New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02

EVERHARDTS TROUBLE OVER STAMPS

HE SAYS HE GOT THEM FROM GREEN GooDs'
MEN. But AN INDIANA POSTMASTER swEAR3
THEY WERE STOLEN FROM HIS OFFICE
remarkably strange case Of alleged mistaken
identity was heard by United States Commissioner
Shields Yesterday Charles J. Everhardt alias
George Jones' alias Marsh Market Jake" otherwise
Mash Market Jake') was arrested, with postage
stamps worth 200 in his possession. In Wal-st. on
October 49, ION suspicion" His case. az related by
his counsel Friend & House. of No 81 Park Row. ls
TO say the least peculiar Everhardt, VINO Is about
fftyfve years old and OF genteel prepossessing ap
pearance has been we'll known In this city ana eise-
where as a peripatetic broker OF diamonds ana
1ewelry Some years he served the State In fuIi
uniform striped like African zebra, In Sing Sing
Prison for forgery. After having done" his time
he became a sort Of Bob Brlery,' and. 80 far as
IA known by respectable folk who are his friends.
has since tried to follow the straight and narrow
way"
Eyerhardt whose sobriquet OF Marsh Market
Jake" was given to him In Baltimore, where ne
formerly peddled jewelry around the old Marsh
Market according to the story. acquired his peth-
ora Of postage stamps from green goods men,
Having a large surplus of postage stamps on hand
and being afraid TO sell them In person. the green
goods men offered to sell them to Everhardt for
$050 which $3.50 less than their face value.
Everhardt. who says he was "shy OF the coin
necessary to purchase the stamps, went to Mr.. Van
his arrest and borrowed $1,000. telling Mr.. Van
Zandt that he wanted 1t to buy postage stamps
with to which Mr.. Van Zandt testified before Com
missioner Shields Having secured the money. Ev-
erhardt bought the stamps. and on October 10 went
10 a broker named Meade. in Wall Street. and
offered to sell them 10 him at discount. Mr..
Meade took the stamps which were rolled up in
brown paper, and putting the parcel under his arm.
started for bank, intending to use the stamps as
collateral security for the purchase money. A
headquarters Hawkshaw accosted Mr.. Meade and
asked him what he had in the parcel Mr.. Meade told
him from whom ne had obtained the stamps Then
the policeman went to Mr.. Meade's office and ar
rested Everhardt. who made no attempt to evade
arrest and no denial that he was the owner OF the
stamps and had openly offered them for sale.
About the time that Everhardt was arrested
stamps worth $4,000 had mysteriously disappeared
from the Postmaster Generals Department, ana
several postmasters in different parts OF the coun-
try reported being short OF stamps The
fact Of Everhardts arrest was made pubic ans
crop OF postage stamps had also fallen short and
the locked safe in his private Office SCHNEIDER
testified that he arrived at his office at a. m. on
fashioned H. kind. Which was locked ana unlocked
with ponderous key; AT that time the s,a'f ho
hold when at meridian he reopened the safe ne
stamps had mysteriously disappeared Everhard,'
Ter and some Of his clerks. had been seen sus-
pciously lettering In and around the postofhce for
about two weeks prior to the alleged time or the
disappearance OF the stamps. Mr.. SCHNEIDER anu
some OF his clerks and neighbors testified to these
aiiega tons and Mr. SCHNEIDER also averred that
be had private pencil marks" on the stamps by
which he was able to Identity them ,r as me s od
fashioned safe Hooser lawyer who came am p pTem
master SCHNEIDER succeeded In having the case al
journed and In getting Everhardt indicted N tnr
ANNAPOLIS for burglary and grand larceny petoro
IL was again called pursuant to adjournment
In behalf OF Everhardt evidence was introduced 10
prove an allbi Mrs Mcbride. of No. - Forsyth-st.;
In whose house Everhardt was ledger, testined
positively that he occupied his bed In her house
every night from October to October IL Inclusive
'Gus Zimmerman. the sixth-ave lianordealer te S,
In person on October II. and also had personal
transactions with him on October is. The two mem
hers OF the firm Of Crandall & Barnum jewellers,
Maiden Lane and Mr.. Prentice. cashier OF the CITY
Rank all testify to having had transactions with
Everha rdt in this city at the time OF the alleged rob-
berry in New Albany. 1000 miles away and Messrs
Crandall and Prentice left THIS Ssy tSs
accused man.