Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-10-12
CoNspIRaroRs CAPTURED.
Parties who were Preparing to Steal Eli
Graved Plates of Government Bonds,

porS fau ,,,l,,,
Grnvss % p,,s". 'e ., r'nns c,,~"n,,, 20 % s.sa. h"
o,n sk W;,. toii, Uc.. y o'-rWm. l.. ohlter
'.nu Mi1moe II. ward OF tins CITY were
e.ius.ea y. ... ~ tne instance OF Inc secretary
" ,,;t.a, .no '.easu,S, 'ate Iast hiSht' ana com
.n.a ,n...eu W ja., upon .le charge OF being
omsasHu ',i !,a ~ .ne conspiracy 70 steal bonds
anI a.,1 pia.1s l!oin 'ie bureau OF engraving
am, amu prln'lnR, uid h.leihPting 10 pride
thap; M NJ .raS ouseau M 10 ASSIST them
~ t;.l, nI ~ iaIls =! one cise ure; AZ
Ja. Sno .,rne o. lne slootlns ol the iate Ifesl-
.,s.a. . Mni Iu'ue,u! nnu ior SONG weeks tnere-
.'S vi. Ilisn' oiiieA VI 1he engraving
fan,; mm r. piin.ing, Wlole 10 me9lpels OF MS
NJ m, Spen"ins 'nc summer ~ oahland,
W. IL no te.,cls ,': were inrseiy uevo.ea
w. Iii an1 :1 sopio ".lLcn ., was tneh uPpernost
~ ~ "it inilusL1he attelhpt 10 assassihate
VIZ piGsiuen'. u .nese iel.eIs :le eA-
piesaes 1 nis views irom tilne 10 tinle WIN
.Ssa,u .tss W ohe , cause anu Hepnsea ueaces ol
Is inft p.I.da po aIan i,.. tn uI ,an'i,y
o,. ~ "'Iioatn tnse .oss'nei WIZ
;nsr ort;'Ias r,la.;n -, sn.ai .n
a;,s, S t;a, ~ ,,.,.o if i.nnnf W 'ne as'as- .
A"ai to Wo.i,,a ~ A1u up anu senl
,.oa,,i, W. M"snins th WI, "nu 'iaceu lot saie
in h;s i. tae Tna wi Soi a,.sn aesa
mnt1n,ilI.aa I,,, IT,, Iney .eaineu l.,l! u
mnrn Some +;n,a @ 1aSt 800, 49, s MI I.;s,, oi
d;scoreroI .Iasa iat,ar. aa @ot. .t,In,. .i,sn
ord i,a voc ,rnr,od l,1, -,,,. D.a n.oasn'
ras,,ondants ,hat :, a ~ ro amoS mus l ooi
to tba ;n;rrv nf tia tr;e,'J,', ' Esau ,;om.
sb.,, ,,at ,,;,aaie i9..o' D.,
Ient arthnr Wh;Ie annnnoa in ;n1as,;
nat;n1 With y;a,r ,,f asaarta;,,in ~ ~ Isnr,
and h4 whom the lattars % we've ',r,, ,nrioined ned
COL Insh can came an mon ] cl,,es ,v ,v,i;ch " lad TO
the fi;scnvsrv ] of a cnnsn;racv Vii w,,;nl, ~
the theft of tha Iattars was connaotad m
'.orrnnt cor mt and m hr;i,a ] emninyos @ Of the hn, W
ram and ,r;th tho;r a;1 st.,I thnrofror
!, ouantitv of hon5s and nlates Cni'
IRISH laid tha f,nts n+ nnc. hefnra Sacra'
torv EnI1a,. who ns.er ,,rai;,,,;,1or,, =,
wnst; o,;=,n aan,,, M. sat;s.in ~ 49, 49,.
sistent atta,ant tn oet tho hnn,s psn5
,iatas fro,n ~ ,,,i,d;n,, a,,ro,,t;tonai, ] CIV
Ya. ha;ncr aJn liz 80, ,,,,nn ~,
av;a a'ca slrnaav ohta;ned ~, +la sanrat .t
.,r,.;n, >j;'.,, 80. " ino go. w
~ n s;r,oI - t,,a .ia ,1e'' '''o ,,ae;o
Detec,ire n,nporno,d fra,T, Na,, Wi.
vas assianed tn tho d,t. - ~ rnlin@;n,, y,
shc cine ona ha hagsr ] y i,.vns,;aai3I,'np vla,a3 ny
which ended last righf in tbo a,,est 81
Salter onJ SvarI n .nran,s 4,'a o,};,n. ,,3;
Of tho cnnsnratnrs in ',., r;,r
honds unJ ,,latas trn,n ~ in,.a,, ,,aa ~ g.
not 1i,ect ,t,c,,y,;,ry ,,.in sinna tha1. la
M ;ntant;d, nf ,,";,,,r eln TO-, ;n .my t".'
feiting Their aim go ,ras as m stota'; nv
themselv To h,;na obn,,i Tho ,ot, re,oor,, ~
of the nrose,,t CHEF oF tha Lur,. :, hv
cansing II to onnnor tbot h,s rano,,s.
ment was so loose and inet,inient as n
make the he theft Of hnnds and Mates @ " -
comnaratively easy matter, nna 50 sc care.
less os to dortroy rn,hl;n contiaa,,ca IN
his INTEGRITY and 1ovcrnment secnr;tv
Wnshinrton Oct o-Wm H Sait.,
and W,lmot 81 Ward This afternoon wert
hefore Commissioner Rnnav char,ad
with attempting to un)awfnlly Obtain
possession OF the distinctive paper used
in printing revenue stamps and currency
in the bureau of engraving and printing
through the bribery of employees. Argu
ment was made upon the following attida
Wits, sworn to by Bro oks of the govern
ment secret service:
|, James j. Brooks, do, on information
and belief, make oath and saw that vii
liam Z. Salter and Wllmot II. Ward did
on the 10Th day of September, 1882, anc
at divers other times, make certair
criminal proposals to Elizabeth Thomp
sou, ilSO w lllluIu "A. Darulp, c2SPlOyti
or laborers in the bureau Of engraving
and printing connected with the treas
ury of the United States, to-wit: Tha
if said Thompson or Darling, either O
both of them, would take aud steal
sheet of distinctive paper used by th,
government of the United States, upo1
which Its stamps for internal revenue il
printed, or if they would take and stea
a sheet of stamps or currency, tiuishet
or unfinished, aud deliver the same +