New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-25
BEDELL AGAINST EMERSON.
THE rORGER TELLS HOW HE LOST THE
STOLEN MONEY.
DETAILING HIS OWN PECULIAR TRANSACTIONS
IN THE TRIAL OF THE LOTTERY DEALER
ADMITTING THAT HE HAD
STOLEN FROM cLER'

GYMAN.
Jancs y Hede,, the law clerk continued yester
day with remarkable GOODNESS TO tell the story OF his
policy playng IN which he lost half OF the s25OOoo
which he secured BY forging mortgages. The tes'l
mony was given the trial before Recorder Smyth OF
Herman J. Emerson, who. Il is charged Kept gam
bling place al No. $50 broadway where Bedell lost
his money Ex-Judge Shipman. of shipman Bar
low Iarocoue & Choate, Beders former employers,
and ex Surroeate Rollins sat near Assistant District
Attorney Jerome, and Mr.. Rollins sometimes made
suggestions, at Mr.. Jeromc's request.
Bedell in answer TO Mr.. Jerome's questions, ex-
planned further how policy was played He said
that he lost and won lottery policies from 1882 TO
September 1883. He could not answer readily when
he was asked how much he had spent at the place
kept by Emerson & Goss between January and Sep
tember IL Of this year. He permitted TO take his
small red morocco pocket diary into another part Of
he and add up his winnings and losses
Charles Bedell, his brother. was called as a witness
while the forger examining the entries He is
iar and of a darker complexion than his brother lie
interested with HIS brother in the management of
farm which James f. Bedcll owned at Bedford. n. V
lie testified that he went with his brother on more
than occasion 10 the rooms Of Emerson & Goss
He James E. Bedell write out numbers and give
the slip to Emerson. and he had payments Of
money from Bede to Emerson and from Emerson to
Bedell Tho bond given by Emerson at the District
Attorneys Office introduced in evidence TO show
tho signature of Emerson, and d. NJ. Carvalho was
called excprt, to show that the initials GER
tain District Messenger slips in the handwriting
Of Emerson The writing on some policy slips was
also Mr. Carvalho said, in the same hand
Redelps figuring finished by the time these
witnesses had given their testimony and he again
placed on the witness stand He said that he had
paid Emerson & Goss. between January and Septem-
Der IT, 1883, the amount of S30.440 "a. He had won
s14oe2 e7 and his net loss the transactions of tho
nine months and half was SIGHT 81. After his
afio he'd W
sons counsel. began series of questions which at
first made the witness somewhat excited He, how
ever, soon became calm and entirely dis
concerted Mr.. Howe began:
Q-Where you employed in 1875? A.-Wth
Barlow, LarOcQue Macfarland.
Odd you know clergyman named Huntington?
Ayes, sir.
Odd you steal 81 900 from hint Ayes sir,
but 1 paid it back long after
o.-whst salary did you receive in 1857 A.-One
thousand dollars
o.-And it was increased4 Ayes sir; I received
$1,000. then $1,000 then $500. $4,000 $1,000 and
finally $4,000.
o.-You also received riftsl Ayes sir at least
$50 year; SIS at Christmas and s25 o New Years
Day. Then have borrowed money and loan has been
cancelled.
DIN consideration. I suppose, OF your devotion to
the interests OF the nrm7 A-Perhsps 70.
Bedell Their led to tell Of his forgerieS in de-
tail. lie first secured $50 600 in 1850 on a forged
mortgage by John F. Sims to Mr. saloro In the
same year he secured S24 900 in mortgage prop
ery of Henry ID. sayre. Bedell had farm of eighty
in Bedford, on the Harlem Railroad. and he
spent some of his money there.
Mr.. Howe-How much did your stealings from your
employers amount to
The wtness-wlth interest added believe the amount
would be s295 O0o
Beden said that he spent $4,000 in improvements
and additions on his farm, lost $4,000 at policy
PLAYING, and used the rest TO pay the interest on the
dramatic scene by calling TO the bar hashily dressed
woman and asking Bedel whether he recognized her.
He hesated but finally said that he believed he had
the woman in house in Thirty frstst but that
he did not rsmemlet The The. 1rcgmstsnses Well He
Beginning Of each Of his spreess When askcd
questions about h visits to dSTSpgsSles hoqses lie
that subject. Asking about Bcdefs refusal to tes-
tny in the Supreme Court. Mr. Howe said
You had Nj. Palmer the bank president had Won
notl
Bedel-Yes sir.
o-And it was after that that you refused to testy9
Ayes sir.
Q.-When you saw Mr.. Palmer did he make you any
promises? A.-No. sir.
Odd he not speak about the purchase a your farm
Ayes, sir; something said about It. had given
deed Of the farm to shipman Barlow. LarocQue Choae
the day accused and Judge shipman suggested
that Mr. Palmer owned land in that vicinity he might
purchase it, and could thus lessen somewhat the wrong
had done. Mr. Palmer did buy the place
o--You did confess this whole matter to your
plOyersi Ayes sir, when was charged with It,
o.-Not until then9 A.-No, sir.
Q.-What did you do at that time? Al do not wish
70 answer unless the Recorder directs me to do 50.
The RecordeT-You must
The witness then told about the circumstances
which led to his September L. which did
not differ from the story published az the time. He
added that he had only made two purchases OF stocks
Once he bought Erie stock and gained about
$500, and at another time he bought some 81. Paul
ard Duluth stock and lost about 1900 He denied
PLAYING any gambling games except policy.
Mr.. Jerome asked the witness few questions and
ne allowed TO leave the witness stand. Some
formal testimony closed the days proceedings. The