The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-08-06
POOR KEYSER.
He Braved Jail for the
Western Union and
Then Was "Trun
Down."
NO COUNSEL NOR BAIL
Supt. Adams Comes Though
With Flying Colors and
Leaves His Employe
H. in Limbo.

IL A4AA0Os
Charles P. Adams, Superintendent of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
along the line of the Central Railroad of
New Jersey, surrendered himself at Police
Headquarters this morning. He was
placed under arrest by Detective Bennett,
who held warrant issued last week by
Police Justice Hoos. in which Adams was
.-eaaaxgad~ with abetting green goods swim
dlers. The warrant on which he was ar
rested was sworn out by Chief of Police
Murphy at the same time that a similar
warrant was sworn out for Alfred keyser,
the operator in charge of the office at the
Claremont avenue station of the Central
Railroad. The refusal of these two men
to give the police information as to the
whereabouts of one William Gray. a
green goods swindler, led to their ar
rest Keyser was arrested yesterday at
noon by Detective McNally at his office.
He remained in cell at Police Head
quarters all night while Adams hid him
self from the authorities until this morn
ing, when he appeared with counsel and
a bondsman, prepared to dispose of the
preliminary matters quickly. Adam Steip
was Adams's bondSman and he qualified in
81 goo to insure Adamss appearance before
the next Grand Jury. Walter McDeTmott,
son of Allan L. McDermott appeared as
counsel for Adams as the repres sentative
of the law firm of McDermott & Fisk. On
Mr.. McDermott's advice Adams waived
examination, preferring to present his
case to the jury.
When Justice Hoos called the case
Adams stepped forward with Mr.. Nc
Dermott at his side. Keyser was brought
from the cell in which he had spent the
night. Contrasted with Adams Keyser
was pathetic figure. H1e had no counsel
and no friends were in court to cheer or
advise him. No one was there but his
fearful wife and son. The Western Union
Company, in whose interests he acted
when he laid himself liable to arrest and
imprisonment, did not come to his sup
port Keyser bowed to Adams and Adams
returned the salutation, but they did not
speak Adams gave him no encourage
ment and no advice. Finally taking pity
on the unfortunate underling Mr.. McDer-
mott advised Keyser to waive examina-
tion and allow his case to go to the jury
Jointly with Adams's Bail was placed at
Adams. but he had no bondsman and his
wife went out of court to search among
her friends for some one who would
stand sponsor for the man who followed
a corporations orders and got into trouble
only to find himself deserted by his COM
pany and his superintendent. Keyser
could not desert his post to evade arrest,
but his superintendent could and did.
AS told in last nights News, Chief
Murphy some time ago learned that green
goods swindlers were operating from
C,laremont avenue railroad station and
the Greenville station of the Central
Railroad. sending kilograms from those
noints over the Western Union Com
nanv,s wires to various points of the
country to victims who had shown
1yillineness to be fieeced He decided to
stop the operations from points witmn
his Jurisdiction. His suspicious had been
directed against various telegraph OFFICES
hereabouts for some months, but ne was
unable to act because of lack OF tangl-
BILE evidence until July 10, last. when ne
received the necessary information from
Rufus H. Minot, a farmer in Northfield,
Mass. Gray was the name signed to the
kilograms.
The Chief decided to make move
that would make the green goods men
understand that Jersey City was unde-
sirable as field for their operations and
show the Western Union people that II
thew did business with green goods
swindlers they would have to leave their
stations in this city out of the circuit.
The police were unable to learn Gray's
whereabouts, and seeking this informa-
ton they made request on Keyser for
his address. Keyser refused to give the
information. He was threatened with ar
resi- and told that his continued refusal
could be construed under the statutes as
aiding and abetting green goods swindlers.
Keyser communicated with Superinten-
dert Adams and was instructed not 10
give the police any information.
If was the intention of the police to
have Assistant Prosecutor Vickers in the
First Criminal Court this morning when
the case was to come up before Police
Justice Hoos, but they learned tnat tire
defendants had decided to waive tfie pre-
liminary examination so there was no
need of counsel for the State.
Chief Murphy believes he has very
good case against the men. is sure of
conviction, and says he will fight the
case to the bitter end He thinks the case
is much stronger than that presented
against the Western Union few years
ago.
Chief Murphy received word this morn
ing from the authorities of Hazelton, Pa
that there was confined in the Jail there
a man who gave his name as Kelly but
who answers the description of Gray. The
Chief thinks there is no doubt that the
Kelly at Hazelton is the Gray who was
operating here.