National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-01-13
THE STOLEN MONEY

Returned to Uncle Sam-How a Bank Cashier
was Watched by Observation-Disclosures An
tecedents-He IL Sure to be Convicted.
The injunction Of secrecy having been removed
from the proceedings connected with the late
Treasury robbery, it is proper to state that the
package Of money stolen by Winslow was re-
stored to the United States Treasurer at his
house, and chiefly through the fundamentally
of Mr.. Curtis, Of the Chicago Inter Ocean, Who in
conjunction with the officers OF the secret SERVICE
brought his personal influence to bear upon
Winslow, whom he had known In his prosperous
days in Chicago as . banker and railroad specu-
iator. The secret service officers got down to the
fact that Winslow was the culprit, and then the
next important step was to obtain the stolen
money, II practicable This, probably, would
never have been effected, but for the honorable
and valuable assistance Of Mr.. Curtis, Of whose
services the secret service officers spoke in terms
OF the highest praise, inasmuch as the stolen
%Ooes mas Desn restored mnorT the Least nins
placed in the hands Of the United States Treas
urer, in the dark Of the evening, at his residence
that others were implicated in the then, not
clerks In the ONCE, but outsiders, but on this sub
isst the 0ssrs are silent. and they state that the
aging that he cannot escape punishment. Mr..
VIM: A. Howard, the paying teller OF the Bank
Of Chfcago, 49,,
WHO DISCOVERED rHE Bosus PACKAGE
which had been forwarded by winslow in place
states that, like the clerks in the cash-room, he
Is relieved from one Of the most severe and dam
ever subjected TO- he states that, sleeping OF wax
ing, eating o. drinking, at church, In business
centres, wherever he went and whatever he did,
detective out Of whose sight he found 1t quite nm
possible to get. This inquisitive chap was al
Howard looked out Of the window. He took his
meals wherever Howard did. When the poor
Hayfng-teller went counting this fellow with the
dulcina's house, and always accompanied him
home on the other side Of the way. he took his
the detecfiye was there among the chiefest Of
mourners and on Christmas Day he went to In.
dianapolis TO dine with his brother.
apols that day, which kept him there until How
ard went back. In short. the espionage WAS 80
ard. who ssys he was shsdoTed 50 persst a
other he LAD stolen that package o. money in his
get It outof hir,. His relief when tbs t6ief was
discovered was something to be remembered as
long as he lives. Referring to the
ASrEoKDKErs OF MR.. wrNsLow
his friends who know all about his antecedeuts
say that great injustice has been done him in
stating that he was dismissed from the army.
They state that on the contrary. his position q
quartermaster was so onerops to him that he re-
signed and his services were considered SO yalua-
BILE that be could not get it accepted under nine
inoAluk-a LIS q tt&liObb In the CQlcaRO Dank
have, II 70 also stated, been miepresented It be-
ing held that II he had succeeded in carrying out
his railroad iron speculation he would have been
regarded as fAr-sesAg and distinguished specu
lator The faiiRre brought With it TIA destruction
Afer that he went to Virginia to 10 INTO the
canned NIT busnese. and not having dollar to-
begin with, friends in New York furnished him
Warrington and was appointed to the Treasury
BY Treseurer New, though he I'D not kstinto
tie cash room TIL September last. The detec-
is sure 70 be indicted and reasonably sure of con-
viction under the evidence they possess. \