The evening bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1887-1905, 1889-06-17

" 5sEEAt Ivan. the Ice man.
FRANK woon-..- He met Detective
Coughlin, whom he had known
by reputation as fence" a few
days later. The man Neville, who
is supposed to be Maroney, arrived
in Chicago about this time, and Wood
ruff saw him drinking with Coughlin in
saloon. The three men had several
drinks together, when they left the sa-
loon, Coughlin separating from Wood
ruff and Melville, the latter going to
another saloon, and and after that Mel
vile said he had to go to Mccoy 5 ho,el,
where he was stopping, and lett Wood
ruff. Just as they separated Melville
told Woodruff he wanted to see him
again and gave him a few dollars, and
added: "You needn't be broke as long
as am in town"
On the day following Woodruff met
Mike McDougall, in company with
Coughlin. AS Woodruff approached he
overheard Coughlin say, Good, he is
Just the man I want 10 see"
Turning to McDougall, he said, Are
you acquainted?' 1 replied Il guess /
ought to know Mac McDougall
turned to me and said, That will do.
my name is Williams.
II laughed and said, "A rose by any
other name would probably be as
sweet 1 had known McDougall, or as
he now called himself, Williams, as
rough-and-ready spirit, and an old
worker for the Clan-na-Gael al
though during the immediate time
he hal worked as black
smith. Coughlin and McDougall
had quite talk while waited. After
talk which did not hear, Coughiin
left saying he had some business. AS
soon as Coughlin was out of sight Will
Jams said to me, Come on. We went
over on the West Side and stayed for an
hour or two drinking beer.
Williams had been paying for the
drinks during the afternoon, and he
asked me: How are you fxed?' L
said: i am nearly busted He said !:
You are DIN fool replied that it
was mighty hard time to make dollar
unless you took desperate chances, and
/ was not quite prepared to do that He
said; Why don't you go down and see
Alexander Sullivan and l said l was
aot prepared to be sent to Europe.
Williams turned to me, and looking me
squarely in the face, said it would not
be necessary for me to be sent out of
town in this case. 1 asked him:
What is there anything on now?' He
laughed and said we seemed to be living
pretty we'll He said: Il have rooms :
/ have fiat--in fact. have rooms to
let said: Good; I'll come and stop
with YOU All right, come tonight.
1T was between IL and clock when
we arrived at III South Clark street
We went upstairs and Williams lit the
lamp. He said: What do you think of
q man who can sit here and smoke ten
cent cigars and pay for smoking them?'
Then he added; There's something
good going on Referring to copy of
a conspiracy pamphlet lying on the
table, / asked: Has this anything to
do with it?' You needn't guess again,
Williams replied Tell me something
about this thing 1 said. You needn t
know anything about it. 1t is deal,
and you will not be implicated Turn
ing around and looking me straight in
the face he asked: Are you one of
.them? He referred to my helping the
Fenians at the time of the Canada raid
] replied Il am, as much as lever was, if
/ am paid for it. l have been playing in
desperate hard luck. After talking un.
til about o'clock We went to bed. /
| bOb up Ut " " ClOCh IllC 4CAU
This must have been about the 10th
of April. / looked about for some place
to wash. For the first time 1 noticed
how scantily the room was furnished. l
said: You have lots of room, but very
little furniture. Williams laughed, and
replied: Yes, but I've house in the
country with d-n sight less in it. 1
asked him where it was He said
Never mind it is just out here in the
country.
1--WE went into the New Haven res
taurant and had breakfast. said to him
Il have got to go to the barn, meaning
Deans. He replied: L won't keep
you but little while You can do better
than you are doing there. Why don't you
| go and see Alexander Sullivan
II went to Deans barn and thought
the matter over and then returned and
applied mt Alexander Sullivan s, giving
us an excuse to Dean that / was going
down to the postoffice Alexander
Sullivan was not in, but going out l
! met him in the hall before / reached the
elevator. said: Nh. Sullivan Nc
| Dougall sent me over TO see You. Mr..
| Sullivan said 'McDougall! Oh, you
mean Williams, don't your said:
Yes, / guess so. / slept with him last
night He wanted me to go over and
have talk with you. Alexander Sulli-
van replied: i have nothing for you.