The Republican journal., 1875-11-04
a Trade with Bank Robbers.

| ohortIy altef the winthrop bank rob-
berry, Joshua Taggart Of Philadelphia. a
well-known detective, being in Boston,
was led to visit Winthrop, and while there
satisfied himself that the Job was done bv
| one OF two parties whom he knew The
| bank officers had made such arrangements
with other detectives that they were not
| IN position to avail themselves Of Tag
CARTS services. On his return to Phladel-
| phia he wrote the officers for description
| OF the robbers, which was sent him. \
| few days after he again wrote the officers
and requested them to send one of their
| number to Philadelphia at once with au-
| thority to act.
The trustees of the bank decided to COM
ply, and September 9th Col G. "A. Wing
| started for Phladnlphin On hi, arrival
| there he learned that Taggart had been
! approached by middleman in the inter
ests Of the robbers, who desired to treat
| respecting the restoration of part of the
property. An arrangement was made for
meeting by Col. Wing which took place
| September 9th. In the course Of lengthy
| conversation concerning the details of the
transfer, the mediator said that the AZ
| rangement could not embrace the govern
ment bonds nor the currency taken, but it
would embrace all the other securities.
| Col. Wing said ''lf this be the fact don't
| know as | have any further business with
| this man" There were few minutes of
| silence, during which The man maintained
| an appearance of absolute Indifference. as
he smoked lis cigar and twirled Il cane
which he carried. The silence was brok-
en- by Taggart, who said to the man.
cant portion OF the government bonds
be reached in some way? No. was
the reply. "they cannot" Col. Wing then
said: ''Inasmuch as | am here, we may
as well see upon what terms you propose
to give up the other securities" to which
the man replied, My directions are TWEEN
ty per cent"
Colonel Wing then raised the question
whether the twenty per cent. had refer
encc to the face OF the bonds or their mark
ct value, remarking shat a portion OF the
| bonds had greatly deprecated in value
since their purchase by the banks The
man coolly replied: AS business man
| should say the twenty per cent. should
apply to the market value of the bonds. y
Colonel Wing then inquired if this pro-
position was his ultimatum. Yes, " said
the man, these are my instmctions
N'ioiiSi w III lilNii 7bt39tolCV W ~
CART an adjournment of the interview 10
three hours later in the afternoon, at an
other place, OF which suggestion Tao@art
approved, and it was agreed upon
During the intermediate time it appears
that Iaggart saw the man at the instance
of Colonel Wing, whose object was that
he might get the very b est terms on which
restitution Of the property might he
made.
At the time fixed for the next meet
| ing Taggart communicated to Col Wing
the best and only terms or which the
property could be restored, Taggart act
ing as the mouthpiece of the man who was
| not present. He reported that so
must be paid, and that all the property
would be given up excepting the stolen
currency and the government bonds, which
he CIaggarD was satisfied had been dis
posed of by the robbers and was beyond
their reach.
Col. Wing asked time of Taegart to re-
port the result of his mission to the Trus
tees of the Bank, and see whether they
would accept or decline the proposition,
and Col. Wing returned to Maine. After
reporting the result of his doings the bank
officers were unanimously Of the opinion
that terms proposed should be accepted.
The appointment of receiver by the
court then pending, it was decided to wait
while until the appointment was made,
ana 1t Was necessary that the receiver, in
whose hands the affairs of the bank would
De placed, should act in conjunction with
| the trustees of the bank.
When the arrangements were comnlet-
ed at Winthrop. Col. Wing notified the de-
tective, Mr.. Taggart, that he was prepar-
ed to pay the $4,000. Taggart put him
self into communication with the middle
man, the result of which was an appoint
ment between the three parties to meet
in New York at a given place on one Of
the streets in the upper part of the city
There they met a day or two ago Col
Wing asked the middleman it he had the
securities, when the middleman produced
bundle. Then Col. Wing handed over the
Sic, 900, which the middleman permitted
to lay on the table until Col. Wing had ex-
amined the securities by schedule and
found them all right. The man then de-
parted with the money and Col. Wing
returned to Winthrop with the securities.
Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 80. A despatch