The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-11
A COUKTrRFEIrER'S DgYEsCE.
he says Seme Hard Words Asout se~rs.
papers. Reporters, Detectives and Ustoa
state. ON .rrs.

prom the Cincinnati Enquirer. Nov Of
Yesterday afternoon Councillors Rutterworth ana
rfuden nlcd a motion In arrest OF judgment and q
motion for new trial IN the OF BIZ Mills,
Gently convicted % couDierfcing The motion IN ar
est ~ Judgment sustained ~ 20 one and
o'erru'cd ~ 10 The remainder. The motion for
now uin was also oycrrulcd. the prisoner was
ihen brought into Court and asked whether he had
anything % say why sentence should not DO pro.
nouuccd upon him. lie then produced the follow.
iug ei,'r, which he submitted to The Court
CouSrg JAN. Nov. s, 1871.
hoN. 1fn0F SwGxg.-lf Your Honor Die lses nays
y fith uta 70 s,y. hut how t. write or say Il
bA"if hnnw. AN wen aware how stand. con-
Wet w Court, with on tne influence and preju,licc
surrounding hin thai have pcon brought 10 bear on
me mas bui niue hope, ana thinks All ne can say
Will a,ail nothing. unless the Judge ~ above being
ptclndecd ana nom what have seen aud known
~ some 81 your dcclsions believe YOU are wlna
and anSious Ia II ~ all justice to the low "a well
as the high ~ place. II encourages me to attempt
90 a few words, notwithstanding the Hight
~ when nav prosecutors ~ Wei ~ prosecutors
ha,c placed me. In The irst place the witnesses
caunicrieiier and burglar. know some tweva
wears ago l was convicted OF burglary. and
before That tine wa considered hard case,
hut never was accused Of being coun-
terfciicr or being connected Win n In any
shape OF form, aud some nine years ago, when
| had IA a a the law required Of me and received
NV pardon 20 start anew, have tried aud cndeav
ored 10 along without layng myself liable TO tho
law. i'ui u seems and oil nv experience verife5
no matter how hard he endravors 10 get along right
he 4 marked legitimate prey for thos gentlemen
that aspire Tor detective nurcls. 1ncv have aim.
cutv ~ nding reporters 10 play cards with their VIC
im- a. the notorious So-and so; ana Mr. Thaw, or
whoever II NAV be deserves great cted for ability.
shrrwdness, Ne, IN accomplishing the arrest or
such notorious character AM the crcdnlml com.
mn ny swallow az this, not looking or thinking an
TINS y put MP Nv the detective TO gain place and
little newspaper rcnown. ana when they bring
their victim to tllal before community prepared
IN THIS manner u takes no prophet 10 forctc tho
result, particularly n they can by any nos able
means In giving their testimony ring IN few WORDS
preface. such as the notorious hnrplcr end counter
fclrcr, the snartest man ~ the West East as the
case may bc. Now tins IL NV experience with rms
gentry particularly with those styling themselves
UpIled States dc cctives. and n You want proot
what sort OF men has run this district In that
capacltv since 1858, " wil not lie nfd 10 bnd. and
the present incumbent ~ no improvement on my or
them
THIS Thaw ami AppIegaic have styled me a motto.
ri0us conntcrieIier. win try ana show yOn wherc
n came from. In tsGi ana IL q, one N. GAYLORD han
this dstricr. A. uniicd States detective he In MS
charged "a soon ~ taken before Commissioners
spencer. The second tiule holo over four days by
one particle OF proof against me, only mat was re-
lated 10 Mrs. Roberts. aud he thought was IN his
way 10 prevent him getting her 10 the fcnitentiary
aud 10 use his own words, he said cue would make
me talk arrest me every week" AT the samo
time he bad all the papers pnring him up and de-
grading me. 40 much for nysconnterclting expert.
ence as FAR IA was individually concerned TIL ar
rested on The charge. Now Tor my bnrglaries, they
gave me so rriucn nOloriety About ihis time Mr..
Gaylord had n man by the name OF Mayley TnOmp.
son working Tor him IN coneocting anu setting up
his games; when the NInton county treasury was
ATTEMPTED TO lie robbed gave Information to ono
Of their commissioners ana detective That secured
the arrcs, OF Thomson ~ one o The principas. and
GAYLORD rs adler and abotior. Then the whole force
OF this Marshas ONCE was brought 10 bear 10 clear
them and throw n on me: and they did clear Gaylord
for the Time being but he indicted as soon ~ their
Court set, anu ne ran away from thus district ana IS
a fugitive from lus,ce today Az Tor Mr. Thonp.
son, the proof was TOO positive against him. niid ne
was kept IN jail, United states commission and al;
an by MS instipation ana the assistance Of ms
hpc ORC xpna tpn uuI
abcttor, although proved by the men mat arrested
me was IN The city the n'ght tue burglary WA
done: but incurred the displeasure OF powerful
Clique 10y daring To have m operative oil tue secret
service. DIVISION OF the United states Treasury
arrested.
STAYED IN Jail there while gave bail. and made
my appearance at the proper time ana was d,,-
and Is fugitive yet, Tor MI know. so much Tor
nv noorety IN that case. aud for tue efficient de-
tectives That gave me a nOtor,on' r..me for thcir
own benefit Now or my next burglary Mr.. Thaw
gives me notorlety IN.
When was arrested on this charge there was con
siderable excitement In prebc county over some
burslarles that had been committed there. Thaw
knew would give ban. ana he puts OF mp there 'fAd
has me aud my brother indicted for that wllch NJ
knew we were Innocent ~, TO secure Us IN lail IN
np there but says he can swear was here, for ne
KNOWS IT, ] know he was up there, ana before tho
dcied Tor burglary rlere anu II ne knew was mere.
ana he saws he does how Jd they indct me there
nt on rs claim hls paying there IN the papers here
ana II hai have got ont, aud u there was any way
the Grand Jury, / tllnK | would have ma
trouble IN convictng him u perjury, for mr.
many others Know pu, a. " answered MS ana n
hackers purposes TO prejudice thls casc-and IL rs
not, a. Applegate SAID would not give ban for
fear Of IL. Their newspaper reports frightened
man or had 10 go bail IN the start, Tor nc was
afraid they would take me there. and that that
eager to give Dail, and courted an investigation IN
the matter; aud Your Honor knows endcavorcd,
through my counsel, to have the Court accept my
motncrl IN law "a security. she knew WAS innO.
cen, and did not fear the consequences Of an IN
vestigaton tnerc but IL would he nard work TO in
duce others 10 90 my Dail, wltn all the hue and cry
there was IN the papers, and WIN fhaw amt some
Of his mnions around TO prejudice any one disposed
And now hear they have Inrown these chargcs
pf burglary out OF Court ut Eaton. They answered
1haw's purpose; could go there before the Grand
Jury ana swear but he coud not come INTO open
Court and do So hut went from here TO do 80. but
seemed pr Jper to leave before dong So Tnese two
charges are the only ones where have been In
dictet Tor burglary since was paraoned. First.
through United STATES detective, to get himself
out or jan; ami second 10y ole OF the same class, to
Keep me In Jail on charge Of countcrle,ting.
It. | knew Thaw to DC q detective, or acting Tor
them. knew 1t from the IN ormaton OF TINS George
dii not tell mo SO; my own experience told
me My only reason for conntenancing him
same timc snow tho department what sort o. men
they had employed here, and help Quinon ~.
his place BACK agaln and had mad, my BUSHES
and those before them tnat were Interested IN MR.
Roberts, for IL was my duty TO do so; ani think
had tracked them down pretty close. aud think
Mr. Yaplo and Mr.. Pruden will say all their IN
lorna ION In regard 10 who these men were
came from me; and think IL ] had not Deen mr.
rested Mr.. Pratt aud Sei-ings would have been
showed up In stronger light than thcs werc. A.
for thls man Tnaw, you have heard all his tcSti-
mOny aud what they represent Inc 10 lie. Does u
look reasonable that am what they say am, ana
was led by the man wherever he would have ins
20, knowing who ne was ana what were the Goa.
sequences He says he talked me out oil It, after
accusing him I'll beng detective several tunes.
am known To all the Oldest officers OF this place,
and great many Others through the Cnted
States, ana | don't tnink any oil them would
believe that story. l am iOrty-one years Of
age next DECEMBER, aud since ! was fifteen
have been used to associate with all cl ,sseS vi
what are called sharp. slIfcwd men, ana since
1864 have been more or es' employed Nv detcc-
tvcs, AMI does u look reasonable that thus mere
novice IA the business should lead me where he
wlsresy | think not. His master Mr. Downs,
should have learned MIN beucr than that Tie