Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-11-24


Stewart had drawn from the Massillon Bank: lie
exhibited il to me- and said there were S4oOo, I'D
Massinn Bank notes, and certificate from tne
ca hier Of that bank Tor $500 more, being the
balance Of the forged draft, after dedncting tue
$1,000. paid in the paper OF the bank van henS
selae, also gave my cloak, which mao ioa,eu
IN the morning to Stewart. He told me 'ha'
stewart was to call in the evening for the certi-
cate. given him BY the Massilion Bank tor the So
400 in order to carry it to Cleveland, TO be casn-
I'd there He also informed me, that the Diiis oo-
ta,ned. bv Stewart, from the Massilon Bank,
we're M rkci with capital =, IN RED INK Una, !
hey were in 1905, SOS, pos, and lO's About ~
o'clock in the evening, and alter ' an f1ehs'
had left me, Stewar, came TO my use on morse
hack Stewart took from me the certificate, CIV
en- him bv the cashier Of the Massiilon Bank, ana
which had been left with me by Van Rensselaer,
and started, on horseback for Cleveland. mo
been nport,ine bv Van Rensselaer, to STAR, '"e
next morning after Stewards departure Tor C!eFe-
land in order to meet Stewart at certain place,
c,ur miles from rmksr's Creek the Cleveland
road This s;renuousy and firmly refused; ana
Van Rensselaer, agreed to go, himself, and get INC
money from Stewart. On the THURSDAY tnofhih1'
succeeding the departure of Stewart for Cleve-
land as /! was on my way from my house 10 the
Recorders office, where was engaged as clerk
and In passing Van Renssc aer's house, van items
selaer came out and accosted me with the Inior-
nation that he had met Stewart, and had got the
money which Stewart had obtained IRON me
Comme rcial IL INK OF Lake Erie, at Cleveland Ga
the certificate of ihe cashier oi the Missiiioh
! Bank He also informed that Stewart had
started for the West. | never saw Stewart alter
wards, until last August, when he was brought III
to Canton j Ill, in which was confined. when
Van Rensselaer, returned from his interview with
Stewart, on the Cleveland road. he produced some
of the money, and gave me a portion OF 1t TO OK
cha noe of. 1t then understood that Van Rens
seaer, Stewart. and myself were to snare the prs
ceeds Of the transaction. / shortly Afterwards
set out for the West, with considerable quantity
of the money, obtained by Stewart, for the pur-
pose of getting it exchanged. At Richmond, In
diana, | was arrested, and, subsequently. Carried
to Canton, o., for trial. l was tried, convicted
and, sentenced to the Chic Penitentiary. writ
OF error was sent up, and during its pendency,
made my escape. Since my escape, have recei-
we'd several letters from Van Rensselaer,, all OF
which have destroyed, except one, which was
taken from me by the Mayor of St. LOUIS, on the
occasion of my recent arrest, In that cItv After
my arrest, in 1886, and until my escape, Van Rens-
se!aer and have had several conversations. |
agreed to place my property in the hands OF Van
Rensselaer,, to keep it out of the hands OF the 9TH
GERS Of the Massillon Bank. Van Rensselaer, gave
me his notes obligations for the sum OF S4oUo,
and one other note for interest for the sum OF
S6OO-naking the sum, embraced IN the notes,
$500.
cross EIrHTt3ncQ.- ne questions cSSoo ~
witness bv the counsel for the defence. rea ted to
his Prev ous transactions concert with the prIs
oner. In May; 1888, Van Rensselaer, gave me
a draft. for g SEQ directed to man named Eddy,
which negotiated at Marietta, Ohio. On sub
seauent occasion, he gave me draft tor S2oOo
Which negotiated at Buffalo, n Y. first tried
to get it cashed in New York city, but failed. At
another time, Van Rensselaer, and !, in connexon
w lat M nsmsa Mn s aS Oft
we never heard OF eiihef me
draft, the money. or May, afterwards. May was
the onlv false scoundre With whom the prisoner
and myself were ever concerned. My first con
nection with Van Rensselaer,, IN rascaiity, was IN
the summer of 1890 when he, John B. Compared
and myself, undertook to rob the Canton Bank.
We succeeded in opening the front door OF the
Bank, bat, finding the officers Of the bank on the
alert Gave ND the enterprise. do not know that
Van Rensselaer, was in the practice OF taking mo-
new from letters, passing into or through the post
Office though rather suspect he was frequently
guilty in that particular. | never recommended
any person mail carrier, to any mail cont rac-
ter. | never had any agents in the business OF
swindl;ng, except in the instance of May. other
than Van Rensselaer, and Stewart. In 1884, |
believe in December, the Ward draft negot
ated in Cincinnati. 1t was forged by myself, at
the ms lance of Van Rensselaer,, and was present
ed to the Commercial Bank of Cincinnati, and
the casl, obtained, by Stewart 1t amounted to
rooated Anderson, to the motives which had
him TO make these revelations. Ander-
son replied IL have been induced TO reveal these
several facts, for two reasons: lst-ln the hope
that, by making an ample confession, and by tel
ling the whole truth, the full rigor OF the law
nigh, not be enforced against me,-and 2dly-
from feeling of resentment towards Van Rens-
selaer, for having treated me with dishonorable
cruelty. | have been assured by Mr.. Lahm and
bv the Cashier of the Massilon Bank, that sho'd
not be prosecuted in case made full revelation
of all the f,cts.-They pledged themselves not TO
proceed further against me, whether Van Rens-
selaer should be convicted or acquitted. All they
asked me to do, was to tell the ,rhole truth. The
treatment which complain of having received
from Van Rensselaer,, consists in his net sending
me money, as he was legally and honoraby bound
to do when / was fugitive from justice. The
note of Van Rensselaer,, just named. with the
exception of some little household furniture, is all
the property OF which am now possessed.
Variety of studies. so far from weakening the
mind. is a powerful means ofpromotlng ITS energy
and growth We seldom meet with persons OF
vigorous understanding. whose range OF thought