The New York herald., 1878-09-29
THOSE MYSTERIOUS TRUNKS.

THE SEARCH FOR Mr.. THoMis HARLAHDs
BAGGAGE-AMUsINa SCENES Al THE GRAND
CENTRAL DEPOT.
Tho baggage room at the Grand Central Depot early
Yesterday morning presented an animated appear
anee Seated about on boxes, trunks ana tables wcro
the United States detectives aud almost q Of
newspaper men. The search for tho missing books
OF the New YORK Iron Mining Company was
10 begin upon arrival OF the through Chicago
press at seven o'clock. Tho great depot unus
ally quiet Everybody seemed 10 be sleepy; the
gatemcn and portsrs rubbed their eyes the swallows
who inhabit the roots OF the building chirpcd moro
softly, aud everything had subducd air except tho
baggage smashsrs VINO rubbed their hands IN gce At
thor sntcipstsd work OF devastation
Tho hands OF the great CLOCK at tho end OF tho de
pot crept slowly toward the hour and the officers aud
reporters consulted mysterious memorandum books
and looked knowingly st one another The United
States Deputy Attorney was not there but his assist
ants did not need his presence to inspire them with
zeal From the determined manner In which they
expcrimcnted with lew stray trunks u was
evident that they would do their duty at
all hazards. Presently bell sounded four
t,mcp and the echoes had hardly died away before
n marked change was apparent Tho portcrs stopped
rubbing their eyes anu got up; the doorkeepers
fingered their ticket punches nervousiy, anu some
onS ,u thority ovor the Fourth avenue street
cars rushed about irantcaIy, shouting someihng
about "hurryng up Them cars The searching
parry smiled another, ana one OF the smEsbcrs
prunted out a satisfactory "thaps ner."
It was '.ner' indeed; Tor, In n moment after. long
whistle and the rumble OF tho tram iorctod the ap
proach OF tho Chicago express AS the long train
endod into the depot ibe United states officers
bus led about and placed the nsclves al points most
convcnisnt TO watch the passengers and baggage Lit
lie ceremony observed in passing the trunks from
tue cars TO tnc baggage roon As each piece reached
the hoor u was pounced upon by one OF the search
parry.
Immediately there would De n rusb. Up one end would
70 the trunk. Tho cncck was examined ana the gem
crai appearance OF the trunk discussed
~. }. u. doesn't stand Tor Thomas Harland, does
uYD remarked another
.qn course not" replied third: and down would
20 the unlucky picco Of baggage ony be sezed by
ine experienced aud scientific spasher VINO IN car.
ryiug It twenty feet would manage TO tbump II
seyenty.two times against tue Fon nsor.
SUSPICIOUS TRUNK
An exceedingly SUI pcious looking solo leather trunk
WIS last to come OUT OF tue cur, aud In SORT OF
iorior hope spirit II was seized and carried IN
triumph TO the baggage room clrcic was formed
nroun nd II, and for i've minutes the question AZ 10
whether would he best to open II or not was dis
cusscd. As there nothing about IT, however that
answered tho description OF any OF Hariand's bag
gage II inay decided TO allow The owner 20 nko
u away.
Ing that the United states officers were looking for
somebody's trunks grew exceedingly angrytsnd wanted
To knew whether no was ~ "l.vosia or fufkeyY" ON
being told by bystander that 10 was IN New iors,
and Thai TACT beng duly demonstrated by the 10.
proacn OF policeman, who asked hin to "move on,
he moved, but not before relieving himself OF ashort
ana nphatic lecturc on dsspotic republics.
The search was unsucc ssiu and every train during
tue day carrying Chicago passengers was examined
IN turn A watch was also cstsbusbcd at the hrie
depot. ard scenes something similar TO those de-
seriD,d abovo were there enacted About noon tclc.
graphic advice received at the District Attorneys
onco 10 the effect that Mr. Hsrland himsei win his
trunks woui1 roach this city the seven O'Clock
tram ttou Chc Igo. Ic had been released from his
arrest Detroit on giving bail to no iull amount
demanded and was certainly on his way to New
York.
riB ATTORNEYS oPfiCE.
Al the District Attorneys ONCE IN this city, thore
WIS little be learned OF the mater that has not a
ready been published In the HERALD. Assistant D.s
uct Attorney Ilcrrlck was occupied most OF the day
with other matters, was also Nr. J. Ddua Jones'
These gentlemen were IA possession OF no new iacts
~ the case lhcy knew CT Mr. Htrlsnd's arrest
al DetfOt ana Iad beeu informed by tcic.
graph Of his release ON BAL. They also
expected that he would rcsCh this ciy
last evening or The missing books they know
nothing except that they contained most positive ana
valuable inloraRtion n tho suit of tns Uuted Statts