New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-15

barra3sing situation he would be ruined anu us
II was learned yesterday that the blacka amer
barely escaped detection on Friday ~ Letters
was detailed at Station l. To watch tne ~, ,La3
MAILED nm tIc dropbOx which was SO airallEou M
each letter would fall down on me nnVl w. min.
y. wv 80 a;S'orai Lours of watching the watcher
when he returned found letter lying on tno -
addressed to Jag Could bat the lhah VIM PO''>N
had disappeared.
SENTIMENT IN wALL-sT.
In V,ll-st the publication Of the story caused no
excitement aud it had no appreciate influence Oh
the stock market The whole matter was turned
aside with a laugh and at least one brilliant carca-
ture was shown for while on the floor OF the EA-
change Even the code which Nelles sent 10 MI
COuld tc indicate the different stocks was Gompll-
ypenred for lis witticisTns To desg uate Ere as
spoons" Denver a. "Prt it," Pacific Mani as Coh-
cord and Manhattan as SalYatloh was 'noue s n ~
by some to show bright, even II dsea'cu iA'o'-
lect. uorou
Joseph s. Decker, of the firm of Decker, Howen
& CO. was unwilling to talk much about me case.
lie EXPRESSED anew his great surprise that WeHes
should have been guilty of tue attempt, saying
"l should have selected any other one "i ny ~
him for ten wears certainly, and always as man W
means and leisure: o. education ana refinement
lie was of rather an eXcltdble temper dlnoH' ui.
there was nothing III the M"IIlo ia Uo fo
of my Acquaintance with MN 10 leau lio -
think hiln capable Of Such - ti "a; % i
do not feel at liberty TO reveal the Affairs OF my Gus
TONER'S but | considered his account Il good one
certainly so lar as | know he had no motive To re-
sort TO such means TO obtain money"
Mr. Decker SAID also that he had reasons for sup
posing that Wcles frequen ed other Offices bhi ne
was unwilling to indicate whose they were; ne
SAID that Weles visited his Office often and that
sometimes he would SIT there Tor hours AT tlihe'
Iead ng the newspapers.
washington f. Conner said yesterday there were
no new developments In the case when asKea II
Jaw Could would prosecute the prisoner since ms
family connections had become known, Mr.. Connor
said that Mr.. Gould did not mold the family Iesp?n-
81, ia fart Inc IN.
tended TO prosecute the prisoner 10 inc Iu eAtoh'
81 the law He added that Mr., Gould mas become
tired OF receiving Threatening letters ana INA! NC
meant To make an example OF of his prosecutors
MIR Goud regretted that the publicity gwen 10 tht
present case would compel him to abandon ms ei-
forts to ferret out the person who had recently De
gun TO- annoy him with threatening letters
postmaster fetSon miava J Ten5ereT in the
arrrst of WelleS, said: while the Post ONCE Is
supposed to transmit mail matter without giving
pubctv to the contents of letters it is our desire
to assist tho ends of justice as much as we can con-
sstently. Thus we do not only prevent the mails
from being used for unlawful PURPOSES, Out we
protect the public When the plan was suggested
IL was thought to be feasible 1T has proved to
be- so we selected fifty of our most Trustworthy men
was wanted The rest you know.
Does the Department assist private detectives III
the same wayf"
doing their work. But always assist the police.
outside of our own inquiries to rid the mails OF OBJ
iectiOnable matter
WHAT HIS FRIENDS SAY.
IIpon investigating the past of Colonel Welles il
is found that he has always been considered upright
and honorable in money transactions. man OF
arrstocratic ideas born of go family, and reared
In luxury his tastes and habits have always been
of an expensive kind. InheritIug fortune he made
good use OF his advantages and increased ms path
mony until he became "a wealthy man, accommodating
large sums of money in fortunate SpeculaiOns
This saId one of his relatives o "a TRIBUNE re-
portor Yesterday was very unfortunate for INN
w. a lo.l ed IDIn a
excitable and nervous disposition, he was not the
man TO 90 into Wall Street aud his family repeated
ly urged HIM Ia desist But the passion Tor gambling
in stocks kept possession OF bln and we see the re-
suit"
Ii is asserted by welless fricnds and relatives that
he must be insane to do such thing; otherwise his
love for his daughter would have restrained him.
The mans life for years been devoted To educat
ing and guarding her and lac repeatedly said that his
one object IN HE to live tn see her comfortably
settled. As proof of the mans irresponsible conl-
ton which his friends saw is due to SoftcuInp of the
brain It was related that last winter when stocks
went LITTLE aganst his interests, he began TO cry IN
brokers' office in Wall-st 4 he brokers became
alarmed and sent for General Roonio who took him
away.
OF Colonel Weiles. sand last evening:
E" The friends of Howard are doing everything
that they for him. but he does not seem to care
what the result is. To-day when saw hun, he did
not inquire after any one did he SAY anything
about hlS business. lie did not mention his
daughters name His one IDEA was to get out, so
that he could kill himself"
forei'
{" Frequently. wnen the market went against
him. Last winter ne snt for me aud
wanted TO draw up VIII, SO That the
wreck of his fortune, as be termed it, would go TO
his daughter, and jhen. he said he should take his
life. There was no reason for tins, because he was
by 30 means ruined man. But the one idea that
his daughter would be left penulcSs seemed 10 out
weigh all others At that time as ! have re-
Quently done before and since, a:rsed MN TO leave
Wall Street. told hun That, as he wanted 70 kill
himself every Time he lost. he could not afford to
not 90 speculate. But 1t WAS of little use to Temon
strate he was such slave TO gambling. II is not
surprising hat his mind gave way ~ last"
1" What are his friends doing for him :"
awe have retained Mr.. Sullivan, VIII Sc opinion
Is the same as ours that rs that me man is insane,
let the 20 the Grand Jury without the usual
preliminary examination. AS Tor WelleS estate we
Shall begin proceedings to have II taken possession
OF .or the beueit of his daughter"
lis the estate Il large oneT
THAT cannot say exactly, because do not
know Just what lac may have lost lately. But
think That there must be a large sum left. because
If he had lost it all he would have surely taken his
own life"
''Do YOU think there VIII be any effort made TO
induce Mr. Gould not 20 push tine case y
cit Is reported that such an effort will be made.
II ii is made it viii be on account of Marion. who
devoted to her father as he is TO her. SIZE rs
lovely you girl just budding into womanhood.
and If Howard Is sent 70 me me state PRISON nef
seem inclined to push the matter; but Mr. Conner
does This Afternoon, at the Court, General koome
DdO a CONVERSATION Win MI bOulu, anu lOu lllitl
the exact situation. He showed Mr. Could hat
nothing could be gained by pushing the matter and
that young girls lite would be ruined If Colonel
Welles was SEM TO prison. Dir. Gould seemed much
moved by the conversation. do not think that he
believes that Colonel Welles is perfectly sane
man"
a SWINDLER SIXTEEN YEARS AGO.
wEILRss CAREER AS CoMMssARY OF SUBSISTENCE
IN THE ARMY-rHE GOVERNMENT sYs1EMArI.
CALLY DKFRAUDED OF MORE THAN ONE MILLION
DOLLARS.
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