The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-26
WHITNEY FRANKS ARREST.
THE MAN WHO sHADowED GRAY, THE FoBGER,
HIMSELF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO cHAU-

THE MAN WHO sHADowED GRAY, THE FoBGFR,
HIMSELF A pRIsoNER--REMovEp 70 cHAu-
TAUQUA COUNTY.
1t appears tn at the romance surrounding the lie
and Of Gray. the Wall street forgsr which mas
been 90 extensively published both IN Europe aud
Americs, is TO have an additional interest attached
II from oil whitney Frank yesterday. This
man Is private detective from ST. Louis who
Swallowed the criminal named constantly In London
and on the Continent even after Captain Sampson
had been unable 70 effect his arrest, and,
It will be remcmbered, Frank accompa-
MED Detective keaey with his PRISONER 70
this country intending to claim any attach Cd
TO tins arrest oil the iorgeE II this private de-
tcctivo who had diary Of tho and Of the
he was watching most carefully noted. 1t was
wonder, then. that when the coliand Yard de-
tcctives bounced upon him with Whitney Frank at
their heels ana Sergeant Keaiey not lar behind,
with pair oil handouts ready 10 apply II necessary,
that Gray IL is saG, forgetting the other personnel
TUNED to Frank and sa,c-"Damn you, III pay you
for this" But this obaitlon oil wrath mas also been
denied by Gray's friends, and II may have been =
story by Franss sdnerents TO strengthen
claim 10 any reward Tor the forgers capture, as
tenuing to Ell ths laters bitterness toward him.
THE ARREST
1t created therefore NO ntte excitement IN police
circles yesterday when discovered that the de-
tective who laa SO successfully shadowed Gray In
LONDON snoud nimseIi DO the subject OF Disagree
able surveillance ana even arrest ny country
stable or sneria vi jamestown N. Y, named harr,ng
ton, anu quickly hurree away TO Chautauqua county
to answer tue charge named "a a certain bench war.
rant issueJ by ADncr Hazstoe district Attorney Of
SAID county, OF rece. viug money under false pre-
teuces. 3ut wnnnoy Frank laced no obstacles ~
CLERKS convenient writs of habeas corpus the
railway station. He went at once.
WHAT THE POLICE SAY.
As tnoro seemed DO grouid Tor tho rumors
that there was something more IN TINS arrest than
met tue common eye HERALD reporter went among
the ponce officials 10 asccrtaU, possible tne cause
OF tue detocve's arrest anu whesher ~ was tkcy an
important wIluess was beng hurrisa away iron the
county Tor certain purposes 10 iavor OF the noted
criminal now IN cDnhncnfcnL The Chief oi Police
stated thai ne Knew Of particulars as TO the re-
nova o. Whitney Frank except thai tue District Al
torney OF Cnautauqu ia had issued bench warrant,
ABOVE slated, ana mat Suern Harrington had served
u. Tue prisoner made no oDJeclons 10 gong win
his enforced c,cort and did cali Tor counsel Or
hearing rms made the Case moro remarkable. Su-
perintcDdent waIng mad heard good deal OF the
crms OF Franz IN regard TO reward tor tue capture
OF Gray He did not NnUw that tnerc was = reward.
but, so, doub, upon Franks aulnenticaung his
services he would secure H. sto MS Dsine spirited
away tho country TO prevent his recsv ng any,
thing justly due hun, or by conspiracy TO prevent
his mony IRON Deina used tnat was all nonsense
IN THK DETECTIVES OFFICE.
Following tins passage way iron tie superintend-
enps privao room tue writer soon found himself IN
what looks nkc burglars horsry, Tor IN handsome
upright cases. with glass fronts, all tb- implements Of
bVusebreakng ana murder are ranged win precision
anu IA cortsin pic urcAqueness on from tni> room,
10 snuR Office like cashiers room, was Detective
Whiting acting Va " ace oil sergeant keaey who ives
detained home by a family bereavement Mr.
whiing said the arrest OF Frank surprise TO
him. All that was known oil the arrest was the entry
IN the detective book, winch read a. foows:-
On the 23d inst Deputy Sheriff A. NJ Harrington called
ndent Wang and requested his services on
charge OF having several years srres,ea man ~
Chautauqus county upon the representation that he
( rank had regulation, &C., for hin aud obtaining
81 500 nom man to release him. An inaic ncnt Was
found against Frank aud bench issued and even
10 the Deputy Snern.
A despatch sent las, evening TO District Attorney
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