The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-19

Snenrndn WOULDN'T allow " unu lnhl TIC WIS
going to be put into a hole by paying money IN
advance. Price sided with me, but said that
he would do as his father said.
SCENE IS THE NATIONAL PARK BANK.
"rhe next morning dune 90 Prices father
came over to the hotel and after a long consul
tation. he said that his son had GOT INTO pau
fix. and whether he got any money or not cn,i he
ought to get out ~ II the hest way Nc, coulu.
lie aud Clr lrd consulted, and then tuld US 10
o. with them to the National fark b'nh 10 ScI
J.ckson s. Schultz. didn't like this move. !
Knew that If Price made an AFFIDAVIT without
getting all OF the money III advance ne Woul1,
never get IT, We were TAKEN ,', ,, zine mink
IL Vas Rocdercr. We emptied TWO or three b9t-
ties and Mr. schultz BEGAN ~ &c, 2, Oh m' ,os
s"ucthtnr 10 give Price a hint not to talk. |
saw the bank monogram y. 7. -, on the WALL
Price. Blow.' Mr.. schultz got int, terrible
ragc aud swore at me. kept 1t up-drinlung
the vine ana calling out. Never, Price. Blow
Amer while MIR. schultz. one of lieccher's
hwVcrs. Price, aud his father, went in a car
II tge to see tue nited states District attorney
Clifi ri and finished M the wine and went out
on the sidewalk. 1 turned to him and said:
wei, the iig's up, ehY lie seid Mo- aud told
me to meet him ~ . o'clock at the hotel l
found Price In RileN's saloon at Spring street
and the Bowery. and We went to the hotel to
ted. Price had In the meantime made either q
statement or an affidavit about the case.
In q day or two more the last " we were
ut the 81. Charles Hotel. telegram came to the
hotel for Mr.. CLIFFORD ordering rs TO he az Mr..
Shearman's house at seven O'Clock That evening.
before that we had been to see Shearman with
and Clifford met Shearman there, aud they had
long confidential talk. Another afternoon
Clifford took Us to Shcarman's house. He said
that Mr. Beecher wished to get a look at Price.
We waited there half hour, and then went out
to get a drink, and white We were away MIR.
Beccher came and went.
1--WE reached Sheatman's house about eight
o'clock on the day Clifford got the telegram.
An emptv coach was before the door shear
man, Col. Henry Beecher. Gen. Tracy. and Mr..
llll were in the house. We went up to Riley's
court In a carriage. me court room was AL
there. The warrants were made out and the
officer went on In the carriage after Loader aud
arrested him.
AIErrER THAT BEECuER DID NOT ANSWER.
"Tne next DAY, just after Leaders examina-
tion, | was arrested and locked up on a charge
Of abandonment. OXFORD paid my board In jail,
and gave me money To uay for Prices board. aud
for new papers. lie naid Mr.. Iighe. my lawyer,
for getting me out. havn't seen Cinord since
LETT the jail. Altogether received SO from
him, hall OF which gave 10 Price. clifford told
Us that the money that he had gwen ~ for cx-
peuscs was To he reckoned III on account, aud
We kicked. and he said that he would make Il
all ricl'. | consider that clifford or his EMPLOY
ers owe Price and me 500, the rest " the SlOOl
that was promised. Surprising Clifford had
kept the rest " the money, wrote To Bcechcr
at the Twin Mountain House. lie didn't reply"
Conner was cross questioned on all OF his
story bV Mr.. Marean, and his facts agreed with
the data alredd, In the reporters hands. After
Conner had gone over ms account again he con-
cited again Mr. Mareal made brief Of it.wlich
he has hled away for Use ~ case Of malicious
An tuvestig uiun into the truth II Conner's
story followed. \ reference To the newsp per
flies showed that Mr. shearm n had maze pub
ilc that Price and Conner offered themselves to
hila, and that the latter had called him q
damned fool for his stupidity In not purch ising
han. The most impor ant thing, however, 10 tc
n-certaiucd was whether or not G. if1 d was "A
real person. By reference to the afiidayits
made ny Price after his alleged purchase, the
following was found:
The anaavt .sncd by ~ Morris once (. false IN
W." tl'sl. Nv, Nv ~ y IN ,it W. nous IA
tult my fUHer Of tins. this morning went 10 hi-
aoHe ,ol W. cRaori ,hai wanted 70 make "a
'Mement oet,rs rcsp3n ine nan AMI b. TOOK me TO
sworn bsfsrc me- III. sih day Of June. SIS
r. +. BELLANY, Notary Public Kings County
Corners statement explains for the first time
who Clifford Is. AMI when he W g asked whether
Clifford knew that Price was TO pat bis name in
tue Arid wit. Conner said that on the contrary
he swore like atroOper when he discovered II.
A search was made OF the hotel registers and
on the register Of the Washington Hotel, on
June 10 and on succeeding day, were the fol-
lowing entries:
Herber, ,Maord. Troy. room I1o.
Ia. simpson. Troy, room 10:
Z. W; simpson. Midiscn. \ J.. room no.
Herbert Clifford. Troy
WHO Is cLIFFoRp7
Conner identified these names the ones
under which they registered. The register at
one Of the other hotels had been destroyed, and
that Of the other contained no names that could
be identified. The Brooklyn telegraph ONCE
records were partly examined, but as soon Hs
the young superintendent found that Mr.. Shear
mans name was connected with the investiga-
ton. he closed the books with a slam, and went
from the window.
A futile attempt was made to fully Identify
Clifford. Price alone knew OF his Whereabouts,
but was not willing TO indicate 1t until he
mad used every effort TO get the rest OF the
money. clifford refused 10 pay any money
tween. Price, however, carefully concealed his
oenefactors place Of business, but he sent word
To the reporter that after he had received al the
money that he could expect, he was willing to
assist In identifying Clifford.
1t is not known whether Clifford Is the Beecher
agents real name. 1t IL believed that he was
one Of the detectives in jim fisk's service
when Sherman was Fisks lawyer and those
engaged in the prosecution expect to
nnu him out sooner or later. Conner
has not seen him since he was released from
jail After Corners discharge Clifford paid
Prices board, and kept him In money, through
Deputy Sherin Ihorne, who also guards the
secret OF his identity. Clifford paid Corners
lawyer for his services in getting him released,
and took receipt for the money, giving, II Is
said, the name Of Jones in the receipt.
1t l. said that Price was started Ia his scheme
by Overhearing Loader detail mis- inform alton to
gentleman in his store, and that IN tue course
Of the narrative Loader pointing 10 Price. said
that his fellow workman in Iiton's house In
1869 strongly resembled Price.
Price Va working for his father In Schermerhorn
street, Brooklyn, making cigars. His old saloon
associates, who believe that he sold himself,
nounce him, and the saloon keeper of one OF
his old haunts refuses to allow him TO come to
his place.
WHAT Mr.. SCHULTZ SAYS.
Having received the statements above given,
we sent to NJ. Jackson ;. Sucnultz 10 ascer-
tam what he knew respecting their truth.
Mr.. schultz says that he met Price, Prices
father, Conner, and fourth person supposed
to ue clifford In the directors room OF the
bank, to advise Price AS he had promised In a
previous interview with Prices father TO do.
Price hestuted to tell what he had been ex-
pc ted to say, and Mr.. schultz, seeing or learn
ing that he and his companion were after
money, told them that they had come to the
wrong place. lie said that he would al wise
them only IA the interest OF Justice, and he told
Prices father that MS sons companions were
using him only o make money, and that they
had no good motives at heart in coming there
After nearly an hour Price made his statement.
As soon as lie had gone over the facts, Mr.
schultz went with Pice and his father To the
District Attorneys office. where Price repeated
the story OF his own perjury, while Mr.. Lyons
made memoranda OF II. MIR. schultz then went
to Brooklyn with Price, to the house Of some
one whose name he had forgotten, where Price
made the AFFIDAVIT which led To tue explosion.
Mr. schultz SAID III al in the bank the men com
planned tDat they mad had no dinner, aud he or
dered the JauitOr to bring some crackers aud
cheese, aud IN addition the janitor set out some
champagne, which mad been left from the direc
tors meeting of the day before. lie did not
remember getting INTO a rage at Conner.
Another Letter which the Advisory Council