New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-25
THE COURTS.
NATHANIEL SANDS SENT BACK TO JAIL.
DECISION THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THE

NATHANIEL SANDS SENT BACK TO JAIL.
A DECISION THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THE
POOR DEBTORS OATH
Judge Hall, Of the Court Of Common Pleas,
in Fairfield County Conn., before whom the hearing on
review in the matter OF the application OF Nathaniel
Sands to take the poor debtors oath has boon pending
since Saturday yesterday decided that the oath
should not have been originally administered py the
Justice OF the Peace before whom It taken and has
remanded Mr.. Sands to jail, where he will now remain
This proceeding grew Of suit OF the Mayor OF New
York against Sands in which Judgment was rendered
ia favor ohe City in April for $3.50 900, which Judgment
Mr. sandss counsel have attempted several occasions
to set aside in various ways but have failed on every
occasion Shortly after the Judgment was entered In
Few-York 1t was discovered that Mr. Sands, who mad
not appeared upon the trial In April ana as to whose
address his counsel claimed to know nothing was living
at Norwak, Conn.,, having bought piece OF real estate
was begun in Connecticut upon the New FORK Judgment
and I'm that suit Mr.. Sands arrested and held In
n f disclose @SsrS ns S property
A motion was then made TO reduce tho bail, being
so aaa of 1 s n%
out OF JAIL In all OF which en-, Efforts he ne
here in NewYork had finally decided that the judgment
In the main suit should stand, Mr. Sands made Gppca-
ton to take the poor debtors OATH aud about two weeks
under the practice In Connecticut he appeared be-
fore Justice Of the Peace and took the oath This part
Judge Hall. OF the Court Of Common Pleas under the
going since saturday morning On Saturday morning
Mr. Sands was for over four hours and
II became evident To all who heard 1t that
II extremely difficult for him TO conceal
from the Court the situation OF his property and that
IL was also difficult for him to up the
transfers which had made by him his wife, In all
probability, and still difficult for him account
for the fact that, though he claims that he has not
cent at his disposal today he has spent for personal
penses since last June upwar OF - 600 which appeared
clearly by the evidence and which had 10 be admitted
by Mr. Sands as his accounts with several banking In
situations In this city were produced in evidence against
him.
The hearing adjourned until yesterday, when
counsel for both sides appeared and after preliminary
talk, Mr.. Sandss counsel stated Ia the court, In sub
stance that owing 10 the fact that counsel for tho city
were inqurng into great many OF Mr. Sandss personal
matters which involved others besides himself
aud owing To tho fact that this. hearing
only preliminary to the main trial which must take
place later and that many facts might be dis
closed which would be dsadvantageous to Mr. Sands
the main trial. II this examination allowed to
be had advised his client that II would be wise for him
IN decline to any further questions and that
doing under the statute, 1t became Tn duty OF the
Judge To decide that the oah could not have been pro-
periY taken before the Jusce ~ the Peace. other
words that IN taking the oath that he had personal
property Mr.. Sands had substantially perured himself
Mr.. sands then rcmandell TO the custody Of the
ailer where he Is Other proceedings will be taken
without delay behalf OF the city I'm this matter and
II hoped will eventually enable the city to recover tho
of $4,000 which Nathaniel Sands collision with
Dick Connolly stole from the city In the good old
Tweed times"