, 1877-01-23
SUPT. DIXON.
He Is Investigated in Regard to That
Claremont Affair.
His Statement About tho Case---
Il Mysterious Third Party.
Faots Connected with the Arrest Of
swegles and Neoly.


Tie Cla1cmont case, which seems n!s1ost In
tefMiunbtc In liz snuoslty, again came np yes
tcr,av nho,c. Mnnt,ay'x ancr rovc fn q.
49,, .c.x,t,,e, .,,a rsst -, .iss C,rsnn7t to- ~
e".se'"''.h sIe As'esto " ','a' ~, ~. NV
attt'npt to sescNc hcs husband, anu brought osst
IN conjunction the fact that l,cr companion in
guilt waa Charles Smith, otherwise "Etd"
hammer sonne spo1tef" 10. ,', .as ur,es.. r,
lSes, IN" tnot nc naa nceu eet u Anert,. a"cse
matters certainly locked blue Tor Deputy snpt'
Dixon, md an investigation could nut we'll be
ayoilcd. Accordingly
,.s.s. .los ~" a,.. 80 "ND o.. ~ .1',- .e
spent eet~cca SIS as'u scFcn isoass tf5tn5 10 get
the ''attom faets In The nitairs and IN secret
o,".,sso a cx,itc isrnna nros,,rc. h,t came to
st Fs',st ~ ,t'o ~ t,n 1nsns,tga.iur r,n'.
VIZ lt.,''1 ~ ~ '''1 @ ,ap " ,,. 11e eo"
mntee's oe'l WIN t,n,Iina i"eo @ unu = feay
that M lr wos M m tor tron connlynr m nt or wish-
Jug 'os no"anM escape .nas nc "os.u sa '1sncs "s
part = %'.h al ho rosse'ssa e IT,, tl'an f,.,h have
poss Gs' e f Ell Known Il the 81 aor ra only % ws
he INV witt, tlfs own eyes, and after searcttng
huth Mrs. Clare,nunt and tho "Kil" ordered
them to BE- taken to the ArtnorY. Upon learn
afternoon, he orlerc1 llIln. 10 hc rearrestcd,
wtirlt was at once done. He denied must cn1-
phaticully tlat he played any other part IN lAv
affair tllan Tint Of an hoEcst md wcfl-ncaning
pillcer. For Its uyssvc ans,vers to tho rcImrtct
person IN the syhemo wllo was not eaptnEr.''
ecfiptius1, and he WIS loatho to tmpnrt this In
formation To the press, for fear 1t would inturo
the chances Of tile att,rcAcnsIOn of the heavy
v,llain who was undoubtedly at the bottom Of
the piot. After pAtcnt hearing OF the story
Of every ono implicated, Including the Oflicrrs,
ROLAND and wife, tho Is ktd,n md others, the
Dixon
4 CHANCE TO cAr1uNg THIS THIRD rA1tr1,
thus enabling him to show lip tho attempted
rtscue TT what he mir. DIxon) considered tho
III this connection IL is needless 10 ndd TINT
tho u Kid denied everything that passed be-
tween HIN mud thc reporters, aud was so nom
pluescl by questions put TO him that 'le told
lilo ono which tho police corroboratc, Is to The
aNcet that he {thu "kEdn} noticed O man
sladowtng Mrs. Curcmont In tic Ilrst attempt
to pass Instruments to lIer husband, aud that &c
about n6o n'tiu tse Corridors a ao of a the buinE
seeking chance to interview ROLAND;
tiiat he tlien insrattatcsi f,fntsett into
this mans favor, and succeeded In learning Of
the attempt at rescas to 10 I'ade in tc evening.
formed Ecrgt. McGariglo oi thcsc facts, md
hcnco The capture made by Officer TIN iyau
aid Detective Simmons 5'as not Incidental, as
mas at 1t*t stated, hut thcy lay tn 'rat uu;ii tho
was at tho Lottom Of tho Btairs when the praon-
c1s were brought to tho top OF tho stairs prc-
I,afatorr to coming tlown. Did To know ii tho
attcmpt that was to be malcl
AFTERNOON,
and Ia locket, IN, d. tho po!Ico say, upon a ccnu-
Inc charge, for wflelI he will ba Kept under lock
anl kry Until the day Of trial. Atrs. Caremont
9so fsas 'ss ,qs M r. m 1t s tha pH,f' ss Ys Scs sf
scH hati planned md perpctratr.l liz attc,ppt
u!unc. Ii ia u toseonu conclusion TINT II the
"ktdu is matlc to sitter tho penalty ut tho
low, hc will s1ucai If he cal dc 80, MID
thu affair liz Is nlrealy said 10 hnvo
saucaIeI upon t,lu third purity. whom, he de-
scritrs as ! tail, rather good looking man Of
ntlt!lc age, tlrcssrti in la1k clothes, md wear
event of the cupturo the polco hope to clear
tl,rm.elvcs. Tbere ough. certainly to bo q
detective smart enough, In town to capture this
man II he Is not a myth.
onc or two other littio thugs hare happened
ssy 4sr ss a9.:so :sH IL :h D1sr 5 apSa!s%Sy % III Il
lstu, III The atlitu,lo Of pereon who Is n,uk1ng
war on n ct,-p.,I!uatq branch Ut tho po2jrc
Beryirc-the Government detectives. A young
nlnn l,Y tic name Of Nccly las for some listio
tt,uc trcu cnuluycd hy letcctiyo Tvrcll. K
few tlnys ago, Wills Necjy was ot
tho Ijyoll hp wa8 Rrrc,tcl by
Detective Daudrr. and taken to the Central Of,
tho charge OF being yayraft. iYion lso was
taken Ia. Nrc.v stated that hc was In tic en-
ulnr Of t4c United States. hut refused to shuw
iis nancrs 10 uty one cx ept Supcrinlc cnlcnt
Wekcr, Uo was taken 1lcforu tho Suncr,utcud.
chi, showed Ills tloci,,ncnts, mi was Mt ouco
ur,lcrel released. Uc,cctiyo pIudcr'a story of
this uirair was lint ho was informed by
jim Sllaw, Tho ti,lrf, that Ncc|y wis
4 i,ard Ease WHO !a,i tccu In nrison, anu
was nasB[nc counterfeit money! nntt tlInt thrrr-
! ,,no,' hu ttatwa lie fast Ia Dixon and. untirr
ulxo,s Vntct. hal hin run III. II this be trnc.
# Is surprising. that tllu word OF Sliaw, a neIl
knuwn thief. sholllI be taken by thu Ictcctiyr.
anil m in,mrnt MN bu nrrpstcd antl tbe tiic{
b. let alone. i)ixun's story IT, ttst t,e aid
Uauler wefc going hy Tia TROLL and Battticr
pulntwl out NrrIy anil said In was n
| f,ar,i rnsc, nul hnd bccn toatnE around thr
strrnta tpr so,nr timc nni tnighk "a hc ru, In.
and lint thcro,,rom DIsst, snJI. ti,uT him n, i
| Tho fart socus 10 he Tint Nrciy waa nj tbs TN
| 0jj. whrre tncrr were also nrrscnt n narfy cnu,
sI.tjnr ii DIx,1. Isi,,9rr shnw, linra"n f;,1intt
| jim Porter. cx-IctcctIyo and ex-lnil hr,l'
] omI anv,hcr man. Af;pr 4 Wtfe Will,
tho marty hroKo nm. Dnu,.cr nn]
knnw sf4nnc.I trts;tr nn,i thn,,
! NiiatY op{nfeH nstt Nerfr md thu nrrc.t was
mail. Nrrlv i. mai ~ .,nhrr,ix,,c.j rhrrar'
! 80 a' s,.'., - ...t ....f - :. .tN