The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-07
TURNBULL AND TEIXEIRA.
". m GoUID,s ABATEMENT lBoUT
THE BLIOHMAu CASH.

Gould out on Ban-Turnbun str, IN the
Tembs-Ms Has Been Arrested Herore-
could . FORMER wall Street ItroLer mad well
counsctea-Ho and TurnbuIi ola Frtcndu.
William b. Turnbull and william Elford
Gould, charged with Attempting to blackmail
Eugenio Teixeira, will have IN examination
before Magistrate Moado In the Centre Street
Police Court this morning. For Gould, who
spent Sunday night in tho Tombs, Julian T.
Davies furnished $1,000 cash bail yesterday.
Turnbull did not fnd a bondsman.
Turnbull 10 o Southornor, having been born
at Pass Christian. Miss. In the fall Of 1893 he
obtained work as a bookkeopor with the Hy-
draulic Construction Company of 145 Broad.
way. In November. 1895. Turnbull and a time
keeper named John Horri wero indicted for
stealing the company's money by classifying
pay rolls. Thrnbull turned States evidence
against Horri. and was released on his own
recognizance. Then he got a job as bookkceper
for O Klondike company. When that company
retired from business he had nothing to do.
Gould comes from an excellent family, and
married Miss Gertrude Lawrence, a daughter
OF Col. Samuel D. Lawrence and q niece of Mr..
James g. X. Lawrence. Mr.. and Mrs. Gould
have always made their home with Col. Law
renee at the latter's residence, liz East Eigh-
teenth street. Mr.. Gould inherited considerable
money from his father. and, ten years ago. he
went into Wall street, whore he was not very
successful. Several well-known bankers spoke of
him in the highest terms yesterday. In 1891 no
formed a copartnership with Henry Coolidge,
under the firm name of Coolidge &c Gould. Tho
firm did a general banking and brokerage bust.
ness at 8 Wall street. It was succeeded by
Gould. Bruins g. Bouldin, which firm went out Of
business in 1893 owing to the i'll health Of Mr..
Gould. In 1894. Mr.. Gould and Mr.; Coolidge
went into business again, under the firm name
1896 Mr. Gould retired from tho street. He
81 have known Turnbull twent, seven years.
We were, s~cboolmates. In November, Of this
y would Dc ike ike @ To Be Sns 0p pri vs. M0f sso %ea TSl' for 1r
s isSl nod ,Aa KnG 9 " sDa th:f don sSSiiS wa. Span an
e SSor 'r heard OF Of Mr. m,ne felT ns e'hf I said / had had
seer, his name in the papers. Turnbull said he
asked, why he didn't apply, for tho place. Ho
said he guessed, he would. ana he did so. by
thought I would like to become acquainted with
Ieixeira, and one day, when l was calling at the
ffPsRl:HR e,s sensnl ssa. i + ' ss did, III ii &c eo Woa,d 4 e, Rs
mo q letter Of introduction. The Consul
said he would do So with pleasure.
about a' Tsis;eir eHsot Career. I told Old" him / ala
not and no then told mt certain things about
what the Spanish Consul had told, me about
Teixeira., told this as any one might speak Of
4 Few days after this 1 presented my letter OF
Introduction to Mr.. Teixeira and was cordially
received by him. When l saw Turnbull again
"'i'm afraid I may have got that Mr..
Teiye;ra and possibly yourself into trouble. I
and he said he was going to sell it to some paper
u told Turnbull that he had acted unwisely
and that tho best thing he could do was to 60
straight to TeiSeira and tell him about 1t, so
that the latter might know what might happen.
I wanted Teixeira to know this. so that he
might not misunderstsnd me, should he hear
that the story was repeated to Turnbull by me.
Turnhull said he did not know how to get
at Teixeira. as he had received no
answer to his application for work. I told him
to try at least to see the Brazilian. Hc did 30
and failed. Then l told him to write the letter
already published. asking for an immediate in
letter WINS sent. 1t was answered by Teixeira's
agent, O'Connell. Turnbull told me Of the abu-
sive way in viii b O'Connell had talked.
Il then advised him TO write the letter to
TeiXeira that has also been published, In which
Turnbull referred 10 his own family and said
would challenge Telxeira to a duel. ] dictated
the terms OF that letter. These are the only let
tiers written by Turnbull to Teixeira that / ever
had any knowledge of until after ! knew he was
accused Of attempting to levy b!ackmail.
Before my arrest was ted by petectiye
! would say that the Spanish Consul was behind
the whole alleged blackmailinS scheme. and had
instigated 1t. ! would not be bothered. This I
refused to do, because, 1t is not true. so far as I
know. l want to say also that Turnbull. in my
presence. told Teixcira and the detectives that 1
manded 81, $50"
Turnbnll says that Gould know all about all
the communications he sent to Teixcira, and
dictated all of them.