The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-16

wife was arrested IN Louisville | sent word 10
Eagan OF Whitleys force, that II he would help her
out would turn up some things they wanted. they
didn't have any case against ner, anyhow. ana she
got away without any help except the Thousand dol
lars the lawyers got Tnen went 10 Cincinnati,
went 10 Decatur found Was watched there, or
Thought was, so went to Venice, and L0nergan
and Applegate Jumped IN and arrested me. 80
CORKESp0NDENT--Have thcy get strohS caso
McCAnTsEy-I don'tlthlnk they have; but OF course
they'll rake up all the old stores about me, ana
suppose cant beat II.
toRREspONDENT- Can't you compromise 1t as you
MISUNDERSTANDING offered to turn up all the plates
and presses ana counterfeit money Pve got or can
reach through my friends, but tney won't promise
more cOncy than they ever saw but want some
assurance It will do me good to give it,up. ted
Lonergan II he would get Colonel Whitley here |
could show him the biggest thing he ever saw. But
Whitley amt like Bill Wood. BIN would take all I'd
aine him, swear me out, and send man to arrest
me next day; but Whitley won't promise to do aI,y
thing for me- He was here yesterday, and we talked
together for tive hours, | told what "a do, and
Told him wanted to quit the business that pro-
missed my wife I'D quit IL; that was tired Of being
hunted around IN TINS way, and that ia give up
everything II he let me OF, but he won't promise
any thing.
coRREsPoNpENr-Doc he expect you 10 give up
these things without any returnp
McCARTNEY-Iie don't say. Says ha'a like to get
tnesc things; that they are dangerous tools to lie
around, Dut that he couldn't promise anything.
Says II turn them In the government will consider
u q proof OF my repentance, ana IL viii DO some
good. No; he Isn't bit ike Bill Wood or sam Eel
ker--he don't promise anything.
Esp0NDENr--Ihen you cannot make terms as
easily as you could with the otleresp
McCARrNEy-No. Wood and Felkcr were easy
men to make terms with, but then they didn't keep
their promises. THIS man don't make any promises
but somehow think he Is better sian to deal
with; and he'll only satisfy himself that have
been trying TO get out Of the business and that 1
mean TO say out OF II anyhow, / think he'd let me
Off pretty easy. He says lie wants to break up the
business In n y IN m
Ponitentiary. II that's so, he can do H. Tor there 8
any number OF the boys anxious to get out Of 1t on
erreting don't pay that's the truth OF It; and then
there's no rest-you're liable to be pulled at AIRY
time.
CORRESPONDENT Yon can't break Jail this time
MCCARrNEY-I could, but don't mean to tlSs
They'd arrest me again, and may as well face 1t
out now as any time I've got out OF worse places
than this, but 1t don't pay TO be always running
away l may as well end tins thing now as year
from now, ana somehow think Whitley Will treat
me pretty well when he knows now stand.
CoRREsPoNDENT--1hc you seem to think II you
could convince Colonel Whitley you really meant
to qult the business he would let up some what on
you?
McCARTNEy-well, yes; though never heard OF
Whitley letting up on anybody; vet am almost con-
WINGED he would let me down easy II turned every
thing could reach, for believe nc means what he
says, and really wants to break up the business, not
10 force men 10 continue III 1t.
CoRREsf ONDENT-fou seem TO realize that the
evils OF counterfeiling are most severely felt by the
poorer cas es. who are least able TO bear such
losses that 1t Is in TACT one of the meanest Of all
crimes against society,"
MoCARrNEY--oh yes know all about that, and
| can say this-a want Is an opportunity to reach
my friends ana II they don't SUI render all Their
stun in the countcrfctlng line 10 Colonel Whitley
and QUIT the business am very much mistaken, for
believe there IL not one In the West who would not
be glad to get out on these terms.
Here the call OF ''tlme upn from the jailcr brought
the Interview to close and your correspondent
withdrew, Illuminating on the unpleasantness OF an
evil reputation, and fully convinced that "fOr ways
that are dark and tricks that yain' some OF the
servants OF Uncle SAM are peculiar.