New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-11
JAMES +. BEDELL INDICTED
EMERSON AND Goss RELEASED on BAIL
HOWE, THE LAWYER. DENOUNcEs THE DnA
TRICTATToRNEY's oFFICE-BEDELL CONES
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HOWE, THE LAWYER, DENOUNCEs THE DH
TRICTATToRNEYs oFFICE-BEDELL CoMEs
IN FOR HIS SHARE IN THE TRADE
The Grand Jury found an ipdictmens yessefs
day against James E. BedelL the clerk Of Ship
man, Barlow, Larocque & Choate, who is charged
with the forgery Of mortgages sggregating over
100000. The Indictment is for forgery In the
first degree, a crime punishable by imprisonment
for q term from ten years to the life Of the pfs-
oner Bedell will be arraigned for pleading to-
day. indictments were aEo found sgsfnss
Herman ]. Emerson and Philip Goss. at whose
rooms Bedell says that he lost over 81 90, 900
OF his money at policy game. Emerson and
Goss were arrested on bench warrants and taken
before Recorder Smyth, who fixed bail at 900
In each case. The bonds were given by Charles
ID. Fitzgerald
William F. Howe was the victim yesterday Of
what he called an irritating machination."
For the sole purpose of telling the District
Attorneys Office what he thought OF II, he pre-
vailed upon Justice Smith to sit in tho cass
against Herman j. Emerson and Philip Goss, after
the defendants had been indicted At D. M
the time set for the hearing In the Tombs Police
Court, the lawyer appeared In one Of the private
mination-rooms Time went on, and he grew
impatient The examination was being delayed
by the absence of Assistant Distriet-Attorney
Hartman and it was half-pa o'clock before
he appeared At the same time Sergeant Reilly
of the Recorders Court came in, and surprised
everybody by displaying bench-warrant for tho
arrest Of Emerson and Goss.
Mr. Howe had intended to bring out some
startling facts about Forger Bcdell in the ex-
animation, and his opportunity was gone.
At 40 Bedell was taken into the courtroom,
and Justice Smith came in moment later with
Mr.. Hartman. Mr.. Howe rose and said:
As l stated you time since have been dlL
ascertain the visited the forger Bcien.
and have found facts. We have evidence
which VIII show the houses OF repute visited by this
(poinnR BedeD thief, who systematically stole for
years from his employers We prepared TO show that
this villain registered the Deevan House. Albany.
with woman. not his wife. man and wife, And
evidence of the kind has been procured show that he
has OF the morality necessary for competent
witness. Now. / have been startled by iuggery with
justice which l. at least. do intend submit
quietly. L have yet to learn as point Of justice
that because this rascal is important witness In .
civil suit In which his former employers plaintiffs
departure from all precedents be made for their
benefit We had four adiournments owing the neg
gence Of the Attorney. and am going 20 nd out
the reason for them. The law has been trodien
This Assistant District Attorney has resorted TO vile
trlcsery.
Mr.. Hartman-I don't know that have anything 70
say, your Honor. answer this attack. As far az
Regarding the personal auson to rne. think should
not notice II. -
Mr.. Howe-No. you had better zoe that This
dirty, miserable trick which do not reject creds
the District Attorneys ofce. The District Attorney
lent himself shielding the record Of this great
swindler consumnate rascal. 70 endanser
the OF civil suit against these two defendants
The prisoners, Emerson and Goss dis
charged by Justice Smith, and at once rearrested
by Sergeant Reilly, who followed Mr.. Howe with
the defendants. L. H. Humme at once took them
to the Recorders Court. where the bail was fixed.
After the Emerson and Goss case had been disposed
of, Justice Smith called the case of Schermerhorn
against Bedell, charging the forgery OF a salts
faction piece. Mr. SchermerhOrn swOre to the
complaint, which was handed to BedelI, who, dur
ing the uncomp plmentary references to him by Mr..
Howe, maintained an air of the utmost composure.
He now read over the document carefully. and,
looking up, said
This is amended complaint Is If
1t s The clerical error the first draft has been
corrected.
Then L waive examination that complaint
The prisoner then signed the form with good
imitation Of his own signature. lie was at once
recommitted without bail