Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-10-08
THE s. M. WAITE MATTER.
That 100000 story has no Foun ds.
tion in Fact.
LETTERS FROM Omaha DASK OFFICERS
4 change of Tenue Granted.

Careful enquiry made by Mr.. L. NJ. Price,
Receiver Of the First National Bank, shows
that the story told by the detectives that Tru-
man Buck of Omaha Neb., brother-in.law of
S. NJ Waite, has received funds from some
mysterious source to the amount of 100000,
within the last eighteen months is entirely
without foundation. Immediately after
Waites return and the publication of the de-
tective's story, Mr. Price wrote to the officers
of the Omaha National Bank, with whom he
has an acquaintance, asking for the facts.
The following letter received in reply is ex-
plicit and conclusive on this point
OMAHA NATIONAL BANK,
OMAHA, Sept. 20, 1SSO.J
L. NJ PRICE, Esq, Receiver, Brattleboro. Vt.
Dear Sir: Yours of Sept 2Sth is received,
also the paper The VERMONT PHGNX of
which you speak, and as we have known Tru-
man Buck for six or eight years quite init
mately, called his attention to the articles
in the newspaper and found he was a sub
scriber to the same paper, and had q copy in
his pocket He then visited the three other
Banks in this city and brings me the enclos-
ed letters which settle the question of large
deposits of anything in those banks belong
ing to Mr.. Buck. MIR. Buck has been de-
positor in this bank, in a small way for the
time we have known him his dealings have
always been small and about what would be
expected of n customer having $4,000 to
$4,000, cash. lie never purchased n Govern
ment bond of us, or a security of any kind
nor did we ever purchase anything for him
He did buy $1,000 or 5000 county bonds of
the Union Pacific II. u Co., and paid for them
here at the bank. These bonds he afterwards
sold, and beyond that, have no recollec-
ton Of his having any securities mt any time
except a few county warrants. The lot where
Mr.. Bucks house stands, we sold him for
$780, and the house he has built there is
WORTH perhaps, $500 TO $1,000. know of
no other real estate owned by Mr.. or Mrs.
Buck, and from appearances there is nothing
to indicate that at any time since their resi-
dence here, or now, that they have large
means. Buck we consider u man Of the high
est integrity. It is true he is a Democrat $50
far as know his only fault, but our Demo
cratic friends claim that is no sin Judging
from the paper sent me, these detectives
have stretched things wonderfully. The
man Shields / never saw, TO my knowledge.
and so far as Llewelyn is concerned, the on
~ conversation he ever had with me about
this matter was to tell me he had captured
Waite at Mr.. Bucks house. Not one word
was said by him TO me- or | TO him. about
Mr.. Bucks having an account with or n spe-
cial deposit in the bank If there is anything
further in connection with this matter, in
which | can serve you, let me know. My
idea IS, Buck only gave shelter to his friend
as most men would do under similar crcum-
stances. Yours,
J. II. MuLARD
OF the letters received by Mr.. Buck from
the other banks in Omaha, referred to in the
above. the following is from the First Nation
al Bank of Omaha:
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. %, 1880
Mr.. TRUMAN Buck:
Dear Sir: At your request, state that
you have never kept any account with this
bank. Nor have we held any special deposit
for you. Nor have any funds been placed
here by telegraph or otherwise, for your dis
posal Yours,
II. KouNTzE
The other letters, from the State Bank of
Nebraska, and from the banking house of
Caldwell, Hamilton, & Co., are equally ex-
plict in saying that Mr.. Buck has no depos-
| its in those institutions and has never been
paid any money by them.
Mr. Buck, in letter to Mr.. Price, says
that all the statements circulated in Omaha
about this matter, now known to be false,
came from Llewellyn, and he submits certain
evidence indicating that this man Llewellyn
can hardly be accepted as very reliable
source of information.
Judge VeaEey Grants Change OF
Venue.
Last Friday evening E. j. Phelps, who
acts as Waite's leading counsel, arrived at
Fayetteville from Burlington and had con-
sultation with his client. On Saturday after
noon Mr.. Phelps appeared in court and ar
| gued motion for change of venue, or, in
case that should nOy be granted, asking a con-
tnuance of the case until the March term.
Mr.. Phelps also asked the court to fix the
| amount of bail to be required. This motion
for change of venue was made under the
statute which provides that, in case of strong
local prejudice against a criminal or Of undue
sympathy for him, a change of the place of
trial may be asked for and granted. Mr.
Phelps argued that in this case, where the
newspapers have so fully discussed the whole
| subject of Waite's career, it would be impos-
sible to obtain an unprejudced jury in Wind
ham county. Judge Veazey believes sufficient
reason to exist for II change of venue, and
has notified the cou nsel that such change will
be granted. The judge has not decided, nor
will he decide at present, to what county
Waite will be sent for trial. He will, how
ever be sent to some county which has reg
ular term in December. These counties are
Windsor. Bennington, Addison and Orange.
The amount of bail will be announced by the
court to morrow morning.
There seems to be no disposition to dis
pute the propriety of change of venue, but
very many people believe that Waite oan
gain nothing by the change, for the reason
that here at home, if anywhere, he would
find sympathizers, while, away from home,
nothing but the record of his misdoings will
appear or be known.
A panel of the jury were held until this
week SO as to be ready for the trial, but un-
der instructions from Judge Veazey, they
have been notified by the clerk of their final
discharge.