The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-18

after while, consented to meet Thompson, in the
Fifth svsnue, where Thompson told him the articles
hidden in the fence, and to bring his Sam
with him. The time apoointed came round Drury
pro.cbsd the place where IT was the tools
deposited they observed two snoking ssgsrs
Nov, these posted Ia that particular place by
Dir wilkes HE plans would be destroyed, n either
Drury the son thought that Thompson triding
With them and this would be evident IL after coming
fiCm Astoria they to find nothing In the fence
Accordingly Wilkes posted those there and paid
then, dollar an hour for rem.long there MIR wilkes
wished battle Drury. ia oass he accom- panied rhomp
son his Sam both AL they bscsme hungry,
that thsy would be induced to go into rom Ssacr
tavers. bud avenue short distance from TIA place
ard get refre,rments lie accomplished this, and as
much mere NJ be desir~d As general thing nothing
couio then be had at the tavern in question sod wilkes
landlord II be wiahed hio to IL Ia private room
IN the rsi OF the bsrroom and II txoer three gentle
men called in the evening and e.ked for oysers to say
that he had not any but he could give them supper,
sps to invite them into the back roam. Sam Drory
spd Thompson acted in precisely the manner that
Wilkes expected they would they called foe oysters,
and the landlord had none but he had ntee supper
laid cut In the sdJoining room rnsy wen. in sna
while they satisaed their appetires aod wished
down the edibles with glass or two OF wine they
entered into convesation IL may be rs we'll To state
that AR Wilkes had two persons la suon a posi-
ton outside the room 10 the garden, as would ona-
bic them TO hear and see all that passed bstseea
Thompson aud Drury After talking good deal about
the dies and grsvers and other articles in the bank
note line which Thompson pretended ts have buried
in the place Indicated and the disappointment which
he experienced in seeug standing near the place
90 that he could not get them. Thompson very
tiously introduced the torpedo business You know
Sam. said Thompson that had nothing 70 do with
it, but yet was arrested by rom warner through his
D. foolish suspicious. AID he has to thank himself
Ssm. had nothing to do with it?' :" No" said
Sam. How did you come to take IL did the
ola man oblge you t0' said Thompson "Certsnly,'
replied Sam do you think I'd have taken &c OF my
accord?n Thompson tbeu succeeded in wing
pisyipg sroupd him With great si the boy saysg 10
subs,ssce tt at be had BACKED himself as Spanish
negro carried the box to the door and gave 1t TO the
servant girl Who started hack 10 alarm at the intense
blachness OF his face He had painted IL in that
for the purpose Of repre'entcga Spansh negso that
when he handed 1t to the girl be eaid Give this to Mas
Warner" Az the boy reid this Thompson Inquired
If he gave 1t with one hand or two. rhe boy said,
bspd.d 1t to her with both hands 500 Extending
his in view If the witnesses outside, The
versstion also en braced admission Of his completely
with his father the altering dollar bills
Eagle Bank Of Bristol to hves aud tens. Here rhomp
and the boy havtog finished their supper went out
for the Of ~ the fence for the dies
but finding the pelicem i'll on the ground
and the hour being late they returned home, Sam in
= hi at to Astoria and Thompson to New York, foot
Tor New York ''Weln said wilkes to of the per-
whom he had employed to ovsrhear the conver-
wilkes said one Of them by O. that's the fellow
who left the torpedo 1t Warmers house, thought
So, tsid Wilkes; but keep quiet-say nothing OF this
to any oren
Here was great point gained. BY Sam Drurys own
sduissn be delivered the torpedo at Warmers house,
and ssc.rtsped in addition that his father ma
pufsctured It. SO far so good The next thing TO be
taken into consideration, to entrsp the old man
and get from him, u cautious admission
that he manufactured the internal machine How Was
this TO be accomplishment OLD Drury was q sharp
shrewd man He bad been folio wing the busiuess Of
count.rftng for years had been in the practice Of
puI chasing the proceeds OF burgares for had
been in the habit OF advancing two, three aud four
hundred dollars 1t time to burglars when about to
undertake job with the understanding that hs should
have portion Of the plumber hs had manufactured
great zeal " spurious coin, doubloons. dollars SO
had altered bank bills, &C Sc and still he had
capped detection aud arrest How Was such man to
man. and only who could attempt II With any hope
Of tucc.ss- one who deep. shrewd. and IS
and accomplished burglar that ever followed tnst pro-
fssson, besides being . msa in when Drury himself
had implicit confidence II vas no less than the cee-
brsted Bill Darlington, Bristol Bill he Is knoxa
10 the police After great deal OF delib ration
determined that Thompson should g. to Boston and
engage Bristol Bill in the second branch Of the enter
prize movement which had been prepared for by the
previous representation OF Thompson to the Drurys
that he would obliged 10 for three
weeks and that II the dies we're not obtained the
evening apart for delivering them they could not
be obtained until he returned Thompson accom-
plisbsd his sion aud after the lapse Of days.
Bill arrived in New ork accom- panied By his COUNSEL
who entered into the views Of Mr. wilkes aud Bill re.
NAMED hero under WIS direction The robbery Of
the Union Wharf Company, OF $4,000, turning up
about this time the circumstance was seized upon BY
Mr. Wilkes, and Thompson was sent TO Drury, TO
inform him that Bill in town with the largest
portion OF that money, aud. he would meet
whole OF II for sixty or seventy cents tne dollar
Drury eagerly agreed and was TO meet Thompson and
Bristol bin on Brookiyn Heights on the morning Of
Tuesday lsst On Monday, Thompson was dir.c ed to
engage room In Fulton street, Brooklyn for Bristol
Bill, in order to induce Drury to accompany him
there where the conversation might be- overheard In
the sane way ss the boy Sam overheard the
avenue In New York This being done, wiis-s, With
the assistance of officer A. NJ T. Smith who aided him
In the branch Of the business apperaniog the old
man. employed officers w. D Jenkins aud Dominic
to the n Brooklyn, and sesrete themselves In an
adjoining apartment, where by looking through the
door they would three " the most notorious orim
a.. f..sf- al. tnfa .A
that the three criminals would enter into conversation
the subject OF crime that they would probably tAlk
long time, perhaps an hour and hall that, In all
probability IN course Of their cooversAtion they
would speak Of great crimes recently perpetrsted and
must hear everything for perhaps the last subject
that they would talk about would bs the most inport
ant Of all on which sll future action nigh. depend
wilkes would enter the and procead TO arrest
the three men, when n any desperate resistance was
offered Wihes would draw Away the bed from the door,
that they might come To their aid The object OF
this Of wilkes was TO prevent the ocsrsiu
the adjoining room from sopposins that they were
us. d merely caves droppers aud them sup
pste that the correctness OF their conduct de-
pended on the correctuets Of informstion. Tne
officers set out with these viess They put on
Inois rubber shoes. that their walking would mako
noise and they heid RAndkerchi.fs la their hands,
that they obliged To cough they mig ht turn
their fsc.s t. the vail sud not create an alarm rney
placed io the room At half pact eleven oclock :
the room, the which led rsm IL into the in
which the meeting WAS Co take place, was nailed up
With bailr-tnr fsbESnt "ef coteren, oturt
taken convey the belief that there
COMMUNICATION bstw..n the too apartments Two
gin, bet holes made In the door and nied with
putty ebicn could be skeu out by the officers With the
po,sts - their stars that they might see aud
hear all that psssed In the room sslss 81 for the meet
ing bile thee atoms -ers being made Drury
met 1hoDpaon the Heights. aud thompson tod
him he would b. obnged 10 60 BAH room Ia Fulton
stIe.t DruTy once refussd; ~bereUpon rhOnp'ou
remit a,<iu OF the portsncs 81 tins business
the tTlenaio opportunity ne had Of msSiog large
sun, Of money Bury s,in hoidiug out aud refusing
to the room hpup-ou asked him ~ he hsi seen
the psysrs. for II be had. he would zee the imposs
hiity II Brittcl bis sbosing his face In pubc, At
the came time extshitug 90 HIM New YORK paper,
coutsintug srtiule when Nr wilkes had Inserted
the previous evening" the effect that Biii nal ar
rived with la aaluunt OF esssh." and thai the
cfosrs Iosk ont Tor hua On seeing the ar
t,cls DrurJ rluctsEty aud after ioktog asJuud hin
euspoir usy at the sners ne fouud
brisiol Bill wrtisg lttter the Appearance OF the
such sua.ey TIE I'm presstun tuss ~ bad
been occupied for some time Drufy TOOK sea tm-
sdis'sy opposite the door shiloh led into ths spart-
msbt where the uflotr -sre conoessd the eOuy-r.
satsn va comuirnc-a ~ reierriug 20 IN" fro.nee-