New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-29
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.
HAS COL. LEONARD BEEN sWINDLED?


HE SAYS HE HAS, TO THE EXTENT OF 5lOVVU,
BY JOHN DEvLLN AND OTHERS.
Detective Sergeant Sheldon OF Inspector Byrnes's
squad brought TO the YorIvile Police Court yesterday
John Devlin wealthy Brooklyn contractor, whom
he had arrested on Saturday on warrant issued by
Justice Hogan on the complaint OF Colonel Robert W.
Leonard, broker at No. 80 Broadway. living at the
Murray Hill Hotel, which charged Devln and three
others, William r. Kookogey, Spectator, formerly OF
No 13G Liberty-st; Arthur A. Tookcr Of Brooklyn,
formerly connected with the Mining Exchange in Broad
way and d. Is. Horton. agent OF the Northern Pacific
Express Company, at Broadway and Thomas-st with
conspiracy. by which he was swindled out OF Sloooo
on January T.
Colonel Leonard Is the son Of the late Judge
Leonard According TO him. Devlin was arrested in
Brooklyn during the for Illicit distling, and about
two years ago shot in the Jaw by his brother over
dispute about their fathers estate. The brother Is
now serving Of ten years at Sing Sing. Devhn
lives at No. 81 Bainbridge-st, Brooklyn, and he Is
hfty-two years old Leonard has known Kookogey for
over seven years, and says that he had taken an IN
terest in some of Kookogeys electrical Inventions, and
had advanced him money to develop and patent them
until early I'm The month Of January, when he learned
that the inventions were not practicable TooNer Is
said TO be the brotherinlaw OF exAssemblyman south
worth OF Brooklyn. Leonard made the following sworn
affidavit
81 was in Albany on January 90. when received
about som thing very important. catd on Kookogey
on the morning OF the 23d at his Office No. 1876 Lib
ery-s St. and found KoOkogey and Tooker there
Kooogey said that Tooker had 500 shares OF Rshorh
Feed Water and Heater COmpany's stock. Oh fohr
months loan with Horton for $4,000, and tat ~ ex
pred In three days. and that Tooker hnd gwen
Horton an assignment Of this stock in case the loan
not taken up.
Kootogey said that they had customer for 400
shares Of the stock at $40 n share. j asked who 1t
was, and Kookogey said II was John Devlin. rch
contractor at No. As Decatur ST., Brooklyn, who dug
the trenches for the subway. They wanted lie to
clear or take up the stock from Horton aud deliver 1t
to Dcvlin. | said | would want order from Tookcr
on Horton to take up the loan, and he gave me an
order. which as follows:
".To ID. n. Horton Esq.,. on receipt OF the amount
OF your loan to me OF 800 and interest please de-
liver to bearer 800 shares OF the Rushorth Feed Water
and Heater Company collateral for the same.
"'ARTIUR a. TOOKER.
"'Datcd York Jan. 26, 1892
"I said TO Kookogey: You want to get an assign
mont from Tooer of these 500 shares and he got the
assignment | also said to K0okogey Come down
and We viii make sure that Devlln wants To buy the
stock We went 10 Dcyln's Office and Kookogey asked
Devln Il believe you wanted to buy the stock at 4ot
and Devfn answered NO. Kookogey acted AZ though
he were surprised. and then Devln said 'Ihat was
last week II ought TO be cheaper. olght 10 buy IL
&C. when We began 10 liilh SOoht 'h' SUN" 'N''
got up and said. Let's go out In the man, aoh
want every one TO know my business
Finally Devlin agreed pay 80 for the STOCK.
asking Where is the scockr told him II was subject
to loan and that II was at the Office OF the No'he'h
Pacific Express Company. : .lted him 10 go up
with ME and pay of the loan. snd 10 accompanied me
10 Horizons ONCE, but Horton was not In Inc next
morning stopped at Horizons ONCE and asked MN II
he had a loan on 500 shares OF the Rushforth feei
Water and Heater stock Of "a 600 ana he answered
have Horton and ] then figured the interest Oh
80 500 for four months and three days 10 be SSooV"
I phen went down 10 Wall-st 10 Lounsbery g COS
office and got a check for $4,000 90 and went up 10
Horizons ONCE and gave him tho certified cheek ana
Horton delivered to stock To me. took the stock
down 10 Devlin ri the Office lie said. Come out IN
tho hall lie there asked me the numbers OF the Ger
I'm Gates and told me to write Them down on "A card
lie then wanted know where he could meet me ana
nav for them. told him that he could meet me at
Lp,nsbery 81 co.'s ONCE, and lie agreed 10 meet me
there AZ I 80 O'Clock In the afternoon II was then
~ 30 O'Clock | waited at LOunsberys, but Devnn
failed to call there that day or the next day kooHosey
was In and out Of Iounsbery's once. and AT my ~
quest I've went Ia brooklyn to look for De'hh'
When Ire returned he told me that Devln was In queens
L.. IT, AZ man lad o.en drowned ~,e,e Desnr rnnS
the next day. - A., ,
would buy the stock for tc les money, ana ne
li-t OF men who wod by IT, slnes tnen ,, nseG
me Tint he had not made any loan on the stock pnJr
10 the time ~ receiving the check and that the state
ment he nnde Ia the effect that he had made loan
on the stock war Mise. he merely held the stock Tor
IooLcr without any loan. The $1,000 cheek Wa
cashed ri Wells Fargo Il Co.'S bf Horton. who -uli
he turned over the money 10 Tooker ana that J"oKer
returned him 1900 ~ hts share OF the transaction;
Horton also admitted that the stock al the time was OF
no value and Is Of no value at the present uhe
Kookogey and Tooker represented 20 me that the stock
was worth and readily saabe In the market Tor from
sj5 10 $40 a share. and believing the statements 70
10 true / took up the stock and paid Horton $40
900 90 and now charge kookogey, Tooker, Horton
and the prisoner. Devlln, with having wllfniiJ de-
frsudrd me out OF that amount OF money
Devlin when arragned before Justice Hogan SAID ne
was not prepared to 20 on with the case and asked ior
an adjournment which was granted. lie pleaded MOI
guilty 10 the charge. The hearing was adjourned VII
March l5 aud Devlln held In $1,000 bail. when
was furnished BY his son. George W. Dcvln who sad
that 800 600 had been assigned 10 Hun since JANUARY
/ lie offered a. bonds the houses and lots al Nos %
IS 81 81 aud 90 Balnbidge st. and lot, No. OSs
Atiantic-ave Brooklyn, altogether worth $4,000.