, 1888-12-08
A BAD GANG.
Attempted Murder of a Well
Known Sporting Man.
A Gang of Thugs in a New
York Court Room.
Robbery the Object, but Muir
der if Necessary.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-AddIe Stanton.
Ella Hammond, Edward Meredith and
Henry Hermann were to-day arraigned
In a crowded court room, charged with
having attempted to rob and kill Phil
DAILY, u sporting man, in a Fourth avenue
fiat last Monday. Hermann made a full
confession, the other three prisoners, Mrs.
Stanton, Mrs. Hammond and Meredith
were held without bail TO await the action
Of the grand Jury. Added to the interest
In the court scenes was the fact that dur
ing the morning Mrs. Anna Hermann, the
aged mother of Henry Hermann, attemp-
ted suicide after hearing OF her sons dis
grace. She was brought to with difficulty.
Just before the hearing opened a dra-
matte scene occurred in the antechamber
of the court. Phil DAILY was escorted into
a room on the left where Meredith was
seated. The prisoner was told to stand
up. He did so. Put on your hat"
ordered the detective, as he threw n white
pocket handkerchief over his prisoners
face. The order was obeyed. Now say
Throw up your hands, " said the detect
i've. Meredith refused TO o. " this com
mand and stood silent and m~otionless
before his accuser with his face covered.
That's the man that shot me, Tm
sure said DAILY.
DAILY was then taken to an antecham-
Der on the other side of the court room,
where the same scene was repeated with
Herman. DAILY, after closely scanning the
prisoner, said: He is Just the build of
the man that was with the other fellow"
At length the complaint and affidavit
had been prepared and presented and the
two women were called up on a little plat
form so that they could face Judge Cor
man.. DAILY stood near them and within
one arm length of the man who came
so near being his murderer. The prison
ers we're then called upon to answer.
Hermann said: Il decline to answer
any questions until after | have seen and
talked with Inspector Byrnes."
Meredith, as cool as ever when al.
dressed, said; 81 refuse to answer every
question"
Ella Hammond said she was 30 years
old; did plain sewing for q living.
and was not guilty of the
charge. Adelaide Stanton looked
her interrogation squarely in the face
while telling him that she was 25 years
old and an actress by profession.
The Justice disposed OF the four pr;s.
oners as stated. Hermann, is his con
fession, says that he net the Hammond
wOman about two years ago on Sixth
avanue and that they had at different
times lived together as man and wife.
He met Meredith, the chief c%onspira-
tor, a couple of weeks before election.
He introduced him to Addle Stanton.
The outcome Of the matter was that about
Nov. % Meredith told Hermann that he
had fixed it all with Addie Stanton for a
big strike and would give Hermann $l5,-
600 to take a hand.
The scheme was to write letters to men
Of wealth and entlce them into a fat.
The first one who fell in and was any
good" chad any reputation or money to
lose) was TO be chlorOformed and robbed.
They calculated to get about $50, 600 by
threats and blackmail. Hermann was
assigned the task of tieing and torturing
the prisoners. DAILY was one of the
chosen victims. He came once, but the
chance was allowed to pass.
Meredith reproached Herman for the
slip. The Hammond woman, who was a
sort of silent partner in the scheme, wa
out of the Hat when DAILY passed through
the ordeal. She did not wish to be pres
ent at the time. Two men played cards
in the kitchen while the stanton woman
watched for the gambler. What followed
has already been told.