New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-16
1W0 ARRESTS HERE IN
MELLON DIVORCE: CASE
rooIish Correspondent and Friend
Held for Pittsburg AL
thoritieS.
Contempt CHARGED THERE
n.orpe Albert Curphey, Said To
Re Army officer, Ignored
Summons to Te,tify-
Ignorant of Law.

,tride we're arrested at Madison ave
.,d 45th street last evening at the
,sst Of George Gordon Battle, Special
.,,..r,ct Attorney. acting for District At
,ev Rlakeley. of Allegheny County,
", The men were indicted there
..ordav il was said, on charges of OBJ
.,ructnc public justice and contempt of
-, The indictment grew out Of the
,.,,ous Mellon divorce case. Curphey is
Ia 70 have been named as correspondent
- the millionaire banker.
crrphev and Kirkbride were arrested
rarrants issued by Governor Tener
=, pennsylvania. Detectives Curry and
p..,us learned that they were staying at
=. pitz-Carlton Hotel. Madison avenue
md 46th street. They stationed them
..,,ss outside the hotel last evening, and
.,or, descriptions picked the men out as
,,sv were leaving the hotel.
The prisoners were taken to the De-
,,.,,vs Bureau. where they awaited the
arrival Of counsel. An officer will get
,.,s to-day from Pittsburg with extradi-
ton papers.
In giving their pedigrees Curphey said
,4uas thirtv-ninc years old. born on the
,,is of Man. was single and had no occu-
,.ron Kirkbride said he was forty
ears old was Dorn in London. and was
reserve captain in the British army
Roth prisoners eaid they were living at
the Ritz Carlton.
Hearinu at Democratic Club.
rudeo Niulqueen. OF General Sessions,
later agreed 10 hold a hearing, and the
,,ro ne7 were arraigned before him at
~. Democratic club. Curphey and
yjrkbride. with their counsel. and Mr.
patle and Assistant District Attorney
NcGu,re went 20 the Democratic Club.
After the hearing Judge Mulqueen de-
cded to hold the prisoners in s2,5Oo bail
each
The hearing was marked. by frequent |
FITS between counsel 1t was remarked |
that the prisoners had refused 10 obey |
subppnas.
Yes. and they'll do it again. too. I |
want heavy bail" cried Mr. Battle.
You ought to be ashamed OF yourself |
for talking like that. Mr.. Battle" roared |
6. Norris Miller. of Miller, Hornblower |
& Potter counsel for the Englishmen.
Il don't think your connection with |
this case is such that you can afford to |
insult me-" retorted Mr.. Battle. hoty.
no one in New York would think of |
insulting Nj Battle" interjected Thomas
" Churchill also appearing for the |
men.
Are there any ships sailing to Eng |
land Tomorrow" he asked.
No, hut there are some sailing for the !
Bahamas and 10 Hayti," remarked Mr.. !
Battle. and there are also trains run
ming to Canada this very night.
As soon as Judge Nulqueen fixed ball I
counsel hurried around to get bonds
man,
Mr. Miller complained bitterly to
Judge Mulqueen about the delay i'm maxi
ing the arrest These night arrests are
outrageous ne cried.
1T is a perniCiOus practice assented
Judge Mulqueen. Mr. Churchill vowed
that he would complain 10 District At
torney Whitman about it.
Would Never Run Away.
Mr Miller protested that his clients
had merely come TO New York To con-
Ult counsel. Kirkbrde kept interrupt
ins him with the assertion that he was
Of the British army and therefore would
never run awav
Mr.. Miller insisted that the offence
charged did not constitute an eXtradit-
abe case. Mr.. Battle said it did. Mr.
lrCs- col Ia "
principle i'm Pennsylvania which made
so.
Counsel for the defence We're plainly
sgtated over their inability to get bail
Tor the prisoners They tried twenty or
more times, but were unsuccessful
Henry Phipps was one Of the persons APP
pealed to-
Mr. Curphey declared that when he left
Pttsburg he did not know he was vio-
lsting the law.
i communicated with Mr. Mellon" he
ssld "and ] told him that | wanted to
appear in the trial as a CO-defendant. |
mad papers served on me. and ] was told
10 call AT the office Of justice of the
peace. ] thought # was in regard to the
'apacii" IN which was to appear at the
ual and did not know that / was vio-
isilns the law when I left that city and
came 10 New York.
Ny ignorance Of American law has
got mo into trouble" said MIR Curphey,
with a smile
About o'clock this morning George
Oohsidine, proprietor Of the Hotel Metro
pole appeared at the Democratic Club
and gave bail for each of the prisoners
ne came 10 the aid Of the accused men
~ company with x-Assemblyman Rich
ard Butler.
Pttsburg. June 1J.-George Albert
Cufphey, correspondent In the Mellen di-
Norce case and said 10 be captain in the
British army. left Pirtsburg for New
York. on the summons OF Judge Horn
blower, Of the firm of HornbloWer, Miller
q Potter, No "a Broad street, New York
'ity, his American lawyers.
lie was indicted here to-day on charges
oi ODstructing justice ana contempt OF
court. the charges being brought by
James H. Bcal. of counsel for Mr.. MelIeh
IL Is claimed that Curphey ignored a
count subpoena TO appear al nearing
IN the Offices Of Mellen lawyers ana
make a deposition. He SAID tnat MeIeh
lawyers had no right TO ask MN To 'eS-
NY without the presence oi MS ""h
counsel
How T. ". Kirkbride came to be ar
rested ,rftb .,rrbe,, IL not explained. lie