New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-27
BIG CONSPIRACY FOILED.
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| clients, but the opposing lawyers promised to
show the falsity of the marriage certificate. and
| also beyond doubt that Miss Biggar had not
given birth to child in the Hendrick sana-
forum and that the medical testimony intro
| duced was false. They offered TO put Miss Big
gars maid on the stnad to prove her physical
conQltlon prior to the alleged birth and sub
sequently. and also to put the secretary of the
Hoboken Board of Health on the stand, to prove
| Stanton's connection
| Mr.. Arrowsnith. who followed, said that they
would prove that the alleged marriage GER
| tificate bore evidence of having been ,ampered
with. and he offered a blank duplicate in evil
| dence.
In summing up just before the noon recess.
Mr. Patterson. counsel for the executors con-
tended that the defendants should give hail
IN the amount designated by the court and be
held to await the action of the grand jury Mr..
ArroWsmlth promised to produce Joseph Tucker.
clerk of the Board of Health of Hoboken when
| the court convened again this afternoon.
ASKS TO BE HELPED OUT OF TROUBLE.
| When court reassembled Joseph Tucker,
| secretary of the Hoboken Board of Health.
| placed on the stand. He identified Samuel Stan
| ton who was present. and said that the latter
| had approached him in front of the City Hall
| at Hoboken last Friday evening and said
| him: Joe. | am in a. big pot of trouble. and
| Tucker it said. if he would not go into
| court and testify that he had filed with lin
clerk of the Board of Health a marriage certif-
| cate. Tucker said he would help him. but would
| not perjure himself. The next day. it was al
| legged Stanton, accompanied by Alexander e.
| Young Hoboken lawyer called at his office
and procured a marriage blank, with the d
| date on. Tucker said he remarked to Stanton at
| the time: Stanton. be careful of what you are
doing Fifteen minutes later, it was testified,
| Stanton and Young returned with the blank
| filled out and filed it. Soon after this Young
| came the office and took the paper away with
| him.
Last Sunday, it said. Stanton came to
| the Health Office again, and said Joe, I'm
| trapped. I had no right to sign that paper
Stanton then asked Tucker. the latter said. to
go into court and swear that he (Stanton) was
| drunk when he signed the paper generating
| Tucker from any crooked work in connection
with the certifica This Tucker refused TO do.
| Mr.. Tucker exonerated Mr.. Young from any
| wrong doing in connection with the case
Continuing his testimony. Tooker said that
Stanton wanted him to swear that he found the
blank in the desk when he assumed office. on
this being refused Stanton wanted witness to
enter it back in the books and indicated a line
where it possible to make the false entry
This also being refused, Stanton offered 81 for
a transcript OF the record Stanton then, ac-
cording to the Witness offered to give Tooker
certificate showing that on Saturday last he
filed a marriage record to be entered under
the date OF January . 1898. Witness refused
The transcript was not given. that being post
! poled until later. when the entry should be
| properly made
HELD IN $4,000 BONDS.
When Tucker had finished Judge Heisley
rio
| in the sum of 5000 each, to await the action
Of the grand jury In summing up, Judge Heis-
ley said among other things:
The law does not require that the State shan
prove guilt Of these people put mercy hi
hev are guilty OF the offence charged against them
ana If | find. upon this evidence, tnat there - d
duty In 'eSeca5inG the law that they appear
am me not anmndiui of the proceedings in the
| court in which the magistrate i remember
Hendricks and stanton. Miss Bggar appeared in
court with proctor. and insisted upon 'Ile E1ItGy
Of child It seems strange that a woman. being
in that condition and being advised by counsel
and knowing that, If she gave birth TO child alive
and the child died, the will was no Will
would insist in that condition to have the
will Probatet. when; if the will was not PToba'ed, It
Of Mr.. Bennett and She would come into possession
cannot Understand simply cite this indicative
Of her attitude in this alleged conspiracy.
large of money under the will If she was
enCiente, and ! have got to infer that she knew
the law. She knew the will no will and that
she would have inherited perhaps a million dollars
worth Of property if the property Is as represented
so | cannot understand why. knowing that she
insist upon the probate of the Will the probate OF
which would cost her in this way probably sew
eral hundred thousand dollars. | cite this as an
instance of bad faith.
THOUGHT CERTIFICATE NOT GENUINE.
AS the other defendants there has been a
tthCate of marriage produced here. and | free
to say that at the time it was produced was
strongly inclined to believe that ii not gen
uine certificate Testimony has been adduced
show that Dr. Hendricks has made certain state
mentS to a common law marriage at the time
that he knew if he knew 1t, that this
was married TO Mr. Bennett and he has not de-
MED or made any statement in contradiction to it
Nor can why Mr. Tucker should come here
and testify against Mr.. Stanton. as he has done
unless his testimony is true
! think by all the rules of law and the demands
of Justice. these parties should be held. |
use for continuing the examination. and will hold
them for the grand jury / see no reason why the
bail should be reduced. do not think the bail is
excessive This conspiracy. II II were allowed to
have been Consummated. would have defrauded
people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars In
property. have consider the rights of these
defendants and do not want to make the bail
excessive. but I do think any court of justice
or well-thnking persons would say 5000
ceSSiVe when so much money was involved. You
will have to give s. 600 bail each await the
action OF the grand jury. be committed await
the october term of the grand jury.
MISS BIGGAR'S CAREER.