New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-07
C. w GARDNER HELD FOR TRIAL
he Is BROUGHT INTO COURT on THE CHARGE OF
EXPORTING MONEY.

The examination In the case Of Charles W. Gardner,
agent Of the Rev. Dr. Parkhnrsts society for the
Prevention Of Crime, who was arrested on Suh"N
,vcins on q charge Of blackmailIng Catherine Amos
I,s lille Clifton Of No. 1876 West iny-thlrd st..
oY, hcn at The Tombs Police Conrt. before Judge
HcNnLon Yesterday II lasted from go to 80
oclocL D. m The pr ,oner was held for trial nj the
Ccurt nf General Sessions two charges, one for
H., c>toriion Of $50 and The other for attempted ex
tort.ou Of $l5o r. D. Kenn'son and Frank MOSS
counsel for the society, represented Gnrdner.
Tie first witness called was the woman. Catherine
Amos who Is abot forty years old In regard to the
rhars against Gardner Of cXtorng $50 from her. She
testified :. a on the evening II October H. man had
called AZ her house. under the nam" of Grant she
Was not at home. lie had left word that he
would call on the following evening. on the
evening Of october IL Grant had called again. she
had received him in the paror. lie had said mat
he was an agent for the Parklur, society.
lie asked me- continued tn" witness, III had
seen Captain Dcycry Of the Forty seventhSt police
station. I told him | had not. Then he said We
can be Just good friends 70 you as the police
said didn't care who were my friends as long aS
| had frlcads. Grant asked me 10 3 and see Gard
ner the following day without fail at bis h)me'
40. 20 Lexington ave- did not 90 TO
see Gardner the following day, re
received two letters that dGy. however brought by Il
messenger boy from Grant, SAYING that he would
hold iat party until II o'clock The letter added thai
he was much disappointed That | irld not kept my
engagement. We were to have met at Clarcmont AT
3 O'Clock IN the afternoon, aud not at Gardner :
house,
on crossexnmlnatlon she testified that her right
nnme Catiarine Amos.
According to her testimony she first saw Gnr1n'r Oh
October -, I'm the cvning. In front Of the Forty
sevcnth-st station house. she had gone there to see
CaptnIn Dcvcrv TO show him the letters she had re-
ceIved from Grant. Tle Captain was not In when
She came out OF the station.house she saw Gardner
near by with Louis Allen, OF Howe & ilnmmels
Office
81 recognized Gardner from the description Dad
received Of him. said the witness, and snd TO
him. i know yOu.' lie pretended not to Know
who I was until Mr.. Allen introduced MS. lie asked
me what | had been I'm the stntIonhoise for. and l
told him about the letters | had received from the
man Grant that day. Gardner told me- that whether
Grant. who he said had b'en discharged from
the society got 5000 or $4,000 from me, II
was nothing TO him. lie had no deal
lngs with Grant. and had been to the
station house himself have him arrested. He said
II YOU have anything for me- this gentleman (meanng
Allen will be good enough to hold II for me. never
paId Grant any money and never saw him before or
after the evening OF October Il. when h. called at
house lie did not ask me for any money and gave
me TO understand that Gardner was the man for that
| had known Allen for SIX or seven years.
Allen never asked nc for any money, and never
paye him any, on the afternoon OF October II he
called az my house and said that he heard that Grant
had been there lie said that II wanted to see
On ardner lie would tuke me to see him. did not