The Jersey City news., 1892-02-16
HYER'S BOLD CHARGE.
Says He Used Harney's
Money to Brlbe the
Coney Jury.
MR.. HARVEY DENIES TIE STORY.
Chief Crowley Does Not Believe
That the Fugitive Has Gone
to Australia.
MR.. HARVEY DENIES TIE STORY.

Investigation of the Hyer case goes to
show that. the escape OF the embezzler
was probably aided by Western police
officials, The fact that the fugitive made
his way from Alliance. O., and back
to San Francisco. and there succeeded
in boarding a steamer for Australia,
Notwithstanding the fact that his
presence on the train. his passage through
Utah and his arrival in San Francisco
were known, proves that there must have
been collusion somewhere.
The statement that Hyer went at once
to the Alameda County Jail at Oakland
where he had been locked up, has been
authenticated. Yesterday Chief Murphy
received Chief Crowley's promised letter
of explanation. Chief Crowley says
that Immediately upon receipt OF
Chief Murphy's telegram he de-
tailed on the case Detectives
Whitaker and Seymour, who arrested
that time offered $4,000, by Hyer if they
would let him go. The fact that they re-
fused the bribe. he thinks, proves that
there could have been no collusion on
their part at Hyer's second visit
Chief Crowley does not believe that
Hyer took passage for Australia and
thinks the story of his flight from San
by Hyer's friends to throw the officers off
the scent. He is the more con-
vinced of this because he can
find no proof that Hyer sailed on the
steamer. and as he cannot secure evil
dence on this point. with all the facilities
at his command, he does not believe that
any one else can know anything about it,
The facts in the case, he says, caunot be
fully ascertained until the steamer re-
turns.
In conclusion Chief Crowley says that
Dalton was too sick at the time he left
San Francisco to undertake the duty Of
conveying Hyer to Jersey City. He told
ious to reach home to heed him.
Chief Crowley regrets Hyer's escape,
after all the trouble taken on his
account, but more particularly because he
found Hyer one of the most impudent
and disagreeable fellows" he ever met,
Hyer before his departure.
Jailer Schroeder admits that Hyer
came to the Jail February 6, that he was
dirty and ragged, wept like a child and
said he had but dollar left in the world.
Schroeder says he told Hyer that he could
not aid him, and ordered him away lest
he (Schroeder) should be compromised.
and did not feel inclined to act without
authority lest he should get into trouble.
Jailer Schroeder and bis assistant. a
man named Murdoch, have been sus-
pended pending an Investigation.
IF Hyer only had a dollar when he
reached Oakland" says Chief Murphy,
1T Is plain he could only have gone to
Australia as u stowaway.
HYER's BOLD CHARGE.
The latest developments in the case
prove exceedingly sensational and will
probably cause wonderful amount of
comment. Hyer. prior to his sup.
posed flight to Australia. made to
a San Francisco Chronicle reporter
the following statement, which is taken
from the Chronicle of February 8, the
paper being received by Superintendent
Smith this morning.
'I believe / should be better off here
than would in New Jersey just now.
did not dread going there personally,
but I feared the disgrace to my fam.
lily and numerous relatives. II / dc
90 will send old man Harney and one OF
two others to State Prison for bribery,
for have receipts here now which will
show l handled every dollar of Harney's
money and put out s., 200 for money to
buv the jury, and s., 600 was paid to the
Judge in Jersey City Court. where the
woman who prosecuted him got six cents
damages.
'.The record of the case will show that
was the verdict the woman got. was
Harney's confidential clerk and never be-
trayed him until other relations nearer
to Harney than l stood in with me to
break him."
Hyer's statement refers to the famous
Harney VS.. Coney case in which the lat
ter sued Harvey for So, 500 damages for
the alienation OF his (Coney's) wife's af-
fections.
Mr.. Harney denies Hyer's statement