Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-06-28

to Secure s Pardon, but That the Buffalo
 Lawyer, Who Is a Friend of President
 Cleveland, Did Nothing For Him.
 BUFFALO, June 2S.-One of the boldest and most suCccSsful schemes for the eX- tortion of money that was ever conceived and carried to conclusion by tho brain of man the Cottle kidnapping case now ap- pears to he after the light of ono day has been cast upon it.
 The author of the plot to relieve Mir. Octavius O. Cottlc of 5000 in cash was no stranger, Ckhcr, to his victim or to this city, nor was he an ordinary criminal. He coolly calculated on every step that ho took, and tho evidence now sCrms pre- pondcrant that he made no miSSteps, but that he gut his $5, GOO paid to him in hand and made good his escape, having fully 24 hours start of tho palicr and publicity.
 His motive Was not ttO his reasoning at lca>t) rohhCry, but the recovery of moneys paid to Mir. C0ttlc for which he believed he had received no equivalent in value. He sought restitution and resortcd to de- librratr, desperate means to gain his end. This view of the case explains tho seem ing mystery in previous chapters of why the CnttlcS did not immediately notify the police; why. after the police had res CuCd the priSnnCr from his BayncS street dungeon. the family were still reluctant to swear out warrant for the arrest of the kidnnprrS-which they actually did not do until fairly compelled to-and Mir. Edward F. Cuttlr made visits to Fort Erie to confer with the author of the note de manding money, and, moreover, why he raised $5, 900 on Tuesday morning on a prumSSOry note.
 The man whom the police would be glad to find, and on whom they have fixed as the author of this Kidnapping plot, is John C. Emery, formerly n resident of Cincin- nati, who some years ago was arrested, tried and convicted for violating the post al laws.
 Emery Is the Man.
 He was convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, but got away from the marShalS and made his way to Canada. SrCrct service officers traced him to Mon trcal and Quebec and later to Toronto, but he was never caught.
 Something moro than a year ago Emery tired of his hunted life and opened corrc- Spondcncr with MT. Cottlc, whom he re- gardCd as an old friend and who was q personal acquaintance nf President Clevc- land during Mr. Clcvoland's career in Buffalo. He wrote to Mr. Cottlc that he was very dCsirous of obtaining pardon. He had considerable money and was will ing to spend all of it if the president could be induced to issue n pardon. MT. Cottle undertook to act for him. From time to time Emory rrmittCd money to Cottlc, and they had personal conferences at Fort Erie, which is directly across tho Niagara river from Buffalo
 IL is stated on the authority of tho dis trirt atturnsy that Emery paid to Mir ~ t.1- h.,,, [ 1, ,S.,r ices, and in return Mir. Cuttle accom- plishcd nothing. When his money had b,Vn exhausted and he found himself still q fugitive Emery began to write angry letters to Cuttlc. He rcprnacbcd him for not drvoting sufficient energy to his ap- plicati"n for n pardon, and finally charg- Cd him with having taken his money without intending to make any commCn- Suratr return.
 To these communications Mir. COttlc rC- piled not at all or inditfCrCntly and then there came formal demand from Emery for the return of the money. This was ignored
 From whatever part of Can -da where he was in hiding Emery inurnryrd again to Fort Erie taking with him another escaped convict, GrNrgr Allen, of whom the police know little else than his name. That his name was known to Mir. Cottlo k evident from the fact that he swurr out | a warrant for his arrest and the arrest of | Emery and uStxl the names of both in do | ing so.
 | Spread Net For CottIc. Emery and Allen made their home for | n week at Fort Erie and spread tho not for Mr. Cottlr who had not heard from Emery in weeks and supposed he had | tired of his rCSultlCss impOrtunities. IL was Emery whom he faced when he walk cd into tho vacant house on Bayncs street last Monday morning. Besides tho note which he sent to his wife at Emory com mand he sent q promissnry note for s, | OOO with instructions to his wife to in l dnrSe il. takr it to the hank and pay thC money Ia Mir. Emery, to whom, he said, he owed that sum.
 Mrs. C.t;lrand her sons were acquainted with the .lrntity of the man who had Mr. l C"ttlc in custody. and knew the nature of | his claims against Cnttlc. and that Is tho | explanation of their failur" to notify tho police of what was going on. Edmund P. Cottlr, tEr eldest son uf the captive wont | twice to Fort Erie Monday and twice | Tuesday, where hH held personal confer cnrrs with Emery in rrsrtrd to purrhasing l his fathers release.
 ! Ii Is known that the CottloS raised a, 00O from one of the local hanks Tuesday morn ing, and ii is generally supposed that this money was paid to Emory, but that he in sisted on further reimbursement before he would relcnEs Cottle, and that he was still waiting in Fort Eric for further romit- | tancGs when Cottle was found. | Diligcnt search was made by the police at Fort Erie, Victoria and Niagara Falls, | but without result. The house where Elm l cry and Allen had staid was found, but no evidence as to where they had gone. l The police sssy that Mir. Cottlc was rcluc- l tant to swear out warrants for his abduc- tors after his release and preferred to drop | the matter.