The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1867-07-19


whieh have just received iFom Mr.. Ffan-
els W Oiei.. whose scqusinlance formed
While d Sh-nghsl. some years since. ~
which time he was filing the position 81
Vice Consul Of her Bri.rnnic M-jes;y, N
that city II - very estimab!s gcnte-
nan aua one On whose word me put Nv maY
rely. The truly r.msrkable statements
contained 10 rhIs letter all arrow aadllion-
Al lirh, upon one Of the greatest ;rsged. ZEE
cf,he pressn, sge.
Respectfully. your humble setv-n,.
AARox b. CkEasHAw.
CaIcUrra. RRirIsH IspEa. March 90, 1867.
Colonel Aaron B Crenshsw, Matsmoras,
Mexico.
DEss SlR-ycur ermmuuicaiior, date
New York. January -. has been received.
and coarer's noisd: and n SPONGE % your
request, viz: That Should make snme in
quiri~s here concerning ne iinal disposition
mace 81 inc money stak.d o. ihs wsrer
laid by Captain Wiiham ". Tolherl N June
, l,a that J. Wilkes Booth vas sin living
; take pleasure il forwarding you ne result
or my Investigations.
]. Il - hsppens that the parties Interested
ia THE strange s.isr are an perronsiis
known 70 me; they ere respectively W
Martin Tolbert, captain of tie ship Bro q
ne Ocesn. snd winner b; The stake; Dr.
: James r. Brown, formerly Of Boston, Mas
J. sachuseus, the contestant aud lose of ih'
T same; Samuel l. Crawford. resident. holde
4 Of the stakes, and WiIliam Miller, residsn
= OF The city. and Theodore Campbell Of Lon
don, witnesses chosea by Brown 10 sccom
pany Tobers on = voyage by sea 10 SOM
point or port unknown. ! was not presen
when the bet Sss made and tho article
drawn up; but was fully posted concerDin
the condition u the same. by Dr. Brown, .
4 the following morning. They we're sus
Y, etsntisIly - follows: Tolberi and Brow
I each e,lkei FIVE hundred pounds sieiliur
n the hands OF Crawford. 70 be held BY III
A. ill The expiration OF Elk months, and col
al jecf. at such time. 70 the order OF 1hics.-es'
party should be deeIsres fairly entitled 10
81 Judge Knowles. Miller and Gamble
y were chosen 10 60 on cruise wiih Tclbe'
" 10 his vessel. their sworD siiiissrs 20
q tuly presented 10 Knowles upon their :
. turn; and the loser 70 pay their expens
n while on the voyage. snd $40 each ,
III mo nth, additional.
~ The bet was made and The money sfak
n on the 2ssh Of June. 1866, and two %
ye. hence Inc pro o ne Ocean ss''so o'snsia
for Hong Kong. Tolbsrt being 10 commsu
rats and tho two gentlemen above referred
IN passengers. The las, seen o. heard 81 /,
y.lBird o. the Ocesn was on the l.sh or Ju
no when she wss spoken BY the ship Wing
~ Racer. Captain HAYES. of the coass Of j -
~ bearing south. Weeks and months eIaps,
'ess and no tidings reached here Of her hsyi
~ NJ ade port. when friends finally grew q
easy and many suspected she had gone
tu6 ovttotu. Dcts "tfc mate trhf auo cS
leo 40 high a. twenty, 10 one, that she wo,
Jus never return 70 this city. and DR.. Bro
zen felt certain Of winning the stakes, when
Ms the smazement or all parties concern
the announcement was made that The d
"a Bird Of the Ocean had arrived from
= Francisco, in ballast. This wss the ev,
ing Of December 25ia. The notorious
rate. Tolber;, soon made his sppearan
ad- accompanied BY Miller and Campbell. a
mi wonderful 20 reflect, these two gen,len
ave swors shat Wilkes Booth was really eli
lat that the had seen him." etc. Jul
Kin, Knowles rendered bic decision in fsyo,
our Captain ToIbert, and the latter, upon
holing 10 the hote; Of Mr.. Crawford. was M
the recipient Of $1,000 sterling. Dr.. Bro
Delexpressed perfect satisfaction with the
pan suit" said "he now fully believed that
United States Treasury had been has
mi. swinded out Of $4,000 BY Colonel b
|. for and his sccomplices 10 pslming Of a .
ned rious body upon the government for tbs
ned Wilkes Booth, and claiming the reward
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