, 1877-05-27
STRAW BAIL.
How It Was Worked in the Lincoln
Tomb Robbers Case.
What It Costs to CoDrey $3S, 900 Worth Of Prop.
erty--The Fellows Concerned.

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erty--The Fellows Concerned.
The arrest OF several pereons for conspiracy t
secure the release fictitious bail Of Mullins ant
| hughes, the men who attempted to eteal the re-
| maina Of President Lincoln from the tomb al
Springfield, will probably result in the ecrious
Gripping OF the gang Of bogus bailess and profcs.
t sional jurVmen who infest Chicago. These txe
| men, 1t will be remembered, were arrested iE
November last, and since that time have been con.
fined IN jail at the State Capital. Their case wa;
set for trial In February last, but an application
| was made for change Of venue, and granted.
Logan County was designated by the Court, but
| they subsequently refused to be tried there and
elected to stand their chances In Springfield There
o ed n e
| week ago an attempt was made to
: SECURE THEIR RELEASE ON STRAW BAIL,
put fortunately, 1t was discovered in time, anu
| tody. aud indicted for having conspired, as al
| lcgcd, to enable the accused to escape justice
beinous crime aFe not connected With the gang Of
man Austin s. Fields. Rchard M B. aHe Faiier. a and
James knea1y, and Bridget Lewis, especially the
first two, dld not come to the surface until the 9TH
ers were arrested but 1t is claimed that 1t Gun be
shown that they were connected with this particu-
| lar case.
), The Job WAS put up in this city, but who we're
the ott5inators cannot now be ascerta(ned.
Forbes il the fagtnest one back who appears to
| have been connected with it, He had the money,
paid the bills, and. made the arrangements with
Hartman to draw up the spurious deeds. This
| fellow Forbes has served one term In the Peni-
tcntlary for forgery After bis release he in
to the Government Secret Service under ChIef
Whitley, and was stationed in Chicago when Elmer
Mashburn took charge Of the Service. Washburn
found out what sort OF q man he WIS, and dsmiss-
ed him almost Immediately. As IN evidence Of his
ecampishness. it may be mentioned that while in
Widow M 10 ae ss bis piom.n
to pay. her SIPS month. nearly rs much as be
two or three MONTHS and then he dismissed her
without giving her penny, though she was very
poor and had two children to support lie was
self in different parts Of the country as Secret
Service officer. and ''dead- heated" wherever he
could impose upon people. lie hasn't had 3l00 at
one time for two years. and it is this fact together
with his general worthlcssness. which gives rsc 10
the suspicion that, in this conspiracy to elect the
means by Others who interested In the freedom
OF those men, .1nastnnch as Nelson and kncaly do
not appear to have openly participated in the bogus
are the ones who put Forbes forward to do the
dirty work.
Nelron Is Il contractor in this city, and man Of
soE,e means. His interest in Mullins and Hughes
will probably be made manifest at the trial Of tuose
two men, which begins Tomorrow.
KSEALr
u.
Louis, where, it is said, be and Peter 5lc artney
kept livery stable, Peter. of course, not BEN,
known by his right n1me Waslburn arrested
ing - connected y with counterfeiter who was
being shadowea by detecti. c, and being supposed
to b. one 49, Of gang which Tas shortly after taken
insuftice ent. and he was set at liberty without
hearing. He came to Chicago about year ayo,
and am since b bis a5.iva here has ra9 the Hub"
svcated with him "a partner up to the time Of big
arrest. Ills interest in his partner and his pal
Hughes will also be shown ut their trial.
EUGENE HARTMAN
ia hanger around Justice o1ices,-a getter-up Of
bogus juries, bogus deeds, and bogus everything
slss: az might be imagined be is bogus himself
He is pretty ehrewd, and has been
found out in his rascalitcs only two three times
The fictitious deeds uael BY Fields aud Fuller were
drawing them up, and Forbes paid, or was to pay,
him the money. The blanks were easily obtained.
rnsa s SSs a,se aG% a sn sa
within the city limits, which he didn't own, to
Austin $. Fields, the consideration being s3s, 500,
Es6S Fus. 9ifs ds shr r. sss s
eons:dera!ion Of the sum Of sl3. 500. II These &c
Deeds so far as the body Of them was concerned were
is unaccountable, Hartman after stealing 7. B.
Wnkemau's notaria seal. and putting this evidence
OF genuineness upon them, sisned the notary's
signature Of the grantor and that Of the notary
who Witnessed it were In the same handwriting.
NOW FIELDS
was 4 geutlcman-of leisure. That il, he scorned
work, lunched at bccr-satoons and slept in barn.
Two years ago he had a little money, but he be-
came IN INC, 81 WITH tn
then for eighteen mouths, be has been
practically on the town, and the vcry coat he bad
wsea ,'ssea Tas Which Eeks, s ass ns h@
" sal~ass s = Willy to make aol]ar ~ithoat asfag