St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-25

dropped. Maxwell said he might get bonds
and get out. So it was agreed thar we should
arrange for the meeting by fixing certain
means OF identifying each other. On card
Maxwell wrote Frank Dingfelder," with
wv" under each end of the name.
The witness explained that "2w" meant
two witnesses. The card was torn in two
pieces, Maxwell taking one and putting it
in his drawer in his cell, and witness tax
ing the other. The witness had card on
one side of which was "Hon. John f. Mar
tin, Attorney at Law, ST. Louis. No." and
on the other side "58 Washington street,"
and s"Young's hotel" The cards were
shown by the witness.
Continuing, the witness said Maxwell
wanted them to testify that they met
Preller in Boston some time in June, 1885,
and spoke to him, but Preller asked them
not to say anything about seeing him as it
might prevent him and Maxwell getting the
money they wanted, but afterwards he said
he did not want this testimony, as the de-
Tense would probably be accidental killing
II said something about the money that
my friends were to swear to and Maxwell
said there would be no trouble about pay
ing, as there was barkeeper at the South
ern hotel who would swear that he had 5000
with him. He said that he wanted that
sworn to, as it was the missing link. A
few days after got in Jail man was shot,
DR.. Coates, believe. The prisoner said
that if he had man to kill he would not
do it that way, that ''chloroform was so
much easier" Mccullough then testified
that he was released from jail on bond and
went to New York and Indianapolis under
Mr.. Furlong's instructions. According to
agreement he wrote to Maxwell under
nov Of,, Il b Tt r
Martin. Adjourned.
HOW THE SCHEME WAS WORKED.
ST. LOUIS, May 24.-John F. Nc
Cullough, the witness who created SEN
SatiOn in the Maxwell trial to-day, was ar
rested at the Mechanics bank on Feb. &c,
while trying to pass check for 81. 100. IL,
which was drawn in favor of John F. Nor
ris. and had the name of Dr. Smith, treas
urer of the Gould railroad system, signed to
it, While he was in the bank Detective
Furlong came along with check he de-
sired to pass. His presence at the time
was supposed to be purely accidental. The
check presented by Mccullough was for
81, $50. IL, and as the signature was totally
unlike DR.. Smiths. Mr.. Hutchinson, the
cashier OF the bank, Immediately detected
the forgery. Shaking with excitement, he
told Furlong OF his discovery. The latter
attempted to arrest Mccullough. A scuf-
file ensued, but Furlong bagged his man
and brought him to his office. He then
sent w. E. Phillips, one of his operatives,
to swear to information for warrant
against him. This he did, and returned
with deputy sheriff, who placed Nc
Cullough under arrest and
LODGED HIM IN JAIL.
Dingfelder had preliminary examina-
ton in the court of criminal corrections and
remained locked up in Jail for forty-seven
days. when he gave bonds in the sum of
$4,000, with Judge Laughlin as security.
Then he jumped his bond and went to New
York. An indictment was returned against
him by the grand jury, Cashier Hutchinson
of the Mechanics bank and two clerks in
the employ of DR.. Smith being he wit
nesses against him. The state officers say
that neither Phillips nor any of the other
witnesses who appeared before the grand
jury knew who Mccullough really was, all
,supposing. he was forger. Even DR..
Smith himself was not let into the scheme,
and believed Mccullough, or Frank Ding
fielder as he was known to them. to have com
mitted a forgery. The case against Ding
fielder is still pending in the criminal court.
He says that from New York he wrote
4udAWeII, uIiu0l tll0 uaul0 OIL JOnn II.
Malone. concerning two witnesses he had
secured that would testify that Maxwell
had money when he left Boston. He fur
ther insists that both Mr.. Martin and Mr..
Fountleroy wrote replies to these latters
waiting to make appointments with the
men who were to do the swearing. but Mr..
Glover would not let him carry the matter
any further, and told him he must not meet
the attorneys.