New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-24
THE DEFEAT or THE CORNELL CREW

AN ITHACA NEWSPAPER REPEATS AND AMPLIPIEs
THE CHARGES AGAINST THE sTRoKE-oARsMAN,
sHINKEL A PREARRANGED PLAN TO MAXI
MONEY
ITHACA, n. Y, Aug. 23.-This evenings issue
OF The Hhaca Journal contains the following: Infor.
nation has gradually been oozing out and percoatng
through this community for days that Snkel had
arran ged before leaving ithaca throw such
Cornell might after the first one. Since Saturday
last Journal representative has devoted himself 10
gathering the threads and ugly tangle they make for
shinkel and some local sporting 1t appears that
irregular triparte agreement made before crew
LETT Ithaca for New-York and while it was still making
practice pulls Cayuga Lake. This agreement WAS
to the effect that the should win Visitors Gun
II possible, but II not admitted 10 this strain every
nerve for victory the race-ths in order TO
boom Cornell into favor with betting and elevate
her i'll the pool box; that after winning the race
every subsequent one should be sys tematically
thrown by sbinkelthe high contracting parties being
Mr. Shnke stroke-oar, woud-be captain and betrayer
of his fellows; Michael Casey, who keeps a drinking
place at No % East Safest, and whose prospective
bro,her-in-aw shnkel is and Samuel W. Reed whole
sale Lquor-dealer, Clinton Block, North Cayuca-st
Shinkel said TO have taken with him to England $500
although 1t was well known here that he had money
OF his and that he suit of clothes from
straussman Brothers, which is yet unpaid for The
programme that Casey should 90 TO England TO do
the betting while Reed supply the capital and
Shinkel the treachery. On the afternoon of the en-
barkaton nj NewYori Shnkel wrote to Casey 10 dis
regard all discouraGng newspaper statements and that
the crew were going to England and going TO row
The failure to get into the Visitors "a &C. and later
the loss OF the Stewards race demoralized and no
wildered the conspirators.
Casey wrote or had written shinkel letter stating
the mpossiby of his coming TO England because OF his
Caseys wifc's objection asking advice what 70 do
shnkel cabled at is all right" meaning presumably
that the subsequent TO be lost though the
first had been Casey caused duplicate letters 70 he
written to Shinkel OF which addre TO him
care OF the American Exchange Liverpool the other
care of the American Exchange London simply becanse
the writer and sender alike which city
the Exchange located, and there was Insufficient
time before the steamer mail closed ascertain These
letters advised shinkel of Caseys wifes strenuous Oh
jectons TO his making the trip to England and asked
shnke to advise him how act in TO fIe
end and remain here Snkcl in response TO one or
OF these wrote TO Casey from the American EXCHANGE
London, before the crew had started Vienna from
London Bet that Cornes win lose Vienna race" This
advice received here to five DAYS before
the Vienna race was pulled and, the and eyes OF
the freely expressed Judgment of oil Engshmen that the
Americans had certain thing at Vienna, il was acted
upon TO the best of the ability of the conspraors here
although they We're unable 10 get large wagers
We are Warranted in making these facts public upon
pe % On sc GS S
rated word of trusted friend OF TO whom as a maj
steps being cou a crooked dollar IL noS he
heved that shinkel did not rely alone or
friends might be able to 'l Gather OF ", What his
but that he himself made bets against the In Vienna
blers 1t is rnorcd that shnkes baggage crimnaa
Ing proof was found by his Infatuated associates who
suspected MIN OF stimulating the exhaustion which lost
them the Vienna race is also that the Boating
Club OF vienna furnished TO the Cornell boys proof posi-
1--WE or their betrayal by Shinkc The fact that he was
publicly accused where he could best defend himself
~ h . ne ans not offered word of protest is placed
nefsy ana those connected with the sending on and
being carefully thoroughly pushed and in Inc TINS
inc dirty details viii be given to the world and their