Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-20
The Internal Revenue Robbery.

Detectives McDevitt and Miller arrived here
last night from New York, bringing with them
j. n. Moore and r.. A. Williams, arrested in
that city by the New York detectives on the
charge Of stealing tin box containing drafts
and warrants amounting TO about - 900, from
It'll instant. They were locked up in the cells
at police headquarters, on their arrival here,
Tor a hearing.
HOW THE ARREST WAS MADE.
ON the discovery of the robbery tile case was
reported to the detectives here and Mr.. +. II.
Chapman, chief of the stamp division, the latter
OF whom took an early train for New York,
where he has since been actively at work with
other government Off GERS in tracing the prop
erty. IL appears from the New York papers
that a gentleman by the name of Thompson,
who lives in Buffalo, went to New York a few
days ago, and while walking up Broadway met
Mr.. Edward Edmonds (M0ore) and MIR. III. N
Mason (Williams) both of Washington. Mutual
handsh8 king ensued, and IL was proposed that
the party adjourn to neighboring saloon and
partake OF some wine. The wine was partaken
of, after which Mr.. Edmonds invited Mr..
Thompson TO a sleighride cup the road" After
an hours drive the two retained to the Gilsey
House, and on going to the clerks Office Mr..
Edmonds remarked that he was out of money,
but had a Treasury warrant about him witch
was as good as the gold. The warrant
was handed over to the clerk, who cashed it,
MI nompson having heard OF the robbery,
inspected the warrant left at the Hoffman
House and fully identified it as one of the stolen
warrants. The Tribune says: " Mason was found
Iying drunk in his room when the Off Gals
searched the hotel, and was immedia tely ar
rested ana taken TO the central police office. A
black leather bag was found in his room, which,
on oeing cut open by Inspector McDermot at
police headquarters, was found to contain 1871
OF the stolen warrants, ranging in value from
. to 500 each, and worth $4,000. In the
meantime the search for Edmunus was conUin-
ued, and he was finally traced to a house in
west 3lst street, where he was arrested. In his
pockets were found several pswn-tickets. show
ing that he had pawned some of his ieweIry in
Washington, on December -, and in a leather
wallet were found between IS 900 and : 900
worth of the stolen warrants, which the pris-
oner claimed were all the warrants he had,
manifesting considerable astonishment when
INFORMED that over $4,000 worth had before
been found"
WHO W LLIANs is AND WHO HE ISN'T
The independent press" of New York, ALWAYS
on the alert TO make point against the ma sional
administration and District government-right
or wrong undertake to tell who Williams is
and, although no two of the accounts agree,
singularly enough neither of them happens to
strike on the truth.
The Tribune has it: s'Mason, is said upon
trustworthy authority to be the step-son of At
torney General Williams. His M me was Benny
L. Mason, which is the name he registered at
the Glisey House, but some time ago, it is said,
ne formally assumed the surname of his step
father.
The World says: "Mason" was "ascertained
to be son of Judge Williams, of Washington"
The sun says: civilians is well-known as a
tool of the Washington ring, and paid a visit to
this city last summer with Aleck Shepherd
Judge Fisher and Richard Harrington, on the
me mOrable occasion of the attack of the ring
upon the liberty of the press. He was known to
Mr.. Thompson as counsel of the Baltimore and
OHIO railroad in an unimportant suit"
Williams is not stepson of Attorney General
Williams, or in any way connected with him;
his name is not Benny l.. Mason; he is not the
son of Judge Williams, of Washington; and he
DID not visit New York last summer with Aleck
Shepherd, &c. Mr.. A. b. Williams a lawyer
of this city in good standing, did, however %
10 New York on that occasion.
Having shown who Williams is not, we will
now state who he il. He is a son of j. Alexan-
der Williams, of this city, the former clerk of
the northern market, who resided on 9Th street.
between III and |. He is tall and sli N in build,
with dark skin and brown hair, inclined to curl.
He was missed from this CITY several wears after
he grew up; but about three years since he re-
appeared here and commenced the practice of
law. With another lawyer he undertook the
defence in the case OF Henry Young charged
with the murder of Hahn. Shortly after
1oungs Incarceration in jail, Williams went to
Alexandria 10 search for Young's money from
which he was to be paid, but did not succeed in
finding it. When the case was called Williams
was not on hand, and other counsel were as
signed to assist Colonel Sceya. While here he
practiced in the Police Court, and occasionally
in the Criminal Court, and was yery
active IN obtaining clients.
THIS MORNING
the prisoners appeared somewhat nervous and
complained Of their lodgings last night. Will
Gams looks to be a little more feshy than he
VA Ss some some time since when practieing law in
that after their arrest in New York Williams
told the detectives there that "there was IS 900
reward for them, and they must look ID
sharp, as the Washington detectives were smart
as I'LL and would beat them out of it ii they
could" MeDevitt states that he told them It
was not so, but they would not believe him, and
Messrs. Golden and Coz ocran accompanied him
here with the prisoners to satisfy themselves.
They have engaged Mr.. l.. q. Hine to defend
them, and the case will be heard before L. ).
Commissioner }. j. johnson tomorrow. In
the meantime they will he committed.