Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-23

EI-D eotire Wood Tells HIS Tale About the
Wreck Of the GOldea Rale-He is Faggg about
Nomss and Dates, Dat Thinks ne HHOIrs a Woman
1cho kn7 lcs, # she ,ciH Tn tchdt she KuoUs bat
ne don't hpOtc tcheH er - tCiV or no.
NEW YORK, August 23-The Sun publishes
an account OF the wrecking OF the steamship
Golden Rule on May seth, 1865, on Roncador
reef, in the Caribbean Sea. Ii was believed at
the time that the Golden Rule was purposely
wrecked in order that the sum OF over a 900 600
on BOARD, belong ing TO the United States, might
be 81 Dlen in the confusion consequent upon such
a catastrophe, and the government EMPLOYED
W -ious detectives to hunt down the perpetrators
OF the supposed crime. The detectives worked
upon the case nearly two years, and gathered a
mass of testimony understood 10 be Sufficient 10
convict the suspected parties of the crimes
alleged against them, but -of some reason the
government has never done ANYTHING TO brinS
the accused parties 10 justice or recover the
stolen Treasure. Col. Wood. the detective saws.
There is no doubt. in my mind that the Golden
Rule was wrecked on purpose, and the govern
ment reasure stolen by Montgomery Gibbs
and Captain Dennis. Gibbs put up the lob and
led Dennis into il. Among other things, had
a chart OF the vessels course made land it's
on file now from the time she left New
York ull she struck on the reef, and IL Is
plain that she was - nered plumb on IL.
Gibbs went on board under an assumed name
think Gib,on. The passenger list shows what
II was. Be ore buying his ticket he inquired re-
peatedly at the office if the government money
had gone on board, and a. soon as he learned II
had took passage. Ii was evident he did rot in
tend 10 go unless the money was on board. He
was playing the captain and others from the
.me the vessel sailed till she struck. There is
plenty Of evidence on that point. Ii is
also clear that after the vessel struck the
reef Glib virtually took command He and the
captain set guard over the baggage hold, where
the treasure safe was, and would not let ANYBODY
get anything out. They had two women aboard
10 help them. One was named Livingston; the
name OF the other j don't remember. She has
since married respectfully. Tommy Girvin was
put on Dennis, and the first thing feard was
that Tommy, who never had been worth dollar
mad bought farm near Dennis at EIlicott,s
Mills, and was importing bulls, sheep and rams
jim Downs and Deputy Marshal Grover were
then put on Giryin, and they fpulled" him and
TOOK him 10 Barnum's Hotel, Baltimore
where they all got drunk together, and
then Girvin bought them all OFF for 500
Ihat was all the money he had, and theyt Dok it,
Glrvln has played out at farming and gone OF.
Captain Dennis II still at Ellicotts Mills would
have arrested him had il not been for de ire OF
the admins. 1ation - protect Gibbs. He hos
won over WashbUrne, Mrs. Grant, Speaker
Blaine, end others, and 10 there : no n, = MIR
suing him further. If the government would
have him and Dennis inf 'cted, could convict
them II the prosecution were pUShed in good
faith. The chain of eN iderce is cOmplete as IL
stancs there on file. There never was a COM
pleter chain OF circumStanial evidence. I don't
want TO talk any more about il Just now, and in
TACT can't recOllect the nam and dates without
giving my mind TO the subject. But I'll give
you letter - a lady, who, if she will, can talk
10 you about II better than ANYBODY else