The sun., 1891-01-01
BUTTNER FLABBERGASTED.
E10BTEBN VICTIMS CONFRONT FEE
DIIoRoE sWINDLER.


-rend,s,oa's BArssin for = Divorce.
william a. Buttner the divorce shark who WITH
William Duryes hughes was landed In Jail by
The suN's exposure OF the Broadway divorce
mill, made his fourth appearance In the Jeffer-
son Market Police Court yesterday. He was
confronted with real Z" cloud Of Witnesses
They began coming at 8 O'Clock. Tho mos,
important was Cssare BoKgia who had with
him fraudulent decree for which he says hs
paid the divorce sharks $3.50. Then there was
Mrs Lizzie Cowan. . S75 victim Philip Heidel-
brand, another 176 victim: the Row. Simon
Harper, the colored clergyman who paid the
sharks $3.50: Susan Miller. . $50 victim: Sarah
Quiglsy. who :lsnt 500 to Buttner: Theodore
LAmAne. William KrAntz. and ton or eleven
more The names Of all those were siRned to
. complaint sworn out BY BoegiA Buttners
wife. her sister. and his little child were In
court and sat insids the railing. Nj. William
Dpfyss Hughes WAS also there.
Buttnsr recognized many Of his old clients
whom he came into the court room from the
aminsd on the baek.number complaint OF
swindlinG Charles Finokel out OF $50. Clerk
MCGOWAN said softly:
Mr.. Buttnsr. there 10 another charge against
you,
Buttnsr demanded IN Q loud voice TO know
what the charge WAS Then he listened while the
clerk resd Boggia's afadavit to which was at
tached the fraudulent divorce. and an aff1dnvit
By Hughes to the eject that he had forged the
whole thing at the diotation Of Buttner. and
that Butthsr had received $3.50 f0E tic work
and given him only $40.
Buttnsr was visibly affected" II eams
into court this morning" he said. 10 have an
examination ON the charge preferred against
me last week. don't know anything about
this charge
what have you got to say 70 IT," asked the
Clerk.
I've got this to say" said Buttner. Since
have been locked up the police have broken
isto my ofaoe and taken all my papers"
What have you got to say about this
charge"
That I'm not guilty" shouted Buttnsr. Il
demand three or four days to prepare for sx-
animation on the new charge"
Justice ORellly said that he would adjourn
tho case until Saturday morning and would in
crease the bail to $1,000. Buttner went over to
sit down By his wife. Mrs. QuiEley. who is Of
imposing dimensions and who had . yellow
feather in her hat, stopped him.
Whore is that 500 lent you." she said.
How much have lent your" rstorted Butt.
ner.
"v-tl-l-a-i-n!" Kissed Mrs. Quieley between
her teeth. where is that $100y'
Buttner got very red in the face. and then
Mrs. QuiRley attempted to hit him with her
parasol. Buttner went back to the desk again
and declared that he was being persecuted.
IL wouldn't be surprised" he said. III the
police ss,o,. charge mo with homicide before they
He went back to his cell; In tho prison he
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hsrs,o'95e Gels been %s1toned 4 MT FIei Frie
Livbineer: as directed by tho courts. FricE
has been reading TIE Sun and has written
ior The money Mrs Prick had leit. sayHG liz!
had through yuttner. his counsel drawn
fss xcSn pay h' dSsa Ssqk uh Rast Ss
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rest, This receint, # 1t exists. Is. a forgery.
reh ss sias ma
s 69nfmGn On % ~ hs holds for 500
marked m. g." and has never been made
Tho original exposure BY THE Sun Of the
FRAUDULENT divorce mill was based on a fraudu-
lent divorce given By Hughes, Campbell! TO
letters to the nrm, and Mr Pendieton si says that
h. nes ss.l: 60 4 $ HHt & Mofs GE sSp Of
light On the question whether or not he knew
"Hs Heitss No. NJ. pc3He 3Hune 8. 1881 hav. friend
Mhe ysnss to bT
wos b. fas being Of
issti9n snd HM great r. Of
him divorce. and how long it viii take You.
y ould 1t be necessary for him to come to the
sts,s sts!e 9r can he rel rsn,ain here? H. is : man Of
ii%sd ,ss In na aa1lns ySHs !ss sIranss
carly answer will obiRe Address. me indi-
YtIans,glIy. tenn,gy Saw your ad. in the Now York
q Letter Ne 2, June ls;-M:sssrs. a:s hYshes 4
Your terms, +! think, will be satisfactory. am
service. W sasa na Ss
risk personal service. how long will 1t require
TO got o trial after service By publication.
think can assure you that no Resistance viii
am some swhat at q loss. Tho facts. as stated
in my ffst letter. would not be sufficient In
this State. ! suppose could mako thoss alle-
cations as strong a. they can we'll be made
!erak places. What elss,: y, snything. win have
service. II We decide to do that2
Letter No. 8. June 26.-You mention that
Would ike 70 Know what the psYdS Viii n'P b.
required to swear to. To be candid with you,
am the party that 10 to bs the plaintiiH I be.
lisve the defendant is IN, the hnmor 70 Sign the
authorization II she will only remain SO TIL
the papere arrive.