New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-11
"MAJOR" STANLEY CAUGHT.
BLACKMAIL AFTER EMBEzzLEMENT.
TRAPPED AT TIE HOTEL BRUNSWICK -AsfoNfsH-
MINI or MS OLD COMRADES

TRAPPED AT TIE HOTEL BRUNSWICK AsfONfsH-
MENr or HIS OLD COMRADES.
Abomt the middle Of January, INSPECTOR Bvrnes
was visited ut Police headquarters by Mr. Fulton,
OF the firm OF Fulton, WhltlOck Co.. owners "f
the Elizabethport Steam COrdage Fartory, and
consulted about q letter which had come to the
New-lork Office of the firm, at No. 4G Sodth,st.
The etter had been written and mailed IN the city
by Maiorp Alfred V. Stanley, an ex-Coniedcrate
officer WHO formerly had been the firms trusted
book keeper. Stanley had fed to Canada on Do
tObcr 70 with $500 which had been intended for
the payment of the employees III tho factory. lie
had drawn the money from the First National Bank
OF Elizabeth, n. D. OH the firms order. Ills dlsap-
pearance had caused much excitement In Eiiza-
Ii known later that he had been gambling
reckIessly The letter which Mr.. Fulton sho we'd
to INSPECTOR Byrnes had been addressed to one of
the firms employees. In it Stanley threatened to
expose certain allie geo crooked transactions y OF
the firm unless he paid ! 900. lie wrote that
he had prepared statements addressed to the West
ern customers of his former employers. The
money so unrghteousy got by me Is all gone" lie
wrote. "My mania for gambling has cleaned me
tralia, and | wonld 60 at once if had the money;
If Mr. Fulton will give $1,000 will get out end
no one shall ever hear of me again. l will pledge
my masonic oath that will never return to the
United States. STANLEY an officer in the Esscx
Lodge f. and A. NJ, in Elizabeth). am desperate
and prepared to take any chances. II Mr..
Fulton will to terms. | shall mail the
statement have prepared 10 the various machine
manufacturers and Mr. Fulton cannot screen HIM
self under the plea that the accusation from
an abscOnding and dishonest clerk, for the whole
matter Is capable of the clearest proof and such
proof possess. If | do not see a PERSONAL in The
Aew York World between now and the 18th OF this
mont h, signitying refusal acceptance or some
notice of this letter. snail OH that dare forward
the letters have prepared to the Western people.
The personal should be to :. " A. and signed F."
Mr.. Fulton said he did not tear any disclosures
about his business, and he was willing to do all
that conld be done to punish the thief and black
mailer. The Inspector detailed Detectivc-Ser,,
gcants Haley and Rutland to assist Mr.. Fulton and
they caused this notice to he inserted IN The
World:
s. V. All you leave the country and bother us no
more, your demand Will no graticd.
Five days later Mr. Fulton received a note from
Stanley, appointing "Major" Scott, another ex-
Confederate. agent to receive the money Scott,
who was said to be- Stanley's stepiather and lived
at the small hotel, No s3 COrtlandt-st. added this
message: g don't want to be- tho intermediary or
catspaw in tins disagreeablo business. but am
willing to do what | can to save the boy IRON
ruin" Mr.. Fulton was not willing to pay the
money to Scott and Stanley wrote again. appoint
ing lawyer rs his agent The firms counsel
entered into negotiations with the LAWYER but
other lawyer, who IS the prosecuting attorney OF
town New. Jersey. Meanwhile the detectives
had ascertained that Stanley had left the city and
plce They procured the services of Detective
Mulvey, of the Twenty seventh Precinct in order
in liquor stores and filed him with wniskey, until
he became confidential. Learning that Stanley
was in Rochester, of the officers went to that
city, but the Major" did not stay there long
enough to be caught. Negotiations with his lawyer
had reached such point on Thursday that Stanley
had agreed to be in Albany on Friday. to meet Mr..
Fulton's counsel and give an agreement IN return
for 81 900. On Thursday evening, however. the
officers filled Scott SO full of whskey that they
were Obliged to carry him to his lodgings. In
burst of confidence he told them that he was TO
meet his stepson at the Hotel Brunswick on the
following evening and receive lot OF money.
Then he would be able TO blow the boys OIL" he
sad...
The detectives saw Scott enter the Hotel Bruins
wick on Friday evening and join u group OF ex-
Confederate "majors" aud "c0lonels IN the
lobby. Among them was no one who answered to
the description of Stanley, but presently the
officers caught sight OF fine king man who
stood in hallway opposite The hotel. They had
picture of Stanley and they recognized him at
once. After watching the persons IN the street Tor
several minutes, the Major" walked rapidly over
to the hotel and promptly arrested He was
astonished but be tried to get off by informing the
officers that his little affair was about to be
settled by negotiations" When he understood that
he must be locked up he asked permission to his
friends in the hotel, and he was led in TO them.
Boys" he said to his former comrades " the jig
ia up.' Ills words had magical effect on the OK
Confederates, who scattered like mice at the ap-
proach of a cat. Only Major" Scott remained,
open -mouthed with wonder. Stanley locked
up over night at the Central Office. Yesterday he
taken to Elizabeth, where he will be tried for
embeZZlement.