, 1876-08-10
fRlCE FIVE CENTS,
CRIMINAL NEWS.
Failure Of Scheme to Kidnap an Old
Han Near Quincy, III.
A Despondcnt German, Wishing
to BE Killed, Meets
His Slayer.
The "squcaliug" Train-Robbor Conducts
Officers to Portion Of tho Booty.


6prffa' 0ttpatca 10 Tie Tribune.
RutHcTt ILL.,, Aug. U.-0n FEidny Inst, as WIS
tcIezrnphcd to T1fx T7tnUNg, a resident Of this
city named Bifce was arrested on q charge ef
forEefy By man named Williamson. Claiming to
come from G41c4bntg. Wl1,tnmeou was sworn In
a. siccial constable here and tack Dlrce to Gales
hafg on Fstday night. The arrest, however,
tuths ont to have been fegutnf case OF kIdnap-
ping. DEce Ecturnctf last night, nnd to-day gave
hh!g reporter tho following account of his ioi,r-
ncJ. Williamson and his prisoner arrived At Galcs-
hnrg at 2 o'clock Saturday morning, and started for
The est Lawrence House 10 get breakfast. Thcy wcrc
met OH tic Tay by man who shook hands with
Williamson, uni was Introduced to Bircc a. Judgo
Leslie. The hitter askc,l Bsrrc II be did not re-
niciHt'er hni. saying that teY lad mot In Quincy
sumo yeats ngo. After looking at him closely,
uafcc aald that be had, and tic Judge wanted 10
Know what was the matter. llu told BIrcc to call
on him II hc needed assistance. lie woull furnish
bonds for $00, 000 II necessary. About o'clock
Williamson told I3lrcc that they would 60
oyer to the Court.nousc, and they proceeded to
the outskirts Of the city. Whrn the prisoner OBJ
jectcd to going any further, Williamson told him
that the Court -ifonse had been moved, md finally
continued tho walk. taking the railroad track and
go.ng towards Chicago. -Four miles from Gales
burg Williamson stopped al small telegraph onlcu
and made s0lnr inquiries, nntl, on coming out told
lr!cc that they would have to 20 still further,
They Continued their walk. arriving at small I'D.
t4"A <HhEN - AtuHo, Q tlslGS 1IDH1 tA{EdBufY, hk
noon. Williamson surrendered, his prisoner
op ss has tsyinE that hs,,sa as
thc juttees ofisec. but Wianson W dtI Np not mi
IL M M ara 5 S ihs sa
:a!osa track led ths 1a,,ss t. .aspees Us aa
rcsted. ;rhc Constable accordingly .eiessaphcd to
SioasIt baeE to Qs{ssSs!s % Monay ';S Fhs asn %a
Lesiis. who had icft oaiesbure y and I'd 'lafs gono
TO- TO-, M..sSa .s -, attst st nitco and wlllat1.on
es q asa rs tappas fss s
fcrred against .thsm BY nlrec. and held nhder 500
6onds sael Being unable 70 security. they arc
nolthcr Of thcm ls known In 0aleshurg. IIo r,ys,
fust;h1ci T. ths be esa"s e., acquainted With Jqsa
lte was scrying out 4 sentence Of sirty dsys for
larceny and Leslie was atso III 'al a"aitng tral On
Tss sssts sf d .n,a f
Before be lett the jail Blree eare .'m power of
:tsastsd ls Ssst e lisaaiesI biiee = hssta M q
ns y Pam,sa 5 h e IL s
xantsa ,t in 1;s, 1k;en.usky, and hs was taiea
ataw. q th!s etty, stases shat Le.!s came 10
engaged az detective for tic railroad eopa1,ics.
When Lssc sseppcd of the cars. Capt. slc!'saw
va reading ~ mac account M Of heavy forgery n Zen
description Of the turget and also his picture, Ths
CAPTAIN recognized Lcslie at oncs. md ahadowed
rowed rsyefel Iaw books of tic attcrneys and Pit
thcn In hls ttuak. lie finally arrested lin
sass # yya sad ssy 70 ss @
Lcslie und took him to that state, where he was
tlied md sentenced to nlne years imp,l.oument.
pytr, he had gained the confidence pf EfeCE. who