The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-15
THE ACCUSED BROKER HELD.

THE ACCUSED BROKER HELD.
JUDGE HARDEN TELLS OF HIS DEAL
mos WITH ABRAHAM BACKER.
DAn fsr che AGED Dealer II Csnu~r,,.,
Paper. who Failed Tor o.. eeo. eco. FIXED
~ ois,eee, saA Promptly Furnished.
There was . big crowd Of people. many Of
whom probably had never bsen In police
court before. a. the Tombs yesterday afternoon
1t the examination before Justice O'Reilly OF
Abraham Backsr. tho dealer In commercial
paper. who recently failed for $4,000. 600. aud
who 10 now charged By William D. Harden. the
presiding Judge OF the City Court Of Savannah.
Ga. with the larceny Of 200 worth OF Con-
trial Railroad OF Georgia debentures and stock
Of tho Savannah Gas Light Company. Tho
prisoner, who was released on $4,000 bail on
Thursday, came In early. accompanied BY his
son and Lawyer Dyett Of tho firm OF Town.
send. Dyett h Einstein. Judge Harden was
represented By Lawyer Untermyer and Assist
ant District Attorney Townsend. Mr.. Inter.
mysr conducted the prosecution alone. while
Mr. Townsend sat By listening and tanning
himself.
Tho testimony was 10 large part repetition
OF what WAS published in yesterdays Bun. In
tho beginning Mr.. Dyett objected to Mr.. Inter
myers CONDUCTING the prosecution whom there
wis an Assistant District Attorney on hand.
Mr.. Untermyer. however. insisted that hs had
Alright to conduct Judge Hardon's case. and
Jus Toe ONe,ily sustained him.
The nrst witness called was judge Harden.
He IL atypical Souihernsr-tall. erect bronzed.
and handsome. partly bald. and with an IRON
eray beard and moustaehe. He gave his testi-
p.ny In a clear tone. and refused TO 1T Mr..
said that oil the ne9otiations between him and
~. l,ack TS had been cSsried q through .Ls
Bgsts waptsd 10 know Il the he witness eimsaii
snas Tn semysnsb sss' nS NE NE
jusics qitsined g.: obiection LAWYER DIets
-. ses tns po again ny oSso.sa
T. IL D. ecipitateI the first OF tbs many wran.
sSh sn Sa@s ns ssn p,.
tepptsd TO show that his client bad no. offered
adss e s:s SI nss
lead several letters which were sent e. his
brokers in savannah by Bneker. but IN none Of
NOW, Judge Harden" asked LAWYER Dyett.
gseksr had agreed 10 procure the discount OF
The note when you have not one jot Of evidence
The evidence have" the witness said. is
that hold here ; recent tor e,9bkersge lee
Ds ga t S% whom s sad ss f Ii.
ctti.c 10 see about renewing the note found
ss It. 10. ssd Ssd qdss is
renewals The same brokerage ire was paid and
dsr.tood. covered. The renewals Q; The note
thu hss fGss.sa ia fsn him
ps.sonay that ns .ecurit- 8 were II The Msr;
rs% sSsi n o. The nose
and nsiy Grousht to view the original A note.
Sssks q. s EMS and. handing it 10 the
az. bear apy evidence Of having been
am Mt a hnsnsier This is my frs. .x-
The witness then ss!i that he flrst learned Of
tslsrran sent him from New York on Auss
by p. J: sullivan; M Baekers confidential
said:
.:., az: s .sf Il b :t
g: tn.
M. Baeker q bis once and learned from his
own P: tn.. ~: n. had been used us
81 said 70. 70 him" ' continued the Witness NJ
!. rs.d FEE o.
b., t:qgpSS: e. have e'rs.inl' did not mean
Then what did you ssy2" asked MI. Dyett
The next day" the witness went on. Tho
told mo that when his troubles began he found
Il necessary to raise tsOO.OOO worth Of various
kinds Of commsrcis papers and that my stocks
MI. Sullivan was then called TO the stand
His testimony tended to show that Mr.. Backer
bad not discounted the note himself. but had
had It done BY An outside person. Mr. Bscker
did act as q broker. be said. He acknowledGed
mott yinR Judge Harden Of the hypothecating
Of the Judges collateral.
Nr"Dyott thon began aTonR speech In tho
prisoners defence. He said that his client had
d scountsd the note himself and Intoxicated
the Judges collateral to rein burse himself.
While In this position he failed and was. Of
course. unable to return the dehentures and
stocks. Mr. Dyatt also dwelt on the deien-
dsnts age and delicate health and asked the
Justice to let that have bearing on his deci-
sion. He then cited several cnees in which. he
said. II had been decided that the ,hypothecat.
Ia that alp"
THAT 10 all
The ori.onsr 10 held in sl50 900 bail to await
tho action Of the Grand jury"
on Mr.. Backefs bond at the time Of his arrest.
gave bail again.
MANY ACCIDENTS At THAT CROSSING.
Engineer Narnin Held Partly Responsihle
for Mary Horr's Death.
Coroner Low concluded YESTERDAY the in.