The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-13
FOUND PAWNING SILVER.
MIR. SNEJD SAYS Two POLICE DETEC-
lives MALTREA TED NM

It Wa. HI. Own Silver On which He WV.
Seeking TO Raise Money, nnd They Ar
rested Hin at the Pawn Shop-He Had
LOADED Pistoi-Snyr that His Room. were
Invaded nnds His Private Papers Read.
Mr.. Harry V. Snead OF oS Fifth avenue told
last night at 1853 West EiRhty-fourth street in
the apartments OF Major +. G. de Fontaine.
veteran in the Confederate service. the follow
ing story:
ION Wednesday morning" he said. Il
started out to collect money on a number OF
bills and debts due me to meet some OF my
own bills could not collect enough money
on the bills due me. and so l returned to my
room at 0S Fifth avenue. At my room was n
trunk full OF silverware belonging to my
mother and my sister and myself. and which l
owned ns much as anyone. and which had
right to use. l took out some OF the silver
ware rs much as thought necessary to de-
post as collateral to get the money which 1
needed. and nut 1t in n black bag"
Here Major De Fontaine explained that some
OF Mr.. Snead's funds were locked up in the
Madison Square Bank. and so the young man
he is 2S-was obliged to use tho silver as
collateral.
Il went to n man on Sixth avenue" con-
tinued Mr.. Snead. The was u pnwnbroker-
with the intention Of raising the money. As
entered the place saw two men dressed in
plain clothes outside the door. went In.
opened tho bag and TOOK out the silver.
] couldn't get as much ms thought
! ought to and so replaced the silver In the
bag and started to 90 to ANOTHER place. The
two men had seen the proceedings in the
store. Ihad got down to Ninth street when
two men stepred up to mo and said: What
naturally do in such a case replied. None OF
your business none of your damned bust
"'Well. We will show you whether it is our
business the mon replied. We are detec-
Show me your badges and will GO with
You will go whether We show our badges
Sergeants Cottrell and -Bonnoii Detective
Cottrell put the handouts on me. Bonnoeil
over to Police Headquarters. They kicked and
abused me and swore at me- all the way over.
81 went in before the Captain I don't know
his name and he asked me where | got the
silver and told me l had been arrested as
some OF my friends and said they could tell all
about me and tho silver. He asked who, my
owens. Then I was taken out to the Ser
Sergeant. asked him to send tor my friends.
he refused l told him the Captain said l
s0 Saa ssna for ba s, TSpsd ao give
charge now. You can't send for your friends
Then Detective Bonnoi started to sear,h
Beating. Then some q tho oinccrs held me-
helped to search re They took nv watch
and my private larers Among them was
prvate CottyHIi egan ' to read il n"H i
protested. tottrell said he would show me
whether he would read ny letter and went OF
reading IL aloud soon after that was locked
up In u vile cell. with poor accom- o,latIuns.
The next morning. THURSDAY. ! asked that
(which is only a few doors from Police Head
anArtess be sent f or dhey re'pSsd to DO f
Court in the morning. | was Charged with
being u suspicious character. The case was
was kSn JACK ho e ~hs r aud
locked un. About O'clock 10 the morning
keeper woke me ~ ann said they Ind G3tto
supposed | wouldn't like him. SO he said lie
would put me in with another prisoner, SO
us there and all we had was II board. We
couldn't lie down and So We sat up al! night.
again ana n charge Of carrying a concealed
weapon was made, against me. don't gen:
orally carry ;,t pistol, bqt that morning when
pocket. / was put under $500 hail asked
il i couldn't send, for friend. ,Cottrell WINS
said he would see George -aw ! wait ed till 3
O'Clock and no one CAM; Later irnrneh that
ternoon ! asked the keeper il l couldn't send
WORD to Mr.. owens.
-. ...i IF .j if ypp pay sa,S dollar
"A messenger came. and sent word, Isaid.
though. that the messenger would have to
rapers; i ats in the afternoon LAWYER Bel
stayed in the Jail Friday night.
SATURDAY morninG Ca;mlnissL1ner Ovens
s the PG be- dis
Kissed n soon rs the officers shout! come 10
court. The people at the court teiephoned to
officers. but they did not come. Finally was
paroled in the custody Of Mr. Owens. Ny case
1.-THE dStectTves had my ie ys and have
learned that they went to ny room and over;
a%Ied AL trTnks and % sna
trunk to which did not not have
tn" Key In 'hs so r%nE WrT% 'hr1 , let
great grandfather. Israel Shreyr. and one
written by Gen. NatMnie! Greene to ny great
grandfather / don't know whether they got
Those three Letters Sast are worth $1,000" in
the a eDnrt are OVER
tinued Mr. snead. this case is to be pushed
by Judge Pryor | have TIL, talked with him to-
papers were invited to send men here tonight. |
] do not know Just what measures are to be |
81 don't like to say ANYTHING about myself
but merely 10 mt you IN possession q the
come from Virginia that Shreveport. La. was |
named after my grandfather, and that my
father Thomas l.. Snead. was chief OF staff to |
Gen. sterling Price of the Army OF the West. |
and that he was u member OF the Confederate |
Congress-. Associations or club bershpp |
/ belong to the Nav FORK Southern Society. the |
Clover Club Of New York, the Association OF |
southern Democrats; and the Sons Of Con-
federato Veterans. mn not in business at !
present hut invented the Parcels iXpress IL !
iiick slim he slot arrangement hy which par !
cells dropped into tin receptncles Mt public |
places we're collected and delivered. and was |
general manager Of tho company"
MAJOR De fontaino insisted on saving that |
MIR Snend was Il cousin Of the lat Q Frede rick |
Ames Of Boston. Ito said Judge Pryor was q |
personal friend OF Mr. Snehd's father. and that |
The ca So was going to he pushed.
Neither lpsrest9r Moi aughlin nor Detec.
iolico Headquarters last night. and the Ser |
geant who talked with the reporters could not |
tell them whore to find the parties.
"You will have to SEQ the Inspector about |
that" said the Sergeant IT'S against the |
rules OF the office to talk about prisoner In |
our custody.
detective Sergeant Carey said later:
Mr.. Snead was brought TO Police Heal |
quarters at u o'clock on Wednesday evening |
ali Ila&.. al,