The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-25
GEORGE CROUCH IN A CELL.
EDNA GRIFFITH DEMANDS MORE
MONEY FOR HER CHILD.
Crouch Says He Has Paid Already Much More
Than supt. Blair of the Outdoor Poor Was
Authorized 20 Demand-A soldier OF For
time Long Known In wall street.

tune Long Known In wall street.
George Crouch. the Wall Street operator
and pamphleteer. now 81 years old. was arrested
last night In the Hoffman House, where he
has lived for twenty-five years, and locked up
ia the West Thirtieth street police station
on UI complaint OF Edna Grn1th OF 4ib
Wet Thirty-hrst street. who accuses
him OF being the father OF her
child and OF failure to provide for II. She
obtained a warrant from Justice Jacob In the
Court Of Special Sessions. and yesterday II
was given TO Policeman Conner Of the court
squad TO serve. He found Crouch at the Hon.
man House. where he made the arrest. The
hour chosen was unpropitious for getting ball.
Crovej. took his arrest coolly and told several
friends about the hotel that the proceeding
savored Of blackmail. He said he had paid
$500 already. having begun to make the pay
ments more than a year ago for the support OF
the child, and that when he refused to put up
$500 more he was threatened with arrest. In
the station house he sent for friends and alawyer
but he got no bondsman, Al II o'clock
last night. the doorman looked into Mr.. Crouch's
cell and saw him In an apparently collapsed
condition An ambulance was summoned
from the New York Hospital and DR.. Connell'
who responded. said that Mr.. Crouch's nerves
we're In a very bad way. He administered
sedatives, but would not take Mr.. Crouch 10
the hospital. Thomas A. Atchison. Of ii Wall
street. MIR. Crouch's lawyer called upon him
shortly afterward. When he came from the
station Mr.. Atchison declared that Mr.. Crouch
was so III that he was unable to make any state
ment.
Mr.. Crouch. however. has talked with ac-
quaintances often about the Grif1th woman's
claim on him. lie says he met her only once.
.l.., ,.a ..,r. a,o kovtna mazda hpr AZ
ouaiutance on the street. He heard nothing
of hor again until he was notified hv George
Blair. Superintendent Of Out door Poor. that
n child had been born Tor whose support he
wa held responsible 10 the county.
Il don't know whether g child was born 9r
the decent thing and | had a tax with Mr..
blair lie came M 10 SEQ me several me az
nclos McCurdy and he had talks with Blair
When | was flush | handed Blair lump sums,
and. all told, | have paid $3.50. although was
have been good for four years. | wouldn't
know this woman II saw her to-day have
never seen her from the night that ! nrSt met
Mr. Blair was out Of town Yesterday, The
Grifith woman has boarded with a Mrs Benson
weeks Mrs Henson said last night that Mis-;
Griffith left her house some days ego but had
called Yesterday and said that her child was
diving in an institution In Sixty-nrst street near
Amsterdam avenue Mrs Benson said she nm.
derstood the child was only one month old. II
SO, il IL presumably not The child In question.
George Crouch has been n soldier Of fortune.
He is nm FnGlishman. He fought with Carl
haldi, and then he was successfully a Con
Tolerate soldier, q blockade runner, and q sol
der I'm the United States Army, Along In the
early '7os he became acquainted with Jay
Gould and Col. James Fisk, Mr.. Crouch at
one time was friendly TO Gould and FISH,
Sgi,b . lat indicate on Of nf fnsl 2iG9a stock and bond,
holders who desired the overthrow Of Gould
and Fisk The syndicate accomplished is
purpose and out NJ that deal Mr.. Crouch is al
legged 70 have made $4,000. He operated for
n time In Wall Street and was well acquainted
with Addison J Cammack. Charles
+ Woerishorer, Russell. sage. Wash
ington + Conner. and James r. Keene.
Later he became connected with the Ntr YORK
Hcrdld. Heis a painter In oils, and the offices Of
Henry Clews and other Wall Street bankers and
brokers hpve unon thcir walls paintings Of his.
Az intervals he prints pamphlets concerning
well-known Wall Street men. AZ one time
he printed a weekly edition Of a peIiodical
containing his personal views as 10 Wall Street
men and the drift Of speculation. He didn't
make any friends through that publication.
one friend, however, has stood by him through
thick and Thin, and that Is Giovanni Morosini.
anothar EaTiba1dIan.