The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-22
NEW YORK CITY.

NEW YoRK, Oct. 2l.-0ne Of the polict
officials said last night that the principa
allegations against Capt. Irving and De
tective Farley are contained In McDon-
ellis confession, he made It in the New
gate prison In London four hours after his
sentence. Mcdonnell said the plot to rob
the banks Of England was arranged In
this city and the originators Of It sub
cribed about $50 900 In gold to carry the
plot into execution. Mcdonnell and the
Bidwell brothers went to Valparaiso and
swindled bank Of twenty thousand dol.
lars In gold which was added to the com.
mon fund. Mcdonnell says that the de-
tectives were aware Of his plans from the
commencement, and that be forwarded
Farley four hundred dollars In q register.
ed letter from London, he adds that he
telegraphed to Irving OF his departure for
this city after the forgery had been dis
covered, and that It was inresponse to his
telegram That Irving and Farley met him
on the steamer Thuringia on her arrival
here. BE says they told him there was q
sheriff In readiness to, attach his property
and that If be had any yaluables they
would take them. According to Mac.
Donell's story he had about $1,000 In
gold, 1880 Ia U. s.. five.twenty bonds,
diamonds worth $4,000, and other ar
ticles Of jewelry OF the value OF $4,000.
He says he surrendered this property to
the detectives aud they promised to raise
money in securing his escape. He adds
that he never saw any OF the money
afterwards, with the exception OF $4,000,
which they gave him to pay counsel. A
Mayor Hayemeyer said, when spoken
to about the matter, he did not believe
there were trustworthy men on the detec.
tive force. The detectives, however,
have united In the demand for an investi.
cation, and deny retaining any property
obtained from Mcdonnell. The affair now
looks like quarrel for possession Of the
reward offered by the Bank Of England
for the arrest Of the forgers, and the par
ties said 10 be interested arc the detec-
tives, Sheriff's officers, and Messrs. Pink.
erton s. Co., private detectives. Police
Commissioner Gardner says the last
named, as fur as he could learn, prompted
the proceedings. a f .s ~ Z
A western dispatch 10 the Times says,
In the matter Of the recent seizure Of dia-
monds valued at SEQ, 900 on the person Of
N. Lancaster, OF Chicago, at the New
York Custom House, 1t Is said that the
Treasury, Department will release the en-.
tire quantity of the stones uncut on the
ground that they were seized without au.
thority Of law, and that there will only be
8 technical forfeiture Of the cut stones,
which amount to only some $500 in all
Martin Gettings was shot dead tb.day
in saloon at 1856 Cherry street by Thos.
Clark, both seamen. Clark was very
drunk at the time and seemed to fire at
random. a ''7 600
The Democratic victory In Ohio was
celebrated here this afternoon by the
firing OF one hundred guns in City Hall
Park.
Governor Dix appoints November 9th
as q day Of thanksgiving and prayer.
In the Supreme Court today the 10th |
National Bank recovered $21 ,9l1 from the |
Comptroller, on advances made TO the De. |
partment of Charities and Corrections in |
1871. The principal has been paid by the |
Comptroller. ~ /
The New York Chassis and the South |
Chassis Dutch Reformed church was in |
session today. The Grand Synod sent
o printed circular asking ior contribu.
tions. It stated their debt at $4,000,
and announced thatjthe Professors chairs |
were not completely endowed, needing
$S 900 to complete them.
The Committee Of Seventy tonight |
adopted the report OF the subcommittee |
giving the reasons why the body should |
be dissolved, and then adjourned sine die. |
Previous to this action long communi- |
cation was read from Mayor Havemeyer |
urging the committee not to disband, and |
inviting their cooperation and
sunnOrt. |