The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-15
DEBTS OF 4 CITY MAGISTRATE.
IN SWEETSER'S CASE THEY ABIDE
IN TEE FORM or JUDGMENTS.

Seven Creditors, with bills for $3.50. Put
Into Judgment One OG Them Indicates
That He and AnImOn We're SIN Ascot
Ated AFTER the Arrest Caused by kesler.
Thursday last TuE sun told how the
tailoring firm OF Parsons A Wallander OF
Sks FIFTH avenue had been prevented from
cNlecting a judgment Of alSe.SS. on which
BIS had been paid. from City Magistrate
william A. Sweetser through the unwilling
ness OF one Judge, nov dead. to order
Sweetser's arrest. for contempt for not
obeying orders in supplementary proceed
luRs, and the unwillingness Of another
JadRe .Ialso now dead, to order the first one
to do his duty. That judgment did not ex-
hAust the list on file in the County Clerks
Office. Here are several others:
judgment for John T. Williams against
William A. Sweetser and Robert A. Ammon
(now in Sing Sing PRISON. for SlS2. 50, on
March %. 1893.
Judgment for the Park Company on
October IS, 1909, Cor S2I7.6.
judgment for John Conklin for 30. % on
April IL, 1900.
judgment for Sam W. Levy for S49.sS
on December 4, 1901.
judgment for Jay r. shipley for s7sol
on November IS. 1902.
Judsmen, for the Herschmann Tucksr
Furniture Company for slSe.5s on May ~,
1908.
judgment for John F.. Kerr on March d,
1905, for s242 ia.
Judnment for ia mes Hutchinson Scott
on June o. 1906, for sl28.ce.
All OF these judgments, according to the
records. remain unpaid. Maglst rate
Sweetser's salary is $1,000 . year. He
was appointed in June last.
The Judgment for John T. Williams We
hat Sweetser sustained business relations
with Col. Bob Ammon. now In prison for
receiving the stolen goods in the famous
Miller syndicate, after Ammon and Sweet
ser and another la wyer, William j. Woods,
had been arrested and discharged by Ma gis-
trate Crane in September, 1897. for an al
legged attempt at a "~shakedown' from
Samuel f. Keller, mana ger ofihe famous
E. s. Dean bucket shop concern that failed
early in that year. The Judgment IL for
rent for Office room in the Lords Court
ofice building, 81 William street, for two
months due in payments OF january l.,
1898, and February 1, 1893.
The Dean concern occupied a suite Of
rooms fronting on william street on the
twelfth floor of the Lords Court building.
Adjoining this suite and at the southeast
corner OF the building was Room 1901.
for the rent Of which Sweetser was sued
With Ammon. Thefecords in the case show
that on June 10, 1897, MIR. Williams. then
owner Of the building, leased to Sweetser
and Ammon Room 1901 at 500 a year.
the rent beginning on July 1 Of that year
and terminating on May /, 1900. h rent
was to be paid in equal monthly installments
Of go on the first day Of every month.
There was no payment OF the rent on
January 1 following and none on February l..
Mr.. Williams, through his attorneys, Greene
A johnson. began suit for $40 and cost 3
and on the following March % got judgment
in the Seventh District Municipal Court.
On May rs the Sheriff returned the execution
unsatisfed, according to the documents
on record. The dates disclose that Sweetser
did not cut loose from Ammon Immediately
after the arrest on the Keller charges.
Keller swore in court that Ammon, Sweet
ser and Woods had demanded $50 900 from
him on the threat OF revealing to the Dis
trict Attorney certain Information they
had concerning business affairs in the Dean
concern. II Keller CAV up the mo n0y,
according to his testimony, the papers we're
to be destroyed. Keller swore that at a
meeting between the four Sweetser said
to him;
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The three men were arrested at keller's
house on the night OF September 81, 1897.
where they had gone 20 make some arr
rangetnent Of the difficulty. Keller had
four detectiv es secreted in a back room.
and when an agreement had been made
by Keller to pay a certain amount in cash
and to give notes for the balance and
marked money to the amount Of 81 ,OOO
had been handed 10 Woods the arrests were
made. The men were arraigned before
Magistrate Crane. After hearing the testi-
mony he discharged Sweetser and held the
other two for a further examination. In
discharging Sweet ser Magistrate Crane
said:
Il think that Sweetser is an easygoing
fellow, who has no intent to do wrong. /
believe that this will be a lesson to him
and that he will be more careful in the
future"
According 10 the judgment which John 7.
Williams secured against 'Sweetser he and
Ammon did not cease to pay rent for office
room together until January l Of the follow
ing year. IL may also be recorded that
Magistrate Crane subsequently discharged
Ammon and WOOD on the Keller charges.