The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-24
HICCINBOTHAM
ARRA|CNED.
Continued rom F,rsi Rlgt.

| ttUnttnucu rom fU% fuG'.
talked with him this morning. told an
| Evening World" reporter that ne DE,
MED the charges against him In toto ana
The specific charge on which the war
rant for Higginbotham was Issued,
| charges him with having extorted from
George z. Carpenter of GeorEe I; car
.penter 4 Bros, on Dec. !, 1892. 80, IN
| consideration of which he agreed TO al
\ low the Arm 10 violate the law govern
| ing blasting In the city.
| Lawyer Morris had more trouble Sc
| curing a bondsman for his client than
he anticipated A few moments before
o'clock he returned 10 the General SEES
| Levy. tho Baxter street clothing dealer.
| Roth entered the bistrict-Attorney's Of
| flee After ibout fifteen minutes trey
came out. and AN employee in the Dis
trict-Attorneys office told an Evening
World" reporter that Mr.Levy had come
TO sign Higiinoothams bond J, under ,ds the
ii was said that when Levy ascertained
that the bail was 500 he would not
! sign the bond.
Lawyer Morris refused to discuss the
| reasons why Levy did not sign the bond
but Immediately left the building In
search OF another man to sign the bond;
| In the mean time Higginbotham had
been allowed to leave the prisoper,s; pen
and sit in the courtroom OF Part ii.
| At 3 o'clock Lawyer Morris returned
with George w. Mittnacht. a dealer in
/
owned the building at 81 Spring street,
which is a three-story basement brick.
! Judge Fitzgerald approved the bond
signed by, Miltmach, and at 81 oo'clock
Higginbotham left the building with his
lawyer and bondsman. He said he was
going directly to his home.
Alderman Mittnscht. He did not know
! HigSinbotham until to-day. They were
introduced by Lawyer Morris in the
presence OF an Evening World" re-
porter.
Hlgginbotham was arrested upon n
| warrant issued by Judge Fitzgerald, OF
the Court Of General Sessions, on the
application of Assistant Dissatisfaction
neys Wellman and Osborne. These
gentlemen submitted tc Judge Fitzgerald
two atfidavits made by George c. Car
tractors They allege that they paid s2l
a month to Higginbotham while he was
patrolman for the privilege of violat-
ing the law relating to the use OF
explosives.
Capt Stephenson. who is to be placed
| on trial before the Police Commission
ers. was implicated in the charges made
against Higginbotham The Carpenters
allege that Capt. Stephenson. who was
at that time in command of the Ire
mont station. received $40 OF the 2l
paid Higginbotham each month.
| IL the Carpenters charges were sufil-
ciently strong to warrant Higginbotham's
arrest, II Is source OF wonderment
among many persons why the represent
tstives of the District-Attorney's office
did not also ask for warrant for the
arrest OF Capt. Stephenson.
| Capt. Stephenson called at Police
Headquarters about 10. o'clock this morn
ing. before Higginbotham had been ia
ken TO General Sessi ,ns for arraign-
He ente5 iract by the W
Inspectors office at the time Capt.
Stephenson aa arrived. ,oa,oron.. ,o,uoo.
Inspector Williams and Capt. Stephen.
son could not be learned. as both of
them refused to discuss the matter. but
cal ed in connection with the charges
against Higginbotham.
1t was also, reported that Capt.
After being at Headquarters twenty
five minutes capt Stephenson left, II
was said he had returned to his station,
him It was said he was not there. and
his whereabouts are npkno wn.
at the headquarters prison shortly be-
fore 10 o'clock, and asked to see HiS-
g!nbotham. The sergeant In charge re
piled that the prisoner had already left
for the General Sessions for arraign-
ment. 1t was subsequently learned that
this was not the fact,
The charges made by the Carpenters
tails, They allege that they paid the
S2l to Higglnbotham from the Fall of
: 1889 to the Winter of 1882. Capt. Ste
, phenson was all this time in command
OF the fremont station, and Hisgin-
: botham WITS his ordinance man. -.
, According to the allegations the Car
! Penters began work on a contract in
i fremont Ia the Fall Of 1859. and almost
! Immediately Higginbotham arrested one
{ OF their foremen for violating the ordi-
nance regarding the use of explosives
Higginbotham then informed MIR Car.
penter. so 1t Is alleged, that he would
i have no more trouble, provided he did
the right thing." -.,.
, Carpenters books. with entries of the
payment of money. Will be offered in evi.
, denCe.
BESIDES the affijavits of the Carpenter:
!, there is a corroborating affidavit OF theii
bookkeeper.
The Assistant District-Attorneys who
. are handling the case say the charge
against Higglnbotham Is complete.
!, Higginbotham Ia about sixty years old
+ and has large family. He was a sol
, der In the late war, and was retrsC
i from the police force about year az.
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