New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-09
BROWN HELD AS SLAYER.
Cashier and Friend Are Also AC-
CuSed Of Arson.
PRISONERS UNC0NCERNED
Wife of Alleged Embezzler Makes
Plea for Him. but Does Not
Visit Husband.

samuel Brown the cashier who resorted
~ arson to ohliterate the evidence OF his
or,hszziements and Patrick y. Timmons.
his friend who employed as the fireous
81 irstning" Frank Walsh. who sacrificed
his lie i'm the effort. were arraigned yes
tsrdav before Judge Queen in the Second
,.ri,,-irsl Court. Jersey City. on charges Of
s-so, and mansauGhter They waived eX-
.r,iration and were committed to the
,.o,rtv ,an 10 await tho action Of the grand
,,,rv mich viii not meet until late in Sep
tcmrer
The charge of manslauEhter was made
,-a,,et the TWO men because Of the death
~ Frank Walsh the burglar, who set
ero m tho Office Of the Long Dock Milling
..,--,,nv after a counterfeit safe blow
Ing carly MONDAY morning The rob
-. was manned 70 cover up shortages
,r .Do accounts and the fire was 20 have
lostroysd the books.
r.. crtsone~e we're suffering Yesterday
,,,-, the reaction incident 10 men who
,tr-,ntlv cease drinking. They asked for
Iiquor hut we're denied
rbs charge ~ embezzlement was not
lodged against Brown yesterday. but 1t
ain h. The milling company officials be-
'ievA his defs lcations will exceed the
6, no 10 admits he appropriated 20 his own
.ee and they have had the books carted
over IN the Office Of a company ot'aCcount-
ants in Manhattan
B~ovne wife visited the Office Of the
.ompsnv yesterday and pleaded with the
officials not 70 prosecute her husband. who,
she said. had been drinking 10 excess for a
long time and WIS not responsible for his
4cts The officials told her they could do
nothing
Both Brown and Timmcns appeared 70
no. I'M good spirits while At Police Head
quarters having their pictures taken and
oefnE measured They we're there about
-7o hours while HAYDEN. the photographer,
rictured and measured them and took
Prints Of their thumbs for the criminal
records While Timmons was IN the room
Rrowr sat I'm q chair in the detectives
room reading newspapers and apparently
interested in the affairs IF the dav. al
though n did not appear that he read the
story Of his own troubles. Timmons. on the
other hand. turned 70 that first when he
--d a chance 70 read.
Afte~ Brown and Tirrone had started
f--r the CRY Hall for the county jail IN
-atrol wagon Detective Sergeant Hoffman.
who -vss I'M charge ~ them. learned mat
Judge Queen had not made out the commit
--ant parers and had directed that Brown
and Tir7n,ons be kent ar the 9Th street
-once station The Judge had other urgent
BUSINESS Re said Brown and Timmons
-era -arrirned 70 the cells IN which they
had ~ seed the first night If their in1pris-
eminent
The Jersey Citv poFce learned that Tim
mons has 2 criminal record in Paterson
re vas sentenced on February %, 1900
hv Judge Scott on six indictments Of en-
bs-zler7ent TO which he pleaded guilty and
sawed six months in prison. Timmons AT
that time lived in Paterson. and was col
'e~tor for the Nelson Morris Beef Company.
John Milton. former Assistant Corpora
ton Attornev Of jersey CITY. has been re-
.a-rsd tc defend Brown and Timmons. nc
was engaged through law firm nm Man
haitian whom Browns wife consulted.