New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-15
rnRLONG STILL ABSENT
ooryRT UNDER SCRUTINY.
n.,onrr Accuses Magistrate Who Is
Messing While Wife Lies Dead.

~. s,s lies dead at their home No. SO
iWn"e ,e,ue East New York. the mystery
spn-s,ns the disappearance or Magistrate Fur
surroOa- .a1ns unsolved. He was last seen on Mon
pas "a ali efforts 20 get in communication with
cay s "a. various country homes have failed
him -, ~ Mrs Furlong viii be delayed as long
ne w. ,n The hope that the magistrate will re-
~. city His vacation ends on Wednesday.
turn 4. expected to resume his place on the
VIZ :, the Gates avenue court
S ssv,loped yesterday that the affairs or this
h,en under investigation by the District
corN ~" o,.os ~ Kings County for the last month.
Au0l'. =, che Office said that the missing magts-
MEM ,-..u nothing OF the investigation. and that
g. ,,..n,.aranoe was in no way connected with II.
b x.,t Elder. Assistant District Attorney
'. ~, Investigation. II is said that he has In
eAs.ssson a statement from Jacob w. Gottheh
N ~ Raymond street jail. in which the latter al
noN ,hst he conducted negotiations between Mag
~ r,-lons and prisoners in the Gates avenue
Su' ,.- the reduction OF their bail and for other
60. II is said that the alleged statement
w., nv Gotthelf when he found charges
-nins I'D against nm.
pune As,hsrf was indicted by the Kings County grand
~, ,or bribery on two charges. and by the fed
'u, land Jury for grand larceny and forgery.
:. vas srraigned yesterday before Judge Hougb
= ,hs federal court. Brooklyn. and held for trial
-. latter indictments. BAH In the sum OF $3.50
= ,,rnished but he forced 10 go back 20 jail
".rsit trial on the bribery charges
eo,,hef was charged with hribing witness at
a.. trial OF Louis Wolf rug manufacturer OF
-, New York. who was arrested on charge OF
--.s.s nicking BE was formerly chief clerk for
,,~,,.-sord W. Ksthan. lawyer, who is now in
S. Sing for bribery IL the same case. Kathan
s-,evss the major part OF his practice IN the
rs,,s avenue court. and both he and Gotthen were
- "a be warm friends Of the missing magistrate.
.,,o-s,ne 10 the complaint against Gotthelf he
-. .,pointed some time ago a trustee 10 look
80 the funds % Lazarus and Adolph Sternherg.
IN ware IN the 6rygoods business in the Browns
,ns section II is alleged that he placed 1850 In
- homestead Bark and later drew out all but 80
-. usinr the money IN the defence OF Kathan.
q. counsel, Edward Reilly, said yesterday at the
,vs,,iustion Ct his client that the latter might
,sy. some interesting things to say later and init
,.,.s that he would turn states evidence.
Charles Furlong. son Of the magistrate. denied
,.rsrssy that the statement Of Gotthef was in
rv vay responsible for his fathers disappearance.
-bs son declared that while his father and his
.cruser were formerly good friends. this intimacy
b.s heer severed when the latter got into trouble.
p,s father had gone away. he said. for complete
,er from al his duties. and his absence from the
srv AZ the present time was only an unfortunate
coincidence He denounced all rumors against his
tsthsr as enphsticslly untrue.
The last time Magistrate Furlong was seen by
ANYBODY who has communicated with his family
vas last Monday. when he arrived in New York
from his country place at Hardwood, -. J. Mrs.
Mary Lewis. OF No. ia Vermont street. who was
EMPLOYED there as cook. said last night that she
had received letter from her son. who takes care
4 the horses and stock on the place, saying that
the magistrate had not returned TO Hardwood
dnoe he left there on Monday. Mrs Halsey. his
houskeeper. came TO New York with him. she said