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Show HbbOSbbbB THE BRIDERV CASE, s Fani Hirumrr Held In the .Sam of $260tfr Paul Hammer was examined ye.lefu'ay' afternoon before Commissioner Com-missioner Grvenrcan on (its charge of bribery. Mr. Critchlow prosecuted prose-cuted arid Arthur Brawn sppeared for the defendant. Tbe complaint was sworn to by Deputy-.Marshal Springer and alleged tliat the defendant de-fendant on AugU't'thc'Slh had unlaw un-law fully and feloniously, and with Intent to obstruct the courrtt of Justice, offered to pay the Dc-puty Marshal J-30. Mr. Bpringer, the first witness testified that on tbe night of .August .Au-gust tlie Sth, while gtTUs to the penitentiary, he toot Hammer in custody, knowing that there wrs a warrant out for Hammer's arrest lor unlawful cohabitation. Tlie defendant defend-ant tben otic-red witness money to let him go aud finally proposed to give him $W. Witness agreed to accept IL The money was given to him in the presence cf Warde-n Van-derexok. Van-derexok. Warden Vaudercook testified tliat, on the Sth of August, Springer came out to the enih-utlary and toll liiiu that he had a mau under arrest who had tried to bribe litnu. Hammer was then brot-aht Into tbe room and Springer conversed trilli hm In German. Hammer at last fctad-sl him $50, which he locked up with tho remark that If Hammer thought ho cxnlld hrlba him ho-was mista ken. Mr. Hrown brought the court records In aud showe-d -by them that the defendant was arrested some, lima ago fur unlawful cohabitation nnd gave a loud of $10.). Afterwards he had been re-arrested on the same charge and given another bond of JIOOO, so that at the time Sprinter arrested him he was under bonds for the very same chargr. Th officer had no light to take him into custody. It was manifestly tbe officer's dut tolt hlui,go,and he would not be bribed to do his. duly. Tlie Commissioner UcciJcd to bold the defe-udaut and fixed his bond at $2i. J iamawrroon found sureties and was released. |