The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-25
Tammanv in the Shade.

The Sun contains Il tive-column
account of the wreck of the steamship
Golden Rule in 1865, on the Roncador
Reef. in the Caribbean Sea-. The Sun
says it was believed that the Golden
Rule was purpOsely run on the reef to
cover up the robbery of alarge arnOunt
of United tateStreasure and detectives
in the secret service were set on Capt.
Dennis and other suspected parties to
look up the case. The investigations
of the detectives extended through
nearly two years, and their reports to
the Treasury Department We're VOlun-
nous. From these reports. the orig
inalS of which have been i'll u pos
session, and from personal investiga-
ton by Il member of the Sun staff, il
appears that the United States treasure
on board the Golden Rule consisted Of
81 GOO, eco in greenbackS, Sl6l 500 III
: 80 Treasury notes and $500 in coupon
bonds, making a tOtoal Of Sl,l62, 100.
This reasure was i'll an iron safe,
incaSed i'll a wooden box. The safe
was intruSted to the charge OF Rufus
Leighton and Victor Smith, special
agents Of the Treasury department. TO
be delivered 10 the Assistant Treasurer
in San Francisco. Colonel Wood,
formerly of the detective service, says:
There is no doubt that the Golden
Rule was wrecked on purpose, and the
Government treasure stolen by Mont
gomery Gibbs and Captain Dennis.
Gibbs put up the job and led Dennis
into it,. Among other things had the
chart of the vessels course made, and
it is on file now, from the time she left
New York till she struck on the rect.
=, ~, - l. ,N,T,, l1a uo- EtAarnl r1tn1h
on it. They made straight torthe rect.
Gibbs Went on board under the
assumed name. / think it was, OF Glib
son. The passenger list shows what it
was. Before buying his ticket he
inquired repeatedly at the office if the
Government money had gone on board.
and as soou as he learned it had he
took passage. 1t was evident he did
not intend to GO unless the money was
on board. lie WAS playing the Captain
and others from the time the vessel
sailed until she struck. There Is
plenty OF evidence on hat point. |
examined a number Of the passengers
and some of the hands. and the te>ti-
mOny is clear. 1t Is also clear that
after the vessel struck on the rect Gibbs
virtually took command. He and the
captain set Il guard I'VE the baggage
hold where the treasure chest was, and
would not let anybody get anything
out. They had two women aboard to
help hem. one WAS named LIVING
stone. The name of the other | do not
remember. She has since married
repectabiy. Tommy Caravan was put
on Dennis. and the first thing | heard
was that Tommy. who had never been
worth Il dollar, had bought Il farm near
Dennis. at Ellicott'S Mills, and Vas
importing bulls, sheep and rams. d.
NJ. Town and Deputy Marshal Grover
were then put on Caravan, and they
pulled him and took him to Barnum'S
Hotel i'll Baltimore, where they all got
drunk together. and Garyan bought
them of for $50. That was all the
money he had and they took it. Caravan
has played out at farming and gone OFT.
| could find him. Captain Dennis Is
still at EIlicott'S Mills. | would have
arrested him had 1t not been for the
desire of the Administration to protect
Gibbs. He has won over WaShburne,
Mrs. Grant. Speaker Blaine and others,
and so there is 10 Use in pursuing him
further. II the Government would
have him and Dennis indicted could
convict them. ii the prosecution was
pushed i'll good faith. The chain of
evidence is complete. As it stands
there on file there Y was a COM
pieteg chain of circumStautial evidence
i'll my opinion"