The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-07
T. BRIGHAM BISHOP.

T. BRIGHAM BISHOP.
Two wccIs ago George Matthias OF $50 Pei
han, avenue. who with Bishops wife went his
security. surrendered Bishop. On Saturday
the execution against Bishop In person OK
PRED. but the surrender OF tho bond made 1t
possible to arrest him wherever he might DO
found. For some months he had been living
at his wife's home in Clifton. N. J.. and when
he was captured he had just left Taylors Hotel
in Jersey City after having conference with
his lawyer.
II am not guilty OF absconding with that
money" Bishop said yesterdayto Sun re-
porter. lie is n tall man. with thin. gray
moustnche. and half head OF hair. Adiamond
scarf ring adorned his front, He crossed his
legs fingered his watch aba chain. and ges Wy
charge" S no epv went on. wien I was In the
n1nte 1881 t asst Nj asIe
r notices n that you'd 5 4stre from ON int
Wilere remained until April. lie says 10 de;
posted $4,000 with me between Jan. anit
l a ssG e a nS
flnisied q JOB for me he was credited with i in
the pass book as q he had deposited money :
thus en carried ar on. Wien Went out Of business
on Jan. l. 1885. he had drawn every penny duo
Bishop CLAIMS that Hssh bqEEo I'VE seq
in 1890 that Judgment vas be- Ssfaln ,er
fnsyer did snythlng crooked" BishopN said
was In tho stock brokerage business here
had 5000 customers. Occasionally a fellow fellow
who had lost n snd sans tbn
had skinned him. admit the transactions
were eHuivaentt to gambling but tn. every ~,
the the fellows s Who came around CRYING told
nna % othsl tSs "re 0r s f
and often gave them money. telling them
had made mistake in their . account unit. did
ness affairs. and believed that this, action
would prevent these babies from making any
acted Honestly with these people i pursued
that course to protect my business. You see
wien R'' t 81 HItssh came along with his
$4,000 claim thought that was going ita lit
tic too much. and determined to fight him in
appearing when the case came up. and conss-
entf WGs cma onSav by %es9
r Mneh wa" With my lawyer to have affairs ar
ranged SO that the case would come tn trial.
That ss sats ayah
against Hitssh for for geriurng himself to secure
Maine and received common school educa-
Tin my youth" he told the reportsr Ives est err
fore taught music. have been q professoIf In
private schools and converts in st. Lo2is; Chi
caRo, and other places and before Harvard Col.
lego obtained professor OF music Iinstructed
many OF the students. People have said that
the as YET as any Sgafed nent
doesn't run in that direction In other words.
/ am n classical musician. and hive INSTRUCT
sarp %aPf haSo W9ktss "nd set
merable songs under nom dc plume as well
Bshop says say that In 1879 he opened broker
age business in Boston. and two years later
"Ihaye been chilled the king Of the bucket
shops" Bishop talked on: but Do not know
why should be- known by TINT title, acted
with me- and had branch offices, in every part
OF the country When went out OF business
in 1o 9Msa NO n"a %ae M" op married
young ms"' Widow dow in Phiadeplia. 10 says She
owns considerable property in Florida. New
's!fff tSa az H. ill., f'h asserted yesterday
that i he could prove ! owed him any
sbds9 h paS for en Ss the eS Csh
own right. Hcilias told me Chat he knows / am
penny OF II to prove my innocence. but that il
those people who nre prosecuting mo wcro will;
Ing to ,I accept tS trl n 70 compromise o would
Bishop claims to be- cousin OF ". Irving
Bishop. the mind reader. md he says no went
with tho mind reader to Europe MS manager
about thirteen or fourteen years ago.
Mrs. Bishop spent much time WIN her ms,
afternoon sho went out to try to get some one
to go on his bail bond.
"Don't worry. dear" Bishop said to her:
meals a day and sleen, we'll"
II BishoIis not bniled out he Viii have to
his second time in tho place. lie wns, there n
year ago. when he was first arrested on the
bishop admits that he has been In the Mnssa-
chusetts courts on account OF brokerage
transactions. He says that he was not there for
did not know the law of tho state,
Lawyer Stein said yesterday that Bishops
and that ne is about to take steps to satisfy
tha iud gment obtained against him.