New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-20
W HEPBURN ARRAIGNED.
HELL FOR EXAMINATION NEXT WEDNES-
DAY IN 5000 BAIL.


DAY IN 5000 BAIL
HE REFUSES TO PLEAD GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY
TO THE CHARGE THAT lie DIFFERED $4,000
TOT @ ISLES TO RE USED FIRE
VENT THE GRAND JURY FROM
FINDING INDICTMENTS FOR
CONSPIRACY AGAINST
MEssRs PHILIPS
AND WILLIS
1rrra,, Hepburn. Who is known among his
oo,,t.cnl associates as the Colonel was az
ra,rned In the Adams-st. police court IN BROOK
,yc Yesterday. He was heid Tor eNai'''n'''oi'
. yyednssdav IN $4,000 bail. lie refused to
Mead either guilty or not guil'y 10 inc 'i'a'sc
>, hr,hsrv based on the allegation that on
March II NJ the Sinclair House. Manhattan. ne
orarea Frederick G. Isles $4,000 Il the latter
ia rrsvent the March Grand Jury Of which
, noe secretary. from finding indictments
sr,racv against Police Commissioner
1v,r,.r Y Philips and Theodore T. Willis. ex-
,,,., vorks Commissioner OF Brooklyn.
:, ras n little before noon yesterday when
d u.as received at the strict-Atorneys
ece tina. Hepburn had been arrested ana was
-, b,s way Jeremiah Mahoney, one or the DIS
.r,c, Attorney's detectives. had gone TO Man
.o,,an and found Hepburn at Park Place ana
C,prcb-st.. and had placed him under arrest.
1avId NJ Welch. who is attorney for ooth
1,anhurn and Charles NJ. Winant. reached the
I,,s,,,ct-A.torney's office before Hepburn. "A
Cow. minutes later Hepburn and Mahoney
walked UP the steps. Hepburn is man some
uha, under the medium height and heavily set
,1e has deep-set eyes and hushy eyebrows an
srched nose firm mouth and somewhat heaV!
Jaw His mouth looks as If 1t had lost the ar'
y, smiling He was dressed In a sui OF piack
cloth There was no diamond stud in his shirt
front yesterday. its only ornament being NOD
est stud OF white composition
THE COMPLAINT.
After being closeted for few minutes win
the observation-disclosures. Hepburn ana the o'hei
members of the party came out and walked 10
the Adams-st. court. Mr.. Marean reques'e'
MAGISTRATE Bristow. who was on the nencn' ~
call a stenographer Charles Christman tooh
the testimony in shorthand. Inc lo"oN '"S
connleint was then read by Magistrate Bris-
tow:
city o. New-York BROOKLYN BoSough. county 8'
Kings Frederick 9 Isles o. 10. 40 hoSrg
duly sworn deposes and says That on or a6oni w
I'm day Of MSTS1; 1872 c5n n Of Kings one william
i oIGs 90 comrsttr3 The crime o. bribery Of Juror
in the county Of Kings as follows and qualified as
That deponent duly drawn ana q-aliI'(Ct 80,
Grand Juror OF the county OF hlhSS III NV ,be AZ
Court OF Kings County and enteIed 1 1n 1 n he
sh S gsv OF q, H. Mar SS' SIS as sue" VI anu
That among other matters coming before the SAD
III ~ f he CIR Of brooklyn That during SAD
W orhs OF tne , .ai vas received before said
Grand Jury involving Theodore r. WIS rootIIn Tor
80 lars SO and lss7 and William L Philips ana
charging them with crime ana me al Ir-v Ira,
So deponent Is Informed and bclcNer udt uu, ..
the said nves;gation he said Pnlps W Wnr eyE
rs police Commissioners Of the city OF Nc" or r =,
go ,oe. one Charles NJ. Winant was cl"IN %. pr
waite secretary 10 the sad M,HoFx evYork. and
mat defendant Hepburn was couS'" ~ 9"'1
fn blt on the 15;h day Of March lSas while the IN
vestiration before the said Grand jury was prUh
and While dsPo agbo ~S by law to hear and
SSeiermjne whether an indictment should 6e !ouilu
pSIns on the matters and charges before sac
Grand Jury alleged against tmeT ' aeforrsaid with
i a. re- Influence the action Of deponent and the
vote opinion and decision o. a9hTnf n. an9 wis
should be indicted or not re- me salr rors 70 de-
M,nar' ,hai II deponent as such Grand Juror
Would vote 10 dismiss he criminal chsrgeS a Gi
the said William f. Philips and IheGdofC ~ ec,ion
end would vote 10 merely Tecommehn G' nrocro
against Theodore 3 Wits ana -, ~G Sa ibc sane
s se fhe 0 snd Charles II Wnant would proegTe 70
Be given TO dePons eyc fo5 cana Jror he sum OF
60, 900 That he the said Charles NJ Winant
5heTtapSn ,ba evenins deponent and said Wnan
being ,,len nj No - Cumberiand,st BLoosyni 10
S es MIN I'm iha' cd nsn' Of EgSs and roadw
thorough Of Manhattan. Ee~-YoTk Dlty: an, amo o..
i ss ssa Charles NJ Wnani would 20 also BY
himself and meet deponent al tha' Yhnre ro ,,5
fnfhfsh the said $1,000 in ~ event OF such action
being taken in the Grand Jury
THE APPOINTMENT KEPT.
The deponent undertook to keep the sald APP
pointnent and did meet the said Cnarios VI W,
nant at said Sinclair Hotel about 10 O'Clock 'ha'
rirh, where said Winant introduced deponent hy
g false name 10 a gentleman whose name ne gave
ss Colonel Webster. That deponent r"malnod WIN
said Winant and said Webster in the restaurant o.
said hotel eating and drinking until m'onsh'.
md said Colonel Webster. in the prcs' nee 2 shiq
Charles VI. Winant told deponen' ihat 1917 w.
ready to be PAID and Ihai IN H., he would send !,
70 such addresses and in such sums - qcI,h.I,d
through aid Gharss ~ b Vice. 10 5Sd Charles
Winani two 800 bills. which sad WinAh' CAV" w., y"
deponent earnest Of the promise ABOVE "''"'
Deronen, further that the defendant; VIZ VIZ
rcsided in One-hundrrtcn d-thrty ycnh-st BGT.
ourh u Manh2,tan dis,@no. %, ID por dcrdnrnt
ana said Winant enie-cd the s.ncl'T HP, e1 az" G,
Ionont lad never before seen or hnd any "c-
Quaintanoe with MIN - .,ru 80. dcnonon,
won't ir company with John +. Clarke; 10 'hr
restaurant in the rotunda Of ne AsioF ltouse b"
Manhattan borough 1t ghOOt O'Clock p m ,-,
That tho said Colonel Wcbsor sat at tnr o anhcH
tsoe eating his lunch and dcponent apfoh'heu
him ard Introduced him to Mr. Clarke as INC
"Colonci Wc,s'"r" whom n had met a. we o.
clair Hotel or the night Of the l5ih or MaI,h. 81,
above stated Tlai the said "Colonei M.cRst.
thereupon stated TIA: his name Was n"' y 49,.
but tina, he was william Hepburn. the de'cn'"n'
above named.
D"pOncnt therefore charges that the H"ichoan,t;
William Hepburn. ai0ca and ab"tied ne SiIn
Charles N Winant in the crime committed By nm
aforesaid In tho county Of Kings on ilc rNehilS
o. March L. 1895 Wit the crime D; of"ihC anu
promising this d~ponent. as such Grand Juror as
afnrHs.id hrlhc with inicnt ~ inlIu"N0' NE