New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-15
BLACKMAN GOES BACK TO ALBANY.
TIE WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS on WHICH HE
WAS BROUGHT TO THE CITY DISMISSED.

| THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS on WHICH he
WAS BROUGHT TO THE CITY DISMISSED
| A case Involving among other things the rsnV VI
Judge of the superior Court, acting III Vhe CapaTT ~
n Judge OF the supreme Court, 10 Issue VIII "a -
| corpus summonng q prisoner from Albany 10 new
| York, argued in the private Fooii' VI '"Ne0
| Yesterday afternoon. 1T, ,..
tobn f. Blac1rhan a real estate dealer OF TINS city,
| was brought before the Judge on writ Oh haoeaN
copus granted on Saturday to Charles lialdane' bidcA
man who lives at No 113 West SlAty -secohus|' was
arrested in this city July on charge Vi gIaiu
larceny made by Anthony Gould, OF AlDhny, az" i1
was taken 10 that city await the action OF the "r;Iu
,,rv The prisoner was accompanied yesterday by the
sheriff Of Albany and Andrew Hamilton the DlStTNE
Attorney at the Capital, who opposed the writ
prior 10 the trial Mr. Hamilton disputed The right OF
Judce Truax who is acting as JUSTICE Oh uie supreme
Court TO issue the writ. He declared thal IL was
dangerous thing for Newlork judges TO interfere WIN
the progress OF criminal justice IN other parts Oh Ve
State only one such attempt had been made before
According 70 the complaint on which Blackman Is
hoL and the statements OF Mr.. Hamilton, Colonel
John Could a wellknown lawyer OF Albany oled III
1874 leaving an estate valued at S3oOoOo lie piaceu
IL in charge of Edward Savage, his partner to keep III
,r,st for his wife and children Savage was removed
as trustee for squandering the estate and was sue
ceeded by Judge Jacob Clute. When Anthony Eoulu'
Tho CoonePs eldest son. became of age he executed
vnlnntarv instrument giving the Judge the right 10
continue as the trustee of his part OF the estate MS
inheritance however, had dwindled TO about SoOoV.
Young Gould came to New-YOrk In the early part OF
the present. year and soon became intimate with Johh
+. Blackman the prisoner, Hafon a. LiscomD' us
tont relative and Charles Haldane the lawyer VINO
Yesterday represented the prisoner Could 1t appears
repented OF his voluntary remuneration OF ms property
rights and friends promised TO induce Judge CUTE TO
withdraw from the trusteeshlp. Gould, according 70
the complaint gave Blackman deed OF conveyance
on February A. 1891, to sell his farm near Albany.
As Judge Cute professed willingness 10 accept young
Goud's orders, Blackman sold the farm on May 4,
Judge Clute himself purchasing 1t for $1,000
Blackman however, 1t Is charged refused to turn over
the money as he had promised TO do. and Gould issued
n warrant for his arrest.
Gould also charges Blackman with keeping about
"a 600 the money received from the sale of one Of his
houses in Albany on April 10.
Mr. Hamilton in arguing the case yesterday was
severe in his references to LlscOnlb, Hamane and
BIackman lie called them conspirators ana declared
that they would all be summoned before inc grand jury
" Mr. Waidane Indignantly denied the charges OF Mr..
Hamilton. and argued in favor OF the VIII. Ihc
Jndge however decided TO dismiss the writ on Its
merts Backman taken back 10 Albany last
evening to await the action of the Grand Jury.