The evening world., 1889-02-27
FEATHERED NESTS.
Both Ives and Staynor Had Them
Snugly Hidden.
These Riches Will Now GLADDEN. the
DefFauded Stockholders.
Woodruff VIII BE Used as . Witness
for tho State.

Lawyer Frank R. Lawrence, who Is couns
for the Chicago. Fort Wayne and Dayton
Railroad in the civil suits which have been
brought against Ives and Stayner to re-
cover some of their wholesale steallngs.
was in o communicative mood this morning.
and made q statement to q reporter of The
EVENING WORLD which will undoubtedly
bring Joy and gladness to the hearts of the
impoverished stockholders of that company.
within the last twenty-four hours" he
said, 81 have obtained proof positive that
both Ives and Stayner have each laid
away snug fortunes as the re-
suit Of their unparalleled operations
in railroad wreoking, and that this
money, which probably represents the
creator part of what is left from their steal
ings. will without doubt be recovered and
applied to the benefit of those whom Ives
and his friends brought to ruin"
Can you give the amount of this find ?"
"Well, I know pretty we'll what it
will amount to-perhaps not n mill
ion apiece. but what people would
each one. l have been working on these
cases for many mouths. in a quiet way, and
had found out a great many things that gave
us a perfectly clear case against these con.
: u ~ we Nv uhbit ththu
made this last discovery, which is the very
thing we have been hunting for so long.
AT present l can give no further particu-
be pushed afe in until 0t the Criminal NAL Charges etSU Sa1s
been decided. l shall take no active part in
the prosecution unless Col. Fellows asks me
for advice. / prefer not to do 80, for / think
the District Attorneys Office is thoroughly
competent to attend to that part of the
matter.
" believe that they have no chance of
escape from conviction, with or without
Woodruff's testimony, and that the penalty
on all the indictments will be practically a
life sentence for both-certAinly TOR Stavnor,
who is the older. Their conviction will not
in any way interfere with the civil proceed
ings already begun, and it may not be neces-
sary to use them even as witnesses"
Mr.. Lawrence added that his investigation
of the matter had led him to believe that the
f operations Wsr. Of the Ives most sPd rsn his GEnf' ID
hold Of a road to wreck it. Even the
Mineral Range line. which was only twelve
duoements for the average professional
wrecker, was squeezed to the extent of $780,
900 In the first year. -.
THE vandalia line was taken up by Ives"
said Mr.. Lawrence. only ten weeks before
his failure was announced, and yet he and
Stayper. within that short time, had taken
81, 400, 900 in cash out of its treasury"
Edward Wilson Woodruff. the former
yesterday. as expected. spent the night at a
hotel in tow in the company of Detective
Won Gerichten, who was responsible for his
safe keeping.
He was yerv anxious to turn States evil
dence and make a confession last night. but
he was not allowed to do 30. because Assist
ant District-Attorney Parker thinks that he is
sure TO convict all three on the evidence al.
ready in his possession, and he does not need
Woodruf's testimony, simply for the purpose
of making assurance doubly sure.
Woodruff was brought to the District-At-
torney's Office this morning, and the greater
part of the forenoon was spent in telling his
story, which is being taken Town by Mr..
Parker with the aid of q stenogrspher.
To q reporter of The EVENING WORLD, Mr..
Parker said. just before noon ~ will not
arraign Woodruff to-day or tomorrow. Per
haps not at all. 1t all depends on circum.
stances"
"Will there be more indictments p"
Yes. several more; but they will not he
brought i'll until tomorrow morning, as the
Grand Jury will sit very late to-day"
The steal of the Dayton and Chicago bonds
which were ordered to be cancelled. the