The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-19
EX-G0V. PRICE JAILED.
Arrested in Bergen County for Con-
tempt of Court-Eluded Arrest
for Some Time.

Ex-Governor Rcdman M. Price was
Hackensack Saturday night by Detective
Charles Becker. on a writ of attachment
for contempt of Court.
The order of arrest was issued from the
Court of Chancery on January II. 1898,
ana Mr.. Price, it is held, eluded ARE st
until Saturday afternoon, when he W as
arrested by Becker just as he alighted
from a train at Oakland. He was taken
to Hackensack Immediately and locked
up awaiting baii in the sum of $40, 900.
Many years ago when the gold fever
was at lis height. Mr.. Price and a friend
named Samuel Forrest, went to CaIIfor-
mia and there acquired considerable prop
erty. 1t is alleged by Emma M. Forrest,
the widow and administratrix of Samuel,
that after Forrest had been in the Golden
State for some time he went to sea. and
before going he gave Price a power of
attorney to sell the property. This he
did, but turned over a small portion to
Forrest.
A Judgment YVES obtained against
Price in California, but as he removed to
New jersey without satisfying it, it was
sent to this State and recorded.
Forrest, in the meantime. died. and the
management of his affairs passed into the
hands of his widow.
Mr.. Price confessed the Judgment, but
nothing further was lone with the mat
ter Until last year when the case was
carried into the Court of Chancery by
Cortlandt ana r. Wayne Parker, as coun-
sell for the administrative.
AT that time it was stated that Mr..
Price had got $685. 600 from Congress for
| services during che war. and an order
restraining him from endorsing any draft
or other Negotiable paper that m light
come into his possession from the United
States or any officer of the United States
Treasury Department was issued by the
Chancellor on August 5. 1892.
A copy of this order was served on Mr..
Price on September z. 1892. But on
January II. 1898. counsel for Mrs. For
rest went before the Chancellor and
asked for an order of arrest against
Price for contempt OF Court. They pre-
scented facts to show that on various
dates Price had disreQarded the order of
the Court and assigned or negotiated
certain drafts on the United States
Treasury amounting in ali TO S45, 900. On
bearing this statement the order OF arrest
was issued and placed in the hands of
Becker.
Mr.. Price was Governor OF the State of
New Jersey from 1854 to 1858, and during
the War of the Rebellion took an active
| interest in the troops from this State,
having, it is alleged, spent nearly all his
fortune in their equipment. He was a
warm friend of Congressman Edward f.
Mcdonald and it was largely due to the
latter,s efforts mat he secured the draft
of sec, LOCO.
The order of arrest is rsturnable on
July II. 1898. when Mr.. Price will have
to answer for contempt and other
charges that may be presented to the
Chance1lor.
The Governor passed the greater part
OF yesterday with his wife and daughte r,
| at their home, near the Havemeyer
estale. near the Mahwah depot on the
| Erie Railroad. He was tnicharge of Jus.
tice Nj, w. Heath. deputized by Sheriff
| Bozert to watch him.
The Ex-Governor, when visited by a re-
| porter, had this to say In connection with
his arrest:
.,The whole matter is an outrage.
When / was in Califorpl a, about the year
1857, IN the capacity Of money agent for
the United States Government, Samuel
Forrest gave me a power of attorney to
sell his property. ! was called East
shortly after Forrest left, aud l trans
| ferred the property to other people. They
sold Il, and am almost sure that Forrest
got the money due him. Blu he sued
me for il and got a judgment against me.
The amount involved was $40. 900.
II was IN Washington when the order
restraining INF from negotiating the draft
received from the Government was issued
by Chancellor McGll1. aud being out of
New Jersey / did not think the order was
worth noticing. Iexpect TO get bail to.
day.