The sun., 1894-02-01
wEIGHTMAN'S 800 CHECK.
NO FUNDS TO MEET IT, avn EoW
BE rs IN TROUBGE.

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A Fsites Csurt Case Bri-s- Out ,he seasr-
ttou.i Career OF Rest Estate Dssler-
ae ssys Hi- Arrest - Csusss by spite.
Andrew J. weiRhtmsn. q real estate agent.
who lives at l08 Lexington avenue, was ar
ralRned before Justice Martin In the Tombs
Police Court yesterday on . charge OF grand
larceny. The complaint was made By George
+. Allison. another real estate agent. who lives
at % South Oxford street. Brooklyn. Mr.. ALI
son said that on SEPT OF last year Weight
man ask cd him 70 cash = check for 500. The
check was on the Peoples Bank Of Mount
Vernon.
As he knew that weiRhtman was . pros
porous real estate dealer. and was assured By
him that the check was good. Allison paid over
the money He sent the check to the Mount
Vernon bank on the following day. A few
days later IL was returned m arked =" no funds."
Mr.. Allison said that he made q mum Der Of at
tsmpts to get the money from weiRhtman. but
being unable TO do so had decided to have him
arrested on a charge OF larceny.
The case first came up on Jan. 81. but was
adjourned for examination until yesterday az
ternoon. Before the case was called LAWYER
L. F. Price. counsel for Weightman. offered
Mr.. Allison q certified check for 500. This,
however. Mr.. Sullivan, Allison's lawyer. re-
fused to accept. saying that they now proposed
Court that few days ago the defendant had
assaulted Charles Allison. the plaintiffs
brother. In Mount Vernon. knocking him
down and breaking several Of his
the People's Bank % had said N that tV on % Sent. /.
when Welghtman cashed the check, the lstter's
balance In the bank was only s2.4l and that It
ward. 1t was not until tho defendant took the
witness stend that the case took different
turn from the usual larceny charges which are
tried In the police courts.
MIR WeiRhtman, who is said to be worth from
seSrs Old. He is 8 feet 8 inches iai with IRON
gray hair and moustache. and decidedly
oiiises In Tsmpie Court. and has the reputation
OF being one OF the most active real estate
aocm IN sy GnG bS mr.
Sullivan's frat question.
Wave, you not served two terms In State
sauareiy in the face.
'It don't matter II have" was the une1-
But you served two terms in State prison 2'
the lawyer persisted.
agely But have done nothing criminal In
THE case; have been LYING an honest life"
1t showed that he had over ST 600 in the Mount
Vernon Bank: He said that at he he told be, Mr.: ", Allison
A. the lme o. ne ne esshed @ ~ the eheHk e. INA ,n the MONEY
him to hold the check for few days. He
added that on on the same day, he depositeds
good. and he thersiore did not know that his
balance would not cover tho check he had
given MIR. Allison.
several witnesses testified to Mr.. Weight
mans good character. Detective Heidelberg
told the Justice that he had kept his eye on
Weightman since the latter was discharged
from prison. He said that the man had BEEN
leading an honest career.
Weightman was born in Florida and came to
this city at the close Of the war. 1t 10 said that
he served In the Confederate army. and being
death. but made his escape. After reach
ing this city Weightman became n detective
In the United States secret service. and was
engaged in hunting down counterfeiters He
left the secret service in the spring OF 1871.
Not long afterward he was onvicted OF rob-
bing David c. Hill OF Florida OF S42O. The
trial took place before Recorder Hackett, and
and six months In prison. In 1886 he got
into trouble again In connection with the
celebrated Sears divorce case. Charles e.
Sears. wealthy sugar merchant OF Buffalo.
sued his wife for divorce. II Ia alleged that
while the suit was pending WeiRhtman took a
registered in sears's name. The latter put
detectives on the case and WeiGhtmau was
orrested and sentenced to two years in prison
by Judge Brady in the Court OF Oyer and Ter
miner. He was aiterward pardoned by Gov.
Hill. there being some doubt as to whether
WeiEhtman was really the man who took the
woman to the hotsl
After his release weightman brought suit
against Warden Bushard and Chief Keeper
COnnaughton of Sing sing Prison for keeping
him in dark cell for eight days. The suit Is
still pending in the Court OF Appeals. He says
that the Allisons have brought the charge OF
la.eenyh hI .gsiR:t him through oo spite JnsticS
was furnished by Mra Ellen l. Baxter OF 4OS
Lexington avenue.