The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-01-31

man after his. own heart, and that he
would do to tie to.
Directly after this interview Bower
brought me $500 more in queer" $40
bills ON the National Bank of Commerce
AT the moment of Bowers delivering me
the money | was on the point of leaving
my office to repair to the ST. Clair house
to take my daily 3 O'Clock meal. As I
entered the dining room, who should /
meet at the door but Quincy, looking as
rosy and cheerful as ever He informed
me, with one of his blandest smiles, that
he had dined, but was anxious to have a
chat with me. His talk was pretty much
after the usual sort; said my plan of be-
ing easy with the boys SO long as they
stayed out of the queer business, was
working like charm, and that there
was scarcely dollar of the bogus trash
afloat. Indeed" said Bill, 81 haven't
seen bad dellar for SIX months"
Il believe said 1, with verdant
smile, you have done the government a
great service in this matter" my thoughts
at the same time resting on Bill's pack
| age of counterfeit money then in my
pocket. He left me, laughing IN his
sleeve, no doubt, at the manner in which
he had pulled the wool over the eyes of
the green 'un.
1t had come to my ears that Bill made
the statement, in boosting way, that he
was my chief assistant; that he knew
every detective on the force in the city,
and that the whole pile of 'em put to-
gether hadn't the brains of one oyster.
When Bower had had sufficient time
to satisfactorily account to Quincy for
the disposal of the $500 he had purchas-
ed, he again visited him at his high
toned place of business. If the recep-
ton of Bower was warm on a former
occasion it was red hot this time For
Quincy had so much confidence that he
was ready to deliver a Doodle of any
amount. a deal was planned for the
following day. Quincy was to deliver
5000 of the bogus eos at wholesale
figure. The trade was to come off on
the New York side of the Fulton ferry,
at precisely ten O'Clock a. m. 1t was ar
ranged between them that Bower should
stand near the entrance to the ferry.
Bill was to pass along, deliver the hood
lie and receive $500 in good money
AT the time and spot designated for
u,
there might have been seen, standing
not far from Bower, among the motley
crowd, an honest looking timer, with
two joints of stove pipe under his arm,
atsheet of tin and a pair of shippers in
his hand. His face and clothes were
covered with SCOT, denoting his calling
to nicely. Near the timer, looking
in another direction, stood a portly old
gentleman, a regular Falsta1f, with a
belly as rou nd and plump as that of a
gascOn gourmand. The fat old chap
had hat box of large dimensions in
one hand and with the other he held a
tight grip on a valise that looked as
though it might have come out of Noah's
ark. On another side, looking sky
ward, there stood tall, reverential APP
pearing man. His face was clean shaw
en- and wore a sanctimoniOus look
His neck-tie was spotless, while his
vest was of q ministerial cut and his
long and sombre looking coat tails de-
noted his calling to be that of an ex-
FOUNDER of some of the creeds.
AS Quincy came up slowly and eau
! tiously, he saw but one familiar face.
| All others were strange and unknown to
him. As he attempted to deliver the
package he carried under his arm he
cast a knowing glance at Bower.
At this instant signal from the
man In black was given. The
portly man dropped his empty
valise and hat box, the timer his tin
and stove pipes, and whipping out of
his pocket Il pair of Uncle Sans IS
bracelets" they were clapped on the
wrists of Quincy in a jiffy. There was
no resistance offered. The strong man
| seemed to be without power. His
| limbs trembled, great drops of perspira-
ton started from his face and hands.
His checks were colorless and he fairly
gasped for breath. lie was for some
moments like a man paralyZed On re-
covering himself, he exclaimed This
Is the end of me-"
Ny carriage standing near conveyed
us rapidly to my Office. Once there and
my disguise removed 1 stepped in front
Of Quincy and said, Well, sir, otis a long
road that has no turning. 1t is now
nearly a year since you and your con-
tederates in crime met at your place of
business and there celebrated my ap-
pointment to office. Since that time |
have been quietly and secretly at work
to get up an entertainment for the benefit
of yourself and twenty-three other
| queer citizens who drank my health
on that great occasion. Now just keep
quiet and make Yourself at home, and
before II O'Clock Tonight you shall have
the pleasure of banquetIng with the same
party of your precious friends with very
| few exceptions"
| When he fully understood what | had
4 in store for him, he begged hard to be
| spared the humiliation of meeting his
friends under such circum stances. There
was no help for it, however, for my force
had, by careful management, been able to
| secure sufficient evidence for the cOnvic-
| ton of all but four of those who met to
rejoice at my coming. During that at.
| ternoon and evening the detectives were
busily engaged in making arrests and
delivering their captives hand-cuffed at
my office, at which point there was
weeping and wailing and gnashing OF
teeth" At half past ten O'Clock that
evening | brought this motley crowd of
"koniackers" together into one room
where they could have the pleasure OF
congratulating each other before being
quartered in the hotel de Ludlow.
In due time Quincy was arraigned be-
fore his honor, Judge Woodruff. The
criminals counsel, for the want of bet
ter defense, offered the usual plea of a
| put up job" for Quincy. He was found
| guilty by the jury. The Judge gave
him a sentence of fifteen years to the
Kings county penitenitiary and to pay
a fine of $1,000.
The trials of nineteen orhers of the
gang followed in rapid succession. Each
was in turn convicted and sentenced TO
various terms of Imprisonment rang
ing from three to fifteen years. And so
| Great rOgues find little rogues
| To worry and to fight ZEN;
| And little rogues find lesser rogues,
| And So-ad infinitum-"
|
Nineteen Molly Maguires have been