Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-12-08

Inspector Pyrnes, while at first skeptical
Us to the truth of Daly's story, determined to
sift the affair to the bottom, and so he put
Detectives Hickey, Crowley, O'Brien and
McCauley ON the case. These men, together
with Detectives Hayes AMI Brett, ran their
game to ground late yesterday afternoon.
Two men were placed under arrest charged
with an attempt to rob and murder Daily
These men gave their names as Edward
Meredith and Henry Hermann, and both
were locked up at headquarters
1t was then revealed that tine most daring
plot in the criminal history of New York
had been concocted by these men, aided by
the Stanton woman and Ella Hammond, to
capture DAILY bodily and hold him for big
ransom. The sum to be exacted was to be
not less than $4,000 And the scheme was
to chloroform their victim, strip him of his
clothing, and starve him into complying
with their demands
This precious quartette appeared in the
jefferson market court room before Judge
Gorman. The stuffy little hall of justice was
taxed to its utmost capacity to accommodate
the inquisitive spectators, among whom We're
a large number of females
DAILY and his attorneys, Howe and Hum
nell, were among the first to arrive in court.
They were quickly followed by Attorney
Charles lie Barber, who appeared for Ade-
laide Stanton, the woman who took the part
of the spider and lured Daily into her parIor.
Mrs. Hamm nd and her attorney came next
While Judge German was disposing Of the
''drunksn and ''buns,D Abe Hummell had
Daily in private room taking his affidavit,
and at the same time making out a COM
plaint charging the two men and the two
women with an assault with intent to kill
and also with an assault with intent to COM
NIT robbery.
While all this was going on, Detective Ser
geants Adams and Hardy escorted into an
other private room fine looking man of 35.
He was scrupulously neat in his attire and
wore nobby overcoat.
He was tall and OF slender build with
sharp features and prominent nose upon
which rested a pair of gold trimmed eve
glasses. He wore a silver bracelet on his left
wrist which he tried hard to conceal. but
could not because similar one with a steel
chain attached was locked to the righkl wrist
of Sergeant Adams This self possessed.
dark complexioned fellow was Edward Mere
dith, accused of concocting the scheme to
rob DAILY and hold his body for q ransom of
$4,000 He was the man who fired the shot
that almost cost DAILY his life.
In another room on the opposite side of
the court was Detective Kush. He had as a
companion a small but compactIy built fell
low.akdat % years old He was or swarthy
compilation and had black mustaelie He
was dressed like laborer, and laughed and
chattei with the officer.
This man was Henry HERMANN, accused
Of being an acc0mpsice of Meredith. lie was
perfectly self possessed and seemed not a bit
disturbed
Hermann had turned states evidence and
Twas through him that Inspector Brynes got
ct the facts OF a conspiracy, the like Of which
Eas never before. attempteI IN New. York.
While Hermann had squealed, Meredith
kept close mouth and could not be pre.
vailed upon to implicate himself Ella Ham
mond has also proved herself to be woman
1kEerts nna slls SIN persists Ii her original