The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-08
Latest Phase Of the Affair
at North Lubec.
PHELAN's QUEER ACTIONS
General Belief That He Was EN-
ployed as Agent OF Fisher.
BIG JACK IVES BREAKS SILENCE.

William c. Phelan, the detective, who
has been so much mixed up in the Jer-
negan gold extracting scheme, who left
North Lubec, Me-, so hurriedly, has ap-
parently some new move on hand.
Events which happened Saturday have
convinced the local authorities that
Phelan told the truth when he said he
knew where Fisher was. The local au-
thorities have understood all along |
that Phelan wished TO be commissioned |
to work on the case. He said Fisher F!
was not far away. The local authori-
ties are working upon Phelan's care
less suggestion to find Fisher. They
surmise that he Is right across the
border where ne has been in constant
communication from the first OF the
crash with his allies on this side.
There are a number of people in Lu-
bee and in Eastport who would like TO
meet Mr.. Phelan again. A boarding
mistress in Lubec and several business
men in Eastport would ask him TO ex-
plain his sudden flight and forgetful-
ness to pay few small bills. Phelan
has been in Eastport three times since
he suddenly left Thursday night. He
was here Friday noon. In the evening
and again on Saturday. but he was
seen only by very few people.
DETECTIVES AT WORK.
Last night and today have been full
| of interesting events, and now Pink
| erton detective is trying hard to find
| Phelan. A man has only to pull row
boat across the st. croix or sail few
| minutes In an excursion steamer TO get
| into Canada. Phelan is believed TO be
Ewith Fisher somewhere In the Canadian
| country, back Of Campobello, which -
| a mile ard a half across the bay. We'd
| nesday night Phelan and Leonard
| went to Robbinston In carriage with
| a newspaper man. Phelan was left
/ there, and the other two men returned
to Eastport. Phelan then rowed across
| to st. Andrews. The next morning ne
and Leonard talked by telephone, which
resulted in Leonard's speedy trip to st.
| Andrews in an early steamer Later
they were on the way to Campobello.
Detectives have talked with men lii
Campobello who are doubiy sure that
Phelan and Leonard and third man
whose description answers that OF Fish
er are stopping somewhere near there.
On Saturday night the detectives spent
hours endeavoring to trace a mysterl-
Gus stranger who was In town part or
the day. He went to the neighborheod
of Fishers house and plants ! and z
of the Marine salts company ne
seemed to be waiting to meet some-
| body.
| Campobello left Lubec the stranger
turned up at the telegraph office and
sent a telegram in code or cipher and
made exhaustive inquiries about con-
| nection by water and rail with cam
adian towns and country near Niagara
| Falls: also about express companies
which carry freight between these
| places.
WAS HE FISHERS AGENT?
It is, believed at North Lubec thai
Phelan has been acting there In the in
terest of Fisher. Fisher knew, or II II
reasonable to suppose that he did, tha'
Pierson had $4,000 in the safe With
which to pay the contractors. ana aise
that 1000 more was sent him on tns
day of the departure, TO be used ia :
like manner. IL is believed now ina
Phelan was sent by Fisher to work MS
way into Persons good graces and ge
possession of this money. 1t would nave
been easy for Fisher to secure for Phe
Ian the authority to act for the inno
cent Connecticut stockholders, for the!
were tardy in getting the news OF TN
} smash and the disappearance OF poti
men.
Phelan's first acts We're directed
against the safe, and his FIRST reques
5 was for the combination. He got l
easily enough. and after opening tn
, safe he examined the books. Not ma
ing ANYTHING TO interest him In them n
reached for the cash. The strong bo'
E was almost as devoid OF money as ar
the accumulators of gold. But II
, 4 said that he did succeed In securing
some very valuable papers,w which woui'
; he of priceiess value TO both Fisher an
4 Jcrneran. IL they could get them. or a
y least keep them from the hands or IN
officers and stockholders.
IVES KNOWS NOTHING.
4 "R,r Jack" Ives has talked little a
last and said last night: THE onl
thing I fear is the investigation OF th
directors. They will probably I'm fe,
days 60 10 the bottom OF the whol
, thing. after long and tiresome exam
a ination. But know that am entirel
Z innocent OF any completely whateve
p I'm the AFFAIR, and ] am trusting In prov
idence that I will be found innocent
!. do not believe God will let an inno
9 cent man suffer. / know II looks ba
, | for me. exceedingly bad, and i realiz
| that my having that power or attorne
from Fisher makes me more than eve
n an object OF suspicion. but that Is easil
le explained.
,s my furlough from the army expire
:. I'm September but my time also expire
~ then. ] was going back TO England
lg get my wife and children and brin
ee them out here but l shall not do !
now. We have not heard word fro
MIR. or Mrs. Fisher since they wei
20 | away"