The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-16

10 beheVe that Dynamilers are After
Hmm Protecting Him the WORTHLESS
Work Him for Thousands of Dollars
and Play Him for a Ounce Throughout
1t is True He WAS Rustled of In a Gov
eminent Boat
Washington, D. c., Oct. 15-"Me and
Jessup carried the dynamite plot in
our hats. The British minister was the
softest mark ever struck, and 1 wish
his gov'ment would send more like him.
He wasn't no fool 1 was the fool, for
If I'd played my cards right I'd send
him home in the Storage"
The speaker was one T. Zell Hoover
now living at No. 1913 Ninth street, and
the story which he told today and back
ed up with documentary evidence is
sufficient to make the ex-minister of the
British empire, Lord Sackville, the
laughing stock of the diplomatic world,
Tor ne allowed himself to be swindled
and frightened out of his wits by a
party of unregenerate confidence men,
or whom Hoover was the leader.
Mr. Hoover is a gentleman well
known to the police of this and other
cities. At the present time he has re-
Formed, but he told the story of how he
and few confederates originated the
alleged Fenian plot, bled the British
minister out Of thousands of dollars,
and frightened the diplomat SO badly
that a trip on a gunboat with General
sherman was actually made as Lord
SackViile relates in his recent memoirs
Hoover's story is backed up by his at
torneys, who are reputable men, and
the letters from Lord Sackyille and his
secretary are safely slowed away in
safe in lawyers Office. Hoover is
type of his class. full of nerve and
boastful- of past exploits, while claiming
to be pure as driven snow at the pres
ent time. He told the story of how he
did the representative of Queen Vic
toria in the presence of his attorneys
and with papers to fall back on as evil
dence.
'ME AND JESSUP."
Yes resumed Mr.. Hoover, ME and
Jessup was in the whole dynamite plot
all to ourselves. Jessup is a teller in
New York who might not like the cop
pers TO know his real name, We talked
the thing over about the time of the
Fenian movement and concluded the
British minister was worth working.
So Jessup gets UP a scare letter about
dynamite plot to blow up the lega-
ton buildings with the minister in them
The letter informed the minister that
there was a Teller here in Washington
who knew of the plot and could head off
the dynamiters. The name he gives
was T. Zell Hoover.
That's me-" said Mr.. Hoover with
grin. well, it couldn't have been more
than an hour after the letter got to the
legation that a carriage drives up to
my house on Ninth street in full style,
funkies and all. A little side-whisker-
ed chap run up the steps all in a tremble
Are you Mr.. Roover?' says he.
al am SEE ], and who might you
be?' seq /, kind of dignified like, while
/ piped him off from the start.
Tn the secretary of the British
minister seq he, and the minister
wants to see you right off at the lega-
ton
Well, we went to the legation and
there we found the minister, little fell
Ter with a gray beard, all in a heap
with fright.
I've heard you're a good man. seq
he, and so he had, for Jessup told him
so, thought the police could never be
made to look al me that way.
My life is in danger seq the minis
ter. Can you help me to foil the viii
lians?'
You can bet 1 can sez I. for I've
h,
which was true.
''Of course you want to be paid |
said the minister.
OF course
How much?'
:" Five hundred down and more when |
it's needed. If / don't show results you |
needn't pu up any more money
:. Pounds or dollars?'
&" Dollars seq / like fool for the |
minister took a big roll from a desk |
and skinned out five clean hundred dol |
lar bills so quick it made my head swim. |
Il told him there would be results |
within twenty-four hours, and there |
We're for / went straight to Dutch |
Charley's saloon and started on the big |
gest drunk ever seen in Washington. /
Dutch Charley took $500 of my money |
and kept it for me until L sobered off, |
/ blew in the rest of the money and then /
heard from Jessup that was only get
ting cents where he got dollars.
Il had expected to play the minister
for a single slice only, but Jessup's let
ter riled me SO / sent note up to the
legation saying / want $3.50 right away
TO go TO Philadelphia and head off some |
dynamite. Down comes the secretary
again in a carriage with a check. He
took me to Riggs bank and introduced |
me, telling them 10 cash any checks
Sackville was SO scared he wouldn't
sleep at the legation, but had some
place on the outside where he used to
go to rest, leaving me 10 protect the le-
cation from the plots Jessup was set
ting UP nights in New York inyenting
"TRIP ON A BOAT.
about this time the minister got into
such a state that he did really go off
with old General Sherman on some gun
boat for nearly two weeks. He was
went away and his trip didn't seem 10
do him no good in the matter of rest
for Jessup wasn't asleep in New York
and there was half dozen mighty
tough letters and kilograms waiting for
the old man which ratified him terribly
Sackville went for me and says:
MIR. Hoover, you must be very vigil
liant, the situation is gettin' desprate,
and | guess il was. He says. seq ne,
Don't stop at anything. If you get in
trouble remember. You b'long TO the
British legation, an no one can trouble
you. Do you need any more money?
Il seq. a couple OF hundred would be |
handy jess now" which got then and
there About this time l got a letter
form Jessup in New York, VINO wrote: |
You amt keepin' your end UP. I'm
getting dollars where You are getting
cents" I reckon Jessup was working
him hard for services in New York.
That churned me up considerable |
AN J set things amovin'. ] made a
rush for the legation the next day. an
landed there cOnsidera bic out Of breath |
Lord Sackvilie. he says: What's up?"
I gasps: jest in time, the dynamit-