New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-25
1s1TA DYNAMITE CONSPIRACY
. uysrrR,ous STRANGER TRIES TO DECoY MRS
pUpLEY's COUNSEL INTO TRAP.

A MYSTERIOUS STRANGER TRIES TO DECoY MRS.
pUpLEY's COUNSEL INTO TRAP.
An incident which happened last Monday
n,no a nd may throw some light on the doings Of the
men whom Mrs. Dudeys shot has stirred up has just
come TO light When exJudge A. g. Butts, counsel 1or
Mrs Dudley preparing to leave his once last MOI
day afternoon a man giving the name OF James Thom
son eptered the Office He produced o back-bordered
letter purporng to received by him from his
mother Lizzie Thompson living in Middlevlle' YORK
SHIRE England the letter the writer states that al
uncle of the young man had suddenly died leaving
large fortune to his nephew and that the family soc
tor and A. E. Hall, with whom the young man
had once been apprentced had sailed in the Britannia
and would in NewYork in the latter part OF
The letter which was apparently written by lady 8
hand said that II certain diamond ring whch young
Thomson had purOined from his uncle was TO
turned to the family additional bequest OF stipu
lated sum to the nephew The mo'her a"'iso"
tie to call upon reputable lawyer anu h"'o ''
make out the necessary papers to secure the ocqes
The man who presented this letter was OF medium
height apparently about thirty years OF age OF hsht
complexion with perpendicular scar over the right eye
on his forehead decided English accent was notice
able in his pronunciation He said that he was sailor
and deserter from the British army 'nat u me- hon
near the Free College" He added that the solicitor
whose name he gave and A. f. Hail. had arrived IN me
Fifth Avenue Hotel He asked MI Butts 10 accompany n
him to the hotel ana meet the tWo EhSHsnino"
Mr. Butts left his Office with his visitor at 43O Uciock
and both started uptown. When they had rtache
the corner of Centre and Chambers SITS thomson SUI
denly turned to Mr.. Butts with the words: " nave
pawned the di mondarng referred to In the; letter Win
a bar-keeper in Chatham-st VIII you accompany me
to his salooni would like to redeem It
and take IL with me to the Fifth Avenue Hotel
When Mr.. Butts declined to go with his VISITOR 10 .ie
liquor mentioned Thomson demanded OF Mr. Butts
the letter his mother saying that he would go ohe
and show the letter to the baTkeelcr MT Butts
handeds the letter 10 the fellow WHO went towa'o |n
ham-st ,,-t,..,,,.
The queer look OF the whole transaction had evidently
aroused tho suspicion of Mr. Butts who before leaving
his office told detective to shadow Thomson lho latter
instead Of going Chatham-s. entered Ryans liquor
shop in Chambers-st., where McDcrmott was shot at
some time ago. In few minutes Thomson came out OF
the place again and looking cautiously about MN ciosea
Chanbers-st. and walked back toward Centrest
Within half hour the fellow appeared again
at Mr. Butts Office saying tbat ne bal
failed TO redeem the ring but would meet Mr. Butts at
o'clock at the Fifth Avenue Hotel Upon inquiry at
the Filth Avenne Hotel yesterday II was learned that
Mr. Butts had called there o'clock ON Monday even,
ing but that neither the English solicitor nor MT nan
guests there. The passenger list OF the Br'nt
shows the name Of A. f. Hall Mr.. Butts last hish'
light of the matter characterzne the whoie trans
actop as probably the freak OF crank. Tue Ony srpi
cious 81 the Is the communication kept
up by the man Thomson with Ryan's place ON thain-
"A notorious resort OF the