The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-13
E. o. THOMPSON,
TAILOR. cLoTHleR AND IMPORTER,
GAS BROADWAY,
between Park Place aud Murray Sc
DEAD, NOT SURRENDERED.
Huati.gton's Pu.er.i Ssrp,ou Preached By
Detective,

HuntiuEton's Punersi Sermon Pre- ed by .
Detective.
The only passenger on the steamer Alps OF
the Atlas line. which arrived from Costa Rica
Yesterday was G. T.. Henry. a detective OF
Cleveland. Ohio. who expected to return with
Robert g. II. Huntington. Huntington was
employed by the House Building and Loan
Association OF Chicago. and absconded in
September. 1903.
Detective Henry did not return with the
prisoner. Instead. he brought certificate OF
Huntington's death on Feb. /. Detective
Henry also had the unique distinction OF
preaching the funeral sermon for the man
whom he ex pected to land In the State prison
at Joliet
Huntington. who was 30 years old. was
Secretary OF the House Building and
Loan Association. Last September lie found
no way to prevent the discovery that he had
stolen $4,000 from the company's funds
and he left the country. He was located in
Costa Rica several mopths later by an agent
OF tho American Surety Company OF New York
which had signed Huntington's bond for
Detective Henry one Of the company's in
spectors. was sent after this dsfaulter because
he had made an excellent record In securing
asst Year he traveiisd.2 .0ou miIes into to In.
interior Of Brazil for Henry 4. Botsford. u
In Rio Janeiro he picked up e. A. Cadwallnder
President OF a bank In West Superior. Wis
who Is now on trial for appropriating $4,000
Henry arrived at Port Limon on JAN , and
found Huntington sitting IN front Of a saloon
Although furnished with all the necessary pa
pers he found much fiiculty in securing tho
consent Of tho Costa kican Government for
strrsd up a hornets nest among I . politicians
and the anti Ad I'M stration party was max
lug 1t an issue for the approaching elections
holding hat the Government had trampled on
popular rights IN surrenderlng Weeks in the
a "A n ZION A
They took the matter under advIsement
though Henry learned that one OF tine reasons
for not reaching a decision was the inability OF
the Government to secure the return OF a we'll
known costa ltican counterfeiter. who Is now
In tho mean time Henry saw Huntington
and asked him TO return voluntarily.
will return only as II corpse" Hunting
ton said aud there will be other corpsss II |
Huntington carried little money with
him and was In debt TO the shop keepers
and boarding houses in Port i.lmon when
was considering matters Huntington ard
Henry had several conversations. Finally
tai suffering no longer. and agreed II retuin
with tho detective on the hrst steamer. which
SSa Sudr R s'
ment officers.
ON Jan. Huntington was taken ~ with ma
larlRl fever and gAstfttis developed. The de-
tectlve paid all expenses and secured tho beet
medical attendance. On Feb. / Huntington
Detective Henry was ask ed TO take charge OF
the funeral Arrangements. Ills report to tho
American surety 20, reads:
Immediately after his death they called on
me TO read the burial service and preach tho
funeral sermon or a. least give them "A talk on
the subject OF life and death. The request was
unexpected. and | felt some what EN- barra ssed.
however consented. and at the close. the
friends about 20. expressed their approval
that everything passed of with pTopTisty and
soamnity. They seemed especially satisfied
with the statement that | made. In IA discourse
OF fifteen or twenty minutes that the United
States deserved tho return 81 this poor man
for the information he could give as much IN
for any other cause