The evening times., 1898-10-12
THE GENTLEMAN BURGLAR
William E. Travis Will Make
a Legal Fight for Liberty.
SILENCE HIS WATCHW0RD
The Prisoner Appears to he Well
Supplied With Money-He Declines
Prison Fare and Orders His Meals
From a First-CIass Restaurant.
,A1titude of His Attorneys.

New York, Oct l2.-William f. Travis,
described as the gentlemanly burglar, is
preparing TO make a stubborn fight for
his liberty. He has money, friends and
counsel His lawyers, o'Hare and Din
mean, had 81, GOO yesterday TO deposit with
the city chamberlain, ana the prisoner
himself was seen counting large roll of
bills. He appeared in the Center Street
Police Court clad in a brand-new suit of
clothes, and he had the appearance of
the prosperous commercial traveller which
he represented himself to be for the ten
years before he fell into the mesh spread
for him by Capt McClusky.
There is reserve and determination
about the man which is a constant sur
prise to the head of the detective bureau.
Travis said he was willing enough at
first 10 go to Connecticut without any pa
pers. He has now evidently determined to
make a stubborn fight against his extra
dition, and he has plenty Of the sinews
of war. The police did not suppose that
the $3.50 which was found in his pockets
represented all his resources. Travis
respectfully declined the prison fare at
headquarters, and sent out to a high
class restaurant for his meals. The man
is looked upon at headquarters much as
an ornitho,ogist might regard a rare
specimen.
Travis is confident that he cannot be
convicted Of taking the silver from the
house Of Miss Juliette c Sumner. OF No.
u Myrtle Street, Hartford, Conn. This
was the crime with which he was charg-
ed in the Center Street Police Court yes
terday. The police would like TO keep
him here, for there is now a suspicion
that he was connected with robberies in
this city. There is no evidence against
him SO far.
Detective Herlihy, formerly Of the East
SiXty-seventh Street police station said
yesterday that Travis closely resembled
man who escaped from a hospital four
years ago, it, indeed, he is not the same
man. A burglar had tried to enter a house
In East SeVenty-fifth Street. when he was
frightened away by burglar alarm. In
his haste to get away he fell in the area,
and was found there unconscious. He was
taken TO a hospital as a prisoner and es-
capped through d window.
Travis has scar on his scalp and the
burglar who escaped had a severe cut on
the head. Capt McClusky said yesterday
that such an identification fitted in with
something which he had I'm mind, but
that nothing had developed to connect
tho man with more crimes.
Travis was brought TO the police court
yesterday by Detectives Fogarty and
Kear, who arrested him as he was re-
turning from Hartford. His lawyers
warned him not to talk with newspaper
men, which was about as necessary as
an adjuration to silence addressed TO a
clam.
Mr.. OHare said that as his client was
really charged with having suspicious ar
ticles In his possession a bail bond of $500
should be sufficient. Magistrate Cornell
said that as the specific charge was bur
glary he could not think of such small
bond. Mr.. O'Hare argued that the trim
kets found in his clients house were only
such goods as might be found in the
house of any gentleman, and that there
was no proof that they were stolen.
He said that he had 81, 600 in cash which
he was willing to offer as bail. The mag
istrate insisted that without the consent
Of the district attorney he would not ac-
cept so low a bail. and fixed the sum at
$1.560 Travis took the matter philosoDhi-
caIly. as though he did not think his
liberty was worth the trouble of depos-
iting the extra $500 He accordingly
spent last night In the Tombs.
Miss Sumner did not appear in court
yesterday, and the hearing was ad-
that time it is expected that the COM
plainant win be present. She was in the
city Monday. and positively identified 'he
bent and twisted siverware found in
Travis possession on the day Of his ar
rest as her property. Travis counsel
say that the finding Of the silverware in
the package which their client carried,
does not prove that he was guilty of bur
glary. His possession of the silverware,
provided Il was claSsed as stolen goods.
was simply a misdemeanor, and not an
extraditable offense.
Mr. O'Hare said that Travis wife had
not appeared, II indeed the man had one.
MS. Travis, the police say, is out Of the
city.
Capt McClusiy still declines to give the
address I'm Schermerhorn street, where
Travis lived with his wife and mother-in-
law The place is described as boarding
house In the best part of the street. The
police Of the borough of Brooklyn. who
have not been taken into the captain s
confidence have not been able to find the
house. They say that they have found
that Travis was paying attentions TO
Young woman in Schermerhorn street,
but that they do not know whether he
was married or not
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