The morning call., 1893-10-14
BAD BAIL BONDS.
An Attorneys Startling
Discovery.
CITY RECORDS FALSIFIED.
Forfeited Bail Bond Which Shows
Perjury and Forgery Used to Se-
cure Prisoners Release.
CITY RECORDS FALSIFIED.

Joseph S. O'DOnnel. special counsel for
the city in the collection of forfeited bail
bonds, made discovery yesterday which
promises 10 lead to further interesting de-
velopments. and to open up mine of per-
jury and forgery.
In the early part of December R. Z. Nc
Burnie was arrested on charge ofigrand
larceny. growing out OF a ahalf-interestswin-
dler. associated In the same business
were Harry Hall, c. S. Grillo. George
Fehrnback. Count Eulohvosbaski and
number of others. Some of the gang were
convicted and sentenced TO terms OF i'm
prisonment ranging from eight to fourteen
years. Fehrn back, who was implicated
in the same case, disappeared and has not
been heard from since.
McBurnie was examined before Judge
Joachimsen and held to answer, bail being
set in the sum of $1,000. A bond in this
amount was presented 10 Superior Judge
f. w. Lawlor and approved by him.
The bondsmen who qualified on the un-
dertaking were j. A. Murphy. who gave
his occupation as clerk and his residence
at 31S Minna street Murphy Swore that
he owned three lots, 75x122:6 feet, on the
east side of Howard street. between Sew
enteenth and Eighteenth, and valued at
$4,000. John Sullivan swore he owned
several lots on Morrell and Ellwood place,
the value of which was $1,000. His occu-
patton was given as blacksmith and resi-
dence as Morrell place.
An examination into the alleged prop
erty qualifications of the two bondsmon
shows a series OF glaring and daring at
iempts at forgery and falsifcation of pub
| lie records. Alter fling the bond. Murphy
| filed Duane claim to the Howard-street
! lot, which stands in the name of
and is assessed TO g. w. Duden.
| On the Assessors blockbook the name of
Duden is erased. and that OF j. A. Murphy
| substituted. although the former name is
| still dIscernible on the book. A compari-
| son of the name signed by Murphy on the
| bond and that in the book discloses
marked similarities. both evidently being
| signed by the same persons, though there
was an evident attempt to disguise the
| writing in the book.
| the block books for 1892 in the Tax Col
| lector's office, the name Of Murphy being
again substituted for that of Duden.
| Both Tax Collector Block and Assessor
Siebe are positive that the changes have
not been made by any OF the clerks en-
ployed in their Offices, but the work is as
| suredly that Of Murphy.
| La the block in which Murphy swore he
owned the property there is another man
of that name, the owner OF lot. and 10
the attem pt tp follow the handwriting of
the rightful Murphy bondsman Murphy
| betrays his own work.
| In the case of Sullivan. who swore he
owned unincumbered real estate of the
value Of $1,000, the Assessors books snow
| that the property is assessed for $3.50. on
which there is mortgage of $500. The
| property on Morreli piaca is assessed at
| SLIGO and s mortgaged for SS72. the as
| sessed valuation OF the two pieces being
| S2730, on which there Is outstanding mort
cages amounting to S1172.
Murphy is unknown, but Is evidently
a professional straw bondsman. as his
name appears on several other bonds. The