New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-23
THE TOLLS DRAWING In.
p. w WOODRUFF ARRESTED.
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NEWS OF THE INDICTMENT AGAINST THEN,
rbs latest act OF importance in the course Oh the
efforts now being made to punish some one lor 'ho
Numbering Of the treasury OF the Cneinhs,i' hai'o
,d Davon Railroad Company is the arrest OF Edward
,,.o, woodruff who was the secretary and treasurer
:, tho company during the reign Of Henry S. Ives
uood,ua was arrested about o'clock on THURSDAY
evening at the home Of his father, Obadiah Woodru,
the publisher of The Newark Advertiser" NO. loo
Washington-st., Newark. He was arrested on oench
warrant charging him with being fugitive from JUS
tice The warrant was based on an Indictment iouha
by the Grand Jury of York, charging him. as IL
,nders,ood with grand larceny in the first degree, In
isapproprfatfn property of the railroad company
Detective Sergeant Won Gerichten, of inspector
nrrnes,s staff made the arrest being accompanied at
the time by Detective stainsby, of Newark Wooorui
was taken at once the Newark police headquarters
where he spent the night in the witness-room Yes
tyaav morning he was srragned before Judge Rodrigo
in the First Precinct Court and held to await the ar
rival Of requlsIdon Detective Sergeant Won Gericb
Ten making an affidavit charging him with being fu-
gitive from justice.
Woodruff engaged City Counsel Coult to look aiter
his case and Mr. Coult came over TO New-forK carry
yesterday morning but was unable 10 accoi"Piisn
much owing to the fact that the day was legal hon-
dav He desired TO learn something of the specific
charges against his CLIENT but although he failed III
HIS quest he decided to apply for writ OF haoeds
corpus This he viii probably do this moinius' an"
will have Woodruff taken before Newark court IN
the afternoon Woodruff alleges that his arrest mas
been made solely with view securing bis appear
ance &c a witness in the tlial of the suit against
Ives and stayner. and Mr. Coult said that II what
Woodruff told him true, he could not % neiu
on a criminal charge In any state "ooorur says
aat his duties were purely clerical in their nature
and declares that II there was any wrongdong ne nao
no knowledge OF 1t himself
&c twantV-eiQht handsome
clever He was clerk In Ivess office before
ives secured control Of the Cincinnati, Hamilton ana
payon Railroad and always enjoyed the commence OF
the young inancier He received a good salary, ana
has cut something Of figure in Newark society," ana
his arrest produced great sensation in the city, lie
recently travelled extensively in the West IL Is sad'
and rumor which has circulated extensively IN
Newark has it that the real object of these wander
ngs was TO enable him to dispose of largo amount
OF securities for Ives and Stayner. woodruff posi- |
lively denied the truth Of this rmor, and said that
he never had possession of any considerable quantity
of securities long enough to dispose Of them. He
says that he has had business connection with
either Stayner since he left their office after
tho failure.
The particulars of the Indictment for grand larceny
against Ives and Stayner were not made |
public yesterday, but the only member Of
Mr. Fellowss staff who visited the District Attorneys
Office which was closed to public business on account
OF tho holiday, aulnltteu tndL inc hdu
been found. He had the previous day repeatedly |
and with unnecessary warmth affirmed that no In |
dlctment had been found or ordered by the Grand !
Jury. He asserted at that time that II an indictment
had been found he would simply have refused to |
say anything about 1t, but would not have denied the
fact
Ives and stayner passed their holiday In ludlow |
Street Jail and learned Of the indictment against them
from the morning newspapers The news had no
perceptible effect upon them and Ives was as UNI
concerned as usual in his demeanor. The indicted
brokers would not allow reporters TO talk 10 them. a
physician and two friends the only visitors
admitted. Warden Heating had received no bench
warrants for the detention OF Ives and Stayner on the
criminal charge but the S25O000 bail regarded
as a sufficient detaIner The may be arraigned
on Monday 10 plead 10 the Indictment.
The arrest Of Woodruff the associate of Ives and
Stayner in the management of the Cincinnati IiamiL
ton ard Dayton road probably completes the number
Of those against whom the Grand Jury has found
sufficient evidence to warrant indictment. i
Mr.. Woodruff was made secretary and treasurer OF
the Cincinnati Hamilton and DAYTON Railroad on
juno 49, 1885, the day that Ives and Stayer secured
their complete control Of the company and put them
selves In as vicepresdent and president respectively
He took the place Frederick H. Short the old treas
urer Of the company, who was reduced TO the rank
of assistant treasurer. He one of the ealaried
clerks of the banking firm Of Henry S. Ives Co.