, 1877-01-09
The $f2, 900 Theft Traced TO This
Treasury Clerk.
He Was Arrested Yesterday at His Desk
in ths Cash- Room.
Circumstances Plainly Pointing
to Him ns the Skillful
T1llei.
He Maintains Brazeu Front Of Injured
Innocence Throughout.
WhSiIINGTON.
wJSsF.flE AitKEaTr5y.

| a1SEIH" ANkETjElJ.
| - Spertos nI4patch so 7nt Tribune
| "AsHfShrns. u. t.. Jan. H.-Fc.sI y. WInsinw,
| who Nj. CHARGED With having committed the Treas.
nry robbery. WAS arrested thI4 afternoon by
hrooks, f:h!cf Of the Secret Srrricr aud Henson
md lerkn'. his nrststant, WIn.low. although
warned that what be might ray won,d
! be used nyalnrt HIN ut the tsme of
! hi, arseat, made admission. whfcn practically
confess the roh1'rry. lis said to the detectives.
'Thc money Ia ali spent. Duu't fcarch the house
| anu snbicct my wife to Tint 'nitsnity.'
The circumstances which hare led 10 the arrest
OF HinEoW. :" far as can b4 aseertAlnc1 these:
The Secret Service ngcnts fs0n tie rrrt suspected
llfh mil attached little Importance 10 the theories
which located the theft with the Allan. Exprcss
Company Or In tic bank In Chicago. dtErr
Treasury otflefnla wsrc Of tho optnIun that the
1nnney waf not taken from the cuth-sn The
Investigations have been
CONNECTED ON DIFFERENT THEORIES.
NIr'1ow hn' Men clo~ety watched. Thccnycope
whlch chnta'ncd the bogus package, the Iht1adcl-
nha ensrlaIe'manufactnresa raid. wa. 1n1dc by
hand. The Secret Service theory was that II was
unrpoFe,y to 1s,nle tn nyert suspicion frnrl the
eash.room. It was discovered that Nlnsfow
hasl paid considerable nuInber uf
rmati hills fpng outstanding. and had
written tu other creditor. to forward Their clni,nr
lr wnr frequently interviewed. ami In hi, inter.
rlews seemed to hnsc prepared NIL elaborate dr..
lCH'c LII Gar1f CI3IHC tIAl EV.HlU@$ Hlruk W
brought usainst him.
lie prslrD EVERYTHING
from the rtnst: liz fn.Istct that the Chicago en-.
velope not addrc.tesl in bin own lund. lie
was forced, In one Interview, to adde's.
rn,iar envelope In the rsmc
manner, and npnn Eefng inforn,ct!
that thn detectives bclirvrd he addressed the bogus
jackage, hc for the first tine quairtl. Sulne t!mr
tlnce lie wrote long communication to Treasurer
Wyman complaining TINT ~ wa. un1cr surveillance
anl suspicion, aud seeking TO thsuw rNspicion
npDn others.
Finally, yesterday afternoon at 7 o'clock. the
ioor-bcil at Treasurer Wyman'a house wnA rfins,
and. upon tho door teing upened,
4 PACKAGE wAs ritsoWy INTO THE HALLWAY,
l's 1erron who hnrficd rapidly away. The pack.
NE cunt4fncd the entire Ut money In the
Identical notc.. with the exception Of $40.
The necc*'ttc. Of juster rtnnrc that the t'oyct,.
aehts information ~ to the netdun who delivered
Tits money ur to not Disclosed.
Wius1nw appcnFel nj hIs desk this morning and II
was noticed b5 the clerks TINT iu pu!d co.cr attcn
tim to hr hutlncsa than ueua1. keeping lis eyes
utmost constantly ufon his desk. ALout o'c1ock
lc wns runin,nucd to the cashiers room. md mott.
ncd by tho secrct"SesYlre men taat hc was under
aFsrAt. He WIS immediately ecarChc,l, md upon
h!s I'crH"i,. in Hn Inner ruc.cs. we're fund
TWO oHE-NCsDNEp-poi.1AA nlLi.s
shid BY tho Treasury rxpt tu be part or the orig.
lhal package. Tie officials siere fortunate enough
Ia secure tlc nunlbcrs Of thr notSA tcnt. Ttlrse
twn nes are latd tn be Included In tlcrr Numbers.
rpnn Winsow's person was found Ticket for New
fork, purchased s'ncc Saturday, III. Eou.c was
searched md hut $:sU found, which the wife, who
cyi''cntty las had no knowledge of the ht1a1r, said
WIS ret apart FROM h!h nodest salary fur house
hold ncccHslt!rs.
wISbl4oW WAS LODGED IN JAtL TONIGHT,
and Will hnsc lltaylng Tomorrow. Hammond.
the ontCcr Of the tnnk II, chicAgn VIM opened tho
package, will br fnnmoncl to testify that The
package feec!yrd by the bank was bogus.
At Wluelow's h0Hsc WIS iuuMl ai4o brown tIssuc
PAPER, Identical In texture and quality with thu
rlip+ which composed the bogus pAckusr. Pieces
ot tho peculiar papss nmtlar IL that out Ut whics
the hukrs envelope snade weEu ulsu found
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