The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-25
NELSON STILL THERE,
But May Serve Canada as a Long
lime Convict.

-NeIio lAuCt, tueEe are many COnJeCluFes,
but it has been impossible to discover any
thing concerning her in Atlanta, where she
says she met hun. If Nelson told the truth,
the woman is his divorced wife. But if the
wOmans story i true, then Nelson was
duped in a manner that demands a smile.
Nelson had the reputation Of being a
shrewd man and some Of his operations may
be credited to that, but his Canada expe-
rlence was certainly not n brilliant one.
Tho Constitution received the following
racy special last night, and it adds 10 the
chances for Nelson's extradition, as well ms
giving additional points of interest in this
sensational affair:
KINGSTON, ONT, July 23.-There is
small probability that Banker c. c. Nj
son, arrested at Trenton by Chief of Police
Hynds for being an American defaulter.
will be extradited. Up to to-day there has
been no charge made that he has committed
any crime that is extraditable, and
in order to hold him and await
the action OF the Atlanta authorities,
a charge of having brought stolen
money into Canada has been made against
him. On this charge Magistrate Gordon
has remanded him for eight days. There
seems to have been considerable bungliug
in the case from the start. Nelson speaks
very freely about certain phases Of his case,
but ut times becomes inc0herent in his talk
and makes statements that on their face are
silly aud incOmprehel slble. To the ConSfi-
tuition correspondent to-day lie boasts that
though fine desCr ptiOn of him was sent
out by the police of Atlanta, he never feared
arrest from the til e he left Knoxville,
Tenn, on July l. He reached LeRoy, n.
Y, on the night of July 3, and registered
at a hotel there as w. c. Lee of Indiana.
The next morning he registered at a hotel
f'14aFboIrIru tl,..
name, and made inquiries concerning
Canandaigua's attraction as a health resort.
That afternoon he took a train north and
the next day be crossed Lake Ontario TO
Kingston, Ont, whence he went to Eamil-
ton. He had two valises with him, be
says, when he left Atlanta, one of which is
nov at the railroad depot at Hamilton
filed with solled clothing. On July Nelson
Went to Campballford, where Chief of Police
Rossel Of Peterborough located him by the
description sent out by the Atlanta police
Chief Rossel Immediately telegraphed to
the authorities and asked for Instructions
They telegraphed back TO arrest Nelson for
grand larceny, as perjury was not extra
dltable, and that he could not hold Nelson
on those charges, to which an answer came
to watch him, as 81 900 was offered for his
arrest and eXtradltion.
In the meantime Nelson and Nellie Prince
were having a huge old time at Campbell
ford and Belleville. They put up at Bluett's
hotel, had champagne by the gallon, and
shocked the staid Ontarions by their I'M
seemly manners. Two fishermen, named
Folly and Parent, became chums of Nelson,
and it was to these that Nelson first boosted
of having robbed bank of $3.50 600 They
repeated the story, and the hotel proprie-
tor asking him about it, Nelson acknowl-
edged it, and then, in the presence of a
whole crowd of lOungers, boosted of his
shrewd thievery. Then Chief Hynds, as told
yesterday, went TO Belleville and arrested
Nelson ut Peterborough. They arrived
Saturday night.
Two Atlantians, Jacob Haas, cashier of
the Capital City bank, and Col Adolph
Brandt, his attorney, had come from At
lanta in answer TO Chief Rossol's first dis
patch, learning that their man was in Jail
in Trenton. They went there, accompanied
by Rossol, and identified the prisoner yes
terday. Nelson was arraigned before
Police Magistrate Gordon, aud remanded
as told above.
The interesting feature in Nelson's case
was the appearance at Trenton Jail this
morning of Alexander Campbell. He has
been a resident of Trenton for the past
fifteen years. and in common with every
body else, wanted to see the great Ameri
can bank robber,' as Nelson is Dubbed.
The moment Mr.. Camp ell clapped eyes on
Nelson ne said:
why that is my nephew ''
Then be approached Nelson and spoke to
him, but the latter only stared vacantly at
his uncle, and would not answer any of his
questions OF recognize him. To your CORE
spondent Mr.. Campbell said that he received
a letter from Nelson two weeks ago while
the latter was in Hamilton. In this letter
Nelson told his uncle that he had become
rich in the states, and had returned to the
land of his blrth-"fOr he was born at
Hamilton and reared at Guelph"-to enjoy
the fruits of his labOls.
Mr.. Campbell had not seen Nelson since
he was 20 years old Then he left him and
said he was going to the states and make
his fortune in the south, where any man
with a little brains could become rich in a
short while. Young Nelson, MIR. Campbell
said, had been very wild and had sadly
disgraced his family several times by his
indiscreet actions here. He (Air. Campbell)
had always predicted that the boy would
come to no good, and here was his predlc-
ton come true.
Nelson denied any knowledge, whatever,
Of his uncle VIII n spoken to this te noon
and called nm "a - old fool
He hasn't the faintest idea that he can be
extradited, as pone of the money in his pos
session Is the identical money he had when
he left Atlanta. He will not talk about his
sudden departure. Being asked why he left
that city, he gave a savage snarl, and
snapped out with terrible OATH
"What in the -- do you suppose ! left
for. Besides, how do you know / am the
same Nelson who was thereP
To question as 10 how Imuch money he
had when he left Atlanta, he said he had
only 000-$l2, 900 less thnn tle people
thought he had. hen getting into a fud-
Gus passion he cursed his folly for not hav-
ing sold the diamond earrings and those
watches found upon him which he carried
all the way from Atlanta. IL any of these
watches can be identified by their owners,
Nelson can be held for bringing stolen
property into Canada, and upon being CON
victed can be sentenced to prison for four
teen years.
Mr.. Haas says that most of the watches
found upon Nelson are watches left with
him at the savings bank as surety for loans,
and that their owners if necessary, will be
brought TO Canada TO testify against the
absc0nder Mother Mr. Haas nor Col
Brandt has any idea as to where the dla
monds found IN Nelson's possession came
from. Both geutIemen deny sitiyey that
they will attempt 20 compromise with Nell
son. who, on his part, says that they wanted
TO compromise tie moment they saw him,
but that he refused TO recognize them.
The Toronto lawyer sent for by Nelson
had not arrived up 20 . O'Clock tonight,
aud il is thought that the woman VINO went
there for leCa help for him has en- -irely for
gotten her late admirer and is now on her
way home. which she told chief Hyuds was
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