The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-24
SHAPIRO FREE ONCE MORE
Held by the Court, But Released by
The Chief Of Police.
DELAY OF NEW YORK P0LICI
Caused This Action-Lawyer West Argued
That as No Extradition Papers Had
Been Presented the Prisoner Could
Not he Held Any Longer.

The case against Abraham Shapiro,
charged with being a Fugitive from JUS
tice and OF swindling George b. Brooks
out OF $4,000 in money and notes. was
called in the Sixth district court this
morning.
Brooks, IL will be remembered, is the
man who claims to have been buncoed by
shapiro and a man named Iarmulov.
Brooks, who has lived here for seven
years, has amassed a considerable amount
Of property. Early in October
Shapiro and Inrmulov visited
Brooks at his home. IA
Gladstone avenue. and revealed scheme
which fairly took Brooks breath away.
1t was no less than the purchase OF $1,000
dollars worth Of gold dust for $1,000. The
bargain was closed. The trio proceeded
TO New YORK, where Brooks was allowed
to feast his eyes upon the glittering pile
OF g Did, smuggled it was claimed, from
the Siberian mines. Brooks bought the
supposed gold dust aud paid for 1t in
notes, ana a portion In money.
He Had Been swindied.
He examined the bag when be reach d
this city and found that he had been
neatly swindled, the bag being filled
with brass filings instead of the precious
metal. -
OF course he made complaint. and
later Shapiro WAS arrested. Nov III, aud
was held in 5000 surety for trial today.
This morning when the case was called
in the Sixth district court Lawyer George
West astonished the officers in
the court room b. moving the dismissal
of the complsinta and The discharge of the
prisoner. Mr.. West basel his motion on
chapter 249, section 6, OF the public statutes
bearing on the law relative to fugatives
from justice, which says: III the person so
recognized or committed shall appear be-
fore such court upon the day appointed,
he shall be discharged. unless he shall be
demandeded by some person authorized
by warrant of the executive to receive
him."
Should be Set Free.
Mr.. West said that inasmuch as the
New York officials had not shown them
selves in readiness 10 take Shapiro, the
case should te dismissed. He had alreay
been held for thirteen days aud as there
was nothing TO hold him from New York
his discharge was necessary.
Acting Justice Sweetland thought that
thirteen days was not too long time to
hold the prisoner. He could not tell
whether tha New York eiAeiais had MAIDS
any progress in the extradition matter
and continued the case for tea days.
He based his decision upon portion OF
Chapter 249, section 2, of the public stat
utes. which states that "if, upon the ex-
animation of any person SO charged, IL
shall appear that there is reason
able cause to believe the complaint
true and that such person
may be law fully demanded OF the execu-
tive Of this state, he shall, II charged with
an offence balable by such magistrate.
when committed within this state,
be required TO recognize in a reason
able sum with sufficient suretes
10 appear before the court at some future
day, allowing a reasonable time to oh
tain o warrant from the said executive
The Prisoner Set Free.
Sharpio was accordingly ordered held in
$1,000 surety for appearance Dec. 5, but
later in the morning Chief Child received
word from the New York officials that
their action was delayed and the case
was dismissed, and consequently Sharpio
is free once more.
However, Sbapero is not literally free
as by Chap. 249, Sec. @. of the public
statues the stipulation as To the dismissal
is made "that whether such person so
charged bs recognized. committed or
discharged, any person authorized by u
warrant from the executive OF this state
may at all times take him In custody and
the same shall he discharge Of the
recogniz,nce, II any, aud shall not be
deemed an escape" Or in other words,
despite the fact that shapiro is free, the
New York officials. armed with
a rsquisition paper, signed by the govern
or OF this state. may arrest him on the