New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-28
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STdTEN ISLAND POLITICIANS ~ Il TIA
THEY ARE ARRESTED AND ARRAldNEp oN
CHARGE OF PETIT LARCENY-sTORf oF
TILE OF MACHINE.

NICKEI,IN- THE SLOT MACHINE.
ExAssamb,vm,n Mlcrae! Mcclure. Michael j.
Collins clerk OF the Edgewater Board oil trustees
p J. Dunn Henry Dreyse and Charles "a'ers'
wcl-known residents OF Stap!eton, s. L. We're ar
rested yesterday and arragned before justice Der
nard Mullen at Port Richmond. charged with lar
ceny on the complaint OF James Gibson tax col
lector OF the town of Midcletown Tax Coiiecto'
Gibson is the proprietor Of 1quor-store opposite
the village hail in Water-st.. Stapeton. On ias'
Friday afternoon the five men whom ne accuses
were in the shop. where they amused themselves
by gambling with nickel-in- the-slot machne
After dropping several dollars in the machine
nickel became jnmmcd In the SLOT putting the ma
chine out OF order. The politicians were determined
not 10 lose the money which they had depos''eu
In the machine. After making several VAN at
tempts TO dIs.odge the nickel which caused the
,rouhIo they overturned the machine and sue
ceeded in emptyng 1t OF its contents. which amount
ed to sl3. With the money In their possession'
they left the place. They then went ABOUT the
liquor- shops In the village having n good time
with the money which they obtained from the ma
chine When Gibson, the proprietor. who was out
when the machine was emptied. returned home
and learned what had happened he became indlg-
nant He md the five men have been lifelong
friends and they looked the taking OF the money
rs a good Joke on him. Gibson does not appear 10
have taken the view OF matters He thought
Mt first they would bring back the money and re-
store It to the machine. When they failed to do
this and the story became known about the VII
lage and every second person quizzed Gibson about
his sl3 he became wroth.
Although the village Police. Court Is close TO
Gbson's shop. and there dozen Justices OF the
Peace within a couple OF miles OF the store Gibson
went tc Port Richmond. village nve miles away
on other side OF the Island. and before Justice
Mullen swore out the warrants Tor the arrests.
charging the five with petit larceny Inc arrests
McGowan OF the West Brighton Police station
When the five arraigned In court. ex-Assein-
blyman Mcclure. who is also Justice OF the
Pence. discovered that the complaint hnd not
motion Justice Mullen dismissed the complaint
and discharged the accused men from custody ,
Collector Gibson. when seen last night emphatl-
cay denied he had made comp,nh' nsn ,,n,r
arrests He said that II there had been any ar's's
the entire matter was a Joke.
Justice Mullen when seen at his courtroom iast
night. said Collector Gibson. accompanied ny Jnlss
water called at his Office and made coinpINht
against the i've men. He at first refused TO enter
tain tho complaint as he regarded II as )ok"
HE reason for this that there were a number
have been made. Gibson told him that IL was no
Joke and he wanted the men arrested. re men
entertained the complaint which was h''eT""'"
cali at the West brighton Police station;
which IS the Second Precinct Of the staten lslah..
poicc fo-ce revealed the fact that inc names OF
,he 1--WE men were formally entered on the biott'r
as prisoners and that all the police iorinahlies
had been complied with. . u l., c...,o
Tho arrests caused considerable tax IN HthP'-
ron until the facts became known. "nch e.rrS On
begun To- laugh at the plight INTO whch " g'n n,
Ma ro.ten five 81 the he-t-known r"si1ents OF
c',ton leland II is understood :he complaint WIZ
not 10 renewed and II Is thought the matter mas
been settled.