The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-10

and that they laid their plans accordingly That
the guns, boat and provisions were left where
found before the robbery there Is no doubt, for
people residing in the vicinity remember having
seen mysterious strangers in the locality, and
the guns were purchased near st. Charles, sew
eral days before the robbery. The package at
the depot check stand was also left there on the
date claimed in the letter, the day of the rob-
berry; but the detectives claim that the letter
neither written on the day claimed nor was it
written in ST. Joseph. However, they say the
letter has given them some very strong clews,
and that the whole truth regarding the affair
will soon be known.
When the Circuit Court convened this morn
ing, the habeas corpus case of Fotheringham was
called. Fotheringham claimed in his petition,
which was presented to the court yesterday. that
he was uulawfully and against his will deprived
of his liberty by force by the Adams Express
Company and their agents. The writ was is
sued returnable this morning. When the case
was called, Manager Damsel, of the express COM
pany. his attorney, Mr.. Mcdonald, and Detective
Pinkerton were on hand, but Mr.. Fotheringham
was not to be seen Mr. Mcdonald, who is also
assistant circuit attorney, stated that Mr.. Foth-
eringham had been. by mistake, taken to the
-Four Courts instead of to the Circuit courtroom,
and asked for time to rectify the mistake and
produce him in court The court then contin-
ued the case until O'Clock this afternoon
The alleged mistake which necessitated Mr..
Fothernghams absence from court is be-
l1eved to have been piece of sharp
Adams Express Companys attorney, by which
the messenger was spirited away to give the com
pany time to secure bench warrant for the lat
ters arrest, that he might be placed in Jail be-
fore he secured his liberty on the writ of habeas
corpus. About 10 o'clock this morning one of
Plnkertons detectives placed Fotheriugham in
carriage at the Southern Hotel and told him
that he was about to be taken to the Circuit
Court, where his habeas corpus case was to be
tried. The detective was evidently under in
structions to consume as much time possible
in conveying the messenger thither for
the coachman drove his horses at
a walk and over a roundabout route,
consuming about three-quarters of an
hour in so going-at least enough time to
enable bench warrant to be secured for Foth-
eringhams arrest When the carriage arrived
at the Circuit Court, Deputy Sheriff Hart
served the warrant, and the prisoner was then
taken to the -Four Courts. where he was locked
up A short time afterwards the grand Jury,
who had been investigating the robbery, re-
turned an indictment against him, charging him
with grand larceny, and with receiving stolen
property. Two other indictments were re-
turned, one against Jim" Cummings, and the
other against Richard Roe, concerning the iden-
tity of whom nothing is as yet known.
Mr.. FotherinRham was seen at the Jail by a
reporter. He stoutly asserted that he was inno-
cent of the robbery, and knew no more about it
than he had given out in his various statements
to the newspaper men anG detectives; that he
had been shamefully treated all along, and was
now about to be malicously prosecuted.