New-York tribune., 1885-03-17
YARD BROUGHT BACK
RELEASED ON S12, 500 BAIL.
TIRE CHARGES AGAINST HIM IN CONNECTION "i'n
THE SHAW ESTATE

TIRE CHARGES AGAINST HIM IN coNNEcIioN WA"
THE SHAW ESTATE.
r.+active Sergeant Won Gerichten arrived at
Police Headquarters early yesterday morning aI,eI
an absence OF nearly three months, bringing WIN
him Edmund Yard, through whom tne Snaw as ar,
rested at Boulogne sur ner France, on Decemooih -
and started TO bring the prisoner oack
The finitad States Minister Mr.. Norton interested
himself in securing the extradltioh VI JILL W. s rod
but much time was consumer On "o0i "a.i 70 an
tano and the efforts of the prisoner cohnsoi w III
farnose delays TIE transfer papers were competo1i
on February 20 and Won Gerichten lntenue9 10 san
with the prisoner on the steamship Laorauor n, Du,
he was obljged to wait until the prison van nom
Ronloone SIR aer carried the prisoner 70 haVIe.
lie took Yard on board the steamship Normahaie
IN March and kept close watch upon MN uui- l
inc the massage 10 this city. The voyage was wto-
ont interesting incidents Mr. fard was t nloiVst
and silent most OF the time. DetectiVe-oe,,s.@an' @
Reilly met Won Gerichten at 9uarahtae eairy sSner
terdav morning and escorted him and the prlsoner
TO the Central Office. -, n,...;o4 a+tornev,s
Mr. Yard was taken to the District-AnttornoSyS naSo
office AT noon but did not go before hecoluet 4
S.,th untII after o'clock. He conferred Win
his counsel Mr. Cunning, OF the hrm OF VahuetpSSo,'
Green & Cunning, and bondsmeh were nirod suus n
Detectiye Won Gerichten, who has acqulreu u
French method of dressing his hair ana an eAcoi-
lent knowledge of the language on MS gllP, Won =;
Mr. Yard before the Recorder. ne @ a1 ba 80
seventv-three wears old is short in stature ana mas
a clean-shaveh face and close-cut gray :. haii.
He wore q heavy ulster coat. he sa1
In corner of the courtroom. and seemea 10 o'o"u
District-Attorney MARITIME said to: the Recorder n
that Edmund Yard, whose extraditi0h hao oeciI y
asked, was in court ana tnst coSvi Wppld Of
fer q suggestion as to bail. Algern0n ,; ouilNdin'
the counsel for the Shaw estate SAID tnai tno ue
fendant mad been mtIusted with money peioneiaSS
to Mrs Shaw aud had used nearly S4OV,ooV
SO that it had been lost to the estate; ne an,1uui %
mentioned in the Indictment was 2io'ooV, anu ps'
might we'll be fixed at two or three, Titles tnae o
amount. Mr.. Cunning SAID that OF the $lO0OO
mentioned in the indictment go per cent NAG Deen
paid back under the preference & gen totS t amonnt
involved in Mt Yards transactions with the Shaw
estate was only $165 900 instead of $4OO0 09o, and
AS | understand it," said Recordert sInytn'
"Mr. Cunning wants the BALL $4,000 and MI
Sullivan SI5, 900 or $2O,0 600" o,,a
We would like it less" said Mr cumming ",
And we would like it greater" said Mr'
Probably you both would" said the RECORDER: h;r
spent several thousand dollars to prevent hls extra
diton and the worst of it was that 1t was tne com
Plainants money dse Recorder inhn h1u " Jacobus
the Republican leader of the l&th Assembly n DIS @
trict became security to the amount OF $5 OO0 % ana
q. d. Keeper, of NO.596 Wasnn gfon-st, 1of p''ooo
Two of Mrs. Shaw's sons were In court -..,.
Mr. Yaru was for thirty-two years prolhinen.e
importer u this city, and was the most ihtliIa.o ~
with fortune and when Mr.. Shaw died, also worm
n large sum of money! Mrs. Sally Carr SHAW ,ne
executriy, gave Mr. Yard power OF OF az ttorheS ~
partners in 1865 in the firm of E. Yard d Co., I'M
porters of white goods elder Mr oG Yard pHt IN
300 600 as capital, and another YlVVoOo u 40 L. L.
the fS business having he says Mrs shaws consent
Interest at the rate of per cent was paid on tie
nancy of the Shaw estate. On July l6, 1854, the
firm Of r. Yard q Co. collapsed, leaving liabilities OF
ovor 81, 100000. Among the preferences gwen S was
was exnIained TO mean ell that was due The
firms assets yielded enough to pay 50 per cent OF
the Indebtedness which said by Mr lsrd to 0n nave
been Sl65 OOO Ii was found that SlOOO0 IN
bonds of the Twenty-thrd Street Railroad CON-
pany had been deposited as collateral to secure a
loan to Mr. Yard OF $4,000 from y. NJ. bogarI ~
Co Ii is charged that this money was used wlth-
out Mrs. Sbaw's consent Mr.. Yard went to Europe
soon after the failure of his sons. The marriage ot
another son. who was twice welded TO Pearl Ey-
tinQe the actress also caused him mental suffering.
lie was followed by one of Mrs, ohaws sons, VINO VINO
caused his arrest in France. The notes on Whlch
the Sl @. 600 in bonds was lent were bought III by
one of the younger Shaws.