The evening world., 1905-10-03
Attorney for Rockefeller In
stitution Opposes Reduc-
ton Of Bail.
WAS FIXED AT $4,000.
Lawyer Declares No Crime Was
Intended and Predicts No
Prosecution.

Harry Leonard the young brokers'
clerk, who confessed 10 forging a check
by which he robbed the City National
Bank Of securities vailed at $4,000,
was arraignfd in Centre str ct police
cour' this afternoon and his hail OF
5000 was reduced one half
Young Leonard, wi h worr.ei look
stood by the side OF his counsel.
Abraham Levy. who explained to
Magistrate Pool that no crime had be n
intend d ana that the forgery was sim
ply the prank Of boy.
The Disrict-Attorney and have
agreed to adjourn the examination until
next Thursday, with your permission.
and | lsk thar the adjournment be
granted
Il also ask that hail in the case be
reduced to $1,000 All Of the securities
have been returned and as no one mas
been hur, higher bail is exorbltant."
The motion to reduce tae bal was op-
posed by Assistant DlstrI,t.Att5rney
Chadwick, VINO slid $4,000 was not too
much,
Bank Takes a Hand.
"You WI ind said Mr Levy, that
when the case is taken to tho courts
there VIII be 10 one to prosecu.a."
u, who Isrrssant the Cly National
Bank, also oppose the r.iuct!ln Of
bail cane from Nouug aN,cr. why
later proved to be AlgerDnn G. Sachs.
No' until then was 1t kncHn TIA, the
BANK WIS taking part in the prlsecu-
ton.
continue TO ask for a reduction in
the ball 70 $1,000, sad Mr. Levy. on
VIII be SHOWN that the bank officials
were most careless IN The handling Of
money and that my client Intended tlls
oi'N - lesson for them"
YOU don't want to hear this arou.
mont d you?' asked Sacks.
Magistrate Pool fixed bail A, $4,000
ana LEONARD was led ba,k 10 prison
cln get bal 10 the amount ~
NOeE' so.d Mr. Levy, "bu; We ca,,,
raise 5000 l win show, however. tbat
no crime was committed, as no crime
WAS intended"
lhorJuc1 investigation mao, BY de.
tc'lVeS from Police Captain Mcg,oplay,s
otlce and from P.nkerton de;ec.lye. b,s
id'Ied 10 SOW Ia, wln.l was in
any way implicated in the the.t
II any one is Implicated ,.ii. Lam.
ara 10 amount of qu,sI.n.nE has
o'oaSht out tie name Of his accomp,I,s
ne Eas denied 10 Abr1au Levy ba
",'''Nev. that any olg ether o1oIs.5
"'uA MIN or aided him. and .o.day no
"t"'A tod be- detective, he sinh. "a,
.'"' ''''' sImp'y 10 saJw how easy
s"cN tnetts c-ull DE- accomplished and |
"iIa NJ idea OF gain.
n'''r Leonard alI talked with tho
'"'n1r police officials and his lovyeT
N' was taken before toa.u.i..t MOI,
"do'' To whom ne repeated his st,ry |
iS's.eJ he Hal worked al ync ana n,J |
S|i'yN Ndht'i to snow Wall Atraet |
nov .N'llF sU'h 4 robbery could pe
committed,
THAT ny doesnt look Ike criml-
nal the .Lorrissiancr said lat.r He
tells e AtugAN Forward slry.'
The theory mat woman was Inn
plicaied grew oul Of statement made
by Miss Ka har.Ae Leonard, sister Of
tie prisoner, WAC declared her brother
WAS Mt oa.y shielding man, but
tEai he was protesting woman
name.
TIE police belicvethat young Le5n-
AID ASSERTION that D.5 crime was an
uyyect IessJn IN loo,sl nEoace for
W "a s'lte. h"auners - a OIunL HAD
u oeti, n Nud,u ndNe sent udgk aI
OF u.e puiio!neu S, .uritics.
her' SSJ,UsO sack.
That be dill rety.n al oAce ;2,y.OJO OF
tae s,y.e.i eVi'u,elaI 5 t.dt. la. .e re-
tLlneu Ohly t"e uOn-LesOAayIe DJuds
ana stJcN teItnicItvs. ne kepl 40 ~
hyin OF stucAs, Ior wIch ..e yuIlu
f.Ne iuund Avt a,,er Ine eXv.ts-
he..t SUBS sLeL.
lAe pylIce lave suspected from the
firs, that Leonard Las Deel shielding
some one, liia career saONs Gim ..I-
,.pD Die Of the criminal in..iltlye 70
s,h me oh tno amazing crime for
with he Is NV iaileL In tie Llyesti.
Pu,u.n o: It's assOyId rs Il mas been
dcyel1ued mat he sometimes met at
luhchrpn mln VINO hai long been on
the "fusp c,ed Inst" III Wall street.
Harry Ambrose Leonard spent the
night N l,ice Etadqudr,e;s and was
seen there this morning by Abraham
J. evy = s unhc! /
Tho father OF Le,"agd brought down
T., {. C.9t McC3W,ey 'asl night tho ha,.
a,lcc Of tSe se'ur,ics he boy nal
iscu.ed and all are now accounted Cor.
capt. Mcc7I'cy said this morning he
dld up believe ,ae by Intended stell-
Mg anything "for feaps' but thar ne
only wartsl 10 DO something on: Of the
ordinary ami had no l1teation Of profit
Ing by his act. Capt McCauley also
raid that + was too lad the boy should
bring disgrace 10 man like his father,
who had loYg and 4 l'norab,y served in
the Police Department.
LAWYER cvy after seeing The boy az
PjIlceN Healduar ers, sald the most un-
ftrtunat, part OF the whole affair was
thA dragglng OF an innocent gllrs name
In % the case. lie said that Leonard
ard Mis-, Schrader were not engaged.
SNe never saw or heard anythlng OF the
stolen securities until she read the story
In tha papers. She Is Frustrated by the
noiorlciy and the publication OF her pic
tufes IN connection wi h the case. |,
Levy also said the boy had no crlml-
nal In entlonf, but the disgrace he had
brought an honorable father and his
kytsnds was most unfortunate 4