The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-11-28

tomb and its surroundings. and report
ed its condition. fl ra illf m
This was the state Of affairs on Sum
day, the 9Th inst, when at q council
held In Mullen's place IL was determin-
ed that the business should be done on
the night of the 7th. This night was
selected because they believed that
public interest would be 80 absorbed
in the election that whoever or what
ever they might meet would be less
likely to be curious as to their busi-
ness or whittier they were going than
upon almost any other night OF the
year. n ntt
On Monday evening. the 9th. Mr..
SWEET and Mr.. Lincoln communicated
the facts in their possession TO s insI
ELMER wAsHBURN, afiliI
late chief of the secret service, and re-
quested him TO take hold OF the affair
with operative TyreIl and render such
assistance as he could by advice or 9TH
erwise, and Mr.. Washburn had con-
sented.
Mullen, who assumed direction OF
the business after the Sunday meeting
had shaped it definitely, told Swigle to
obtain the services OF man who could
be trusted, whose only duty it should
be to procure in Springfield a wagon
and team to carry the casket away. He
proposed that this team should be held
in readiness in the vicinity Of Oak
Ridge Cemetery. and that when the
robbery had been accomplished the
party should get into the wagon with
the coffin and drive to the Sangamon
River, where il was crossed by the
highway, little distance north of the
cemetery. Here he proposed to bury
the casket in the sand under the bridge
The plan was a cunning one. for moth
ing short of q miracle could have led
to the discovery Of the remains In that
place.
On Monday afternoon Swigle report
ed to Detective Tyrell that everything
was in readiness. He had procured a
trusty driver and all the arrangements
were in good shape. They were to take
the nine o'clock train over the Chicago
* Alton Railway for Springfield that
evening. Tyrell and Washburn decid-
ed that Tyrell himself and two men of
the service should go to Springfield on
the same train and that Washburn
should follow on Tuesday morning
upon the train that arrives in Spring
field at six o'clock in the evening. Mr..
Tyrell secured his assistants anA that
evening took up positions in the de-
pot. where they could cover the whole
train. They waited long and patiently.
The thieves were slow in coming. It
was just before the departure of the
train that Mullen and Hughes, with
their solid friend, Swigel, and the
trusty driver, whose duty it was to
have the team in readiness at the Gem
etery. came in, separately, aud boarded
one Of the forward cars. As the train
pulled out of the depot operative Ty-
rell and his two men swung on TO the
sleeper aud slowed themselves quietly
away for the night When the train
arrived at Springfield the next morn
ing, Mullen and his party, all but the
trusty driver, got out OF the car and
separated, going to different hotels.
The trusty driver had, under Swigle's
instructions stopped off at Twenty-sec-
ond street and hadn't been missed.
Operative Tyrell and his party repair
eel to the st. Nicholas, having arranged
with Swigle that he would call npon
them Immediately after breakfast and
let them know
PRECISELY WHAT COURSE THE BURGLARS
INTENDED To PURsUE.
According to his promise, Swigle put
in an appearance at about nine o'clock
on the morning of election day, with
the information that Mullen was con6-
dent of success. He had represented
to Mullen and Hughes that he had sent
the driver 10 the next station below
Springfield to hire pair of horses and
light spring wagon, and instructed
him to return to Springfield at six
o'clock in the evening. During the
day Mullen spent his time in securing
some tools that he had forgotten to
bring along. He sent Swigle and
Hughes out to the cemeteary to survey
the grounds and acquaint themselves
thoroughly with the situation. They
were closely watched all day by Tyrell's
two assistants, Tyrell himself remain
ing under cover at the hotel for fear OF
being recognized by Hughes, whom he
had SO recently arrested for counter
feiting. When Chief Washburn arrived
in the evening he found TyTell and his
men, together with Swigle. in a room
preparing for action. Swigle had inst
come aud reported that Mullen intend
ed to"strike shortly after eight o'clock.
lie had told Mullen that the trusty one
had Just returned from the country, and
put mp at the Farmers Retreat, where
he was having his team fed and getting
his own supper. In order TO make il
more certain that the question of the
team should not be closely investigated
by Mullen. Swigle with boldness and
craft worthy of his chosen profession,
had proposed to him that the driver
should bring the conveyance around to
Mulleu's hotel and that they all should
get in aud ride To the cemetery grounds.
Mullen had held up his hands at the
bare idea, and begged TO hear no more
of 1t. Why, they could be tracked
from the very door of the house, and
the detection made sure. Swigle, as
will readily lie imagined, had easily
given way. 1t had been agreed that
they should all three walk out to the
grounds when the time was near, and
they had separated until then, the
others going to their hotels, and Swi-
gle coming TO Tyrell.
After brief council with Tyrell and
ms assistant, tnltl W ahuDutn went out
into the city aud laid the cnse, or as
much of it as he had time to detail, be-
fore a prominent banker, Who at once
obtained carriage and drove the de-
tective out to the cemetery, where the
keeper Mr.. Powell, met them, and
SLOWED THEM AWAY IN THE RECEPTION
ROOM.
OF the monument.
This structure faces sonth. The
ground in front is level for a considera-
BILE distance, but on the north side the
ground inclines at a downward slant Of
about 45 degrees, for distance of l50
feet, into n ravine or gully. The de-
clivity is comparatively bare. About
two thirds the way down, aud consid-
erably to the left, is n large tree. The
eatacOmb is in the north side OF the
building, and the reception room, or
Memorial Hall, 'as it is called, Is IN
the south side. The catacumb has
vestibule, in which stands the sarco-
phagus Of marble. supported on wood
en trestles, and back of this is the
entrance To the five crypts. One Of
these crypts is occupied by the re-