The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
TAKES BACK HIS EVIDENCE.
BLATS sAYs HE WAS BULLDOZED AT
POLICE HEADQUARTERS,
And Threatened Win Ruin Unless He
Swore Falsely Against SpioEei-Denials
by Inspector steers md Prosecutor

Swore Falsely Against spieE~i-Deniais
by Inspector steers nnd Prosecutor
weiimnn-Spieners Books Missing.
Morris Spiegel. wholesale liquor dealer OF
10l and 1O3 Broad street. was arrested on
Friday. ns The Sun reported yesterday. on
indictments accusing him OF presenting
fraudulent claims for damages to several
insurance companies after lire in MS store
Arthur Bais spiegel's bookke eper and cashier.
lives over in Jersey City. at 225 Warren street.
On Friday morning when he camc over on the
ferry he found Detective Won Gerichten oithe
Headquarters staff waiting for him. He was
taken to Headquarters. where no says he was
frightened into falsely accusing his employer.
Yesterday John u. Townsend. Spiegel's coun-
sci. took Blais before notary and had him
make an AFFIDAVIT. In this document Blais
says:
taken into the private ONCE ~ Chief Inspector
Steers and in the presence of District Attorney Well
man and several other gentlemen was informed tina;
II had any regard for my family and desired to he
spared the OF being put in jail and indc'e for
forgery and fraud should mako foil ana plain
confession OF my assistance in the attempt OF
Morris spissel to deitaud tho various insurance
companies by making n fraudulent claim for
the amount OF damages caused by tho hre.
They stated that they had all the facts that the
hooks had been forged AMI that they knew that had
and that made tue statement. ~ before ne
and r s sS wna mo, M Se newer sq
sn, ,na il rcfused would put into jail Immediately
9" n"s "'Isnss prison. a%
what doing nvus n nss "sT.sssn ans
and Signed them and swore to them without Knowing ,.n
AMI .,hns t0I' was dsmsne% ha from me n.
So 5aH WITH III 'od day after AMI collection Of
Hr% aS If tns :" ss"a sre forgery
amy in,.inrnt TO thus effect which have made whe
under arrest. and made under duress ana FOR lear Is
who hss me s,. n.S m1ss ss
trsnf jury WAS nr WeIImnn. who stated 10 me that
unless made these s,aemens ana adnss, Inr
ssa,nst TT me- an Tia, be ru, under $40 o bail
Blais was not at his desk yesterday. spicgel
': ii. is weak minded. and he made fool Of
himself. lie drinks aEood deal and somehow
The police did not have so easy time OF it
vt ATTY: 3 ' East EGtieth street. When hs LEFT his
Detective Montgomery lying in wait for him:
don't want You to think t yH are
| Bvrnes would like to see YOU
III lounge! about lleal9uarters for about ;h%M
room. The Chief Inspector. Assistant District
Attorney wellman. and twG or three ot Tiers
| they wanted me for Inspector Steers said:
systs t {H mns ln tex kn1v M 'T
| man then asked me II ! hadn't bought two
pounds q bitter almond and used it to spoil
10! M sT.' N sii then said; We have every
in in" out Of the vet Il am under an umbrella
nd 3D. w qhsn sh Rang s np hs a Ds
trict ATTORNEYS office on the telerhonsS, land
ASK ed them to hold the Grand Jury for fifteen en-
| BROUGHT before them. Then Blais was brought
in. and was taken to anotherroon soon n,
company with Sergeant Crowley and get sn No.
thin. to eat. When came back was told that
A" Curious feature in this affair is that Spie-
gels books have disapneareH. a warrant TO
seize them ont on f t rite,np nrn
! and while SpirGel vas al, the District Attor;
news oncr. Detectives von Geri i; and
them They found the sa.o open and the
books gone. The ledger. journal. and sales
Sd SpeEsi says he returned to the District At
to lis home 81 Fast Thirti stn street THE The
Thes did So but did not md the books. ,,
pan ,i,sse got t." hold of them townsend says
that either the insurance. companies. g, or the
asois.ant District Ss Attorney weilman when he
called at the District Attorneys office yester-
! Gav morning to ASK Nr. NlcOtl 10 present
| Bas' 5 affidavit to the Grand Jury.
Townsend and Wellman happened to meet
in the corridor. Townsend critieiseh Well.
| Police HeadIuarters and said he was going to
| put stop to that sort of thing
Addressing the hystanders. Wellman said:
What do you think OF Townsend coming
| around here trying to teach me how to perform
my duties. and h. only civil lawyer:
Townsend-I haven't tried 10 d" any teaching Mr..
Wellman but do 10 tell You that you have done
things in this matter that 1t WAS not your duty to
| do
Welmnn-Tll make II hot AS blazss for you before
| get through with THIS rasr.
Townsend-I.ook out that don't make II hot for you.
| Then Mr.. Nicoll arrived and the row ended.
Assistant District Attorney Welma denied
| emphuticaily that intimidation had been used
| at Police Headquarters.
District Attorney Nic0ll said that when l'lais
came to him on Friday Baio was calm and
| collected. He asked j! immunity would b'
! granted to him. and Mr. Nicoll replied that
| immunity would he granted and that he
| would 10 released from custody if he told the
| tr.th B!as. the District Attorney said.
| answered "Ali right. and then wont before
| thu Grand Jury as cool a II cucumber;
Detective Won Ir"richtrn wa, looking tor
| Blais all day yesterday.
Spieg"l gave new bail yesterday in the sum
| Fifty-iourth street and Jacob {. Wund IT oSi
| Second nvcnu" went his security.
Assistant District Attorney Wellman says he
| has enough evidence to convict Spicgel with
| ont the assistance Of Blais.
|
Two More Indictments Against Clerk Hyer.