New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-17
Ex-MAYOR DE BEVOISE ON TRIAL.
REFUSING TO PLEAD TO AN INDICTMENT CHARG
ING HIM WITH STEALING $24 800.

REFUSING TO PLEAD TO AN INDICTMENT CHARG-
ING HIM WITH STEALING $24.50O.
In the Queens County Court of Oyer and
Terminer yesterday Judge Barnard presiding the
Of the people against exMayor Henry De Bevose Of
Long Island CITY was callel. Mr. De Bevolse first
elected Mayor In 1871, aud either by election APP
pointment succeeded in holding the office uatil
December, 1882, when he elected by an
order issued by Judge Gilbert, before whom
his election to the office in 1850
was by George Petry the present Mayor OF the
city. In October 1882, indictments were found
against Dc Beyoise by the Grand Jury, complaint Of
the Citizens Committee, for embezzement, msappro-
pration OF funds. and malfeasance In Office He
cused of enbezzllng $lOs.00o At n term OF the su-
preme Court in April, 1888 the civil action
brought by the city against the Mayor TO
cover the money tried, tho city being repre-
scented by ex-AttorDey General Leslie W. Russell and
John r. Devlin OF this city. the jury finding verdict
against De Beyose for 100000 Being unable salts
fy Judgment to give bonds the Mayor has been
the Queens County Jail, acting at times as one OF the
jalors, as shown at the time the negro murderer
Rugg made his escape.
The courtroom yesterday crowded with pot
clans. many of whom DE Beyoises friends as long
as he held Office. The prisoner, who represented by
James W. Covert and Incorporation Counsel Ralph
Bennett is charged in the indictment pon which he is
value OF 5000 each. The prisoner was
defendant stands mute" Judge Barnard then ordered
the clerk enter plea OF not guilty.
Daniel Moran, OF No - Pnest, the broker who
purchased the bonds testified to his acquaintance with
the defendant, and said hat August "a 1879 he sold
bonds for the Mayor and produced abstract from his
ledger to show the transaction. The counsel FOL de-
PENDANT refused to allow the witness refresh his
DRY It, demanding the original book, letters and
accounts showing all business transactions with de
This the Court ordered him To dC this morning
f. ~ Beckwn. treasurer OF Long Island City was the
next witness. He produced the forty-nine bonds In
question They were numbered from l 20 10. Mr..
Beckwn like the preceding witness, had only trans
crpt the TRANSACTION and ordered TO produce the
original book.
.ieorge H. Love, bookkeeper for Appleton's book
house. called 10 identify check he had re-
ceiycd the Treasurer OF Long Island City for the
sale OF two bonds given him TO sell by Mr. Spears
The check identified, but all effort to connect De
Bevoise with the check failed The cheek
first shown to tho witness for $1,000 on the Marine
National Bank, dated October g. 1881. made payable 10
the witness and signed by John A. Moran, the City
Treasurer second check for $40 shown the wit
ness Endorsed by by himself and drawn IN the same way
the 81 900 cheek. , ",
shown the cheek He explained that the ,hees ior
81 900 given him In payment for two OF the 5000
PAYNE for his in the Loder Mining Company of
DE Bevoise afterward became president. DE Bevose
gave him four bonds. When De Bevolse gave him the
two bonds he said they were his own property.