Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-12

LATEAT CONCERNING WAl1Es
Since our last issue the stands thus with Sas
NJ waite the partner Of Riley Burdett in the cele-
brated organ case and lately brought back to Brale-
boro Vt, by the detectives, the charge Of defaea
tons In the Affairs Of the Brattleboro bank It's be-
lieved that the session Of the United States court
which is to at Rutland, w. Nov 10th, has
been called for the purpose Of finding, through It's
grand jury, indictments against S. NJ Waite who, 1t
Is thought will be tried by the government soon after
wards It is stated by those acquainted with the case
that the State has finally decided to waive its claim,
and allow the government TO take such course az 1t
may think proper
The defalcation Of Silas n. Waite his stealing Of
half million Of money, the ruin heaped by him upon
hundreds Of poor people, his flight from Justice and
his wanderings while being hunted down by those
terrible bloodhounds sent out bY the department Of
iustco-the secret detectives his ANAL arrest and in
cAreerat ion in prison. and last Of all, the complete
exposure Of his rascae Add one Of the most start
ling chapters ever known in human experience 10 the
history Of crime.
The indictments found against Waite in the State
court TO each Of which he pleaded mot guilty., were
l. For the eny Of S25Oo when be Absconded
a For forging a note OF $4,000, puEporting to be
signed by F. A. Nash, treasurer Of the Vermont Valley
Railroad Of 1871.
s. For uttering the same, and raising money on it
in New York. knowing It to be forged and fraudulent
L. For forging SIS, 900 note against C. J. Amidon
o. Forgery OF S1uOUO note hBhlnH freuerlSA Dill
ings Of Woodstock.
g. Uttering the same.
T. Forgery Of $40, 600 note against T. W. Park.
8. Uttering the same.
These indictments, Of course, do not begin to cover
all Of wAe's rAscaltieS but such easily
obtained when the court officials had idea Of seeing
Waite back in Vermont.
One Of wAte's forgeries, not included in the above
indictm ents, that Of the name Of Lyon Healy,
rnuaic dealara NJ Chirago for sac
YATES ADMISSIONS THE DETECTIVE.
when Waite returning from Omaha 10 Vermont
10 charge Of the detective, he remarked concerning
the ranch recently purchased by him in Omaha;
al was going to live there and have the family come
out and after got Will This sony gong all right, why,
did not wish to live any longer; the Boomer went
the better. But II had got that sl6o, O0O you would
have had chase for Still, long the govern.
ment are looking for me, it is better you got
get out OF this shall leave Brhttleboro and bring
| my family out to Omaha
The sl6O, 900 referred TO above the sum which
Waite hoped he and his partner, Riley Burdett would
recover from the defendants the celebrated organ
case and his remark conserving 1t indicates that, II
he had recovered the amount he would not have used
the sl6O to right his crippled bank but vould have
| run away with it like any common thief
| now THE CELEBRATED ORGAN CASE WAS WORKED b
| PLAINTIFFS.
Before we go into details concerning the great organ
case, anu Drlng FORWARD all which we
sparing efforts to obtain from every source in sup
port Of our assertions we shall let the public have
It were, birds-eye view q the RefArious schemes
which the plaintiffs couooeted for the purpose Of Civ
ing the case termination favorable to themselves
| The public have no conception Of the extent t.
| which Burdett or Waite crowded this matter. TheI
made the whole turn, not upon the just eIaminS
| tion Of the patent and it's bearing upon the organ
trade but upon the question Of the rascalties which
they charged upon the defendants, and which wer,
alluded to in our previous article.
1t will be remembered that one Moses o. Nichols Al
shown by the evidence, was hired by Burdetts part
ner the forger Waite to give his aid in connecting
| carrying out a scheme to ruin Rstey. They secured
through Burdett's lawyer in New York, the exhibit
| upon which the defendants depended to win thei
suit on the plea that they needed in taking ties
timony; and, having access to such exhibits, they 1
is charged, altered and mutilated them, with the in
tention Of Emirching the Esteys and preparing tn
way for pratcAl attack upon the entire organ trad
OF this country.
THE AELHISG THK REcRST DECISION.
1t has been supposed by soms that the defendant
have been obliged to pay large amounts Of money ii
connection with this suit but careful inquiry am
examination into the matter shows us that there is n
foundation whAteyer for such superstition.
The defendants have never paid a single cent 0
damages neither do they expect to be obliged to pa
single cent OF the award in this celebrated case
The recent decision in this matter has tended in
great to confuse the public mind concernin
the true state Of Affairs The decision in the cas-
simply etermined how much money was involved 4
it, and for what proportion Of that the defendant
were liable 1t seems to be generally supposed by tn
public that patent matters very different from ot
ers, and that statement Of the case is a eompet
and final statement. But this is far from correct
the time Of WAite's flight from justice, the Burdet
Estey organ suit had merely reached an additions
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