McDevitts name. Mt. Moses
stated that he desired 10 be released from the bond
and that II McDerit would take Taylor 10 New
Orleans he would not care II TAYLOR was released
I'VE minutes afterwards Mr.. NcDevitt thereupon
visited Mr.. Taylor at his home on Vermont AVENUE
ana Mt. Taylor protested that the criminal pro-
ceedings had been settled long ago. Mr.. MCl)eNitt
subsequently interviewed NcSsrs- Cook and Cole.
counsel for MT Moses, who, II is said. satisfied him
that the proceedings were ali night NcDesftt then
again visited Mr.. Taylor, who accompanied McDey-
III 10 the latters Office. Mr. Nathaniel Wilson, Mr..
Tayors counsel, was sent for. and after some con
sutaton. left for the purpose, At is understood. OF
taxing the necessary proceeding, 10 secure the re-
lease OF Mr.. Taylor. Meanwhile Mr.. Moses provided
a hack. and Mt McDeyltt len with his charge In
the hack for Alexandria. the first stage Of his Jour
hey 10 New Orleans Mr.. Wilson meanwhile pro-
cured writ OF habeas corpus. signed by Judge
Wylie, but when he returned he could get no trace
OF nus client AZ Alexandria NcDevitt and his nris-
the James river bridge at Lynchburg, which tenn
porarily stopped travel.
ADEvIrT ARRESTED IN ALEXANDRIA ON A CHARGE
OF KIDNAPPING.
Ex-Judge Stewart was seen by Mr. TAYLOR and
the result OF the Interview was that M McDeyitt
was arrested this morning on a charge OF kidnap-
ping. He at once sent dispatch TO Messrs
Cook Il Cole and Mr.. Cook took the early train
for Alexandria.
THE HEARING IN TAyLoR's CASE
f0Spt- r,4na f.DFn Na
City court house shortly before noon to-day
Capt. George 4. Mushbach, OF Alexandria, and C.
c. Cole, OF Washington. appeared for Mr. McDeyftt,
and Hon. Chas {. Stuart. OF Alexandra, for Mr.
Iaylor. and states Attorney Marbury for the COM
monwealth. Mr.. Taylor was brought In 10y CT
Sergeant Smith. Mr.. McDevitt made his return "a
the writ. that he held Taylor on bail piece of ".
d. Noses, his surety on q $4,000 bail bond, on an
Indictment In the L. s circuit court OF Louisiana
and was on his way TO deliver him 10 that court al
New Orleans
Judge stuart, for Mr. Taylor made motion for
continuance. He urged that a delay OF TWO or
three days would be needed. In order hat Mt Tay-
ior, wh ls nad oeen run on from Washington last
night In hack. into which he had been forced at
McDev1tt's office, in Washington, may have an OPP
portunity To produce evidence TO show that he Is
being carried OF Ia New orleans on all Indictment
that has failed in order TO crafty MI W. b. Moses
his surety, who is endeayorlng TO make Taylor pay
money which he did not owe
Capt. Mushbach.-Well, II we did take him Il
evade the writ OF habeas corpus what OF II?
Judge Stuart-Weil, we'll show you what OF It,
MT Cole QenleQ Jndt the Indictment against TaY-
lor had been dismissed and declared that the bail
bond on which Moses is surety is still Ia full force
The right OF the surety 10 seize and surrender the
prisoner any where, at any time, 10y any agent, was
undoubted
Capt Mushbach urged that the right of the
surety TO seize Taylor was undoubted. 1t mat
tered not what might be the motives of Moses His
rights were not altered by HIS motives IN enforcing
these rights state judge had no right To dis
charge or TO continue the case Of prisoner ar
rested on the process OF United States court This
application ought To have been made 10 the United
states court now Ia session In Alexandria.
States Attorney Marbury advised the Judge that
Taylor ought TO be turned over 10 McDeyitt.
Judge Meade said the right OF the citizen II
habeas corpus was sacred right, and that all the
questions which had been raised in this case were
questions TO be determined by evidence. To deny
the accused in this reasonable time To get yi-
dence would be to do Injustice. He would. there
fore, postpone the further hearing until Thursday
afternoon next, at O'Clock, and would release Mr.
Taylor on $500 bail to appear at that time.
DETECTIVE M'DEvTTS CASE ALSO POSTPONED.
AS the question of kidnapping turned on the
legal validity OF the seizure 10y McDevitt the mayor
adjourned the hearing until Thursday evening
after Judge Meade shall have decided the hdteds
corpus, and meanwhile released Mr.. McDevitt Oh
his own recOgniZance.
HISTORY OF TIE LITIGATION.
Criminal proceedings were begun against Mr..
Taylor in New Orleans in 1873 In connection with
the presentation OF fraudulent cotton claims Mr..
Taylor was claims attorney here, and the claims
prepared In New orleans were SEM to him for pros
ecuton here. IL Is claimed by Mr. Tayors friends
that he acted innOcently in ignorance OF the nature
of the claims He was unprecedented here. Habeas
corpus proceedings were begun, taken Ia the Court
In General Term and have never been decided.
It is alleged by Mr.. Tayiors friends that
Mr.. Moses has had Mr.. Taylor arrested IN order Ia
bring about a settlement OF certain claims made
against Mr. Taylor by Mi. Moses one OF these claims
IS for $16940 the value OF fourteen $1,000 seven per
cent improvement bonds OF the District. A suit on
these bonds Is now pending in the courts here Mr..
Moses alleges that he lent the bonds TO Mr. Taylor
and that the latter disposed OF them Mr. Taylors
defense is that the bonds have been claimed by
Patrick Cullinane and Henry Birch. He out
that these were bonds obtained by the late
Rudolf Bumenberg by false pretences, and
that Moses knew they did not rightfully belong Ia
Bumenberg. In a bill OF inter pleader. nled last
fall, he said that the bonds We're given TO him for
the purpose OF cOncealing them from their I1ghtful
owners. He expressed his willingness topay the
amount OF their value TO the court. to be given
the party whose claim was sustained by the court.
There are other suits pending. brought by Moses
to recover from Taylor $4,000 promissory notes,
and he (Taylorl is also defendant In suit brought
by the Mississippi Railway company to Recover
$4,000, which they claim Taylor collected and con-
verted to his own use.