New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-31
MACDoNNEEL's ACQUISITIONS


Farley on the complaint the Bank Of England charg
ing them having retained part Of It's funds fohu IN
she possession OF George Macdonald the foigei "as
begun yesterday before the Board Of Police.
EI Judge Edwards PerrepOnt appeared in Deoau Oh
the Bank OF England because Clarence Seward and M
Da Costa, the counsel the bank, were witnesses
Rx-hayor Hall present counsel for tho acc"A*
Chief Clerk Hawey presented charges based upon ~
statements OF the counsel OF the bank. The following
summary OF the main complaint presented '' 49,
BlAtchford Seward, Griswold, 4 Da Costa
TilE COMPLAINT.
The solicitors OF the Bank OF Engiaiu ~ ,"a,o
eating the request to lay before yon so'n o.
use the following language; Aiter ,a.,,.a
Vieton he expressed desire TO DAN LEI, ,ie
70 US az solicitors Of the Bank oil bhgAS"u- VIZ" "
Of enabling the bank recover some Dona ts T'cn
was proved the trial he hS pous ny bod beepn1
eeods of tho forceres and when tne bahS hsH u
sbe TO trace Accordingly We visited MaedoLneh an
Costa Mscdoe9e 's s tbaf IL Was desirable that we
sbaHid have in writing WITH the assent Of our PRISON
authorities ne has since put TINS statement ~ WHINE
and We uclOse you the original OF .hs doeuneni.
mai, made under such circumstances anu more esIr'
4aly affects the character and conduct OF the TWO
officers OF police vested BY the corporation OF grea!
city with authority but Macdonnes sa,enehl rs nos
mn, and proved 20 be IN ms handwriting nut they
arc also cOrTObOrated by other Circumstances;
Under ordinary circumstances tle hdhh ol Luciano
would have asked YOU to cause the necessary pro
the bonds and the diamond but, We repeat. the
ease appears TO them 10 be OF so much Importance TO
the authorities and citizens OF NewHOrk, that they have
felt they have paramount duty to discharge IN ASKING
you to place this matter before the authorities OF NV
York such You shall deem most conducive
TO the public interest Apart from THIS, the Oank would
OF course desire 70 recover the property. You are
OF the very largo expense they have incurred IN
bringing TO justice four men, VINO, aIter cpmnhtLns
Ied Europe aud had. not only in Easland bnt on the
Continent dsIa1aed 70 very aIse eAcg f heir e St
duty, you may be able TO recover portion oil tne money
We would feel add the attorneys. that had but half
discharged our dnty m me pre~'SSS py sipy c1
tue written confession referred TO- We did not at the
same time state TO you t9S me b ~ tSe cspeso
Ryst In the first week OF March, 1875 we received
from solicitors OF the Bank OF England Geographic
distractions with reference 10 the arrest OF George Mac
donne Acting the same, and deemng II FOR the IN
terest OF the bauk, employed the Detective Agency
OF Mr. PukertOn, with the intention OF having one or
two OF them depuuzed as United States hHTnss 10 exc
cute the warrant 70 be obtained RON TOE Unte9 states
made such ARRANGEMENTS and after we hod ADVISED Win
abe British Consul Oh the subject and on the lh DAY OF
raied AT our office and showed ms dispatch from
'pector Bailey q the London Police OF which copy IS
annexed asked what proposed 70 do. We then
stated them mat we had already made our arrange
inents and that would not need their They
resented such remark. and said that they would see
about IT, Subsequent thereto. Mr. Archibald the British
Consul General finding thar It impossible to make
tnese oheors rccede from their claim put forward to
him vel as to ourselves ia the nature or threat
requested us to have Capt James nying anu Ohcer |
Philip Farley doputIzed as United States Mafsbas TO
arrest hscdonneh on his arrival We fale IL que 10 M;
hoeedo to TINS request AZ acle2 asS2,1'aES % y,
III
furnish to thu officers oil the information IN ms posses
90 MacdOnuei his appearance, MS picture, &er
MscdouneI was arrested by the officers named, after
having been deputlzed United States Marsaals. on
40 We had, prior 10 that tue, obtained warrant Of
attachment from ths supreme Court, directing INC
requested the Deputy Sheriff, JudsOu JARVIS thavlng
charge Of such proces 70 put himself in communities.
non With the officers a board the vessel
aDd seize the large amount Of property that we ex
peced would he found on acdonnes person and IN his
Immediately
formed By M JS sy tS Ss SI S80s ts Sn nS
the officers after they, the officers, had boarded tle
sppafonf 5y Macdonnells confession. Mr.. Jarvis re
ported 10 us 'he circumstance ana we ilanky COMICS
ahng bat for abundant caution sake we areeted
Irving and Ocer Farley. In answer 10 such service,
they served ms, well as Oh the Shern, abGailts
denying that they Lad amy property OF mcdonnell.
sci with tho officers. informed that he saw on Mac
donnel's hand very valuable diamond ring I've snp-
pose be the diamond ring referred TO 10 haedon,
seps confession and that when he was taken on BOARD
fttioeI seeing i 9 " 4aae ana certain . shst
be Thoroughly searched The names Of ,hs witnesses 70
coTobOrate the foregoing are; Tue British ConsnlGen
sTs, K NJ Atchi6sld ESQ., Judsoc Jarvis, Deputy
ca Inspector OF the NeT.York Custom house -
second we traced ana sss bS e e%n rot
shree a certain trunk IN an express office in
& b eqt @
$50 worth Of United States bonds We were always
similar amount which we were able to trace. |
NacdonueIs written confession now supplies us with |
Tssgs GSoS month sitter MS Arrest We were IN
sS 10 p Capt 3 am as 7ns e
him We must mention here that George MaclO1nell !
was wen known to The New-York Detective Force
forger and that che that he went by
here and under which be convicted in the COurt Of
sessions OF the City OF Eew-York was Henry or
fourth Yon win notice in Macdonneps confession a
70 letter that he ssys he Srole TO Officer
Phip Farley, which lac inclosed him 500 copy OF
ths letter wac found IN NacdonpePs trunk il London
tD0 annexed hereto, -a.-.-'
. 1IiA FoherR's CHARLIE
' Appended 70 the statement was the following con
tess1ob % @acconnell
NFwcATE GAoI- IoNDoN. Aug. 20. 1873.
H,,,ys FREsnrIELDs. No. 5 BANK buildings London:
GENTLEMEN III fulfmeDt Of my PROMISE IN our IN
Trims tho s1bstsnce Of the cCmmuncstion then
made TO you and will state at the same fime that my
only object in doing the hope that active measures
may be taken to the Bank OF Ensnds property
from the persons who are now In possession Oh II IN
snd insuted while in that city. On the arrival in
the hSrbOr Of Hew-York Of The stea,nshiP Thur.
boarded by Detective Philip Farley . 40
Sompan!ed by the Captain Of the Nsw-Yors Deceive
1bey were there at my request for bnd teegraphed
Irving st meet the CUBA ana oOS Ssr from
was 10 arrest They informed me that after great
Deal Of trouble With the SOLICITORS VE sne ns
arshas the arrest that their only object Was
80 afford me opportunity TO make %ay with ony'
AND In fufthersnce OF that o6iect that they had
sriyed the sherins o1tcer from boarding The
sben advised to hand over to them any documents
had expressed their :S1sv for noe and pFoCtssa 10 40
bsnded then package containing tl7 250 United states
SoDSs OF 600 each. VIZ; 24t6s q less. 29gl TO
SlIs5 100 SOL st 2A iS4ele two bonds OF 500 each
VIZ. sss 49, an: bono Q. $50 VIZ nss letter Of Credit
drawn by Messrs DrxeL hsrss 4 Co. OF Paris, upon