New-York tribune., 1899-04-13
A PLOT. SAYS MR.. GARDINER
LAWYER IN CUSTODY WHO CANE TO
EXTRADITE HICKMAN.
DIsTRICT-ATToRNEy DECLARES HE IL NoI
Under ARREST. But CAPTAIN MCLUS-
KY SAYS HE Is-UNEXPECTED DE- ..--
vE1,oPMENTs IN THE CASE OF
THE MoLINEUX WITNESS.


vE1oPMENTs IN THE CASE OF
THE MoLINEUX WITNESS.
The attempt to remove Nicholas A. Hickman
a witness in the Moneux case. from the Juris-
diction Of the State. resulted in some unex-
pected developments yesterday. A. s Coiyar'
ir. lawyer of Nashville. Tenn. one of the
principal actors in the effort to extradite heoN-
man. Is a prisoner at Police Headquarters. ne
Is charged with conspiring TO have Hickman
extradited to defeat the ends of justice III tne
prosecution Of Moneux.
Hickman isIthe man who testified that MO
lineux had rented letter-box from nm unuer
the name of Barnet several weeks before the
poisoning OF Mrs. Kate ]. Adams. Some Gays
ago the authorities here were Informed tnal
reouisition papers would soon be sent here tor
the extradtion OF Hickman. who 1t was as
serted, was P. f. Raymond, alias Williams
alias Hickman an escaped convict from the
Tennessee penltentiary.
A woman known as Blanche E. Graham
whose real name Is said to be Ida Cole Is al
legged to have conspired with Colyar to accom-
plish the extradition Of Hickman. IL Is salo
she was coached to swear that she knew hecH-
man. and that he the same man VINO hau
been sentenced under the name OF Raymond pS
Judge Anderson, Of Tennessee. to serve TWO
wears in the penitentary of that state
The case had gone so far that Colyar ana a
Captain Casteen, of Nashville had come 10
New-York to take Hickman back with them.
The papers had already passed through tne
hands of both Governor Roosevelt and Governor
McMillin, Of Tennessee.
When Mr. Gardiner heard Of the move TO get
his principal witness in the Molineux case away
he sent for Judge Anderson. the trial judge IN
the case and an old friend. and Judge Ander-
son was on hand yesterday
IT is said that more persons and men In high
rank are likely to be involved in the case before
it is disposed of.
A. S. Colyar, jr, was routed out OF his bed al
the Astor House at an early hour yesterday
morning. and told that he must accompany the
detectives to Police Headquarters. While tech
nicaly not under arrest, he was practically IN
custody, as he was kept under constant sur
veilance until locked up at the end or the uay'
Captain McClusky had a long talk with Col
var, and told him he wanted him 10 DE IN the
Supreme Court when writ OF habeas corpus
would be argued before Justice Truax 10 see
whether or not Hickman, who was under ar
rest, was to be extradited.
Captain McClusky said that Barlow . weeks
counsel for Molineux had called on him early
I'm the morning and had informed MIN that ne
began to think the effort to get Hickman away
was a conspiracy. Captain McClusky, TWO de-
tectives. Hickman and Colyar arrived at Dis
trict- Attorney Gardeners Office about 10 o'clock
and a conference was held. Half an hour later
the party appeared before Justice Trua-. IN
rr,ai Term. Pafts III wm5ughby- BrDobbs, OF
Wells & Andrews, Of No. 80 Nassau-st.. who
obtained the writ of habeas corpus. and Judge
Anderson, of Tennessee, were also present.
Mr.. Gardiner said he had received from John
Allison, Secretary of State Of Tennessee, the
particulars In the case of the arrest and sem
fencing OF Raymond the man who had been
sentenced to two years imprisonment for grand
larceny in Nashville in 1893 He said the only
question to be determined was whether Heck
man was the escaped convict Raymond, or a
citizen Of this State. He explained that Mr..
Dobbs wished Heckmans discharge on the
ground that he had never been convicted Of the
crime alleged but was a good citizen Of this
| State.
HECKMAN's AFFIDAVIT.
| Mr.. Gardiner then read affidavit by Heck
man. in which he swore that he was born here.
I lived here and had never lived in Tennessee;
that he had been arrested on April I, at his
home in Astoria, warrant issued on requi-
sition by the Governor OF Tennessee. Hickman
said he had been arrested on the charge Of Jail
breaking. and that Captain w F. Casteen had
been sent to this city for him He ended by
denying that he was Raymond. and averring
that he was Illegally deprived OF his liberty.
The affidavit declared that A. S. Coyar ir..
was at the head OF q conspiracy to get him out
OF the State so he could not give testimony In
the Moneux
Mr.. Gardiner then declared that this was one
of the most remarkable conspiracies ever known
TO railroad a citizen out of the State TO prevent
him from testifying in criminal action. He
said he had been informed by his old friend,
Governor Mcmillan OF Tennessee that the au-
thorities of that State were as anxious as he
was TO punish the conspirators If conspiracy
could be proved.
Judge Anderson then addressed the Court,
saying he had come on here on receiving mes
sage from Mr. Gardiner. The message was the
first intimation he had that Raymond had es-
caped from the penitentiary. He said that Mr.
Gardiner had shown to him a letter from the
Secretary of State Of Tennessee directing his
attention the fact that extradition proceed
ings were contemplated. Judge Anderson sald
Mr.. Gardiner had asked him TO see Hickman
and say whether he were the same man SEN
terced by him. He said he would not say
that ne knew or remembered every prisoner
that had ever been before him. But II Heck
nan had ever been before him he had certainly
passed completely out of his recollection-a con-
dit,on rather improbable. He said he had abso-
Iutely no recollection Of ever having seen Heck
man.
Mr.. Colyar was then called to the stand
When asked If he knew anything about the ap-
plication for requlsiton for the extraditoh
~ Percy f. RAYMOND alias Williams. alias
Nicholas ]. Hickman. he said;
Yes; I had picture of Mr.. Hickman sent
to me at Nashville
nPv whom? Al consider that a privilege"