The New York herald., 1875-12-26
A VAIL FROM THE TOMBS.
The Story Of an Unfortunate Dy-
ing Of Consumption.
Alleged Cruel Conspiracy to Hound a
Man to His Grave.


ard oil tall men, his cheeks, once full are hollow
bringing into great prominence the high bones below
the eyes, The eyes themselves OF a deep brownish
hue, have entirely lost their ustre and now present
deadened watery, wandering appearance and his com.
plexion is salow and wobegone He wears struggling
black hair his face which to display the un
healthy and corpse-like shade Of the skin When he
converses he lifts his hands in a painfully istless
feeble manner, to his head as II he were suffer.
ing the intensest anguish from his efforts
TO articulate. His whole exterior is that Of
a wreck of humanity tottering slowly and
sensiby toward the grave This ruined mans general
address Is that OF gentleman and Of education
but also that OF one TO whom death would come a
welcome release from bodily suffering and mental
misery The name of this prisoner is Henry C. Cole
formerly OF this city, claiming Philadelphia tho
proper place for his residence may be remembered
that this enacted the role OF principal witness
against the
NOTORIOUS coUNTERFEITER, MINER,
when that individual tried by a United States
Court in New York during the year 1s71 Miner
considered by the United States Secret Service detcc
tives OF the boldest and adro counterfeters
that disgraced this country Effort after effort
had been made enrap him. but all their plans were
futile At last however, he was arrested and placed
trial. and Cole, from his knowledge OF counerfeiters
and, it presumed, his dealings with them,
enabled 10 afford the government most
valuable evidence the witness stand.
He did So using every effort in his power to effect the
conviction of Miner He thereby brought upon him
self the mosity and anger of one of the power
full gangs OF dealers in spurious money that ever
able to defy the schemes laid for their py
the government officials Cole, from long and sue
cessiul expert counterfeiter, it said
amassed fortune exceeding 5000 0oo and it is
asserted that he controls property the value OF
at least half that sum- This, however, Cole cmphat-
cally denies. He arrested in 1871, charged with
having forged and negotiated $40 900 worth OF Allen
town Pa) district school bonds but the authorities
! failed to make out against him he dis
charged his bail also being relieved Now be is
In the Tombs again. HERALD reporter having
learned of his arrest called upon him TO learn why
| he again in limbo. The reporter knew him pre-
viousy, and well acquainted with the circum-
stances Of his former arrest, Incarceration and dis
CHARGE upon presenting himself Coles cell door
he was Immediately recognized The prisoner was ex.
ceedingy faint and scarcely able TO undergo the fatigue
| of the interview, so far has
DISEASE THAT AFFIIcTs
reduced his physical strength. He spoke however,
though slowly at times pressing his emacated hands
TO his forehead The reporter said
"Mr. Cole have heard that you consider your pres
Imprisonment the result of conspiracy and have
called upon you to learn anything that might prove of
the prisoner replied politely to the salutation,
|
'Tha am here sir, is because Of no fault of mine
am pursued by human hounds who will never rest till
they drive me into the grave, which will be shortly
| will tell you briefly, all know, and will tell you
strictly the TRUTH nothing but the TRUTH God-who
| will soon be my judge-is above me"
The unfortunate paused for breath coughed and
| continued 1871 you aware, was arrested
charged with giving TO pretended broker having
office at No li3 Broadway named William Muir $4,000
worth of Allentown school bonds that forged
This man Muir swore he could identify me Sergeant
| aF IN ~ ma #
| ! knew man named Muir. ! replied that did
| at the Fifty-seventh Street Court and was the
| complainant taken TO the and
seated, along with my captor, in side In
minutes a man, whom swear TO you never laid eyes
before, came to the door, looked in at for few
minutes, and turned away; That's Muir said the
Sergeant And that, said l. is most villanous way
| 10 have man identified AS there else in
the room besides Phillips and myself Muir putting up
| the job me, could have difficulty in identifying
me. Well, continued the prisoner, recovering nom
ht of coughing 'we after this little farce OF dentca
| ton partial examination was had and was held for
trial in the sum OF 500 This amount was excessive
Wm H. Kntzlng retained as my counsel, and seeing
the impossibility OF my obtaining such amount OF
bail made strenuous excrtions TO have il reduced He
succeeded getting il down time after 10
SIS, 000 which furnished, and was then declared
discharged As leaving the court Immediately
civil order ofarrest action
| from $10,0 000 the full amount of the Allentown
bond forgeres, which, solem My declare TO Heaven
never in my life hessrs. Scott Dough.
ery brokers in Broad street. brought the suit through
a lawyer named Morgan was taken to Ludlow Street
months At this time my health such that instead
OF being confined in jail should have been in hos.
at $4,000, which | eventually succeeded in
| getting. ! then discharged from arrest,
but as was departing from the jail my
bondsmen in the criminal charge became tmId and
surrendered me- and again was thrust into the Tombs
Three weeks longer remained Ny bail was next re-
duced from 500 600 to 900. signed 10 my
stepson house and lot situated in East Eighty
street and got him to go on my bail bond An indct
ment had been found against me and was held in the
District Attorneys Office was then ready and will
ing to be tried, for felt ihat there were parties
PLEDGED TO PURSUE TO DEATH
out OF spirit Of revenge and shield themselves I
wanted TO have the affair sifted and get my release
About three weeks later my counsel appeared In the
General Sessions and had myself and my bail dis
charged District Attorney Garvin desparing Of finding
any proof against me, and Recorder Hacket consent
ing. Instead Of fearing anything and flying
from the city guilty would have DONE Iresided
quietly in my stepsons house on Eighty-sxth street
tempted 70 molest me. had farm situated about
thirty miles outside Of Philadelphia started, alter
June, to look after the affairs OF this farm. When
reached there the party holding mortgage It fore
closed had money 10 pay the interest," and took
it from then took up my residence in Philadei-
phia and tried to an honest living for myself and
family by shipping general produce. was so engaged
when the LIST of December, without any
premontion or cause, officer came to my
house and again arrested / arrested
on the old charge made in Now York | almost
bad then in health as am now. was taken TO the
Philadelphia Central station, put into cell where
was compelled, my suffering condition, 10 remain
five days and nights lying and sleeping on the hard,
cold DOardA MY consumption nau taken IaSL DQlQ III
me- and nearly died there Al the end OF the Ave DAYS
/ ] was committed to Moyamensng JAIL where, until
last Wednesday, when was brought back here,
| kept confined. The reason they brought me back
/ here Is because | am to be prosecuted more
| The lawyer, Morgan, got requisiton from Cover
nor Tuden the ground that ran away from the old
criminal charge when you know was discharged A
judgment got against me for $4,000 on the civil
suit, and, there being power TO bring me from
other State on a civil order, they bad the
defunct criminal matter toiget me here"
Il suppose fyou satisfy that judgment you win DO
/ released !"
/ cor course The secret Is they still think am
4 worth money, and they imagine that, dying as am,
/ and suffering | would give them money-my own
money-sooner than remain lSre. | would II had
any 1t a diabolica and unnatural conspiracy They
| have robbed me ofmy last cent am bcggar,
| but they won't believe IL
''Who the parties you suspect OF this con-
spiracyfp
This man Muir snediker and man named Ed.
! Hall y
"Has Miner anything to do with it?'