New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-09
HER CASE IN THREE COURTS.
MISS wooDHALL FREE BUT A SHORT TIME
nrAnnrsrED SOON AFTER HER RELEASE on
CHARGE OF FORGERY.

nFAnREsTED SOON AFTER HER RELEASE On
CHARGE OF FORGERY.
Tho charge OF forging an Endorsement on Unlted
States bonds to the amount Of 2O0O on which Alce
Woodhall was brought to this country on exradltion
from England, investigated yesterday by United
states Commissioner Osborne, United States Distrlct
Attorney walker and Assistant DisrictAttorney Roso
Who represented the Government. and W. f. Howe
anpcarcd for the woman. Mr.. Rose called to tho
witness stand Gordon c. Brinckerhof. tho president
~ the Butchers and Drovers National Bank who tes
tilted that he had known John Gil for twenty years.
and Alice woodhal for years before 1882. The
Young woman and her sister frequently went to the
hank with Mr. Gill, and tho witness supposed that
they were his relatives. On April 90, 1882, Mr.. Gil
was at the bank with Alice woodhall. Seventeen
United States bonds Of the face value Of 600 were
produccd Mr.. Gill said that no wished to transfer
the bonds TO the young woman who was with him.
Mr. Brinckcrhon asked him II he did Of his own
free WILL and no said that no did Each of the bonds
was then Endorsed, the transfer in each being
signed by Mr. GILL Mr.. Brlnckorhon placed his name
as witness under each Of the Endorsements lie den-
tilted the Endorsements on the bonds which pro-
duced, as the genuine signatures Of John Gil.
william H. Chase, the cashier Of tho Butchers and
Drovers' Bank, Mr. Gil sitting at the table with
Mr. Brinckcrhon and signing the transfers OF tho
bonds. DIstrctAttorncy Walker admitted that no
had no evidence to sustain the charge OF forgery and
Commissioner Osborne said that there nothing to
do but to discharge the woman. Ho said that no
would not have issued the warrant except for the a
davlt OF Robert Gil.
Alice WOodhal was again arrested as she
had left the Federal Building. Detective Herman Of
the District Attorneys office, took her in custody on
a bench warrant from tho Court of General Sessions
The bench warrant was issued two indictments fled
in 1883, charging forgery. One of them was for tho
alleged forgery of the Endorsement OF tho United
States bonds, and the ohcr charged the forgery of
rcst and he asked that his client be taken Immediately
before a Judge of the General Sessions Judge Mar
tnc who was sitting in Part L. refused TO act In the
case, the prosecution had been begun in hts term
as Disict-Attorney, and Mr. Howe his client and
the detective found their way into the crowded court
room where Judge Gllderseeve presiding at the
trial Of the Dlss Dcbars for defraudIng Luther r.
Marsh. Mr. Howe would not walt a moment but
insisted that his motion FOR the discharge of the
woman should be Immediately heard He used his
usual expression when his clients arc arralgned and
denounced the arrest as an outrage
Assistant Dlstrict-Attorney Lindsay said that the
DistrictAttorney was bound to the arrest Of
indicted person found at large In the jurisdiction
Of the court and not under bail. He believed that
the warrant was on general charge of forgery and
that she could DO held under either Indictment
Judge Gderslecve said that he could not act with.
out seeing the papers In the extradon proceedings
Mr.. Howe said that he would show that tho extradi
ton was only on one charge, and Judge Gilderseevc
remanded t.ie woman to the of Inspector Byrnes
until Monday, when the extradltlon papers can be
produced.
An order was obtained yesterday from Justice
OGorman in the Supreme Court, Special Term, by
George d. Newell, representing the estate Of John
Gil, requiring Inspector John Tunbridge, of tho
Metropolitan Police Of London, to place in the hands
of Receiver George II. Stonebridgc IT, the property
brought with Alice Woodhall to this country After
hearing argument by A. p. Whitehead, on an order
obtained by him on behalf of Miss Woodha requiring
the opposing party to show why the order ap
pointing the receiver should not BIO set aside and by
Mr.. Newell In opposition tho Judge denied the april
cation The receivers bond for $4,000 with Philip
Bolender and George u. stonebridge surcties,
MED and the property was turned over to the re-
celyer Inspector Tunbridge will sail for England
on tho steamship Ohio to-day.