The New York herald., 1875-07-15
WHERE Is "YANK" FMKNs ?
FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE GREAT EXPRESS
RoBBER is STILL AT LARGE.

FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE GREAT EXPRESS
RoBBER is STILL AT LARGE
BOSTON, July IA, 1875.
Evidence continues to accumulate TO the enect
that "Yankn or John /. Filkins the reputed prln-
cipai In the Albany Express robbery some years
ago is stin at large, and probably concealing hip-
self In Canada or somewhere In the West. The
story that the skeleton found in The Clinton Prison
sewer was his Is not believed by any OF hls friends
and nothing short OF positive ideniifcatiorl OF
the bones VIII convince them that the sJory mas
any foundation In fact. Just how the Skeleton can
be positively identified has ALREADY been described
IN the HERALD's correspondence, and 1t seems
appropriate that something In the way OF definite
In Intelligence should emanate from the officers OF
the Clinton Prison.
THE HERALD's THEORY CONFIRMED.
The suspicion already expressed In this corre-
spondence that Fikns Is still alive Is concurred in
by his intimate acquaintance in Boston, Spring
field ana Albany. IN all OF which cities he was well
known. The Albany police authorities, as l learn
by a late letter from that city, take no stock In
the skeleton story They have been looking for
him ever since his disappearance from the Clinton
Prison last fall and instead Of believing that he is
dead they claim to have reason for thinking that
ne has resided in Canada most OF the time since
his disappearance.
MAN WHO SAYS HE SAW FILKINs
There is in springfield, Mass, man who de-
clares positively that he met FilkIns recently in
the streets OF WINDSOR, Canada, near Detroit. He
did not have any conversation with him, but he IS
sure that be was not mistaken.
THE FAMILY OF THE ESCAPED FUGITIVE IN ALBANY.
The family Of Fnkins, consisting OF wife aAd
two children, are stil in Albany, report that
they had joined MIN IN Canada being uniounded
HIS wlIe Is most estlm5ole woman, and since
/ the imprisonment OF her husband sac has gained
livelihood by Keeping small furnishing goods
store IN the neign0orhood or her former residence
IN Albany she Is very reucent about the report
OF his death, neither credltlng or dlscredltlng IT,
but denying all knowledge OF MS whereabouts.
DID FILKINs COMMIT THE RoBBERY'
] There are still many VINO persist the belief
/ tnat the robbery was not committed by Filkins
1t is nard TO force the conclusion that ne was not
the principal IA II, lor MS sudden accumulation OF
wealth, his purchase Oi the pistol, followed by his
disappearance ana subsequent Disgusting OF his
personal appearance, all form cham OF eircunl-
stances that leave little doubt but he was the III
stigator ana director OF the crime. There are.
however, many reasons Tor believing that the
robbery and shooting was done by another man,
under the direction or Flklns. II was shown aG
the trial that Fkns was IN a place n Albany a
few moments after the shooting where 1t would
have been almost Impossible for Rim 10
have 6een if he had committed the
ger VINO was shot' described man
whose appearance did not in the slightest manner
correspond with that OF Filkins. Halpine subse
quenty recovered and assumed to identity Fill
kins, but the Identification was under such cir
out. IL was alleged, and is generally believed
now, that, before being brought into mis- presence,
/ Halpine had oeen made familiar with how the
! prisoner would LOOK that he could not fail to
! Identity him. The idea Is an absurd one that he
could Identity HIM from any recollection OF how he
looked the night ne was shot, for during the inter-
val Filklns had shaved of his full beard and other
wise disguised himself Bnt all OF this IS not In
tended TO create belief that f1lklns was inn0-
cent on the contrary, 1t Is undoubtedly true
Ihat he was the principal In the anar, ana there
numerous suspicious that he Is stlll engaged
in the business OF express piundering.