The evening world., 1894-08-24
'HICCINBOTHAM
GIVES BAIL.
Judge Fitzgerald Fixed His
Bond at $4,000 for Trial
for Perjury.
He MUST ANSWER Is CHARGES.
Assistant District Attorney Lind
say Wanted Him Held in
$4,000.
STEPHENSON NOT ARRESTED.
He Conferred with Inspector Will
Jams at Police Headquarters
This Morning.
STEPHENSON NOT ARRESTED.

ExPoliceman Robert Higginbotham,
who was arrested last night at his
| home. S92 Washington avenue, on a
bench warrant charging him with brib-
cry, was arraigned before Judge Fitz-
gerald in Part II. OF the General SEES
siOns at 1910 o'clock to-day.
| The eX-policeman had arrived at the
General Sessions Building an hour be-
fore his arraignment. He was In
charge of Detective Titus. of Inspector
McLaughlin's staff and was accompan-
led by his lawyer, W. Il. Morris and
gentleman who looked enough like the
prisoner to be his brother.
While awaiting Arrangement Higgin-
botham was treated with the greatest
consideration by Detective Titus. He
was MT placed in the prisoners pen
but was allowed 10 sit in the ante-room
Of the District-Attorney's office. Sew
eral OF the prisoners acquaintance were
| allowed to shake hands and talk with
| him, but Detective Titus refused to al
low any reporters to go near hts priv
| LEGGED prisoner.
| At the hour mentioned the prisoner
was taken before Judge Fitzgerald. He
| seated himself at the attorneys table,
beside hts lawyer, and Detective Titus
sat some distance away.
| Higginbotham would have been the
last person in the room stranger
would have selected as being under ar
| rest.
Assistant District-Attorney Lindsay
held a few moments whispered CONVEX
| sation with Judge Fitzgerald. The Clerk
then called: Robert Higginbotham TO
| the bar"
Higginbotham arose and stood beside
his counsel in front of Judge Fitz-
| gerald.
Assistant Dlstrict-Attorney Lindsay,
| a oh n
| against TINS prisoner is bribery. He
valves examinat ton and desires to be
| admitted to bail"
Norris said: your Honor, this prisoner
is fifty-two years old. He is a retired
member of the police force and has a
| family and home IN this city. There Is
| no chance of his running away, and /
would suggest that bail be fixed at
49, OOO.''
II will hear Mr. Lindsay" said Judge
| FitZjgeralu.
Mr. Lindsay said: 1.-THE specific charge
on which this prisoner was arrested is
| but one of long series of similar Of
| lenses, extending over a long period OF
| time. There are no less than twenty
four similar ,chlrses, against him. l
think the bail should be in proportion
| to the enormity Of the prisoners otfense,
and l think the bail should be $1,000
Lawyer, Norris objected to this, say
not be treated more harshly then any
other prisoner simply because at this
time there Is "A great hue and cry
against ward men and policemen
I'm this case | will Tx the bail a
5000 SAID Judge Fitzgerald.
The prisoner was no longer in the
hands of Detective Titus who had been
so considerate.,
court officer a once took charge of
the ex-policeman, and he was conducted
to the prisoners pen in the rear OF the
the pen for him and he was not there
fore compelled to sit on the wooden
bench where ordinary prisoners sit II
| they sit at all.
Detective Titus entered the pen and
shook hands warmly with the man who
few moments before had been his
! prisoner.
nigsinbotham looked very crestfallen.
His lawyer whispered a few words to
him and then hurriedy left the build
Ing aGe9mRaniea by the man who looked
TO s' an ns WorRd isG reporter
yer Morris said that he would at once
secure TAN for his client and that he
would not be taken to the Tombs. The
lawyer said that II had not been de
termined who would sign the bail bond
talked with him this morning, told an
Evening World reporter that he de-
MED the charges against him in toto and
said they were trumped up.
The specific charge on which the war
| rant for Higginbotham was issued.
charges him with having extorted from
| I.
penter & Bros. on Dec. /, 1872, $40, in
considera ton of which he agreed to al
| low the firm to violate the law govern
ing blasting in the city.
Lawyer Morris had more trouble Sc
| curing a bondsman for his client than
he anticipated. few moments before ,
o'clock he returned to the General SEES
slons building, accompanied by Moe
! Levy. the Baxter street clothing dealer.
Both entered the District-Attorney's Of
ica. After about fifteen minutes they
sl ma ont mi. In hA N,
/ trtct- Attorneys office told an Evening
| World reporter that Mr.. Levy had come
to sign HlgSinbotham bond under the
| impression that the bail was $500.
| 1t was said that when Levy ascertained
that the bail was 5000 he would not
| sign the bond
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 Higginpotham had
been allowed to leave the prisoners pen
and sit in the courtroom OF Part H.
A. 3 o'clock Lawyer Morris returned
safes at % Spring street. He swore he
owned the building at 81 Spring street
wnicl is three-story and basement
brick
Judge Fitzgerald approved the bond
signed by Mittnacht, and at 80 o'c.ock
! hlgglnbotham left the building with his
LAWYER and bondsman He SAID he was
Mr. Mittnacht Is said 10 be the son of
Alderman Mittnacht. He did not know
h ItsSSbSe1 pn,ii t0:dsy They were
presence OF an Evening World" re-
porter.
Higgnbothsm was arrested upon a
warrant issued by Judge Fitzgerald, OF
the Court of General Sessions. on the
Applicant N OF Assistant District-A tor
neys Wellman and Osborne. These
gentlemen submitted &c Judge Fitzgerald
two aftidayits made by George {. Car
penter and his brother They are con
tractors. They dllege that they paid 81
a month TO HIgsinbotham while he was
patrolman for the privilege of Slolat-
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 tnat Capt. Stephenson. who was
NOM sts,Ion raceiwan go o q, ny ir re,
paid Hisginbothsm each month.
II the Carpenters charges were sum
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