The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-19
Observation-Disclosures
WHAT'S EXPECTED TO RESULT RoM
MS ARREST.

III. Convict in the Columbus. o.. Penitentihry,
whose Letters Were Pound on Mr.. wilson's
dishonest Servant, believed to Know WI
wrote the scurriious Anonymous Letters.
Albert v. Sugdcn, formerly valet to Banker
n. 4. Wilson, who was arrested on Tuesday
night for tho larceny Of 81, 900 worth of jewelry
from his employer. was arraianed In the Centre
Street Police Court yesterday, and, az the ro-
ouost of Central Office detectives, was 70.
handed to Police Headquarters. Sugdon was
rcmnndoa not because the police wish to
Interview him in their peculiar fashion on
tho subject of tho robbery. but because
thcy hopo. by the application OF their meth.
ods. to clear up through tho prisoner the mys-
tsry OF the anonymous letters sent TO Mr.. and
Mrs, Wilson aud other people on the eve of the
marriage Of Miss Grace Wilson to Cornelius Van.
dcrhllt, Jr. sugdcn has confessed to the jewclry
rohbery. lie took tho gems, he said. because no
,bo.sht ho was going to lose a suit for 81. o30
no had brought against Mr.. Wilson. and wanted
s,me recompenso for the time and labor no had
oxnendcd in trying to trace the authorship OF
tho anonymous letters.
spplen has had some education. He Is bright
and clever. which was tho reason Mr.. Wilson
,n,rusted him with the job Of finding out who
had written tho anonymous letters, when
nj. personal efforts and tho efforts of the
detectives employed BY him proved futile. The
anonymous letters were oil written on the paper
of the Metropolitan and Knickorbocker clubs,
which Ravo rise to the rumor that they were the
work OF some man socially prominent. Every
effort to tad out who the man was proved vain,
aud the search was finally given UP.
The arrest Of Sugdcn and the finding Of the
letters IN his possession from convict 27.ssl in
R fSS TS'p PP"tSr and iRieSard Francis Paul Kent,
made both Mr.. Wilson and the police think
that there was still a chance Of fading out who
letters found on Sugden the writer declared
that he knew who had written the anonymous
letters. adding that large sums OF money had
Si%.ei H''e5 Thts h mon 'g h hsS n nss b ee1T PAID. and %
he declared it his intention OF having the man
brought to justice.
Susden has not been allowed to make any
statements to anybody but the police as yet
The police furnished his explanation of the jew
elry robbery. but they haven't had anything, &c
undoubtedly told the police something about hi:
convict correspondent, but the police are uncom
municative on that point Sudden was hustle
Court so fast yesterday that 1t was impossible
for anybody TO get near him.
When the detectives and Sugden got back tt
Police Headquarters Mr.. Wilson was waiting
for them. He had a long talk with the prisoner
but what developed at the interview 10 no
known. Mr.. Wilson said when he came out tina
the Ohio convict would be written to and an en-
dcavor made to enlist him on the Wilson sid,
in the matter OF tracing the anonymous letters
With the idea Of appeasing tho demand TO
terday. that he had noted a remarkable resem
blance In tho handwriting in the anonymous let
tiers and that of Sugden. He intimated that b
plainly does not. Sugden will be arraigned agaii
In court to-day, and, 1t is said, an effort. will b
made by his lawyer to have him committed I
the detectives and safe from the confesslon-e1
tracing methods employed by them.