The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-15

terney to Have Him In Court To-day on
Charge or Grand Lerceay-Tho Asylum
Doctor Protested, bat 20 No FurPose-An
Insnnity Proceeding Was Pendins.
Edward NJ Field. tho senior partner Of the
broken firm Of Field. Lndley. Wiechers b Co..
was compelled yesterday to leave the quiet
retreat to which his friends had him commit
ted two weeks ago.
Three of Inspector Byrnes's detectives went
up to the asylum last evening under instruc-
lions to bring him back forthwith, no matter
what demur might be made:
District Attorney Nicoll called on the Inspec-
tor yesterday afternoon. and after talk left
with him warrant signed BY Judge MARITIME Of
the Court Of General Sessions for Fields ar
rest. He told the Inspector that the warrant
gave him the power to remove Field from the
insane asylum. and. furthermore. he said that
Field must be brought down to the city last
night and produced in court before Judge
MARITIME in the morning.
Tho Inspector replied that, such being
the case. he would surely apprehend
Field without delay. and have him in
court as requested Detective Sheldon
is familiar with the country around
the asylum and he. with Detectives Trainor
and Bonnoil. were detailed BY the Inspector to
arrest Field.
Tho latter was confined in Vernon House.
private insane asylum. superintendent and
owned by DR.. William D. Granger. The de-
tcctives went up to Mount Vernon on an even
ing train.
They hired coach and were driven two and
half miles along the White Plains road to
the asylum. There they were ushered into
the parlor. and Dr. Granger came In immedi-
b. e9sF Rfsa one o, the
lis i Edward II { Field confined in this house
at 3EESsffesss" -. .,,,,..
come come tS arrest at him on warrant issued by
the pocter NJ eH VIZ" has Been aep res
piarIy and legally committed to this asylum
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until have received notice that that commits
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compelled to carry them out" resumed the
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.pssn wn he The Few Doctor re-
minutes with Sir: Field. whom he had told ' q
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the Would b eaag to too
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The Inspsetor had a,rsady sent e word sd to his
TIL P bona a9S ROW MATED for Ns up with
Ssd sf a9t EnSx
He said that the warrant was tssued By Judge
Nicoli. made on Information and belief that
Field had committed grand larceny In the first
degses,M I, ne thsl s Of more S than $50
1t II A n; to- day In the General Sessions.
Judge MARITIME declined to say last night
Dear 80 urgent, It may be that District A.
MsS nag
aas been taken out tn %estehester eo pnaG
Odle Close being the Commissioner. and there
was to be q judicial inquiry this week.
District Attorney Nicol gave out the follow
ng statement last night:
ysw Of the fchs,ees made IN
tho sad To have 70 besa dsy
rauded.
Such transactions as the Fold failure can
lot take place In commercial circles without |
'crutiny By the authorities. Even II. as in this
'ase. no formal charge is submitted to me by !
Interested parties Mr.. Field may be insane.
Indictment In the Usual way. No man CHARGED
With a crime can avoid prosecution by being |
committed In advance to private insane asy-
um." |
Early this morning mono Of Fields relatives |
lad yet been to see him. DIR. Lindley did not |
now Of the arrest They knew OF it at Cyrus
y. Fields house. Judge MARITIME said that he |
Assignee !yg Charles v; Gould. Howard Gallup.
yitnesses. and will be on hand in the morning
The District Attorney says no has information |
Vhich leads him to believe that Field has dis |
osed Of five shares OF Union Pacific stock and |
inverted them to his own use