The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-05-07

mem among the people Of that Sec
ton, and was heralded through the
press. txR So
On Sunday evening JauessS3eger.
the Bennehoff robber was arrested
Lin Denver by d. J. -Cooh, ESQ.,, Of
this city, chief Of the Rocky Noun
tain Detective Association. The
prisoner is now in the county Jail.
M Yesterday Gus Potter. and others
visited the county jail, where Saeger
is confined, and had long conversa-
lions with him. ~ He .freely confesses
that he is the Identical Bennehof'
robber, but averred that had he been
armed the officers would never have
taken him. 1t was the first time, he
said, that he had been taken una
wares, although he had been follow
ed and watched for the past sixsyea-s.
He also related somewhatsof his life
since the time Of. hisrobbery, After
leaving S@gertown with the money
which he had in an old clothes bag
he engaged as coal hea yer ona steam
er on the Ohio river. The first
stopping place was pittsburgh, after
which he went to New Orleans, and
from that city passed over to Cuba.
He did not stay there long. but went
on to Mexico, from which country he
passed up to Texas, and has there
been in the cattle business for three
years or more. The sequel to his
trip to Colorado is not known, It
was his intention to dispose of sis
herd en- route to this Territory and
go back South. He also says that
he has been cornered several times
before, but managed to. get away
through the free. use Of money The
money, or the bulk of it, which was
stolen, he says is placed where it
never can be touched. Seger told
Potter that he had always intended
to repay Bennehoff in full, trusting
10 speculation to realize money
enough to double lis pile, but that
he had had reverses and lost-d good
deal. Besides the alias Magee. he
has also Travelled under thet of Chas.
ri. Wilson. ~
This matter was placed in the
hands Of our worthy ex-Sherif' J. D.
Cook, in 1868, by Captain Hage,
Chief Of the Pittsburgh detective po-
lice force. There was an idea pre-
valent, soon after the robbery, that
S@ger had fled to Colorado, and this
officer came here in quest of the man.
He was not successful, and gave the
matter over to Ne Cook, VINO has ev-
err since been working the case up.
By good luck the bird has fallen into
his hands. There is 100000 for
the capture and conviction Of Smger,
offered by old man Bennehoff, who,
Notwithstanding his heavy loss was
still very rich man.
TIE CUREENCY.-Stnce tue President 5
veto of the financial bill and the vote IN
the Senate on the question Of pas ing the
bill over the veto there has been an
eft IT TO get up a compromise bill that
both ex9ansionists and contrac4iouists
would support.
Tie Senate Finance Bommittce May 5,
took iGrtber action on the House currency
bi | and by majority vote agreed to
recommend the incorporation in it of the
following PROVISIONS:
The maximum greenbaCk circulation
to be $685., 100000. new national bank
notes 70 be issued to the amount of 1884,
600 600, provided for each 100000, such
new notes Issued there STALL be. $500 900
sreenbacks retired until the total green
back circulation shall have beer reduced
to $500, 900 600. The committee voted to
tx Jan 1872 the date ut which specie
payment should be resumed, bur did not
reach acpnlusion as to what system should
De employed 0r that purpose-wh neither
by iniercha. geable bonds Or by' means
or anysof the other Plans proposed.
THE DAY OF ALL. REAuTIES