The New York herald., 1871-08-23
ALONG THE HUDSON.

"Reminiscences of the New Hamburg SlauRii-
ter--The River Giving Up Its Prey-FUrihcr
About the sing Sing Scamps-Oespcrndoe
at Hackensack.
PoUGHKEEPSIE, August %, 1871.
The terrible railway accident at New Hamburg
was vivIdly brought to mind yesterday by the p op
ping up OF a trunk from beneath the water near
the fatal drawbridge AS as 1t was discovered
1t was taken by Mr.. Isaac Davis who conveyed It
to his house. Upon opening 1t there were
found quantity Of good clothing, q
small amount of jewery ana lady's
satcne, in which were number OF
cards bearing the name Of Albert Gillet. Attached
to the trunk was check No. S72. This morning
Coroner Andrus, upon receiving the above miOrna-
ton, identified the property belonging to one OF
the victims OF the disaster who resided in Buffalo.
1t will be forwarded to the friends OF rhe deceased
Immediately. In cOnversati on this morning with
Mr. James Wheeler, OF the Hudson River road, he
expressed opinion that there might be more
property held down at the scene or the disaster for
the reason that he recently ascertalned there Is
set of trucks stl embedded in the mud. lie sup
posed oil the rubbish had been removed. The work
OF removing the trucks mentioned VIII commence
today
CasDar C. Childs Chief Clerk OF Sing Sing Prison,
passed north 20 day on his way to Albany to ret q
rcquistion rom Governor Hoffman, in order to
trahsfer John Wheeler from Hackensack Jan, NJ j.,
to Sing Sing Mr. Chlds states that ne left HacKen.
sack last night, and at that time Wheeler ''pals''
were III Hackensack moving heaven and earth to
get him out on habeus corpus. A purse Of S., 900
nad been made up by the thieves OF New YORK TO
effect his liberation. In order to bother the
operation Of IA a writ 30 OF % haoeus corpus,
three distinct charges against Wheeler IN three dlf
ferent afidavits VIZ, for cOnsplrng to release
prisoners, another for grand larceny, and another
resisting an officer. He says II he Is discharged
on one count 1t Will take much time To 90 through
with the legal formalities to discharge him on the
Others tEat he (Childs) Will be upon the spot with
his requisltiOn before they can get hlm through
Mr.. ChlldS SAWS, that some OF the most deS-
perate characters In New York city are
now in Hackensack watchlug Wheeler j
case and he fears trouble though he Is
he Will cling to his prisoner to the last lie expects
to meet Governor Randolph, or New Jersey, the
New York shore tonight, when he returns and
cOnsummate all the necessary arrangements To
Cnlds does not believe that Walter VIII
ams, the bond robber, who IS still at
large, has any money. He says he cannot
for the life OF him how he could getl then
formed Mr.. ChtldS that had been told this morning
that about days before the escape q stranger en-
Company at Sing sing and handed the ticket agent,
Mr.. Lyons, q large package of money, requesting
that gentleman TO give II TO the PRISON guard who
came after the New York papers.
Mr.. Chllds replied, "0n guess | know where
that report originated from. About the same time
wanted some vouchers which were up the viii
lage and requested the man navi them to pass
them to Mr. Lyons, so the latter could send them
down to the prison by the guard. That's undOubt-
edly where that report sprung from"
Fer contra, IN taking with contractor at the
prison this morning the latter SAID, ~ nave no
doubt Walter Williams has got money. His woman
visited him week or ten days before the light and
probably brought 1t " him."