The times., 1897-09-14

Assistant District Attorney Shilling
ton, who appeared for the Government,
deuIesl any 1Howieds-s OF these papers.
Lawyer Taylor will make out an IN
vcnterv OF TIE papers, and il they ara
ia tbe hands of the prosecution an order
OF the court will probably Compel tEeir
ret,EI. 10 CobHrn. What the character
of these papers is was not suggested
In the matter Of the application for a
po-tpOnement made by counsel for de
fepss. Attorney ShiilingtOu said that an
the Government lad often had To ask
similar courtesies OF the court. he did
not how tie could consistently object,
thsagI he would call attention TO the
fact that the Government had two or
three witnesses III attendance frum New
York
Witness Charles L. Morris for the prose
cution was sworn and directed to return
10 Washington next Monday
Assistant District Attorney Shilling
toa moved that the bail for the accused
be fixed at $4,000 on the ground that the
pestoface authorities had determined
that the shortage OF the accused would
not be less than $4,000. He read from
the statutes to prove the seriousness of
contention that hail be fixed at 50, 1000
Attorney Ta yior stated that the Govern
ment lad taken Judgment on more than
enough property TO cover the alleged
shortage, and that a. the matter stood
Jh-rs was no shortage whatever He
said that 60 ask the defendant to give
5000 after the Government had seized.
ali his property was equivalent To telling
-rs.
"a 50, 800 would be ample. udt,s Mills
fixed tie hail at So GEO.
The warrant against CoburD charges that
the defendant violated section 5463 Of the
Revised Statutes, by issuing three certain
IuDney ordars dated August 81, 1897.
payable to the order OF Landenburg, T.
Solomon & Co., OF Baltimore, Nd, for
S10G each, without having previously re
ceived of paid the full amount Of money
Dayablsi herefor with the purpose Of offraudu
lently obtaining or receiving from The United
States Or any officer or agent thereof the
suf:I OF money specified in said postal money
orders.
Cohurn refused TO discuss the situation
| further than to say that but one side OF
the stcry had been heard and he indicated,
| though he die not say SO in words that he
| woul,! be giad if the eiuizens of Washing
! ton would withhold Judgment tin the facts
In The case should be brought out in court
! Neither Mr.. Coburn Eor his attorney indi-
Gated the line o. defense which vsouId be
set up. They are keeping their own coun
| sci on his matter.
| One of tine Interesting features of the
| Case, which it is said viii come out under
| trial il that there is the usual woman at
the bottom. 1t is said that Mr.. Ceburn
was engaged at the time or his depar ture
| to young lady who is a clerk i'll the
! Trea sury Department, and that this en-
! gagereRt was in some mysterious way
responsible fur his leave taking Coburu
IL ahout forty years old.
| Detective Ryan, of the Postoffice De
/ partment, has come in for a lust share
of congratulations in apprehending Coburn.
| AS soon ds the shortage was noted and
Coburn had fled, Ryan took the trail It
ran on fresh scent at Philadelphia
! Thence he followed his man to Atlanti,
| City, thence to New York and on to Can
ada. Ccburn, it is said crossed and re.
| crossed the border several times in his
! efforts TO escape. The detective came
upon him a. Queenstown Canada The
| aoScondiug clerk returned without the for
| mality pf extraditi0n and spent Saturday
night in Ludlow street Jail, New York
| city. lie reached Washington Sunday and
| spent the time till his release on bail
Yesterday afternoon in cell No at poIice
station No. g.
IL is said that the friends of Mr. Coburn
are making ana effort to reimburse his
tondsmen, provided the latter Will not
prosecute the accused. Coburn is bonded
by the Fidelity and Surety Company. An
| attachment ms been taken out on Coburn'
| drug store by Postmaster WiIIeaJ.
Mr.. CoDern appeared yesterday only d
| triffe i'll at ease. He was well dressed n
| good suit OF fall clothes. He wore a
standing white collar, wilted by the heat
| and a crimson and black tie. His feet
| were fncased In linen shoes.