The New York herald., 1877-10-15

.na, II ever there were fourth empire he would DO
OF rs prominent oihcers
CRASH.
Well the bubble at last burst aud Benson and kurr
were taken into custody One was sentences 70
len the other 10 fifteen years Of penal seryitnae
Almost Immediately alter their condemnation they
conmun Gated TO the Crown their dealings WIN 'no
seteotlyes ana alter a delay OF some months Meikle-
John, Druscovich ana Palmer wero P"eeu - '
dock.
CURIOUS TALE.
The story which tho prosecuting counsci tnen .oiu
was even stranger than people imagined he mrs.
stated that Meikleohn had been acquainted Win the
prisoner Kurr) Tor i've or Six years. had oeen On ,ne
most intimate terms with MN anu nau p.vn "s "
active assistance IN every one ol ne iauua
He said ne would produce letters IN Mei.ieJon , :
handwriting in which Kurr was addressed on sueh
familiar terms Dear Bill, and IN whch warnings
were given HIM Whenever the authorities Of scotland
Yard taking any action ipr the de'eclion OF hs
frauds one letter tor instance, ran:-"You must
keep quiet. In case OF smell you must scahper
away faacy.a brief is out against you." Brief was
the Slang word for warrant. Letters also would be
produced giving tuii inorpaioE about the movements
q othe. detectives. MeiKlcjohp, according to the
evidence had received upwara OF $4,000 on diIcreut
occasions as rewards for tins information when me
letters came 10 be produced tins statement OF the
prosecutor Was found TO be completely true Heikc-
iohp from these letters, would appear TO be one VI
these Scochman whose greed Tor money Is insatiapo
BLAcAMALixG THEY.
We see him pursue kurr month alter month"; track
ing him Whenever he got out OF his sight, anu inces-
IN his demands lor money. On ono occasion ne
received no less than s., 800 IN q lump Druscoyich
was brought into the AFFAIR by Meikleohn, and ip-
deed all through the business Mekiejohn Is the arch
consprator Druscov.cn had q brother, who
either ell into bad ways unucky IN
HIS business, ana so mace ncavy ucmapus
applied advice MelSlcjohu aho WAS an OH friend
OF hs MelKlejonp Al once told HIM he could brng
him 10 nm acquaintance who bad the money, ana 'ii.
medately aiterwGrG introduced h.m 10 hurr. hufr
lent Druscoycu $500 without asking any receipt or
security, ana from that time forward the detective
was u ue pv"si 70 describe s ,ne fraud
ihc first remarkable fact ne broush. out was
tLat the Offices IN which the swindieIs carried on
their within Two minutes walk OF COT
land Yard police station. In place Of keeping away
iroln trap II evident that the thieves waacd
be II M possible Tor the very simple reason
that IN place OF having enemies there, they had
friends Ia the correspondence which took place
Scotland Yard was constantly mentioned AZ tho
s.shopn The "facIory," and 1t was shown that the
swndlers knew wci What was going on there as II
they had been officers IN the place
THE NOTES WERE "woIKED
When the 500 900 was sent them ey Madame Con
the swindcrs had great diicuities TO contoha
with. The fraud having been detected the case was
gwen Tito the hands OF an astute English attorney
named Abcahans. and so tue swinulers had the douoe
difficulty OF preserving themselves from arrest aud OF
gettiu. rid Of tue notes, the numbers OF which were
known. The detectives came 10 their ad, ana Melkle-
john particular on the 10Th anu 27th OF september
MIR. A0rahams made application Tor warrants,
but on the Goth the thieves had already
got warning aud had disappeared from thor ofhce.
Druscoyich, who had been employed by Abrahams,
had immediately informed Kurr and his friends Of
their danger. Benson and some others OF the swhd-
ers went 10 Scotland and there got rd OF some o. the
notes The matter rested Tor wnlle. Abrahams,
who suspected that he was not getting proper
assistance from the police, offered reward
Of $1,000 for information. Meiklelonn then
again came oa tho and offered to help
the swindlers 10 get rid OF the rest Of Inc
notes IN Their possession Mekielonn's la.her nves
al u called tho Bridge OF Allan, IN Scotland, ana
Meklejohn we'll known there ana OF course from
his position was regarded as man OF integrity.
TIN PRETENDED SEARCH
Mciklciohn Bengon and Kurr met the Bridge of
Aan plan beng tnat the swlndlers should bo ln-
troduced to manager OF the bank there respect
ALL mon work of getting rid oil the
notes should be carried out. The introduction TOOK
place on SUNDAY, ne swindlers MelAejonn'
dining together. In the midst OF tho dinner teio'
grs IN brought in, announcing that the whereabouts
vi the swindlers had been discovered and that Drus
covlch on his way 10 arrest them TINS inlorma-
ton was sent them by Palmer another oil the de-
tectives now In custody. inc swinders iihmealatey
decamped Kurr went 10 Edinburgh there met Drusco-
arrangement, and settled the paa OF operations
Druscovch having spent the greater part OF the day
kurr continued on his journey 10 the Blidge ol
Allan and course did not mud either kurr or Benz
son there. Benson, meantime, was sent out OF the
way partly on the suggestion OF the detectives 10
Rotlerda m ana there remained for some time
safety but attempting TO change one Of the notes
was discovered and taken into custody oy the Dutch
authorities.
Even at this Crisis his friends ala not desert MIN.
The Attorney Froggar who also appears In the dock,
sent a forged telegram purporting TO come from Inc
English authorities ordering tue release oil Benson
The Dutch authorities, however, were not SO easily
i'm posed upon but Benson in custody, and two
detectives sent over from Scotland Yard 10 pro-
cure his exradIton Among the detectives TO whom
this task was allotted was Druscovch, but Drus-
covich watched by others and so could do
nothing That journey from Rotterdam TO London
must have been terrible time tor Druscovch as well
as for Benson The detective could not help feeling
that bringing the swndier to justice ne was at the
time marching to his own doom. lnueed, benson
his examination declares nat DrGscovich Exclaimed
boat bringing them over that he wished he were
at the bottom OF the Benson, naturally enough,
fully rcciproca,ed this sentiment Finally kurr was
arrested, superintendent taking care that nobody
but hmsell should know OF the issue oil the warrant
so far tor the statement Of The prosecuting counsel
CONVICT IN THE Box.
lew days after the evidence began, and thrill
passed through the when The convict kurr was
placed the box The authorities IN England spared
no trouble III giving the convict an appearance fully
in with his degraded position. The har on
tne head closely cropped, and the convict on en-
tering the court. looks as though nc had not been
shaved Tor weeks The dress, moreover. Is one that
would make Apollo hdeous and give an Aristides
the appearance Of = rogue The convict wears 4 sort
oil sack ugly weed which, reaching right up To tho
neck either conceals the snrt altogether or allows
only 50 much o. 70 ,bo BE- eoor.ea vsoe ma,sr,a r. 70
on the arm there is thing like tho mark OF tho
beast--a broad arrow-thc sign by which IS known
everything that belongs TO the State from the blanket
soldier 10 the body OF the convicted ielon The
entry oil 4 convict court is always impressive
spectacle. However slight he be in appearance he is
guarded by three stalwart aud grim warders who
stand like the symbols oil the resistess late winch holds
the wrongdocr IN Us grasp. The convict comes IN
handculed, helpless, the picture OF a slave. Before
he enters the box the handouts are removed; the mo-
his evidence has been completed they are again
put Oh.
KURR's APPEARANCE,
The look OF kurr not unpi eposscssing His face
bears the double expression OF good humor and deter
mination. The regular, the forehead hIgh
The mouth nrm lie IS about ave feet SIX height, and
has the appearance oil having great strength Altogether
he has the man who was determined to make
the most the world but who, At the time,
philosophical enough TO take misfortune patiently
when it chose to come. lie gave his evidence win
great humor, smilng all the lime, ana
frequently set The whole court IN roar.
The aceount OF his exploits was givou with dry Wit,
ana, altogether, kurr spoke ike u man VINO laughed
tue orld's folly ana regarded himself as very
good Joke will just give an idea OF his manner,
and VI Tie extraordinary achievements bold and un-
scrupuious can accomplish by playing skiltuily
on human Jolly BY giving some extracts from HIS
cross-examinatioD.
KuRR's HuNoR.
Tho cross examining counsel is asking Kurr for
account OF his lie and carcer:-
O. where in Iond0ns A. la tho Caedonian road.
q When yon hsst began 10 earn Your living what wero
your A. 4 clcfk.
o. Where ! A. ON the Southeastern Railway
y. At wnat agsy y. Thirteen,
q, ~ ow long did stop ~ that A. About
q And why did you lesysr ~ Oh. ran away. Laugh
ter)
o. What TO do A. went racing.
u You racing. JcR cal it. al fourteen a.
Yes.
IN .tne, T,no did you sto A., About