Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-08-13
TEE BAILEY BURGLARY.
4 WiImiu1teaian On Trsai 'eR
ComplteliS - Gopher Biii TelAs
about KuEene Whitl00k.

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CompIteliS - Gopher Biii TelAs
about KuEene whitlosk.
Eugene Whitlock, . Wilmington sa'
loon-keeper up to last Spring, when he
was arrested for completely in the
| Bailey Burglary, is being tried at West
Chester for his crime. On Wednesday
| he was tried and Gopher Bill took his
positiop on the witness. stand. He told
his story when questioned BY the pros.
souting attorney in q ssrAigattorwafd
Lvsy, aud allowed himself to be bother
led very little on Cross examination
His testimony was about the same a.
that published at tho time OF the hear
ling last spring. It may be b:ieny
su1med up IS follows:
Last October Bill wsnt to Whining
ton and saw Whitlock twice On the last
Idsy OF tine races. Whitlsck frat asked
him whether there was any counterfeit
Im,ney in the city. Afterwards he told
lBul that he knew Of two men who had
thiAe or four hundred thousand dellsrt
who lived by themselves, In quiet
Iue;shborhood that their house vas
lsurrounded by woods. He asked Bill
1.-The knew of any people who would
rob the place. He gave Bill his address:
; at Toughkenamon, and Bill promised
to write To him both about the counter
reit money and the "pscple, 10 Phiia
, ldelphia Bill INST Charlie Miller, auc
told him what Whitlock had said
and Miller took to the speculation
cot Whitlock's address, from Bill
In. few days WI itlook arrived in thu
ei,y, and said he had letter signed bJ
. nil. The letter was written by Miller
The next day Whit,ock and Bill had al
interview With Miller At which 1t wa
agreed that Miller would undertake tn
= lob, Miller was TO &C out with Gur
| To recornoitre. On the eth Of C3tobe
r Miller took a gun and went out t.
Whitlock's, in Chester county. W
!. the 2sth three others followed, will
guns, and provided with burglar
J tools. They came back on the 29!t
r and reported q failure. Phey returned
TO Chester county in few days, aAe
cn the 9th of November Bill met then
and division of some spoils was made
Bill understood this money to oe sWae
, obtained on the expedition in Chester
| county.
Thursday morning the eross-examin
alton was resumed. Bill said that th
, agreement between Miller and Whit
leok proyided that the latter was t
have an equal share Of the spoils, wa
= to show Miller the place, but was no
. to assist in the burglary. On the mrs
Wait only three went ont to join Miller
whom they we're to meet between Ken
nett yousre and the first station esst
on the second expedition Miller, Gas
sidy, Dsyinney, Boyle and Bush wen
lout. This was on the 9th Of Novembe
q and on the 9Th the division was made
!. Deyinney told Bill that they had no
q cot much. Cassidy had given out OF
i. he trip and had to be helped along
Cassidy was anxious about Miller b.
fore ths division, As Miller had all tn
Q money, but Bill told him that Mile
, had always borne good name.
john D. Carpenter, OF Kennel squar
Etestifsd that he Was at the Whining
ton races on the third day-October
8 land saw Whitlock on the track; wa
Q plsying at some game Of chance. ID
' noticed Whitlock's lameness.
DR.. W. 0. Stephens, OF Toughkena
h.1 told Whitlock of Gopha
! bins arrest. He expressed some sur
> prise. and said h. knew Bill. He CAV
I the doctor . description Of Bill lik
that in the paper. He saw Whitloc'
+. in Philadslphia on the Goth OF Novem
l her At the Baltimore depot, and ha
) some conversation on the train.
4 The doctsr asked him II he had 60
Q his money (rsferring to some none,
0 which 1t was reported he had drawn il
A lottery. He said he had got 1t. an
. won S7O more Of pool in New York. On
I day Whitlock said Gopher Bill coul
Q prcre that he was in Philadelphia O
81 The night Of the robbery, rs coop
!. lhad thrown SNOWFALL at him. Viii
4 | lock said he had been In pool room /
9 ! Philadelphia during a fracas. Wh''
llock had told him he wanted to 60
D the races at Wilmington.
!, ynrTLock CONVEYED.
3 information was recsiy ed in Whining
j. ton to-day that Whitlook was convicte
y at West Chester yesterday. A numbt
IS OF Wilmington policemen were presel
|. to testify TO his bsd character.
A clear Havana filled cigar given
n cool At the Nsw York Store, s. r. 90
D 5d and French treets.