New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-25
BOND PRISONERS HELD.
BAIL FIXED At $4,000.
bennett and Douglass IfvrGgned-
Securities Traced, Says ThOrne.

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$4,000 bail for trial on the charge of stealing
some Of the bonds. and oliver NJ bennett.
broker. of No. 80 Wall street, was held in the
same bail for trial the charge of receiving
and hypothecating stolen bonds Of the value of
se1 600 Neither prisoner was able TO give bail.
bennett spent last night in cell at the West
Side court. where both men were arraigned.
while Douglass was sent 10 the Tombs
BY advice of counsel both prisoners refused
70 tell anything about the stolen bonds Counsel
for Douglass had Douglass transferred to the
Tonbs on the plea that he wanted his client
moved from possible communication with Den
nett.
Detectives interested in the investigation Of
the robbery had long conference with officials
Of the trust company in the afternoon. and there
were reports that other arrests might be made
IN the case Oakleigh Thorne. president Of the
company said that all the stolen bonds had
been traced, but ninety bonds of the market
value Of $4,000 were not in the actual posses
sion Of the company Brokers who had received
them as security for loans in good faith had re-
fused 10 surrender them. il was said, without
being guaranteed against loss.
When bennett was arraigned before Magis-
frate walsh Assistant District Attorney Murphy
asked that the bail be fixed by the court.
counsel had not been able 20 agree The Dis
while Forbes }. Hennessy. Dennetrs counsel.
offered at first 5000 cash bail and later $1,000
cash bail. objecting to a larger amount
nesssve. bennett through his counsel. pleaded
not guilty 10 the charge of receiving stolen
goods. and waived examination.
The charge against this prisoner said Mr..
Murphy. is that he received stolen property
worth $61.O0o. but that is not near the total
amount Of the property taken. II is very diff
ferent thing TO steal $4,000 from $4,000,
which is very moderate amount of the aggre-
gate amount Of the stealings / ask that bail
be fixed in the sum of $4,000
But the complainant Mr. Thorne. will tell
your homer rejoined Mr.. Hennessy, that the
bonds worth SCI 600 were returned. and there
is really no charge of This nature against my
client We are in a position TO furnish $1,000
cash bail and the District Attorney has my
personal assurance that shall produce the de-
fendant al any time ne may see fit In all fair
ness my client should have the opportunity of
being permitted TO arrange his affairs. and I
ask that he be sent 20 the Tombs rather than
locked up here if the amount OF bail is not fur
nished"
Il am inclined. in default of an agreement
between the District Attorney and the counsel
for the defendant" said Magistrate Walsh. TO
aooede 20 the request Of the District Attorney,
and am even inclined 10 fix the bail al a
larger amount"
We have absolutely objection TO your
honor's doing that" said Mr. Murphy. we
shall cheerfully agree 20 that action"
But we charge that the amount of bail asked
is excessive" said Mr. Hennessy. MY client is
charged with nothing criminal"
But the actual theft is more than $40 600"
rejoined Mr.. Murphy, and the defendants con-
necton with the case'-
Alleged connection. you mean" interrupted
Mr. Hennessy We are willing to have a police
officer follow this defendant all the time and 10
Keep him under surveillance. But we have only
$4,000 cash TO put up for bail"
No, that won't do" said Magistrate Walsh.
i shall fix bail al $4,000"
Then want 10 ask as a favor that the de-
fendant be committed to the Tombs." said Mr.
Hennessy.
Why do you ask that?" inquired Magistrate
so We could get him out this afternoon
You can do that by depositing the amount OF
the bail in cash with the City Chamberlain and
presenting the certificate of deposit here at this
court prison said the magistrate
The defendant pleads Not guilty and valves
examination said Nh. Hennessy. and then Den
nett after short talk with his counsel, was
taken back 10 the cells
Douglass. when arraigned before Magistrate
Walsh. also pleaded Not guilty to the charge
Of grand larceny. and waived examination Az
ter he was held in $4,000 BAIL his counsel, Rob
ertson Honey, demanded that Douglass be
placed on a tier Of cells in the prison other
Than that occupied by bennett.
i want 10 keep my client far away from
bennett possible" said Mr.. Honey. Il ap-
pealed 70 Warden Ryan, but he refused TO grant
my request that my client be removed TO an
other section Of the prison. IL il is impossible
10 grant my request, ] want TO have my client
sent down to the Tombs."
Magistrate Walsh sent for Warden Ryan and
asked him 10 explain. He ordered the warden
y deliver the prisoner 10 PafrOlman Nelson, who
took him 10 the TOmbs.
Warden Ryan said there had been no shouting
among the prisoners, and that he was sure
bennett had not made tho slightest effort TO
communicate with Douglass In fact on account
q the manner in which the cage Is built, il
would be next 10 impossible for the prisoners to
nave any such communication without the con-
niyance Of keepers.
Assistant District Attorney Murphy was in
eonference with the detectives and several Off
cas oi the trust company in President Thorne's
Sihee IN the afternoon. John d. CFimmins
at Inc conference part OF the time. None of the
conference after IL was over. Mr.. Thorne was
.aAed u The directors Of the company wanted
.tIofougn investigation OF the bond robbery. and
- salo ne was in favor OF a complete investi-
bauon One Of the directors at the conference
salo later that he did not believe that any fur
uner arrest IN the case was to be expected.
Einherlon detectives guarded the Office OF
Dsnhett, on the ninth floor OF No ~ Wall street
seelefday. A young woman who had remained
~ ~ me oflee for time after the arrest Of Dem
49, 49, on Tuesday afternoon was not admitted by
e.e detectives when she returned yesterday.
tone said she was merely an emplOye OF the
c-oNef, ana denied that she his partner.
S,oAAe papers found in his desk indicated that
le was a member OF a brokerage firm called
DouglaGs, Dennetf q Reardon The young woman
ss'led mat her name was not ReardOn.