The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-19

asked his mother in-law. Mrs Lyon. to inter,
fede for him. She Hc then
guarantee Of future good behavior. She would
try to reconcile him to his wife. She said
she could. Then he placed in her hands
sS bonds Of 400 each as SECURITY for his
these bonds 10 her he told her to hide them un-
der the carpet rrmarklng that he had done SO
over SINCE he, owned them. After, he quit the
ncigh6or, and showed him the bonds. asking
whether they were good for ANYTHING; H. re-
in 1874. and reminded her that some of tho
bonds stolen. were OF tho Ionia and Lansing
"rc@d Mr. I TSr5y advised MIR Mr. Lyon GS
no mistake might occur, rccciptcd To her Tor
w2 II them His HyestsEationi led him to tn, the
B enSa % young M nad hs nr s r"m ths
tthhief. Mrs. Wood lived with, her s9n IN
ths period during which Ms wy
bsstn in S Citing 0 Mrs. WHEY out i the Way
" is only n matter Of conjecture. II IL believed,
however. by those who understood the case. that
Mrs. Wiley knew too much of the operations Of
her husband and his mother. 1t Is said that on
one Occasion when he went to Albany To- neg9;
tiatc the Government bonds stolen from the old
Mrs. Wood and young Wiley were arrested in
Worthwhile by Constable Taber, On the 5th INST
Wood. who has, always boon a CONSTANT church
gocr. exclaimed when arrested Never mind
| The Lord Will provide. My trust Il III GOii
asked the clerk to. take lin to The OH
Of Judge Anable Of NorthyilI.s; There he
tried to get somebody To- 20 to Mrs. Lyon and
get the bonds which he had deposited with her.
In this he failed Mr.. Silas Torrey. who was in
| the Office looked over his shoulder. and read in
IA memorandum book. which he consulted. an
! entry relative to the deposit OF the bonds with
Mrs. Lyon. This fully confirms the story told
| by that lady. -
In the hearings before Justice Hcmcr. Mrs.
! Mood was seemingly grievei and downcast. nut
| Wiley was almost defiant in his bearing. insist
| ing that his arrest was a part oi conspiracy.
He is about 30 years old. and has countrnancc
marked rather by low cunning than hy any
sold Mr.. Wood the Portland bonds in 1871. and
that he made the c9mpaint upon which the ar
rests were made. Helen l.. Dutton. Mr.. Woods
| daughter. testified as to the bonds owned by her
! Dunn. Sheriff 81 Fulton county. told Of n search
| Of Wiley's house made 10y himself and others.
dndi Ieit"F To "T Charts H. Wley which Showed
| that he had tried to negotiate sale OF the Port
GSma ba was s no rS w T6e
| is copy of 1t:
or'cr o. Ros'ssos 4 Co, B,sskrs
why, p.'i saS' M r. tsc oSt M ny
from the cs.nitr ct The Fir, national BANK Of Io"a
IN ai Of the Iona and Lansing Railroad lie WHITES Us
~ !. necessary bring against above township
in The United state Court I, collect the above bonds or
VIII pay with cost, As The Ia" under which the
bonds wVr, issued was pronounced unconstitutional by
the stat" supreme Court the town cannot legally
tax To way them. They are willing 10 pay, and would
avoid costs they could"
a,s heard q 10 sale OF above bond. They are goo,
NH are unRss @eg Ttc ssss Nooppo'uo"
RosIssoS n Co.
Mrs Susan Lyon Of Eiinhurg Saratoga coun-
/ ty.trstilrd thatt harlcs VI. Wiley handed ertho
! siN Portland bonds. telling her 10 hide them
| under the carpet ~ he had ALWAYS done. This
Ma- ON the 29th Of April. 1871. She had heard
] Wiley speak Of dealing in bonds, and believed
him. from the fact that at times he handled good
deal Of money. Whose money II was she could
/ not say.
Della Connor swore that Mrs Wood said to
| her. Just after the robhery. ! Am accused Of
| stealing them bonds. Well what If did II
! was only my own took
! Mary Conner was told by Mrs. Wood on the
I day oi the robbery, that something awful had
+ happoncd. Mrs Wood said she would tell her
/ what II was after Mr.. Wood returned from
Utica. After Mr.. Wood got home Mrs. Wood
Mrs. Wood and Charles VI. Wiley declined t.
enter defence before the magistrate, and were
committed.
1t Is not decided yet whether TO prosecute the
/ PRISONERS ON the charge of poisoning. Mr.
Steele who represents IN" District Attorney
\ a blulr Of arsonic in ono of Mrs Woods bureau
drawers prior - Mr. Woods sickness. Sh'
ASKED what II WIS kept for. and was told tina
il was - kill rats with. Before the robbery
Wiley told one If his associates lukingly tina
h. knew whore the old man Wood KEEP
thurtirs are on tho track of III" Government
bonds - len from Mr.. Wood, and hop" to IS
tatlish the fact that Wiley sold them in Buffalo
They hay" discovered also That Mrs Wood
whn claims TO Dee extremely poor. has ah9u
$4,000 loaned out. They intend 10 attach THU
4 fart s lNlu tf he