The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-23

tHcy cAdIIllllcu Tic DolluS, DuI COulu uoG
identify them as belonging to them. De-
tective Elder next took them to MIR. Van
Dyke, at the sub-treasury Office, whose
experts were called III, and examined the
figures The clerks were unable to dis
cover anything wrong, and gave it as
their opinion that the numbers were gen.
uine. The bonds were next shcwn to
the American bank note company; but
the experts were also unable to detect any
alteration or addition in the figures. The
officers still believed that the numbers
were forged: but. as it was impossible TO
detect the fact Immediately, and as the
prisoner was entitled to discharge froll
custody if no complaint was sustained
against him, it was necessary TO adopt
some immediate strategy. Accordingly a
plan was arranged and worked as follows:
The friend was given the package OF tin
foil once more, and while the agent was
seated in the private office of Captain
.Jour,lan. in the station house, his friend
was brought in, apparently prisoner
also. On examination of his person, of
course the package of bank notes ori 81
nally given to Inn by the agent was found.
The agent during the examination MAIN
tanned most wonderful coolness, and
smoked a cigar with undi>turbed equa-
nlmiiy, even when the package was pro-
ducel.
UNEARTIIING; TIE SECRET.
/ Both prisoners were then remanded to a
cell III the station house. with the hope
that the agent would unbosom himself TO
his pseudo-contederate. and disclose some
clcw to the whereabouts of the supposed
principal. In the evening they were call
ell t. the office, and. after Il short eXamin-
alton by Juh re Bowling, were separated
! for reasons OF safety. it is said. and De
teciive Elder Left the building with the ap-
parent intention OF conveying the friend TO
the lookup at headquarters. while the
agent was rcmandcd TO his cell The
former was then questioned a. 10 what
had taken place in the eel. when it ap-
pcarcd that the latter had refused TO con-
verse with him. believing that some one
WAS li>tenin" 10 them, but did not suspect
that there was any deception in the arrest
of the friend. Next morning both We're
again brought to"cthcr i'll the lod"er' :
ward of the station house, where they
were furnished with breakfast. The
agent. during the meal, ..weakened." IL
the detectives call it-that i. he became
mere disposed to talk. and opened a con-
vcr>ation with his friend IL To the notes.
The latter SAID ..hc wasn't goIn@ TO state
prison for the thing. and rather than do 81
he would tell where he cot the money
This alarmed the agent, and he said he
also would make clean breast oi his part
of the business if he could get out OF the
scrapc and calling i'll Capt. .Iour,ian, h,
SAID he was willing to confess all that h,
had been led into the business of the bond.
unwittinglv. and did not wish 10 suffer ion
anoihcr'S mi>lec,Is An interview Suh>r.
quently took place with the officers of the
bank. at which he promised 10 tell all b,
knew If he were protected ; that he hac
been an honest man. but wao driven b,
necessity into his present evil doing.
CAPTURE OF TIE EoHEEK.
The authorities were consulted and I'll,
promise WAS made of Il suspension of iudg
mcnt in his case. Accordingly he di>clos
cd most important facts which led TO til,
capture of one of the robbers, a. the >cquc
. will show. Upon the information river
by him. Capt. .Jourlan and Detectives Fl
der, Hunt. Dunn and lIaggerty imncdi
atcly proceeded TO Camden. y. J.. oppo
, site Philadelphia, which place they reach
, ed the same evening, Monday, Ianuar,
% During the night they procured
conveyance and proceeded nineteen mile
down the shore of the Delaware to Il col:
tagc on the river bank. near the village c
n Paul>boro. which they reached Just :!
y day! .ght, and at once surrounded. :
T. knock at the door was answered 10y voic
. at one of tie windows, which they recoa
t nizcd as that otthc man they were lnpug
0 suit of. 1t said, .'Al RIGHT. gentlemen
t. I'll he with YOU i'll Il minute \ >Cryal
e opened the door almost Us soon asthe sen
e tencc was completed Three of the oil
: GERS rushed in and We're preceding t
:. mount the stairs when they were halle
= by the same voice again, demanding /
o Know what they wanted. Looking IL
., they saw the identical individual of whol
c they were in search, standing at bay .
a lllc landing, and aiming 4 pistol down til
Is stairway. The presentation of sever.
If similar weapons by the officers induce
o him to lower It's muzzlc, and he soon a
re ter surrendered. He made but little ol
. lection to accompanying them to Ne
rs York, which he might have done, as the
d were without warrant, and he W;
. brought on to this city.
lie RECOVERY OF NEARLY TWO HUNDRE
le . THOUSAND OF THE STOLEN FUNDS.
II A couple of the detectives remained G
IL the premises to make search for d
1t missing funds. Three days passed. al
+ though the whole house was ransacke
i, no trace of them was to be found. III
"a flooring of the house, the base boards al
Il, Il, the carpets were taken up, the walls we
d, " sounded over, the garden was dug up, t!
~ manure piles in the barn were overlaule
IL but all in vain. The officers returned
'e New Jersey considerably chagrined, b
nc meanwhile Capt. Jourdan had obtainc
y additional information, and back the pa