, 1873-12-17

How Ono OF tho S1vindlcrs Of This
Gentleman Escaped from Captivity
An Chicago.
Last Saturday sergt. A.. II. Dritton. of Do.
troit, was before Justice c. D. Daggott, in this
city, on tho chargo OF. Kidnapping John N. Whit
noy, ono Of tho Euroka. nlino ,swindlors, at salt
Lako City,. It appears that .Sergt. Britton was
sent to Salt Lnke City to arrest Whitney by
Cnpt. Z. .. Ward. Of Detroit, who was ono Of
tho hoaviest losers by this swindle, which Inns
boon mentioned In THE TRIBUNE. Dritton ar
rived. In, salt Lake Sunday morning, tho
7th instAnt, aud, got. the, proper, papers
from. tho Governor of the Territory during
the day.. Monday evening ho received dispatch
from Capt. Ward directing him TO mako tho mr.
rest, aud, there bong no tra,u out Of Salt Lake
until O'Clock Tuesday morning, ho laid bis plans
90 as to take Whitnoy, as quietly as possible
States Marshal 4, K. Smith for tho purposes Of
serving the warrant atid making tho arrest, aud
tho two otlicora oasiy secured their man about
half-past IL o'clock Monday night. Tic officers
aud their prisoner loft Salt LaKo at o'clock tho
ncxt morning, Whitney boing haudoufrol
It was tho duty Of Deputy -Alarshal Smith to 90
with tho prisoner 10 tho limits OF Utah Territ0ry,
and this no did. ,sorgt. Dritton. got him. to
50 still further aud watch tho prisoner Wodues-
sleep, Thursday Smith left them about iiya or
six lnilos west Of Cheyenne whore tho traius
meck. Before thoy separated Britton asked
Smith g. for the papers, but Smith refused to giyo
them as seryed.. The Sergeant saw tint he WINS
lablo to get into troublo ii llo did hot lnyo tlcn
and used his best efforts get. them, but Smith
refused. just as Smith WAS about to loave tho
lrain. lilo whispered something to Whitney, and
Boon after tho latter aHAed Britton il le had my
papers to hold him. Aftor leayiug Cheyenne,
Britton consulted with Mr. Packard WHO Is in-
tercsted with Mr.. Ward. and suggested that they
egraph for tho papera. Nr. Packard thought
thoy would be able to got through all right.
When they arrived at Burlington, they decided to
tako. a route homo, by which thpy would avoid
ch3cago, where they feared trouble, ny IN no.
cidout their plans were frustrated, md they were
compelled to tako q traiu to Chicago.
At dalesburg, Friday, a Chieago lawyer. mot
tho party on tho train, ind asked Brtton it ho
had any, papcrs. and lho Sergeant gave tho same
about 10 miles from this city Britton handcurod
Whitney to himself, wheroat the prisoner aud
tho lawyer objected The lawyer BY his blustor-
ing talk attracted tho attoution Of everybody in
POLICE Constable George 4. Hartman lad boon
ordered by BONE OF Whiiuey's friends to board
the train and arrest Britton. When the train
was about throo mllos from this city, Inst Friday
ovening,: Hartman, with about a. dozen Of tho
priaoner's friends, entered tile car and nyrestcd
Britton on q warrant charging him with lidnap-
Soon after tho party arrived in this city,
Britton and Whitney, still haudcufred together,
were taken to, tho Office Of Justice Charlcs B.
Dasgett. A swarm Of Iawyers appeared for Whit
ney, md demanded that Britton should take on
tho handouts that linltcd him to tito prisoner,
some suggesting that they be filed of. Justice
Daggott ordered Tho haldouns taken of, MS he,
could not allow a man to be arraigned before
hi with Hhackles on. Dritton deln,.nlod tint
his prisoner be held under heavy bonds to ap-
pear against him as a wituoss, but tho Justice
haid he had no authority over Whitney, and or
dercd tho .Sergcantto take OF the haudculrs.
no consented, wllcn Whitney was held under
bonds of $1,000 to appear as witness. while
Dritton was held to- appear last Saturday,
and givo bail in $5,O00 Whitney's
frcnds gayo bail. and ho was discharged.
He took the o'clock train on the Michigan Cen
trnl Road for Toronto TINT evening (Friday),
ana is now supposed TO be iu Windsor, Ontario.
Last Saturday Afternoon Dritton appear cd bo-
fore Justice Daggctt with counsel, aud demand
ed IN immediate examination. Tho caso was i'd
journed,, however, until Thursday, Britton
furnishing the required bnil.
Tho Detroit people interested in.Whitney's ar
rost are exceedingly i,1itated by this specimen
of Chicago Inv, and clarge: in the Detroit pa-
pers that the Justice. when Whitney and Drtfon
wero brought before him. was iu; no condition to
administer tho lazy u4lerstandipgly,