Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-09-09

reticent, but on the contrary told many
things that convinced his hearers OF an
intimate relation between the kidnapp-
ers and himself. His trip up the North
river to Rondout in the boat, the in
tention of committing a burglary at that
place on the part of his associates, and
the subsequent abandoning of the plan
at his urgent solicitation, show evi
IDENTIFY that be was cognizant of their
operations and companion with them
in their crooked work.
STATEMENT OF WEsTERVELT.
To the best of my knowledge I was
in Philadelphia On the 25th Of June,
the day before the letter of that date
was taken from here to New York to
be posted. 1t told Mosher and Doug.
lass about that time that they were
suspected learned It from Gil Mosher S
wife don't know how long they had
been in New York when I told them;
Gil Mosher's wife also said the OIL
GERS were after Gil. and Bill for get.
ting away with silks, &c, and then
told me that the officers were after
them for this one thing. | told Mosher
and Douglass all that she said.
Westervelt then detailed his move
ments in New York with Mosher and
Douglass after his knowledge that they
were suspected for this ofense. They
visited taverns, and Douglass went to
a fortune tellers to see if Bill had sent
a letter there. Westervet wrote a
letter dictated to him by Douglass,
which was sent to Bill Mosher, in
Philadelphia. That was the day
Mosher asked him to go to Philadel-
phia to move Mosher's sister; to find
out whether the house here had been
watched, and to put personal in the
New York Herald under the head of
Napoleon, to inform them if it was all
right, but didn't put it in; went back
to New York that afternoon. Mrs.
Mosher did not 60 back with me. She
told me about the house being watched;
didn't see Mosher from the time | came
back until my sister. came on. Mosher
and Douglass came to my. house short
ly after and stayed there. Mosher did
not stay at my house over night. They
stayed few hours each time they
came; went with Mosher and Doug
lass on the twentieth day of September
on an excursion to Roundout, and
came back on the 22d; neither Mosher
nor Douglass spent any part of any
night in my rooms; never asked them
where they lived. At Rondout Mosh
er and Douglass proposed to commit
burglary. They had store picked
out for the purpose. l made several
excuses to get out Of it, and they final
ly abandoned it. They got boat at
lumber yard near Rhinebeck. They
appeared to have had it out before.
When they came back to New York
they went to an eating house opposite
the Washington market. They prais-
ed. the place, ard said they always ate
there. All this was told walking on
the trip to Rondoat- | insinuated that
they were suspected of having the
child. and they laughed and said that it
was only a job to get them on the Red
Bank affair.
Westervelt detailed the circumstances
and occasions when he saw Moshel
and Douglass after that, eating with
them, travelling around the city of New
York, &c, with them. He was aware
they were not making a living in a
legitimate way. Before the death of
Mosher and Douglass the latter and
Westervelt put up at hotel together,
Douglass registering himself under the
name of Day and w estervelt as
Wright. They talked about the child
Douglass asking how il could be prov
ed on him; that they would have TO get
some one who saw them take it.
Westervelt asked how in the devil they
could get they money if the parties
were willing to pay it. Douglass said |
the plan had been changed; that he was
to go to Europe and write as if he had
split on the other party; that the money t
could be easily obtained; that party |
could stay on the platform Of one car
ana Jump the money off I asked how
thev would get the child to them and I
he SAID they v ould not get it until three
orfoas days AFTER I went to Wall
ing and told him about their going
across to Astoria and how they were
dressed and that they carried fishing
poles. WalIing went for them, but
found he was little too late. | stayed
there With Douglass until after break