Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-10-19


l,v's Tribune of the dark WAYS and ac-
mo- tricks OF the emigrant robbers, one
a them, Oscar Davis, was speedily
fried in the Court Of General Sessions,
sonvicted, and sentenced to five years
;nprlsonment Mt Sing Sing. BY far the
most important Of these cases, however,
ramain to De tried, and much interest
i ayinced as to the result. One of the
crimes alleged was the robbery, on the
ftb If last June, of Anton Kornack,
prnssian emigrant. Kornack, man
of 81. frank, honest, and industrious,
arrived in this country IN 1867. After
working four years, and saving 81, 800,
he started from Illinois for his home,
and while passing through New York
was robbed of nearly the whole of his
little fortune by Charles Moore and his
confederate, McDermott, at their den,
At No. 5OS Canal street, by the
"bet rig" a process OF theft
described i'll the Tribune OF last Fri
day Rumors that Moore and McDer-
mott were planning an escape from
trial. and that efforts were making 10
bube the victim, ksrnack, to with
draw the charges against them, have
been ahoat, and a Tribune reporter,
wishing to investigate the matter,
sought an interview with kornack.
The man had been detained for some
time at the hospital on Ward Island,
but on the 2Sth Of September he was
removed, against hls will aud without
the knowledge or permission of the
Commissioner of Emigration, who had
placed hlm there, to the House OF De
tantion in Leonard street District
Attorney Garvin positively refused to
allow the Tribune reporter, who told
him his business with kornack, to visit
him in his prison; but, nevertheless,
the reporter entered the building, and
had a conversation with the poor fell
low, who told his story.
After arriving here in 1867, he went
directly westward, and obtained EN-
ployment as a shoemaker in a small
village near Springfield, III. "Du1ing
the tour years / worked there, said
Komack, sometimes ! did not spend
80 cents on myself in week, for |
wanted to 90 back to father and mother
with some money" He had saved
$500, and with thisin his pocket start
I'd for New York. He arrived III Jersey
City on the morning Of the 9th of june,
and while crossing over III the boat to
New York fell in with Il person whom
he supposes to be McDermott THIS
person told him that he, too, was going
to Prussia, and proposed that they
should travel together Being alone
and completely friendless he assented,
and they spent night together IN the
Hty. The 81, 800 which he had he did
not wish to change here, but Dermott
.ld him such plausible stories
and 50 completely won his conf
fence that on the following morn
1E he went with hlEA to the
ottice, No. 5OS Canal street. Here the
money was handed over TO Moore, who
placed on hornack a belt containing
about ~ Lhgllsh money, and 70 Prus-
Han dollars. soon after leaving the
once OF the emlgrant rohber he missed
McDeTmott, ana Went on BOARD the
NestFhalla At sea he discovered his
loss, On arriving at Hamburg he an
Ieuately reported the case, and was
sent back to New York ON the Herman.
he arrived here Aug 9TH, and until
sept 18th, was kept as witness on
"rd island, but on that day was
MqbIT taken to the House OF Deten-
0on Where he has been imprisoned as
witness with no prospect Of obtaining
as money or his liberty until he con-
nts al the dlctlon OF notorious poll
''1ns, to compromise the SUIT, and let
.-7 @seaIs who robbed hum escape to
prey upon other unsusplclouS persons,
OaHng his detention he says that the
-'@e OF his father and mother, both
Z whom are nearly 70 years OF
-"' has neen burned, and they are de5s-
| .'Uip. The Door fellow added, as the