, 1880-01-11
Alleged Efforts to Induce Them to
"Down" Fellkcr.
A Previous Grand Jury Investigated and
Would Not Indiot Him.
Tho Galesbnrg Robbery and tho Arrest
Of the Carroll Gang.
Trude'a Foroknowledge Of the Last
Grand Jury's Action.
The Confessed Forgers Out On Bail and
Cannot Be Found.

that the Grand Jury had returned n number
OF indictments ngntnst Sam Felker OH o
clarge of being concerned with two met,
named Drockway anu Odcll, IN conspiracy
to commit forgery. Yesterday reporter
met Felker, md asked him for Ills story re-
gnrtlng tho causcs which leu to tho illdlct-
nlcit, which he gnvc, rs follows:
Sometime III November, 1873, astdut the mid
die Of the month, V. a. Scuscy, then Chief of
Police, sent for ne to COME and sec lin ut Ills
office. went Tiers mid saw him, and he told
me that thera had been
soAE FoRuEKlEs COMMITTED HERE,
dome 80 skiltully that tho banks paid all the
checks.
"From your long connection with tho Gov
ernment SERVICE" sail lie, ~ concluded TINT
you must be thoroughly posted Upon this
class OF work, md rs to who It Is That CON-
mIts these forkcrics ~
Then he asked the If l knew my of tho pco-
ple. told him that l had heard tbAt
there was lnan by the namo Of james
Brockwny In tile city who had always
been connected With countcrfeitcrs. forl;-
ers, anu other crlnfnn1s, and TINT lie
might have had something. to TO with It.
lie wanted to know Il would
take hold and work up tho case for him, and
said he would pay mt fur 1t. 1 told him
would. / did so, nld reported nil the facts
To him, and he wanted to know If there Wills
a sufficient amount Of evidence to arrest nlld
convict these people. laid nil the facts be-
fore him, anl he concluded TINT there WIS
not; that we must hive Some credible person
TINT would swear TINT lie saw Btockway
write the check, and t!lat could identify him
and tte cheek; and tint VIC also must
be able to prove by some reliable
person that this check was used
by Brockway in the bank. told him TINT
understood these men were going nway fro,n
the city to New York City, aud that they were
coming back again after they got some lll-
pleinents and could mike better preparations
for doing their work. lie concluded to 1et
them 70, but told me to keep connections with
tlom some way or other, 20 us to know where
they were. lid 50, and reported 10 him
from time to time.
THEY CAME BACK HERR
In May Or June, think. Of 1870, and re-
ported to Seayey that they were here. IIo
told mo to 60 OIL with the case, and to report
to itlm from tinse to time. did 81.
Then he Wns taken sick a,ld went OIL
to Waukeshn MS we had the case nenrly co,l,-
plcted OH them. I communicated Will. him
ut Waukesla. The tlny after communicate
order relatiye to MI arrest, rlnkcrtoil's pco-
Fist National Bank Of thls city: They took
him to the Central Police Station, after
awhile, and Mr., Trude became Bnckway's
cGoanssl; Brockway afterwards employed
While Gen. Stiles was his counsel, Billy
Plnkeston aint james Carroll, tic notorious
held frequent colnn,lnlcatons with BROCK.
way, md cndeavored to persuade him, rs
NH informed, that Il io won'd lay ,!lown on
lne, a..d charge uie witt, being Implicated III
that Brockway got out and would tnke car.,
oflll. Gen Stiles reported NIL this to 'ne-ts1la
1le what they we're d4ing. 2r wh,t they wero
tryng e 10: o S9'ne lslty ad arSea b.
operations Will, thcsp ,tio,cctiyes and fits
InQte Of working up evidence, ETC., on which
Stiles withhrew from tho case, saying ho
could have nothing to do with any crooked
After awhile Pinkcrton, Mike Mcdonald,
and Carroll
succEkDED m 0ErrISo unocKwAy TO
AGIEE
to their plan Of operations: That Is, Brock
forgcry, Mike Mepoaald and d FIT Carrol, @ OK. Ok.
County Commissioner, ballel him out. They
efa % nt Gde t. tssa Ss 9Sf a s 9 e Us "s
kH9W = ne 1.,t ,. Ht al aId couldn't do # Thcy
w Meaes ~ s;q G,eM me or not'-..lat no Go'iiu
6ay 6na ~ H. t1as""Wr r",o NY waS m;or!aed "
bsn ,'aJa " .sftt, ~ car t ~ tha He Ill., Rna
tiona' ~ ,So M'S ' W hn "cva ,H, q e rfsS 81
WV Ind got on MI the % fn9ee i''ei cerks oof fS,nya
e,,t, G menW ;, 1c' up o 1'FocS"as' a'o mol pros
e Ht ths t.Iii tine of Brockwov,s orrest ,o,,, q,
9A!eer of TIE First National, and ts attorney,
shat snnxy s uen ,yns mu'Ss 'S mS sSo iGp oeaSey
fhsy co,,l ~" co,,,nunteotn ~ srItt "hE!!e !
M t,,ot eomI1'ea'S ,,1 S,vo "l' ,ot1i,, m1ii!i,
nnta ~ ~ ,xf, ta cnaa ,o 9, nve M 9}tn1.ns
's nau,,n ~ w.ra az mndi,ur H. !oMH y T. 11i.ss
SnnSaI ln4fsts MSdu ~, matn H. aHiess
osfey ss ~ s,s.vu ns W H. & lucy Wnntea n!o to 20
reunpn' Iis nriyate H. s;.riasv ig,ey yrstvc sffs M
uie tnat't4,. tel!ihs aalh tilat hnn worked up
thsra svas ~. az n na m III ts 9slaanee, ad IL
taete Was sa,y unngeE " tlose men cseap'lls,
10 AaYe warrant sworn out f9r them,
aavot an +ho91 Wu'o R.bonG9 H. avlueilce t9
fo ia s+fnrnv nr tha ntanr ri,nt esms. ',,an ,,
torn ot,,, orrnn Iarna,t ,'.nn ,.n.1. ,.s.1 ~
bank about retilpg tke mol,ey I,uck,mhsf,,r, o
tic trade was nnntle, or bofore Bruckwsy wns