New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-20
URONGFCLLY IMPRISONED HE SAYS
THE CASE w l.. BRoCKwAY WHO APPEARS
TO HAVE BEEN LOCKED TIP FOR NO GOOD
CAIsE-rF THE STATE PAYS Up WHAT 1T
nAvFs HIM LIE MAY 60 FREE.

TO HAVE BEEN LOCKED Up FOR NO GOOD
CArsE-rF THE STATE PAYS Up WHAT 1T
OWES HIM HE MAY co FREE
II State Controller Robcr,ss industrious clerks
I'm in Albany will give the bill OF William L. Bro X
way, amounting s2.l6s. their prompt at'eh-
ton Mr. Brcckway. who is now A prisoner In the
Tombs charged by Henry Iiirsch. nquor-deaier
OF No. 2s Eighth-ave.. with passing "orthiesS
checks will according to his own story. soon re-
gain his liberty and his anxious mother VIII De
made happy. Brockway arrested on August
q and since then his mother has been doing her
best TO secure his release She has not been sue
cessful and probably by Saturday OF this week
Brockway will be sentenced.
The fake" bank OF l.. y. Osmun. at Cochectoh
Sullivan County whose peculiar dongs were pup
lished recently in The Tribune. figures largely IN
the story.
Brockway said TO Tribune reporter yesterday
II got Mr. Hirsch cash check for '5 Tor me
The check was certified by William Sherwood the
alleged cashier OF Osmun's bank. That was on
August o. and on the eth was arrested MT
Uirsch previously cashed a check for 80 on the
Osmun bank which paid. had bank ac-
count at Osmun's bank II T. Rheuhottorn sell
Ing agent for the \. J. Wells Manufacturing TOM
many with Offices in the Downing Huilding got
me to start "A bank account at the osmun bank.
for which he and e. ;. Northrup. also OF the
Downing Building were agents in this city had
and still have perfectly valid claim against inc
State for over 5000 Northrup knew OF this. ana
asked me to become a patron Of the psmun BANK
asked who Osrnun was and was told he was
Chicago capitalist. who would soon come East ana
take charge Of hts bank. As | had fayoraby
known Rheuhottom for year or two. and had
heard him well spoken or | believed what he and
Northrup said | began a small account WIN
them and should probably have put IN nv money
from the State had e come promptly. The check
that got me into trouble drawn by 9. c Teal
I'D l.
Rhcubo,tom Mr. Kheuhottom and Mr. Northrup
asked me TO go out and get the money on H. /
didn't exactly like the looks OF III" trhhsa't"h
but as they had been upright with me before l
finally got IT cashei and CAV" them TIE money
taking a receipt for H. The receipt is signed 10y
Mr. Kheubotiom and on the face ~ II he prom
ises hold me harmless and protect me from any
possible loss II got 1t cashed. Tbs check was
worthless and soon as II came back on MT
Hlrsch he had me arrested. and here ] am IN thc
against the state 20 Henry 4 Powell. Of 30 ?i
broadway a lawyer. who has been AZ the 'ohsu-
was 10 hurry up the claim ana give me all but 80
or So Of IT, Al the Controllers 9ihcc they prom
sed 10 nav IL AZ soon AZ they could make trans
Ter Of AUTHORIZATIONS. Mir Roberts has been away
dfJ ali III haven't 1i xot my money Gsmun Norhrup
and Rheubottom are Responsible for II al ,.,
Ing up foreign corporations doing business in this
STATE Liable to t9Is2n 69t wni,h haye sS' Mfl
| Goodacrc OF 40 20 West Twcnty-hrs' St. board
| bill OF So and for two worthless checkr on os-
e sno, G So. ana typewritng hi OF 81.
! A Tribune reporter saw son on MT nt.ch 1
lE enientiy with III i fa'% ''''
Mrs W L. Brockway. mother Of the prisoner.
| was wealthy until within a year or two ago. Her
| husband was a brewer In this city, Mrs brock.
gave TeHns o epoen m Of an Da'I"ss
ne Of her son Her repreFsnhtsGn,s ss well as
of hT r 500 HorhSp n nn2 m
| be found at the Downing Building yesterday.