The New York herald., 1877-02-02
THOSE DIAMONDS.


M'cARTY AND HIS TEXAN BusINEss--A TELL
TALE sIaNATURE-M'CANN's CAREER.
The police upon the track OF Mccain, the lame
partner IN the Hand diamond robbery and II is sus-
pecied that he will be In custody ere the sets to-
night The opinion Is growing moro firm among the
police that Mrs Lynch is the true and only victim,
and that Hand in the plot to rob her. However.
many people wonder at the lady's apathy in the
natter
LOOKING AFTER "coLoxEL McARry."
II was stated In the HERALD yesterday that "Coonei
william Fitx Charles McCarty." who declared himself
not implicated In the SIS. 900 diamond robbery,
had very bad antecedentk II was stated
that no had bccn engaged In the organiza-
tion OF fraudulent mining corporation In
Chicago somc years ago. by witch he would, but for
accident have annexed" about $780, 900 of honest
peoples money; and another little episode In his
career was alluded to, namely that he some Ave or
six years ngo begged free railroad pass from Louis
vile 10 New Orleans for himself and wic on the ground
that he was too poor to buy ticket. and that being
furnished with passage on sleeping car he charged
the conductor with robbing him of large sum OF
money and diamond ring belonging 10 his wife, The
conductor would not submit 10 be frightened into
paying hush money. but allowed himself 10 be
rested When tho true character Of Colonel McCarty
was proved he was OF course, released These
by the gentleman whom Mr. Curtis, his counsel,
declares IN and OF to be high toned gentle
man, and who himself Expresses his for those
who could think II possible that he would 'consign
himself to future infamy for paltry $40 oo0," and
declares that he Is possessed of landed property and
has deposit Of f20O 900 at his London bankor's To-
day II Tor the HERALD to declare that Colonel
William Fitz Charles McCarty,' "who has spent most
Of his life a. Paris is ide.tical with "w G Mccarty"
who, In 1870, with "Co, managed the "Texas Land
Agency al Galveston, IN that State.
FAR APART LINKS JOINED
reporter OF tho HERALD established tho identity In
tho following somewhat curious manner:-He learned
that in 1869 man named McCarty who hailed from
Galveston. Texas, where his father kept an auction
store or something OF that kind was In tho habit OF
calling frequently at the ofioe Of tho Louisville and
Nashville Railway Company, then located at No 800
ness at the desk of his friend. J. W. Rockwell. an
agent Of the company McCarty at that time
described nmse & a. Inc nsem, Q, ,no Ere Kawa
his present follow prisoner Bates, who was then tho
Southern agent OF that railway These two, with Rock
well, boarded IN house In Twenty-iourth street and
were constantly together Learning these facts tho
reporter proceeded to the new Office OF the Louisville
and Nashville company, at NJ. 1863 Broadway, yestcr-
day ana hcre got clew several persons who knew
ii knew him too well'' said ono gentleman; ..hc
ting free passes the limo and borrowing money
which he frequently forgot to repay
soME rELLTALE LETTERS.
In the course Of his investigation the reporter met
with Mr.. Warren H. Burgess, connected with the office
:scoione,' was raised by McCarty IRON that Of
''lieutenant," to which only be was entitled Then
the scribe ionna Soono samuel "a h Jones agent o,
Rockwell In Office. Mr. Jones clearly remembered
McCarty and had distinct recollection OF his sleeping
strike on the conductor The reporter stated his
belief that tho pan referred to was identical with the
alleged diamond thief, and Mr.. Jones expressed his
willingness TO do what he could toward establishing
tho fact. He remembered having received, some six
years ago, letter from the agent Of tho line at Now
ovrtuO In NavvY Ynrk nla main lat
reporter expressed his anxiety 70 SEQ tho letter. and
anxOu.y inquired whether there were ye
Secary ' begging pse sSs.pA tho Saodwras sH%
might establish his identity Colonel Jones could not
the reporter down dark stairway into the cellar
der the railway Office. Hero IN o dark corner were
piled up number OF packing boxes one Of which was
selected and dragged into spot lighted by the grating
in the sidewalk An axe was at hand and in less time
than it takes to tell u the lid was chopped OIL expos
ing to vew heap Of letter books In which the corre-
spondcncc Of tho company for 1870 copied aud ed
diiigent search failed 70 reveal the letter from Mr.
King but sandwiched IN between kilograms official
orders were found carefully pasted in, probably by
mistake, two personal letters to the then agcn Rock
well, dated respectively April and June, 1870, and
signed In a bold running hand, Nv. g. McCarty."
These written upon paper with the printed letter
head
orrrcE OF W. 9. MccARrv Co.
TEXAS LAND Agency. GALVESTON.
bought and SOL in a :" tho s9 oS Land and
sold Land in tracts suited for emigrants actual
settlers terms.
A brief conversation elected the fact that Rockwell
was supposed TO be connected with q railway some.
whore ont Id the Indian country, whittier he went
sonc years ago.
An INTERVIEW WITH THE COLONEL
Armed with the letters the reporter took bis leave
courtesy Of Warden Quinn, he was permitted 70 enter
tho lower corridor, wherc ne stood while ar officer
called through speaking tube TO keeper on IN me me
press wished to him. The prisoner replied that ne
would see under any prctext
''rhats what he says 10 everybody" remarked the
officer "sevcral persons called yesterday, but he
would not see them"
.Teil him nave some information from his friend
Rockwell"
The message had hardly been spoken tho rapid
clattcrng feet upon tho narrow Iron stair announced
that the prisoner descending. He probably ex-
pected to Rockwell in person, come TO visit him In
tho disguise OF reporter, and therefore gazcd with
eomo surprise the HERALD man who greeted him.
Tho prisoners face assumed suspicious looa
as he turned his eyes inquiringly to the floor and
said. 'Oh, what did you say his namo was"
s'Rockwcna he repeated, as II trying to rccollect
tho name. 'Rockwell? don't know him. What
did you want 10 say to mo 2'
ssThere IS a story about certain fraudulent land
transactions at Galveston, Texas, in which you are
said TO figure in very bad light Have you anything
McCarty changed color, but said more doggedy than
before, 81 don't know anything about such things.
never lived In that city at oil, but always resided N the
northern part OF Texas"
sand you never carried on the real estate business
s.Nevcr; am large land owner, however"
POSSIBLY. said the reporter, at has reference to
another Ol the same name as yourself"
The prisoners face lighted up ut once and he replied
boldly, "That must be H.
81 tell you what he added. with growing cfTrontery
inspired by the hypothesis, 'you had better not pub
lish any such story"
"I you will give mo your autograph to compare
with the signatures TO certain letters written In 1870
by the Galveston McCarty 1t would settle pho qucs-
ton"
mo, no." said McCarty, nervously; ~ can't give
you my name. can't write-that Is, my counsel will
not allow mo 10 hold any comm municaton with any
Goodby"
wait minute, I" said the reporter, showing one Of
tho letters; lis that like your signatureY"
The prisoner turned rcd and white by turns for a
minute rs he saw the document, and then boldly
tored, My writing does not look anyth ing like that
at all, and McCarty motioned TO the officer 10 show
him bnck to his cell.
Proceeding to tho Court of Special Sessions the
porter found the statement the prisoner made when
arraigned At the bottom. in "A bold, running hand,
the signature, 'w r. 9. McCarty," perfect FAC
additional initial "F. was introduced giving 10 the
of Chnries the nrislacratlc nra6x of