Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-11-01

ceiver by the court was then pending, It was de.
cided to wait until the appointment was made, as
It was necessary that the receiver in whose hands
the affairs of the bank would be placed, should
act in conjunction with the trustees
| After the receiver was appointed, the action OF
the trustees was reported to him and met with his
sanction. He then obtained an order from the
court authorizing him to offer reward not ex-
cecding 600 for the recovery Of such assets
as were set forth in his petition to the court,
which covered all securities embraced in the
schedule Of property which the robbers proposed
to return. The receiver then designated Col.
Wing to proceed with his negotiations with the
| robbers agent, and gave him legal authority and
furnished the necessary funds (Sl0 0O0) to recover
the stolen property, together with making an
agreement to the effect that the trustees OF the
bank should return to him the stolen property re.
covered, or in the failure of which the $4,000
should be returned.
Thus authorized and prepared Col Wing then
left for Philadelphia on the 25th of the present
month. On his arrival he at once found la2gar,
who, as soon as practicable, communicated by tel
| egraph with the robbers agent, who it appear,
was then in New York city, informing him OF Col.
Wings presence and that he was prepared to
carry out the arrangement through him, that had
been suggested, and requesting time and place
for meeting. A reply was soon received that he,
the agent, would meet them on the evening Of the
9th, at the ST. Nicholas hotel in New York.
That afternoon Col Wing and Taggart left for
New York, and that evening Taggett, alone, met
the agent at the st. Nicholas hotel, where during
their interview, the previous arrangement was fin
ally agreed upon; also time and place for a
meeting that same evening, when the stolen prop
erty should be delivered into the hands of Tag
CART, and by him placed in the possession Of Col.
Wing, who, in return, should hand over the So
900 in payment therefor. to Taggart, who should
give the same to the agent.
The place of meeting fixed upon was no town,
in small, back room, up two flights of stairs in
building occupied as a saloon. AT the hour des-
gnated Col Wing and Taggart were promptly ON
the spot, where. after waiting few minutes, a
knock the door Of tie apartment in which they
were seated was heard, and on being told to "come
IN, the robbers agent appeared his presence there
beng in accordance with a previous requirement
by Col Wing. In bis hand he held package. 1t
noticed at once, that the man not the same
person whom Col. W ing saw in Philadelphia. lie
catered the room with a sideways movement, leav-
ing the doot partially open. 1t was evident that he
did not wish TO be recognized. lie had on thick,
heavy ovelcoat, with the collar drawn up around
his neck, and wore soft hat drawn well down
over his head. He held white handkerchief to
hi- face which completely concealed his features.
with the exception of his eyes, and these he did
not tix on Col. Wing, but kept looking downward
during Ills brief stay.
Advancing to Mr.. Taggart, he asked, apparent
ly in an altered voice. if be held the money
1aggait then turned to Col. Wing and requested
him TO pass il over, which he did. The package
handed to Taggart contained the $4,000, all Of
the dc nomina,ion of 800 bills, which Col. Wing
had previously drawn from the Western National
bank OF Philadelphia, on draft which he had OBJ
tairfd in New York CITY, through the house of {.
NJ bailey, in exchange for draft on Boston,
drawn ty the National bank of Winthrop, which
he had taken with him from home. When Tag
gar. received the package, Col. Wing requested
him to count it, and at the same time to hold il un-
til the package which the robbers agent had
brought with him had been examined After Tag
gait had counted the money and pronounced ii al
right, the robbers agent instantly left the room.
CT. Wing then commenced looking over the pack
age which occupied nearly two hours, as he was
particular to have the bonds which it was found to
contain correspond with the schedule of the stolen
property he had with him. In the examination
the package was found to be all right, everything
being returned as had been agreed upon. During
his examination, Col. Wing found that uneSpect-
eddy to him. the bonds were uninjured by the ex-
plo.ion at the time the safe was robbed, although
he had been assured by the robbers agent before
hand that they were all well preserved.
After Col. Wing had expressed himself satisfied