The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-30

old haunts and went down to Portland. Ky.
He was captured. however. In 1870. at Clncin-
famous Johnston family Of Detroit fame, but
while he had $500 In good money IN his pos
ssssssiSn; fOSH oIfsrS If this HEsise so 1SSnS money on 4lR bsopaSEs
McCertney's release. so when John Egan has
tened from 81, Louis % Cincinnati 70 take
Three months later, Mccartney was again ar
s Fss' station IL fS oSsei three RSs gY.66 o. d IHFssfF st sssS
bonds and. $500 In good currency were found
on him; III bonds money and . counterfeit,
the station house officials. hut somewhere be-
tween the station house ,and, the office OF the
cnrtney's coll door flew open and he was again
at large, ,, me only person pnnisheI IN c SSbo
arrested MccartneS and was u-nfortunate
enough to have taken q ~Llemorandum OF the
AMOUNT Of money found on him,
ing, Mccartney. AiteE. a time he found that
Mccartney was ~ Venice. III; Egan de-
although tho latter offered as high as Ss5.0oQ
In counterfeit money and a complete set 81
counterfeit plates for AZ tieI N m I'm I, sS Of the
him When the. Chief left Mccartney told
hotel at 10 O'Clock. At exactly that time
there, was n ran on the door OF the room which
SS nrinsy 9HSs s ? nsSsr a sspld III Tal se1 Re ST' m mS-
aged TO. leave the jail that evening, but Al
ways said he did IL to demonstrate his ability
t y Se w over TO the %e detectives etsSIfU; $4,000 IN connt
t%erteit money which he had buried r. Gin SsnS
np q humber Of dies, plates. and other money.
In return for his disclosures CHIEF o Whitley
procured heCartney'S release on SS.Ooo 2at Y
efiec E's some % Srr ssSse2 dlt"' with the Govern J.
ment, by whiih ,he might surrender his re-
arrest. 10 D,tectiye ,Egan. a man OF Iron
nerve. he propc sed that they should meet In .
desolate field " midnight. Egan was to be
was to meet him armed and accompanied BY
friends. To these ,stipulations Egan agreed.
Greet wife Of Mccartney, he took a nocturnal
ramble and landed at the place, Of meeting.
either aGS m sfde, w To a seMsu w ssSSrMSf eca nrm; V Stood Si
breast Of the detectf e and standing thus he :of;
plates Observation-Disclosures and S5O.OQ0in
counterfeit bills, ERaL promised to forward the
RtotteeiHiT In safety. Some time later McCartney was
arrested on an old charge. and to get released
snrEendetredp al the ETSpeEbty q MThich ne had had
arrested time and time again, but always es-
capped. After 4 terrible night with Secret Ser,
Sixth and Market Streets. st. Louis. Mo, In
December. 1874, Mccartney. who was then
known as Gapt, Judd, was arrested: The de-
foiter were all badly wounded and sent TO the
hospital. Mccartney was atterward lodged in
jail, Wp0T0 y uOuulS kudIu was HluCCu ONoA
him, eral Of his e9nfedsrates we're aIItss ter
the jail held a distinguished company.
'By the first Of February Mccartney was
able to limp about his cell on erutches. At 3
o'clock on the morning of Feb. 5 an alarm was
given and the officers OF the prison learned
oners had skipped during the, night. They
had opened their cell door. seized the night
him in their cell: Then they cut a hole In the
wall and fled. This escape is said to have cost
an old woman and went to Texas. He was
captured some, time later in this city, and
Deputy Marshals Allen and Blood started with
hand aud foot. Suddenly. as II by magic. his
s%hackles fell from him. he leaned to the plat
t tRe tra in' f Zen 1 t5ouss G0fu a Ola Su WAS offered
for his .rearrest. and all Texas was alarmed.
but Mccartney was, heard of no more In that
Washbnrn Of the Secret Service asking him
ney's arrest. %ashburn replied. .Tone thou
Indianap9iis on this subject. + at,erTard
eminent and bought HIS release for $4,000.
On this occasion Mccartney was surrendered
had agreed to surren9er IscCsrtney for his
own release, While the police lie were "a arrest Is
Ear ahffpssdn n the he i rear way "a t and n stole i Mec S&t-
ney's valise. which contained a large amount
Of counterfeit, money. and it was for passing
this that the burglar was arrested In. Cincin-
natl. where the story was made public. The
three Indianapolis policemen took turns
E Fsisea &c as a.sS5 tS buy yh hIs re MFs; Af fss best
she could do was $500, but Mccartney threw
n hhh his geld watch mtGt to max up the f 1a1s amount Gh1i:
Mccartney was at dinner in the Gibson House
In Cincinnati, Marshal Purnell. who had the
rest, came In and sat at the table viii! him.
MSfCartpey had q newspapesFF . IN his hand.
tanhnn tn he lAiZR1 with hlnA0inR at the nose.
and left the table. Soon after this Mozart
ney was arrested at Richmond. Ind. and
Detective Rathbono Of the Secret Service had
been 20 on a. MkSiG cSmoSL ht trail; M &F9HTt9nstel ,op "a
procure his release either by bribery or by
giving bail. and landed him In the jail, at In
dianapolis. Rathbone saw to It that Mozart
pecially the police officials. and q secret Ser
vice detective was constantly at his side. he
"McCSrtney's arrest struck terror to the
hearts of all the counterfeiters Of tho country;
The counterfeiters were particularly alarmed
the. location Of the twenty-dollar plates from
which his famous notes were printed.
existence, AS a consequence every effort was
made ia, get him released before he could pc
tried and senteneed, but without success. MO
CARNEY got fifteen years in prison. and, an
associate arrested with him was sentenced to
ten years; simultaneously, with the sentence
from Indianapolis, and it was feared that
they intended to wreck the train on which he
should be taken to Michigan City. On. this
account he was placed under 2 guard Ct Ave
Service detectiyes, Including his Nemesis,
Adams. The nine men landed him In prison In
Michigan City inst one week from The day Of
stayed for twelve years, the first term he had
ever spent in prison. But a greater sadness
fell upon him than merely prison life. Acon-
federate MANAGED TO- convey 70 Mrs; MGGHrt-
the counterfeiter had left in his possession.
Including, the lamous twenty-dollar plates.
600 ip cash and 9 large quantity q nninGTmm-
cultivated her farm and devoted herself to
her children. but IN NIGGA. III. near where
Mrs. Mccartney lived, was a certain DR.. Lewis
+, Mason. He Had been a family physician q
the McCartneys for several years, and as such
Mrs. NJ c.Sartney trusted him and made him
her eonfdnnt and general adviser. Mason
should win Mrs. McCartney's affections. get
from her the money and plates. as well as her
other property, and then return to his vile
more money. They even arranged that he
should get a divorce In order TO marry Mrs.
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