New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-07
IMPORTANT P4PERS LOST.
DISAPPEARANCE OF DOCUMENTS FROM THE DIS
CT-ATTORNEY's OFFICE-RECORDER
GOFF Will. INVESTIGATE

DISAPPEARANCE OF DOCUMENTS FROM THE DIS
TE1Cr-ATToRNEy's oFFIcE-REcoRDER
GoFF WILL. INVESTIGATE.
Chief Clerk Unger. of the Disirict-Attorney's Of
fee the other day made the interesting discovery
that the police court papers necessary for indct-
ments in three larceny cases had been stolen from
the Office and that two men who had been held
10 await the result Of Investigations by n Grand
Jury had not been indicted for that reason. The
accused men had given bail when DE Inncey Ncoll
was Attorney. and the papers supposed
to have been stolen before Colonel Fellows took
charge Of the Office again January !. 1894. The
bonds on which the prisoners were held are still
in the District-Attorney's Office. and they may be
forfeited if indictments can be found and the men
fail appear.
Leo Won FIiedner a professional bonisman. is IN
terested in the cases, and he may be indicted for
conspiracy in connection with the disappearance Of
the police court papers. His son. Leo Won Fledner
IT, was arrested for larceny on November 3. 1892
and in the police court the young gave the
name OF John Ryan He was held In 800 bail.
which was furnished by mis- mother HIS case did
not get before the Grand Jury. Again he
rested for larceny about year later. lie called
himself John Ryan again. and was held in 500
bail. which Mrs Fhedner furnished. The
Grand Jury failed TO hear Of his Il second
time.
similar case was that Of Thomas richardson
who was arrested for larceny on July 3. 1890 and
was bailed In $500 by the elder Won Fhelner later
The attention Of :he Dis,rict-Attorncy was called
10 the cases recertly when son-in-law Of Won
Flieincr made an AFFIDAVIT that he had been In
formed by Won ficdner that the papers IN the
had been distracted from the District-Atiorney's
Office and destroyed Mr.. Unger made a search
and failed to find the papers. Colonel Fellows de-
clincd TO say yesterday what steps would be taken
bring justice the persons who had been steal
ing documents from his office. II was said by
of his assistants. however. that young Won
Fledner and Richardson probably would be in
dicted and called upon to plead TO the indct-
ments. 1t understood that Won Fedncr
would produce the young men as soon the in
dictments found.
Recorder Gon VIII to-day begin investigation
regarding the disappearance OF papers from the Dis
trict-Attorney's office Since assuming Office last
January the Recorder has received batch after
batch Of complaints OF merchants we'll known in
this city relating cases in which they
painants. and which have. for some unknown
never been tried The most recent OF these
complaints received on June T. 1886. from A.
Rafelson the manufacturer Of Infants and chill
dren's wear. at No. 4Sl Broadway. 1t reads
follows:
NewYork. June 4. 1895.
The Hon. John w. Goff.
Ny Dear Sir: In about December. 1892 Goctz
and Schansky arrested on charge Of forgery
having forged my Enforcement to checks drawn TO
from the bank amounting to about one hundred
dollars ! am Informed by the bank authorities That
/ cannot obtain payment from the bank for the
checks unless deliver them the checks They are
now in possession Of the property clerk. am In
formed that | cannot obtain possession Of them
there until after the trial OF the men. ! have re-
peatodly asked the Attorneys Office TO bring
the case to trial but cannot succeed In getting them
to do So having been Informed by the attaches
Of that Office the papers are lost. there
fore respectfully request you to assist ine In OBJ
tanning the checks because. account OF the loss
OF the papers the men cannot be trea T1gTs re-
spectfu..y, a i'Aff>''N'
so many papers have disappeared in transit be-
tween the various police courts and the District
Attorneys Office that Recorder Golf thinks II s
hish time that the matter Of Rafeson's complaint
should be investigated fully. .
Cbief clerk Iugcr Of the District Attorneys Of
fee when asked regarding the loss OF the papers,
said that ho would institute search after me
missing documents that at present he could not Tel!
where they are.