, 1865-10-09

The Bank Robbery at Wc%tfieEd, Ohio
what 10 said Abo1t y. m, Felkex.

A a1Ge majority Of ncwspaper-neadinr peop,,
VIII remember the case-exensIrely reported At the
uue-of The atTe.t Of nnn named aLoye'' IN III.
oiace OF >. d. Fesker On charge Of robbery Of g.
s. bonds his trial before Justice r. B. Brown. and
complete e1onefauon, and The immediately subse.
qocot afzetf OF Felker on the charge Of betnc con.
cesned tn t1e same robbery. At t6xt time "a ex.
s3t % opinion - to The guilt or ignorance Of
4 few dsya ago. Felker TN. dtscharced nm, RI.
14ll n Medina, Ohio, md tetrzned to C61czyn. We
snouo ~ justice 10 Al parties have tnentiqpcd The
mel nc. OF ~ 1etntn, but tho pressure ON our col
other more Important matter. We now give few
points rom which the pnblic Is u liberty to iudse
1oF 1lee1 VIII regard to the merits OF the case
TDoN THE JuCHAL
The following article appeared in the Chies,o
Journal Of Friday last;
AReate1t Of Tbs Journal are familiar With tbr
iness concerning the robbery Of the Ohio Farmers
n+mnnce Camp.ns's eate, which vas broken open
the ID Of April list. md naed or $4,000 IN bonds
1na cnffeay They are also familiar with the fact
a' t.o nr thsee weeks ago. i. N. Felke1, former
ne detective bntiness In thie city wns aTrs;ed by
t1nket'ou, nj the instance OF the Hon Il Z, Blake.
eI,.mefnhcf Of Congrexe, now The attosney Of the
fequisiion maae by ihc Executive o. thst
changed With being conc med In the robbery. MI
and ss =, mas promptly released ater arriving therc
nent should he made OF his release ~ wei, aIsS
az g! his connection with the case S&
ihese matters were explained to Us and cor
roborated, Yesterday, By Nj. Blake, ID. stio,Se7
referred 10 abore- NJ. Felkcz has been W encssed Il
in counec,Ion with Chief Of roiice secS. Of , MI
Ta5Lss, TTsnkee, MekinstY Of Cleveland Capla,n John
s,a,es Sslsen ceR,.9 L. fs;e. and Dhty United
ceztfnl1y these gentlemen have WORKED In the MAJ
.er NAY oe inferred IRON the tact tbst eevcral Of lie
nusElais hase been az1s4ted. and large amount Of
dollars reward odsed By the Company IL copddes.
Cd 70 be fciri> within their erasp.
;hA,1ng obtained possetston Of portion OF the
dec1gs. One OF these being traced hscs To- III
FclkeE, the extraordinary conclusion ttlst b. xas
concerned In The robbery wss jumped 1t and be VA
-" he has resumed work upon the case, md II he
etceeeds as veil in this ~ he has in ecyea1 rther
,mRor1nt cass' IL which he has been associated
detective" NN-s'"s
cAED T1oY IN. rI1ExR1oy. |
We hsEe received note from Alex. pfnter,o,
ke1- Hho II Will be remembered, Is the employer
u the detective Love" The following is ia M,
Eeraal portion:
E;d1losr Tribune:
Ihe editor Of The Journal IL mistaken: this IL
not Inc end Of 1lns s"sinculaf case." hold In mr.
ctidcnce. which, when adduced, viii
eminent detectives named. and simply az that a.
hc hc pref O. sht i a9d ths public GENERALLY hold
her he nos unoiaaetd mill tht courts pass npon
II nssy t,ngular which pledge yoa ssail b.
shortlS md without any delay, except what il artn
1's neoefsa', for the ends Of justice. n
s1ATrXEsr OF v. b. PRICE, ESQ,
The following ia the tsworn> statement Of ". 3,
trtoe, Eq-, banker Of milwaukee, radc At MedI.
q. Medina county, Ohio. on SATURDAY, Seot. eaa !
y the nrrsert seas. 1t ts understood 10 hare bre1
nd hs them agreed TO be submitted to The coprt On
p preliminary examination as the evidence Of Nj
Hcc In his absence. !
"some tine during the Latter part Of Ap.i1 Last,
+ carry n Ha{. purchased several thousand dol
NJ OF U. y. 80 notes from stranger whom did
.. remember 70 i,ase teen before In city, and
Aukee, to which he replied. be vi. not Observ-
= e name nfon me enreInrc from which the bonds
|: S1s M .saen. Fl rrnarked that supposed that was
Q Other qnettious n conversation. tr whIci, |
9n1eont!s endcasored TO focaie or identify him. I
tseeassd 3 anoEnous answers, hnt the impression
r. rome snsc"d uI-eouuty merchant, who knew j
= oTn e. business spd considered Il one e1se.
nm nf IT. md link carly in June, the same
~ s7nneethg tue previous transaction. though
r. ~ no. m to buy i. and hence onercd him 1wo or
nj une as eent MI eeoT the ma5ke. price which
NIX .ne ~ . 'easng lim tbai it was not perhaps "a
II easr to pv 1g h 81 = a Other Places bn1 th,t did
3fr nltFl ] =
CIV / ork Dispatches came Ia, which ~ rene,eIIr
10Y. 1 = noon, Nonld tel him the prscs In New
;nr 81 x9Tk qoo,a1Sas ssne Il I'd eacy
Il loo low lie insisted, however, on nv 111 t.s
.t The fsft oce.. which sae. br!lese. ill., and aud
arted 10 The Po'ioc headquarters, and on the %ar
= two policemen, to whom described the man :
d TIC ci1rrnstanccs. One Of thcm iu.nodiatsly +
ID to the other. 'why. ihat mu=t he SAM be L I
right. and any bonds TO mt:elf) Or trade he :
lGeH with you Will be MI right lie is m cid friend
Beek'e. nbe chicf Of kixaukee polIce,J and
= At the Office few E,nafes since Afterwards
i MT. Beck. who endorsed wbat hia men had told !
aud said that the man wns al right; that he was
need Of money tuef at that lime, md had to eel
ne Of his securities. /
.1,eruard. and On the es1h day OF August, the +
nc man appeared snd eaId he had some more :
nds. saacs, and wished to sell them. offered q
n the market price. which wrs 1nE. We had &
ne conversation, the nature of which do not
member. He wanted to know u that uas the .
= price could give + showed hlm the New ! d
~ 9notaifuu. which ! think ,raz 106a{, and | d
owed ht1n that the1r was but little prodt. He ! Is
nj away and returned soou after, sud said Other D