New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-28
THIErING CLERKS BROCGHT HOME.

SINCLAIR AND HALLIDAY GIVEN INTO THE HANDS
or JUsIIcE-THrIR EXPERIENCES ~ CUBA
William II. Sinclair and Samuel b. Halliday,
the defaung clerks OF Lang Robinson Il Co., who were
arrested in CUBA recently, arrived here the steamer
Newport from Havana yesterday in charge OF Detectives
McLaughn and Fink The Newport reached her docs at
the foot OF Wast. about o'clock I'm the evening and
the first persons walk ashore were the dcilultcrs
and their guardian detectives. Tie clerks both
eli gantiy dressed and one in the crowd on the pier
supposed that they two criminals being brought 10
justice They put In carriage and taken 10 Police
Headquarters, and there locked NJ.
sinclair and Halliday were respectively the book
keeper and salesman OF Lang. Robinson < Co.. iloGr
dealers at No. south-st. who ended long series of
peculatiOns April 2l by stcn Ing Sl2j7 ani hccing
10 Cuba. where they were applchcuded about three
weeks ago Thry had looked about Havana and enjoyed
themselves long they dared, aod then token
the scancr Porto Rico The steamer touched az the
port Of Nouvarits and there they were
arrested by the Cnbln police, 70 whom
descriptions and photographs had been sent
The two clerks travelling under the nance of -au
ford B Northcote and william II. Wc-tbrook To Md In
the dcusion that these their lanes. they had
had them marked all their clothing and printed
their cards When arrested they became very indig-
uaut They urOfcsscd 10 be American citizens, travel
ling simply for recreation, and nostcntatou-y 80 be-
came their unofficial rank" They SAID that they were
going ultimately Brazil, whore they intended 10 buy
a couple OF mules and 20 into the into Tor They SAID
that they were from Ncw-Iork and their talk very
pleasant and plausible. They were trscn to Havana.
however and held for trial The two decc i've. from ms
city had gone TO that city meanwhile wijh the legal doc
nens necessary for their cXtradon. Tie detectives
i'm hc!r general oversight Of fast young had often
seen sinclair and Halliday, and were, therefore able 10
assist materially IN their deutncdtDu
When shown the pictures which had been sent from
th- cty they admitted that they looked Ike Aciu. hut
would admit hing cisc They engaged nI-tclaH- gal
talent and when thcy brought np 10 be- examined
on the question OF their oXtradon made hard fight
Bat the proof that they were Indeed sinclair
and Halliday adjudrcd to bc sufficient,
and they surrendered to the American authorities
Wars Havana Line which left Havana for this port
Thursday. The the that the young men
wrutto Havana en- and the idea Of returning 10 this city
on IL seemed ubc them greatly, but with character
Isfc hcartlrs,ucJs the detectives did consult the
wishes ~ heir prisoners IN the matter. To make things
more agreeable Tor the pair Of the men they had
robbed was their fellow passenger Nr RODnrOn, OF the
nrfn OF Lang Robinson Coz learning OF the trouble I'm
regard 10 the cXiradOn or his delinquent, clerks Jeff
this city for Havana a week ago Saturday, arriving
tncrc iuet IA time 10 be transferred 10
the Newport before she started her hOmcwarG trip
During tue tTip from Havana Sinclair and Halliday
have kept locked in their statcrOoms and have been
m fines very dcspondent. S they do not show very
much n their appearance the anxiety they must feel
and will not admit their identity. About 500, ana
watches aud teweTy to the value OF about $500 more
were found their possession when they were arrested