The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-07-14
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dence. Whatever the motive he was in
duced to disclose the secret. Scott and
Dunlap were arrested on the cars at Phila-
delphia by Pinkerton's detectives, and
Scott incautously admitted the ownership
of handbag found under his seat and
containing burglars tools. The two Grim
mails were hurried secretly through New
York and to Northampton without giving
opportunity for legal delays at the metrop-
Oils. In due season their trial came on.
They were indicted for entering the bank
and also Mr.. Whittlesey's house, and on
both indictments were found guilty and
sentenced to twenty years in the Massa
chusetts state prison at Concord. The
chain OF evidence which secured their con
viction was singularly strong. Marks Of
TOOLS found IN their possession were traced
at Whlttlesey's house and at the bauk.
30 Both robbers were also identified by Mrs.
Whittlesey and others. The handwriting
OF Dunlap was traced in the, addresses Of
letters proposing a compromise with the
bank, although the body of the letters were
IN characters printed with pen. Finally
the states evidence Of Edison pointed con-
cluslvely to the guilt of the prisoners, and
all the stress that eloquent counsel could
lay on the bad character of the testimony of
detectives and cOnfederates in crime failed
to ward off the penalty. Both prisoners
after sentence admitted their guilt u,
In the interval Of four years which has
elapsed since these doings other pic
turesque events have taken place. Inves
legations by detectives showed that proba-
BILE accomplices in the great robbery, beside
Couners, were James Draper and the ia
nous Red Leary. The escapades Of
Leary and Corners with the officers of the
Law would alone suffice for thrill
ing story Of criminal hardihood and cum
ming It is related, for instance, that de-
tectlves years ago arrested Leary, whom
they found in his shirt sleeves. They
covered him with their pistols, and
Leary quietly surrendered, only asking
that he be allowed to put. on his coat.
Bring me my coat said he to his wife.
and be sure you get the light one" She
brought the light one. As he drew it on he
thrust his hands in the side poe kets, drew
out pistol in each hand, covered the off,
GERS and escaped. Leary. Corners ana
Draper were all arrested for their part Of
the Northampton crime. Leary dug his way
out from the back of his cell in Ludlow
Street jail, and Corners, one pleasant day,
coolly walked out the front door Of the
same elysium of evil doors. Both were az
terward retaken, and in spite of trickery and
collision sent with Draper to Northampton,
where they were put on trial some three
months ago. just at this point Scott and
Dunlap re- enter on the scene Desperate
with four years confinement they were viii
ling to do anything to ameliorate their lot
or give them even a shadowy chance of
pardon. They threatened, unless the sto-
len securities were returned, to give states
evidence and convict the whole gang. The
threat was successful. The stolen securi-
ties, less about $4,000 which had been
marketed, were returned. Edison, although
he had previously testified against Corners,
conveniently lost his memory, the case
against the three prisoners fell through,
and the curtain dropped or the four years
drama Of crime. The bank stopped divi-
dends for awhile, and the stock fell to par
but is now back at its old figures.