, 1876-10-06
More Concerning This Professor
OF Addition, Division, and
Silence.
Now York Considerably. Excited
Over tile News Of Ills
Arrest.
The Things Which He Saw While
Travelling in Europe for
Hin Health.
Like Jake Rehm, He VIII Negotlnte...
Like joyce, lie VIII Write
Book.

Special DspdicA 10 T7s 7t1Sun&
Nxw York, Oct. 5.-The excitement IN New
York to-day In relation to Woodwnrd'a arrest
has been intense, and much discussion has been
excited about tic probable disposition Of the
prisoner whenhrought here. Nothtng had been
known Of the whereabouts Of Woodward since
his Night, untll Sept. Il, when the announcement
was made that hc was residing IN Paris
with young Richard Tweed, In the Faubourg St.
uonore, near tho Boulevard Taussrnnn, and tho
same day tclographtc dispatch warned Wood
ward that hEs hidtug-placc was known. Nc1t
day Woodward disappeared from Paris md
smiled at once for America. Ho has made re-
peatcd visits to America. usually landing
At Baltimore, where, do,ibtlcss, flo landed
within few days. The police authorities sald
to-day that tho subject Of bringing Woodward
past three days. Rcqussition papers were
promptly signed by Gov. T.!lcn, and an officer
this afternoon started With them to Chicago.
Tho officer Will probably be back In New York
with his prisoner early Sunday morning. Dis
trict-Attorney Phelps said the application for
extraditlou was bascd on one OF ills forgcrics.
INDICTMENTS.
There were great number OF indictments
aruinst Woodward. One was enough to bring
him back, and then others would only be i'm
portant on the question OF bail, or Of the selcc-
tion Of case On Which to try him. As to the
question Of the time Of trying him, Mr,. Phelps
was somewhat In doubt. He himself would
together, and tho other. side would hayo
some similar claims. Still the trini might DO
brought on before November. There are only
four indictments stlll IN force 1gainst Wood
wart1, baRcd on two Of tic fraudulent vouchers,
ant1 HmNuntfN1 Stb6tnntfAl1v ttt nIt1V
TWO CHARGES.
Two Of the Indictments are for forging the
name Of Keyssr & Co. On the back Of two
Wau was 'Gs reporsed si that 0SG thcre AIT pTobaby
aro other indictments against Woodward, but
the clerks Of tho District AttornoY's Office re-
Ono Of tho men who had been most actIye in
! pursuit Of members Of the Ring said TINT Wood
ward was In fact the centre OF tho swlndles Of the
Ring. Watson was essential, because Ills nan,o
| md stamp were needed to county vouchers, but
| Woodward WAS the mRn who
! tApH AR1sANoEMENTs AND DISTRIBUTIONS.
distributing At least sla, ,6oo 900 Of plumber. 1t
Was always AZ h. WIG DIRECTLY, or sometlmcsg
tho clique Of tratcspeoplo who were In coln-
pltcity With, The. Ring, drew the share Of the
King, and divided 1t among the conspirators. 1t
was not only the so,oooooo Or $7,oU, 900 for
but altogether sis, ,oOo, ,ooo have been trncetl to
] him.n The cvfdcncc against him Is very clcarr,
! With nothing Of tho difficulties Arising In
In which Ingcrsolrs testimony will be Of valuc.
WOODWARD IS DIRECTLY TRAcEADLE
| In every transaction. I don't know Of any need
Of his testimony. Woodward was wily m and
| cautious, anu. presume, under good advice,
he really left tho city md became q fugitive be
fore the settlug-up Of the 50, 600 900 swindlo in
1860. lle CAME back once or twlco to close up
don't know What hs ndctmcnts aro el ngalnat lin In
criminal questions. / understand that only tue
old indictments cau be tried, the statute OF llm-
| itati0ns applying 60 that no new ones can hc
found, but that statute did not apply aeninst a
! not sure whether or not there 10 q civil suit
against him. II was understood, and bclioye,
that
| lie aApn HIS ROUND MILLION
out Of the frauds before ho prudently withdrew,
and TINT Gan be followed, hope. The old suit
against Tweed, which tho Court Of Appeals
stuppea, Included him ] believe, but I know Of
! WHEELER II. PEOKnAM
said there was at present no civil suit against
Woodward for Ring frauds, and he could not
now sny what action would be taken. civilly
against Weodwarl. A well,kno M W resident o. o.
many. friends Ia that city who would
bo g1a1 to see him get out Of his present
troubles snfely, Runners Wcra In circulation to-
Gay that Woodward had offered to tell al be
that he would ba protected from lcgal procccd-
ings.
NEGOTIATIONS,
4 was said, wero IL progress on tho part Of
| Woou'vard's irlcnlst prominent residents ol
Norwalk, TO secure the cooperation OF District
Attorney Phelps, md tho consent Of tho cou1l-
SCI for thc pscp1o tq a. agreement ~ or COM
promise oy which iarEo part oi tio 10; money ,t
testimony be produced confirming facts already
known, and completing thechalno OF evidence as to
oil the persona concerned in tho fling frauds, anl
tho staaro which cach received Of Tho plandcr.
| For some reAson q delay occurred. Woodward,
in the meantime, arrived In Chicago, and, most
unexpectedly, WIS recognized by Weston. It IL
believed by many that tho efforts tobring about
! Woodward, II Is known, claims to have per
feet dofcnsc Us to Keyser's bills, mud has hlfil-
cicnt lneans 70 contest obsttnAtcly any suits
against him. These reasotls aru put forward by
solno as the ground OIL which It Is supposed by
them that settlement Will bo effected.
"Doss" TwEsD's CONFIDENTIAL PARTNER AT
tile GENITAL STATION.
Tho detectycs' private ONCE was givon up to Mr.
| E. 4. Woodward yesterday, and ho was uladc az
comfortable poss,bte. lle passed tho day read
Ing the Chicago and Now York papers, and rvccty.
Ing and entertaining newspaper reporters, with
| whom he conyersed gnrrulously, setting forth h1t
plans fully and making complete statement Of bit
whereabouts sface ho left New York. At first h.
manifested l!t'o irritation at the treatment III
had received sFom the Chicago 1fat', cla!nl,
tng that As had only been asked
two questions BY tho representative ol
that paper, from which q long interview
hal been written up. As 10 the conversation
printed in TIM TnInUNH, he expressed hlmscl
pleased, and asked with sotno dosrec Of wonder J.