The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-22
THE FALLEN ANGEL.

OFF THE DELAWARE CAPEs BIZ GALE-UN-
CERTAINTY AS TO WHAT IS TO BE DONE WITH
THE PRISONER.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 81, 1879.
The bark Shooting Star has not yet made port.
and consequently the distinguished defauter Charles
W. Angel, late of the Pullman Palace Car Company.
who comes in her as passenger and prisoner, has
not yet been brought ashore The report in this morn
ings HERALD that the Shooting Star had reached the
Capes Of the Delaware justified the belief that the
bark would arrive at the Breakwater this morning
and perhaps even get up far as Philadelphia be-
fore night. 1t appears. however that the Shooting
Star spoken yesterday afternoon by the sea tug
North America about thirty miles at outside the
Capes. and she has not been since the prob
ability is that at the time this despatch is being
written the bark is many miles further of the coast
than she was yesterday.
NEAR AND YET so
strong northwest gale has been blowing steadily
since yesterday. and is still raging at the Capes In
coming vessels would have to beat dead against it to
make the breakwater. This the Shooting Star cannot
do. so her conslgnees Workman l. Co.. say. because
she comes in ballast. and her lightness would pre-
vent her making Roadway against such high
winds. They think she has put out to
again, aud may be many
miles off the coast. She has not been seen to-day
reported since yesterday. This is very unusual
occurrence. and is attributed to gale blowing of
shore
THE PROBABILITIES.
The probabilities are. in the opinion Of marine re-
porters and sailors familiar with this harbor in all
weathers. that the Shooting Star will remain
safe distance OIL shore until the gale is over.
Then she will come inside and anchor at
the Breakwster This Ia about hundred miles
from Philadelphia, and. even with the swftest and
strongest tugboats ind favorable tides. the vessel
could not be brought that distance through the ice
in the dangerous and tortuous Delaware in days
time. If she to start to up from the
Breakwater ut daybreak in the present condition Of
the river darkness would overtake her the
finish the trip to Philadelphia. She would not be
moved ut night ut this time OF year.
THE OWNERS ORDERS.
But it is quite probable that the bark will not be
brought to this city at all. Messrs Workman Co.,
ship brokers, to whom she is consigned. have re-
ceived directions from the owners i'll New York to
have the Shooting Star wait orders at the Break
water. She is not chartered yet. and will not come
to Philadelphia unless she receives engagement.
In the meantime it is safe to say that the vessel will
not pass the Capes while the gale lasts
ABOUT ANGELL.
What the programme is to be in regard to the tax
ing ashore OF Mr. Angel is not known here. Mr.. 4.
II. Goodman. the representative of the Pullman
company i'll Philadelphia is In possession Of the
necessary extraditon papers to take the prisoner
to Chicago for imprisonment and trial. but he
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is to be taken ashore and buntly declined to hazard
o conjecture. He referred your correspondent to
General Porter, i'll New York, as his lr Goodmans 81
superior officer, saying that he is consulting with
the owners of the Shooting Star as to where the
prisoner is to be put of. Mr.. Goodman denied that
it is settled that the vessel will not to Philadel
phia and intimated that that question q portion
of the matter in negotiation.
THE PINKERToNs
The superintendent of Pinkerton's detective agency
in this city that from their Office is to be
sent down after the prisoner lie is already ill the
,.,r fha Dr,
additional expense OF detective is unnecessary.
Nevertheless the Pinkertons were informed when
the despatch was received that the bark had been
spoken and they seem TO have strange interest in
the case.
THE RUaonED PROGRAMME.
Your correspondent is informed this evening that
the arrangement is to take Angel off at the Delaware
Breakwater, and send him around to some other
port to be brought ashore. cannot confirm the
rumor; but such plan could easily be consum-
mated as there is daily steamer between Lewes,
Del (where the Dreakwater ISL and New York,
some other port. 1t is understood that the Pullman
company is afraid Of trouble and delay from lawyers
in the of habeas corpus and other legal proceed
ings to prevent the prisoner from being taken to
Chicago. and that they therefore wish to bring him
ashore secretly as possible and whisk him OIL to
the West in private car.
DETECTIVE ELDERS STORY OF THE FLIGHT,
PURSUIT AND CAPTURE OF ANGEL.
Detective Elder, of this city. gave the following
history of Angeles fight. pursuit and capture to a
HERALD reporter last night:He said that Angel left
Chicago in July last having in his possession
$4,000 in money and bonds belonging to the Palace
Car Company. Mr.. Pullman, the president. was then
away in Europe and expected to return soon, and
Angel expressed his intention of meeting his SUI
perior officer in New York. Instead Of doing he
disguised himself. and, under assumed name.
took passage two days afterward in the steamship
Donau for Bremen. In September Detective Elder
.fIal;, tho~ no cta,
man and Colonel Walsh the general superintendent
of the company. The detective secured photograph
of the defaulter and with the assistance Mr. Brcz
field, secretary of the company in this city, made
arrangements with photographer to strike oil
pictures fast as they were wanted. Detective
Elder then wrote to the State Department at Wash
ington and procured a list Of all American consuls
accredited to the several foreign countries. He
searched the newspaper Offices and reading rooms
for the Of hotels and bankers throue the
continent of Europe and obtained from the Post
master Generals Department the location of the post
Offices and the names of the postmasters in the
United States aud Canadas. He then had circular
letters printed In the French. German. Italian,
Spanish and English languages, describing &C.
curately Angeles appearance. and also giving
full account of certain marks his baggage.
These letters he sent to the American consus abroad
and also to the agents OF all steamship lines that
sailed the ocean. He covered the entire world with
tho description of the defauter wherever the United
States government was represented. Foreign banks
and bankers. also hotels throughout Europe aud
on the continent, and postmasters and hotels the
United states received his missive Offering 5000
reward for the apprehension and detention
of Angel and in addition ten per cent Of the
OF the stolen property recovered. In two short
months these documents effected the defauting sec
rctary's arrest. Detective Elder says that a few
days before 1t occurred one of his circular letters
describing the fugitive reached the hands of Mr..
Moran, the American Consul at Lisbon. Portugal.
When Angel arrived in that city he some
what changed in appearance having let his
whiskers grow and wearing glasses. He represented
himself as John Seymour. q wealthy English Imam,
and put up at one of the most fashionable resorts,
the Hotel Central, ON the Plaza del Sui. Unfor-
tunatcy for himself Angel forgot 10 get rid of his
baggage and the marks described as being ON his
satchcl aud trunk were the principal means of his
discovery. These were reported TO Mr. Moran, and
his accusing Angel of his crime. the latter ap-
parcnty tired OF roaming acknowledged his guilt.
He thought himself safe, however AZ no oxtradition
treaty existed between the Portuguese government
and this country, but to his great surprise Portugal