, 1874-01-21

rante ae wore negotiable md suited their ..plr.
poses Tho mntter was kept worry secret and hlr.
Chapman, of tho Treaalry Department, crn-,
ployed tho Washington poltco to work tho caso
suh-1'roasury officials 10 look ont for tho war
rnnta. Kr. Chapman also, fortunately for tho
Government, informed Chiof hIatsol1 Of tho rob-
bory. Last night Mr. John Corooran, formerly
tootiye Of tho Hoffman Houso. was informed by
Mr. Traoy, tho Clerk. that tlicro waa something
wrong In regard to Treasury warrant for over
5000 that 'lo bud .caB1cd. Corcoran
commenced On inquiry. nnt tho man who lad got
actod like q gentleman, became unosey, loft tho
bar, and Disappeared. Shortly after, Afr. Chap
man, who was about to atart for Washington,
recognized tho draft az ono OF tho stolen war
word to havo tGe case followed up with all dill
gonce. Corcoran went to tho Fifth Avenue
Theatre, and. securing the services Of Dc.
tectivc Golden, tho two bogan to sea1ch
s anry h0ts' Oh tho and dssy aa House tS fobaSs
III. L. Mason, San francisco; Edward Ed.
munds, snn Francisco" Tho descriptions OF
these guesta answered thoae Of tho porson tho
ofacora wore in search Of, and shortly after
foct1y established, llason being asccrainod to
DO son Of Judge Williams, OF Washington, aud
Edu1nnda to ho one Moore, clerk IN tho Treas
ury Department. Moore, alias EdmnndB, was
and Corcoran, having secured q revolver which
i,h he had IN n his possosaor W. lett with h%'
which was found IN hie + Edmunds' y room. aud
Dornott decided on cutting 1t opon. In 1t were
| found Treasury warrants answering tho deHcrlp-
ton of tho Warrants obtained by the burglary.
.Edmunda' was brought from the Hoffman
folio containing about $4,000 worth Of warrants
slmilar to tho one presontad at tho Hoffman
House and to those In tho aatcl1el. 'Edmunds,"
or being questioned, said bio had no
other warrants, and that hls baggage at the
aoiled lnon and = washing Bill. He was very
indignant at tho arreBt, and waH locked up.
Williams, alias !" nlason,h waa arrested about 10
O'Clock In . diaroputablo resort in West Thirty
protested against the action of the police. say
| Ing that his connections ut Washington would
"make It hot" When questioned, ho (being
| ignorant OF tho sofzuro OF tho satchol at tho
Houne. Whom asked il he had aatchol, he re-
lnctantly admitted that ho had. bit said
change, Of linon. Williams, in tpito Of
ssea t9a''ts coll ana aao,bRins ssst =
munds." Altogether, 19l warrants, represent.
ing about $4,000, were recovered. Tho full
particulars Of tho case will no doubt be obtained
when Mr. Chapman returns from Washington.
| Tho Now York police evincod Imposition to
withhold some Of tho facts on account Of The
| high standing Of tho relatives Of ono Of the
prIsoners," but the above particulars were OBJ
tanned through tho officers and private sou Ices.
Tho prisoners had evidently been engaged In q
debauch for several days. and It is believed that
several of the warrants, which arc as negotiable
as a. greenback, have beon changed. :" Ed
munds" was evidently driven into crime by I'M
providence. Last October It soems be WAS worry
short Of money, rs pawn-tickets for n watch and
| ring TerD found In his Dtlrgo.