Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-09-24

telling him they would he said he wished ho
had run. The officers waited for two hours
Mt the house, after the arrest for the return
of the Buck family; when they returned
Waite was allowed an interview with his
sister.in.law. They then went to hotel, ana
left for the East at p NJ. the same afternoon
A very surprising and suspicious develop
ment which Mr.. Shields unearthed at Omaha
is the fact that for year and half past MIR.
Buck has been receiving large sums OF mon
ey from the East. This money amounts in
all TO $500, 900 audhas been invested in rail
road securities and county bonds. These Sc
curites now lie in the First National bank OF
Omaha in Mr.. Bucks name. About home
Mr.. Buck is reputed to be worth only some
Si5, 600 to $40, 600. When Mr.. Shields in
formed the Omaha bank officials Of Waito's
crimes, and of the facts which he had ascor-
tanned, they replied that that accounted for
the large sums of money which Buck had
been receiving. Mr. Buck is a mar of South
ern birth and of intense rebel sympathies.
In 1873 TO 1873 he was deputy county treas
urer at Omaha and ran for the Office of treas
urer in 1879 but was defeated on account Of
| his political proclivities.
Last year Mrs. Buck bought fine building
! lot in Omaha and the present year has erect
ed large and wel-appointed house on it
the whole cost of the place being about 49,
600. The money to pay for this place was
furnished by Waite. lie (Waite) alleges that
this money was Il sum given Mrs. Buck by
her sister, Miss Eager, just before or soon af-
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house that Waite was arrested.
Last Friday W. L. Waite sent IL dispatch to
his father from northampton, Mass, saying,
II will send $1,000 by express tomorrow.
Nothing new from New York"
On his way East Waite has maintained
much Of his old.timc uonchalance, except
that at times he has talked about suicide and
has appeared greatly depressed on account Of
his family. He said his purpose was to es-
tablish home for them in the West, aud
then lac cared not what became of himself
He thought in that wild country he should be
| safe from discovery. When he took his fam.
lily to their rancho lac intended to absent him.
self for some time, until an officer had had an
opportunity to visit the place and find that he
was not there.
He freely admits that lac took the money
from che bank, but processes a determination
to make a stout fight against conviction, on
the ground that he has never applied dollar
Of the money to his own benefit. How TIL,
plea can avail him, it is not easy to see. He
says that the first money he took was S2j 600
which lac gave his brother to establish a coal
yard in Chicago, from which he expected q
return Of II per cent per annum. The greal
fire wiped this out, however and the invest
meut was "A total loss He also claims to have
furnished the money for the Burdett organ
works, and to have sunk the whole half mill
ion in ways similar to these. He processes tc
have taken only $500 AWAY with him. In hi,
personal appearance he is not changed, ex
cept that he wears no glasses and has his hail
cut aud face shaved as stated above. He re
fuses absolutely to talk with any interviewer
or reporter.
Gen. W. W. Henry OF Burlington, L. S
Marshal and Gen J. 5. Peck Assistant Dis
trict Attorney, came to Brnttleboro Thursday
p. M, ready 10 receive the prisoner, in theii
official capacity.
The detectives have, in the best sense,
made a clean and workmanlke job of their
part in this case.
It is unnecessary to say that the credit fol-
the institution OF the proceedings which have
resulted in Waitos return to justice is due to
Receiver Price, whose whole course in re
gard to the banks affairs has been marked
by the greatest wisdom, prudence and eff
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