Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-14
of Different Views.
SOUGHT A BURIED FORTUNE.
Detectives Arrest Two Mon Who Have u
Queer Story to FELL,

Detectives Arrest Two Men Who Have
Queer Story to Fell.
Detectives Hayes and Hudson added an
other good job to the record of the Omaha
police department yesterday. The two
officers were walking up Tenth street yester-
day forenoon, when they encountered two
men whose appearance marked them
as good men to watch They
carried number of tools wrapped
in paper, which were found to consist of
spade, a common iron rod and mineral rod.
When interrogated they claimed that they
were going to visit a grove near Cut-Of
lake where they had been told man was
buried together with considerable fortune
which had been placed at the foot of his
coffin. The officers had an idea that they
might be bodysnatchers and took them to
the police station, where they gave their
names as Albert A. Steward and G. Osborn.
The first mentioned claimed to stop at the
Wirth hotel. His trunks and belongings
were also hauled to police headquarters
from there ana the contents examined. The
first thing found was Magic money maker,
with directions on the inside of the box
which inclosed it how to turn out good
greenbacks.
Compromising Correspondence.
A letter from beuuclere, Eld.. udueu
January 81, 1892, and addressed to Steward,
was found with a price list for con-
federate bills enclosed. giving prices
at which 10 900 lots could be furnished at
81 per ,0C0 by f. G. Sawyer transcripts of
documents from the United States district
court of Nebraska showed that Steward
had, in 1890 and 1891, come in contact
with Uncle Sans officers. His name was
slated A. d. Stewart alias f. M. Holmes,
alias G.. G.. LeaEing.
a frrth HOY cylan aI hat
several indictments had been found against
him. one for mailing ''nonmailable" matter
and another for receiving letters ad-
dressed to fictitious names. On
the first charge he was convicted by
Judge Dundy, who assessed fine Of $50 and
costs against him. He was also convicted
| to pay fine on the second charge. Aside
| from these he served twenty-four days in
| Jail upon another conviction.
In journal, upon the cover OF which the
| name ~. j. Kaufman, Yate Center, Kan
| sas" appeared, were found lot of Confeder-
| ate bills and script, as we'll as advertising
matter. A list of questions to be propounded
| to r. j. Mahoney, NJ V. Cannon, John
c. Gown, Lee Estelle, E. r. Duffee,
| j. p. Breen. Judge Ambrose and other
| prominent attorneys OF Omaha, In relation
| to a case in United States court was also in
| the trunk.
Another document showed that Steward,
! while on the eve of closing 81, 500 real es-
| tate deal in Grand Island, was arrested by
| officers for violation of the postal laws
| and that he pleaded guilty and received a
twenty-four day sentence.
owned Up to Selling Green Goods.
When seen by BEE reporter Steward ad-
mitted that he had advertised at one time
as having had green goods for sale,
| which had brought him in conflict
! with the federal authorities, but he denied
| ever having had any such goods in his pos
| session. Asked what he gained by these
| advertisements he said, swell If they were
answ cred and good bills were enclosed ]
would have that much money!
He claims TO have lived here since
was real estate dealer, coming
here from Grand Island, TO which
place he came from Gate Center, Kan. OF
the workings of the apparatus for manufac
| turing greenbacks he disclaimed all knowl
edge, saying that he had bought 1t because
| IL was advertised. The confederate bills he
said he had had in his possession a long time
| and he had intended TO consign them TO tht
| flames several times but had omitted TO do so
Madam Clayton, the clairvoyant on Tenth
street, had informed HIM and Osborn Of tn,
existence of the underground fortune neaI
North Omaha and both had proposed to mum
| IL up.
Shortly after the arrests were made tn,
mother and sister Of young Osborn appeared
in the police court and the former PLEADED
earnestly with Judge Berka for tn,
release of her boy who she declared
was innocent of all wrongdoing IN the mat
ter. He had simply made the acquaintanc,
of Steward aud did not know any thing about
the latter's sntecedents.