The New York herald., 1878-11-20
TOO MUCH INVESTIGATION.
An Opportune Boat and a Row
Across the Potomac.
SECRETARY THOMPSOys VIEWS IN DETAIL
Police in Active. Pursuit Of
the 1mpostor.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]


WASHINGTON, Nov. l9, 1873.
The last chapter in the narrative Of the eventful
of the alleged William Buder opens like the
second Grafton of Cicero against Catilinc, .'Eradi
erupu." &c.-that is, he is gone, he is fed, he has
escaped, he has broken away
The truth of this startling intelligence
was confirmed at early hour this
morning. when Commodore Febger, the COM
mandant of the Navy Yard regrefuly made the an
nouncement to the Secretary of the Navy in ocia
communication. Inquiry at the yard disclosed the
fact that Buder had really made his escape as
early six O'Clock the evening previous, although
the alarm not given until this morning
He seen just before the hour when the sailors
piped down to their hammocks for the night and
it is supposed that he took his leave in the hustle of
| the attending this for1nality. That he was
not missed at the time is not strange.
He consigned to the general care Of the watch
at the receiving ship and this watch comprised only
solitary sailor guarding the little gangwsy leading
| from the wharf to the vessel. Hence his absence
| from so numerous body Of men sas the
ships company might easily escape snotice.
So syly. indeed, did he make his escaAe that moth
ing known of it when. at ten oclocat night the
HERALD correspondent made his final call at the Navy
Yard for the latest bulletin Of the mans adventures.
| MADE.
| Meantime, however, boat belonging to the United
| States corvette Wyandotte. lying out in the
| stream abreast of the Navy Yard, was missing.
The sailor who had come ashore in it had been sent
! for an evening newspaper, and had landed at the
wharf and tied up close to the bow of the Passaic on
1 which Buder quartered. The Passaic is an old
iron-clad doing service receiving ship, 3gd is
made fast to the wharf by projecting tenders and cons
| nected with the shore by rallied gaAgway.
| The wyandotte man not finding his boat. doubtless
supposed it had foated OF with the tide by the
loosing of the painter had been stolen by some
prowng river thief But when the boat found
| this morning the other side of the
| river and Buder turned up missing the
/ method of his escape was at once indicated
1t is supposed that in the hustle of piping down at
O'Clock he took advantage Of the darkness and the
busy activity Of all the to leap from the bow Of
the Passaic to the wharf out of view Of the sailor on
| watch and possessed himself of the wyandotte's g
| small boat. in which he rapidly pulled across
| to the other side OF the river. in the
direction Of the Maryland boundary OF .the
district, and dsembardng made his way along the
| railroad track in the direction OF Baltimore
| WHAT SECRETARY THOMPSON SAYS.
ter announcinr she mans escape. said II was
now very evident that the was de-
ssrter from the aurcn ,, and l.. an sdspt in
He had been reported as having deserted the bark
Forto on Its arrival in Baltimore had told his COM
panions on the voyage that he was descrtcr from
the navy ind now proved himself . deserter by his
action last night. ~~,
..But. what can dor' continued the Sccrc-
.tarys 'H. he could be found without expense. I
should aartainly order his arrest The muster roll
to dctSrmue precisely VINO the men were that const
tuted the ships company at the time of the disaster
But there is no doubt that William Buder. Of Phila-
delpha. OF the lost and that his remains are
really buried at Annapolis. Now, this man personal
| rg Buder has been drifting around for year past
and cowaraceuc compelled him to report to the Navy
espsed sS and that hat his his Offence would Be into
| glory. n
But he presumed too much. Yesterday, Yhen
MIN had before s the de-
| know the document was under my hand4d .sfh to
him.. Can YOU write?' He replta: sYes,'
name. M He seemed to I be a littis puzzled, p, ed.
The fact is. getting Interested in the ans yarn
and wanted TO give him all the scope his genius de-
capital letter W. THAT would never do fof Nerve
gian, and so he began by spelling 1t with az Old Mr..
Weller must have given him the cantionkry signal:
the handwriting was not at all like the signature
the list before me. Then it that Me fellow
was not inclined to proceed with I answers
Having determined to exhaust all sf tho sources of in
formation. ordered him back 20 the Navy Yard in
| charge of All ofhcer, awaiting the report Of Com
mandcr Evans from Baltimore and Chief Clerk Hopy,
Evans have not vet heard but here is long telc-
| gram from Mr. Hogg. which explains tscf:r-
| FfFoRTs CAPTURE. ~
| The Secretary then read letter from Chief Clerk
Hogg, In which he stated that he had visited the
father OF Budcr, the sailor the Huron, and OBJ
tanned such information showed the man ut the
Navy Yard TO he impostor. The following conver-
sation then ensued -
.But are you not interested in capturing the man
He is certainly desertcr and the navy has right to
| his services
Il don't know about that" the Secretary said. I'm
he be court martialicd? What Is his nsmeP
| Tho department IL satisfied IL is not Buder.
| You cannot court martial man without namo. and
what evidence has the department that this particu
| lar individual was ever in the service? His
| saying does not make it He gave
his name Grimsdcrf on the Forlo
no record of the dcscrtion OF any such
man. Then what could we call him The
il is Buicr. The man Housemsn says 80.
The records of the department show that William
| court martial dcad man any more than you
| man without name. But II he is found anywhere
within reach have doubt but what he win be
arrcsted
| At this point thcsccretary directed Mr.. Dow the
acting chief clerk to telegraph to certain points TO
look out for the nondescript.
| POLICE WORK. '"N
| At midnight the police authorities here had not
| succeeded in arrcstng Buder, although IL
IN thought he will shortly be In their custody.
The mounted policemen doing duty in the country
the south side of tho eastern branch OF tho Potomac,
wnsfe WA % naner lei. one 80 prc Msr
land which adioins this portion Of the District OF Co
lumbia have been provided with description Of him.
During to-day tho police officials have been busy lay
ing plans for his capture and no has not succeeded
in coming around the city and going into Virginia
they feel confident that not many hours win elapso
before he il prisoner II captured ho will be ar
ragned for larceny of the boat before the civil au-
thorities.
i CAPTAIN sKABE DIsrRovEs THE BuDER MAR
RAT1vE--rs THE BOGUS SURVIVOR THE DE-
sERTER GRoNroFT?