New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-03
ARREST ~ AN ADDICTION CASE.
ALLEN THE ACcoMPrrCE OF EMERY. CAUGHT BY
THE BUFFALO POLICE.

ALLEN. THE ACcoMPr.rCE or EMERY. CAUGHT BY
THE BUFFALO POLICE.
Buffalo. Aug. George Allen. the accomplcc and
tool u Claude strong. alias John c. Emery. the
abIuctor OF the lawyer o. O. Cottle. took long
chance .ast nigh ard lost He is locked up at
Police Headquarters because he vas so foolish TO
think Couic was not bold enough to give him up.
Allen arrived in Buffalo Wednesday morning and
registered at the Mansion House under the name Of
J. ". Mason Yesterday afternoon he called Mr..
'otte and presented letter from Emery stating
tha' Aler authorized to make settlement.
Cottle pretended 70 negotiate with Allen, but quietly
sent word to the police. and Aliens arrest was the
result
Aliens first act IN the abduction was to go
to Cottlc's Office with the note through which
the .awyer was lurel the Baynes-st. house.
Mterward Allen served AS Emery's representative
and visited Edmund = Cottle. the lawyers son. for
the purpose Of getting ransom. He met f. p.
Cottlc at Fort Erie and conducted In behalf OF
Emery the negotiations for settlement on the sum
Doe paid f., Mr. Cottle's release
Emery alleged that he had paid Cotte a large sum
OF money TO obtain for him from the Governor OF
ohio pardon FOR crime committed in Cincinnati.
several years ago. for which he was sentenced 10
the penlientary. but escaped and fled to Canada
This pardon not secured and Emery charged
Cottle with appropriating ;he money to his own
use, and demanded restitution. which demand he
sought TO enforce by kidnapping cotte and holding
him for ransom. The letter from Emery which
Allen presented TO Mr.. Cotle yesterday stated that
"a settlement could he made for $500. ana that Alien
was authorized to receive that sum.
Alien was examined By Police superintendent Bull
this morning. but refused TO give ary information
= TO Emery's movements. Allen said his right
name John W. Mcdonald and that he came here
from York Oh Wednesday. FROM letters FOUND
in Aliens possession the police say they have n
,lcw that Will enable them to have Emery In Gus
Hugh O. Pentccost the New-York attorney and
eN-prcacher arrived here to-day, having been sum-
moned by telegraph by Allen. and proceeded to the
jail. whore he had a long consultation with his
client To reporter Mr.. Pentecost SAID; the ar
rest Of Allen will make public the untold part OF the
Cottle Kidnapping story, which the latter refused
To disclose at the time OF his abduction. and the
people Of Buffalo will tnd that 50 far they have
heard only one side OF II. II was no surprise 10
Aiken when the officers arrested him last night.
do not say that he expected 1t. but he was not try
ing to dodge IT, 1t was the only way that the in
brought TO Hight. You may be very Of one
thing The Cotlcs Will never prosecute this matter
If they can help it. But we intend to force them
to IL
According to Mr. Pentecost. Emery's brother.
carlton Strong an architect, OF this city. was the
nrst to begin the work OF getting money from
Emery ostensiby to procure MN a pardon. This
was four years ago. About two and half years
ago o. o. Cotte brought into the case. Alto
gDthar Emery II i alleged paid Carlton Strong and
Cotue $3.50. of which WHICH, C2ttle rs.I sot $40 ,
signed bv Cottle for moneys paid by Emery One
was for $1,000 and the others for $1,000 In the first
receipt 1t is stated that the money was paid for the
purposc Of paying W. e. Oates. n Congressman. for
his assistance In securing the pardon from the
President The receipt stipulated that II the pardon
ar cOnmutatiOn were not obtained. the money should
be returned. Inc refusal 10 90 so led 10 the Kid
mapping.
Pentecost owing to the strong friendship he had
for Emery In whose Office In Cincinnati he had
rL.I for