The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-02-14


only fifteen years of age:
New YORK, Jan. 26, 1855, l2M.
Postmaster a, Brooklyn. L.
DEAR SIR:
Being detained by important court
business from attending 10 my promise CIV
en- TO you yesterday to be at your Office, am
obliged 10 write 10 you. enclose a state.
menl of facts which think sufficient 10 get
a warrant. II is sworn 10 before Commits
sioner of Deeds of New York, authorized TO
take acknowledgment for the State.
saw Mr.. Joliet yesterday evening. I told
him that the mails had not arrived when
was over 10 Brooklyn, yesterday; and, in
course of the conversation, he told me he
would lake aslegh ride 10 Snediker's on Sat-
urday. Therefore ii is important you should
get warrant and take him upon that day
He also told me that he would Eave a white
sleigh, white robe, and a cream colored pair
Of horses. You can easily know him. will
be over, il 10 accident intervenes, 10 morrow,
say about 1 / or IL o'clock Tracked him 10
tEe Manhattan bar.room, in Broadway, but
could not find out his residence, as he stayed
too late. ] think he is connected with gang
oi rascals who have made this kind of ras-
ca!ity their special business.
am acquainted with the District Attorney
in this city; aud have thou. ht of getting him
10 bring The case before the grand jury, and
get bench warrant out in New York against
Joliet, in case you should think il advisable.
Meanwhile, will remain still about the
matter until hear from you again.
Yours, very truly.
Annexed is the satemeE, of facts alluded
to above:
Statement Of Facts A.
During the month OF November or Decem-
Der, 1854, became acquainted with a man
whom knew by the name of William Fl.
Joliet. He seemed 10 be abou, 25 or 80
years Of age, and, by his dialect, of English
Parenlage; he was genteelly dressed, aud
seemed to be a gentleman by his talk and
manners. He came to know me from often
seeing me on the cars OF line N. York and Har-
lem Railroad, and often talking TO me. am
in The habit Of doing copying, &C., for pay,
and therefore was willing TO do anything in
! that way, utder The usual circu instances
tina, is, forpay.
! He asked me one day it | was a man OF
business told him was. He then asked
ire If could make a copy of note he had
in his pocket. an show il 10 him the next
time should NEE, him, and not 10 say any
thing about ito anybody. I,od him would
He gave it TO NE, and it was something as
follows-thal is, su bstantially
BEooKLYN, l.. l., Jan. 6, 1855.
SIR: have received package OF papers
for you from Liverpool, England, with six
shnss charge lhereon-on receipt Of which
amount The parcel will be sent 10 you by
such conveyance as yon may direct.
Yours, respectfully,
WILLIAM f. JOLIET.
] met him one or two days afterwards, and
gave him his original, ant my copy. He said
it was very well done, but looked loo much
like lawhand, and asked me if couldn't
! "iiS ioiO VI q
told him supposed could. He then gave
me my copy, and told me 10 buy some pa
per. and make as many copies as | could,
and direct them one 10 each cf the names he
gave me on a list, and mail Them. | told him
| would. This was on Saturday evening !;
and on Sunday afternoon wrote abou, a
hundred copies OF them, anil directed them
and sent them. met him on Monday, and
he asked me if had done it. | told him
had; he then asked for the lis, of names he
had given me, and anded il TO him. He
ask ed if knew The names had directed
the letters 10. told him did NOT, although
did we'll. my suspicious about him havii g
been aroused by his reques, for secrecy.
On thar Sunday on which wrote the notes,
made up my mind TO play traitor to him,
by sending the notes as directed, and keep
ing all answers which he should get (he hav.
ing told me 10 call for them al the Brooklyn
Post 0fice), and then delivering them, with
my evidence, TO officer B, in New
York, whom know well by reputation as a
| SUuu piuCCi, anu du ft"offCdu iaCt anu
principle. This was foiled by my disclo-
sures 10 the Post Master of Brooklyn, on
Thursday.
At the time he asked me 10 make the cop
les Of the note, he gave me a five-dollar gold
piece, 10 deGray expenses. have kept copy
Of the list he gave me, and also Of another
which he had given me, and which return.
ed in The came way. ] have mailed abou
200 letters in all. At the time he ordered
me TO make the copies Of The letter and mail
them, he requested me to make a letter and
direct II TO him al Brooklyn, and mail along
with the others. did so, bot ! asked him
what this was for, and he said he wanted is
know how long 1t would take for letter ia
go from New York 10 Brooklyn. But die
|, not believe him, and This formed part of thu
causes for my suspicious. afterwards re-
y ceived the letter. think it was Tuesday
. and gave il 10 him. AT the time OF my frs
mailing the letters, dropped, by careless
: ness a list of the names of persona TO whom
. .hey were dlrecied, along with them. Coul,
!, this list be got, il would tell Us great dea
& ~ tkn II ,kc. IL