, 1877-01-24


Deputy.surcrn.endcnt Dixon mado a slate
Inc the charges against him in Mondays paper
which clears up many Of tho roIust therein
given, and IN others throws upon tic other side
the onus Of proving it's assertions.
Mns. CLEnMoxT.
So far as The attempt Of Mre. Clernout to
rcsctio her husband II concerned, the Deputy
Superintendent Gays that the first Information
nbout The project was given by the boy 1fam-
tncr, commonly called the "kiL," TO Drtcctfye
sitnnIots, by Mn, to Atct3artcic, ty Mctlariglo
to Hickey. and by Hickey. 10 him.. On she
Superintendent stated 10 him tnat special
f prisoner, since there were pcrsoa. In IN
to~n who wanted to set him fire.. lie tDtxon)
saw that tlu necessary orders were Eircn, and
went home. but returned, bctng anxlous upon
the subject, and nervous about the safety Of
tl,e tIln!l. Soon after he reached the Central
station he lcarsl noIsc in tllc }Ialf, and. going
70 the door, saw Summons leading down the
kid" and Mrs. Clcrtnont, who were ordered
intu confinement. Al this time the hoy told lis
story about nun With Il black Inustaelic who
had gotten up the scheme, and who, while the
attctnpt ut escape was making. remained out
side nj tho cornrr Of Alams md Clnrk streets
Dixon satd lie wanted the man, and the boy
ana Simmons were sent after him. but haserft
yet succeeded in finding him. While
tho Hktu'e" story IL considered ushy In some
respects, yet other pcrsous have statca that
they have fccM man answering tho description
III the mysterious unknown hanrinE arninl
Clermons's inothcs-iu-1aw'n tousc, md 1t Is
therefore possible that there ts aometting In
tlIr matter. II there be any rnlluslon, 1t lies
Information IN the first place doesn't seem to
hare bccu given TO Dixon At all, but to have
been stralncd down to him through nearly half
dozen people.
As regards tho arrcst Of Nicely, It. appears be-
yon'l question that detective bautler stated to
Dixon that the man had served time, mud wus
hanging, around towt!, and that thGsetpnn Dix
ploy, directed, properly enough, that llo be
r,l1i in. Had lie known that Seciy was working
fur the scere. Service lle would under nu cir
c,lHstancek lavc gwen euGl an order. bautlcr
Enthusiastically Individual. who IN really sulcly
responsible for Necly's nrreat. TIC Deputy SUI
pcrlntendcnt denies clnphatteally that ho was In
tho Tlyoi At nil.
30 FAR As swE,ot.Es IS CONCERNED,
the Deputy Superintendent distinctly md posi-
lively states that fc VIVA not aware ol the Issue
Of tho warrant; TINT he gave no order counter
mandng onu that swcgrs might be cxaInirul
order him to bc sent to tho Armory Or to he
looked up at tho Central Station; nnt TINT he lid
not see lin at tl,r tso lie was brought t& eG
Central Station. lie was not a,sore that Hwctgics
was working for tho eecrct Service; Ind he
knnwn Of It, he never would have thrown any
obstaclc In lfs way, 1t hc!ng his desire to co.
operate to tho best of bis ability with TyrrrIl
and other Government detectives. lie alho dc.
nfes that he ever stated to reporter ior nny
paper that tho attempt 10 rob tile toul'' oi The
late rrcsi'c,lt was gotten up by Elmer Wash
hurn in order to crcAto public sentiment In hi.
fayor. and to secure him the s9perintcndcnry
o. rollce, he believing Nash.n!rn ID
| it'll cav ,ras that In believed that SHrIr1r.