The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-07
GOULD,s CHARLEY moss STORY.
A Plot TO Kiduap IItm aud Fisk, send then,
TO Africa. aud sell then, into slavery.

To THE EDIron OF TIE SUN-Str For
several Jays past rupors have been circulated
IN Wall street circlcs TO the eject tnat one year
ago, when jay Gould was about to he in his
celebrated bull movement In Union Pacific, a
plan was rmcd to kiinnp him, nv sevo raj pur-
Il who were bc 1rs on the stock Tue HCrddh
printcd "a lon. articl upon the sui ject IN which
II IL stated substantially that the seal skin OPP
era or." va. Eugene Robinson, Daniel Drew and
j cob tu0iuu. were the cAnspirators aud that
Gould WIS 10 have been GAGGED with a cork held
IN ~ cord, and was TO have been kept out oftc
way until the Union Pacific bull movement had
been broken down. The scheme was said to have
been abandoned at the last moment, owins TO
the better reason of the conspirators prevailing;
but the implements with when the deed was
to nave been perpetrated are said to have been
given No to Could nv one OF the parties.
In some quarters It ia said that the story was
m nufactur. q by Gould to awaken public sym
pathy. now that the Black Friday suits are
being forced to an issue III the courts. IL h. not
likely That such a story would accomplish any
sucn purposc. no Ncvoi.f1r the majority OF people
| who II We had ANYTHING to do with railroads and
Wall .trcet would feel very sorry that the con-
| 80 rutDrs lost their nerve at the critical iIuC-
turc.
| ANYTHING or anybody that we'd him from h's
! Ridiculous bull movement ~ OuiOn Pacn and
to himself A. well IA to cNeryhody else the frus-
?
/ misfortune. The ouly cx eption would be IN
I tho case ~ the Young edttnf VINO would have
fuunu considerable utiiicuty IN paving the deuts
| of the tribune ~err Tue absence oi Tue prnprie-
| tor urotracted. and long ere this he would nave
been conn elled to stem dawn ana out.
| Tue truth L., probably. that some such scheme
! was tulkCd over la sport nv tue parties who
! were alleged To be guilty of the conspiracy. and
! that after uassin- through many nairdtions "
ape red a. a seri us pro lect. The details are
/ in many respects absurd to those who know
| the n1rties personally. Ine bsre idea Of J COO
I Ku1tuo attempting to 3 TEX n big cork into
| Gruld's mouth while the later was engaged in
! cnn,ers alton bv Eugene Robinson and Uncle
! Dtniel Is intensely ridiculous. sides. Nes-rs.
! Drew and X niuson trc altogether too fond ~
! seeirg inir play II cert II on" persOn VII" can't
! keep III own mouth smut 10 plug up the mouth
! of anntho- whose reputtiiH n Il eminent f1r
! Iritunuy Oli kiuarpers stamp the entire
! nair ~ Improbable.
/ fncrc las been time however, len Jay
/ Gould ana a di-tin uisncd companion were ~
! immin' nt dautCr or % ing lidnilicd, not Tor
/ shot period, a been stated was ,he tHtcn-
Uuu IA tlo Drew it0uns u ltUbino G 30. uut for
! ati ic which mi!ut only have terminated with
ODE ryening Mr. Gould ave nc the history Of
/ the afar whtl, W. were sitting m his ihce
/ usually good Aulunr. and becoming I lNattve,
began To relate many of the int resting incdent.
| q. hi NJ. f'uanv he Id " Did ever tel
/ YOU abn.t ihe plot which WAS formed t. kidnap
/ '.i-s aud r.yseli and send us away TO Aiiic Z"
Ot rolr.r, eNvr. s,ed entire iguor-uce OF ever
hsvinc heard ANYTHING about such plot from
| Inc ri-i,ry of IL something a. tollows:
"Whcm jim Fish aud tyself cyan to Do husi
ness together. ms peculiar apueai .pre AID ex-
tr .,ruiuan actions attra ted the att.nlon ~
! everybody IN the country 20 ourselves and a
/ Cle { deal Il uscicss annoy nee was the re-ult
| Everything that hap encd In Well street was
soon Laid al our door, aud no mat er whether a
speculate II resulted fortunately or The reverse,
We w-te credited ~Ih a nand In the mafinuii.
tiun N Il when people MADE money tlev would
not thank u.s. wn"n they lost II We received
tucir uialcdictiOus. | preferred more uuob-
tfnsi'e stye u lie. but ti,k was never CONT NJ.
ed uniess he mao" a splurRe and DR. eyed ne
into II. After tinle detectives were continually
snadoNinc ne from one place 10 another ~ q ',
snd when Ne went To bed they watched IN front
OF the mousse. IL was avear ~ more ucfor. Fisk
died that VS. cons ious " eing followed con-
SANITY ~ person very pecuIi.r IN hls general
aulc rance. who judged WIS not regular
detective h- his face would Ice too eas liV remcni-
| berrl 10y one win had ever seen 1t. therefore
VS. luZXied 10 account fIr his action. and was
aoout - meuton the matter 10 the police,when.
| a. W r. entering my r. sidencc late one nisnt. Le
suddenly confronted me. There was noAody
around, and 4; first | had good notion To run
aw.v rom him :he .ohc quickly, however. ana
| deci led u rem iip. ana trust "a luck To Get
AMY u ne should make any hostile denonstra-
ton. He sid ne he wanted 10 speak To me on
the sub icrt Of MY personal safety, which. he
said, was IN great peril. lie had followed a sea-
farips II e. and " IN need Of money; he mad
been urged TO ellis, "a desperate scuotne. md
tnougntif he coull realize b, discussing the IN
formation. inste d 81 ccuhtttiug crime. lie
g. bccaiuc satisfied ff,rashort barley n AT he
re n, tossessed import nt ini'rnatiun, md
entered into ucgotia,i,r- Tor It's poss ession.
/ ptit~ VS. nrteed upon. ana lac revealed tho facts
taat negotiations had teen ent"tcd INTO uN
tain control of tie Erie road, whereby Fisk and
mvself we're To be kidnapped latc At nirht and
nut on board Of a LARGE schooner then anchored
IN the lower nav. ana taken away to Af,i"a. he
person v no WAS to do the job had been engae ed
~ block hds INNING during the war, aud MAS To
receive $lONOyl iu gold.
" Of course went b. Fisk Immediately and
gave hin TIA. particulars. lie VS. incrcduiUus,
ia II was not until We chart red a tug boat and
proceeded t. tue lower b IN COMPANY wi. h
IN" iuioImer TIA Ia" was satisfied. We boarded
the schooner, and found 1. ntled with every Az
pltduCe Iur the successful confinement Of our
selves. Directly in trout OF The capin room
Lad been built Of heavy plank, and Hcce-siO o
from the cabin only. In whtcn We were 1" have
been placed when CAPTURED. RIMS were fixed
TO tae floor, aud the intention was evidently, as
the man sid. 10 kecp US chained tuside axe d
couple ~ Wild beasts. We oDtsiued every par
ticular concerning the scheme, md were pre-
pariue to alTe-t the CoDspirators, when the,
found out I at were warned, and diSap
ue red Fisk thought had better SlN
nothing about the master, because tie feast
Tiny uf tue scheme mlsnt sugHe sell I,
otner tarties. nd thereof put our persons II
addition peril
Ia rrsuonse to a question as to the uses e
which tley were to lie put upon arrival II
A rca. Mr.. Gould stated that the Intention was
he ucuevcd. to sell Fisk and himself t. ncgr,
kings IN tue interior as 81 yes. Tue y rty wn'
disclosed the kidnapping scheme was rev rde
Handsomely. AID his NhefeahoGtS was KNOW
to MI. Gould a. the timc n told ne
such was the story. witch seems almost In
credible. IL W., however, related to me suo
} stautidliy a- above. SIIRABOUT.