The sun., 1898-03-11
WgRRppT FOR
SEVENTH LO0TER
VIM. Cotter Will
Soon be in the
Tolls.
The GANG HAS SPLIT
Certain Member, Refuse to
Cooperate III the "a' r"'"!
Of the Leaders.
JACK" COLLINS HEARD FROM
The MYSTERIOUS Man Who Helped
Zeke Cooper Get Mr.. B"yyssS
Away.
PALMER / &C. PLANNED RESTITUTION
lo,,;u-' Testimony Would Mak" '''-
,aiu the Conviction OF l"'"""'
Ezekiel L. toOprr-.-s"h"' '"''-
c~,ins Facts in III" Great
Robbery of the
Century.
PALMER I &C. PLANNED RESTITUTION

six occompIirrs ni Mr.. William ~.
Ewrs in the luo,ing "i til" First National
Bank are in the tnlI>.
Another vii soon lT arrested.
E flowing the arrest ct Mr''"hi9;l' ana
Ford will come hat Of the "lnN-ttil"'lN
Mr.. to,lcr.
VIi, lnv,tr,illS individual Is now at Il
m,i estate, office at .UN south Sixth street,
Philadelphia.
r. IT, i. related hv marriage I" one II cll'-
Der Of the gang OF seven original nance,
bv TIE st, y ;,> !uutrr> nl the l'o\ef 'ah"l
Bay- oi money were 'aNn from
the looted bank ami carried lr""' h",''
At night. 1t is understood that TINS
man u;lS the gentleman Wh" rarrlc1
ttrm away. ,,,
# the. warrant iur Caters a'''rl HAS
not already ur,n issued and placed lhl: 4"
tianu, ui lI.r utIrtit g., il wall he Ill an
\r.W AND INTERESTING fEA.
Tj'EE, or IllE. CASE L. TiIE. FN'
THAT TIIEGA\t; HAS >illl.
Certain nclnhrr- ui these "2al'H''
lpvlers have refused t. c"oITral, III II c
llny,r and wait policy oi the leaders.
These members prop'~r to <" upon
the stand at the trial amt tel thc
truth.
Considerable inlrlr>, now rrnt'c'
ahnu, 'Jark'' T.. loIln-, lIr good
thing" man who llGlGr his icad la'lrrs
,r the. Hotel Lai;,vrt,r. rhlIu'IpnL.
This gentleman has been heard from.
Collins was lnll"t'n'n /" Mr. W ll'Iai'
y. Hgy- by rN->hcrlil Amos one '
X nj county.
Mr.. rolln> was a >r'rl'rr and Il
dreamer. l..
Having been informed by s"'''rhody
that Mr.. Ho.y- and his r"ilte'tra!cs
we're pI,lndrrlny Il National i'ank, Mr
C,Ilin- proposed that he, Collins
,,nalld brlns n,nal the realization "l
Mr. l.'y.S dran'--,r>,ltHlr'' 10 ''''
FIRST Na lrnai Iiank,
Ills Mite proposition resulted III u"
organization ui Palmer 4 o., Bankers
SO, IS VII street, New York.
The delaware end ui tins concern was
Hon. William |. >lrn,an "i IhlnH'f,
Delaware.
Palmer 4 Company cons strd "l tine
t,,!nE,bm Mr.. 'Jark' f. collins ;''"
Mr.. William \. lh,ys~ as active partner,
silent and innocent partner, aNl Mr..
WiIiIau l.. >iil,,,i, ~ local Wplr-rn'a-
tive.
/, was Il blind p '"I scheme, similar
to that "l~'a''s ~ me l'i'''"'- '"a'' x
Company, oi New YORK. ilr'r ~ ii"
way |, was worked.
The concern was to interest the puhIr
in mythical stock drAIs Mr. I'gy>
was 10 take enough money rom II"
vaults oi the First National Bank Ia pay
the first 'prutils' t. the suckers W.T."
sent them money.
TIE total actual profits were to bc used
in making restitution I" the FIRST Mt
tionaI Bank, the entire amount "' the
,lcf,lra,ion. In other words, Palmer X
Co. proposed +" rob the general phhilr
Of money .ufliricn, to replace hran"un'
stolen from the Dover bank.
THE APPEARANCE Or MIR. coz
LINS BEFORE. DMMI>SlOAER
SMITH WOILD MAKE TILE ND\\Tl-
TID\ OF COLONEL ELf.k fL !.
COOPER .AS CERTAIN A. IlIElNN\
or DAY.
Mr.. tuIIinS would tel! che court Of hat
memorable night. May 2oIh. l%'1 when
he and t"I"mI copper pmn'n'u Ia" I'sl''
Of Mr.. B'ggs.
II was IN Mr.. Collins room that Mr..
H,,gy> wrote the fake letter that was
mailed in New York. pirp"rl ing I" com"
from the 81. Cloud hotrl, IN that ritv.
It. was in Mr.. Collins room lna' Mr..
Boygs wrote the fake letter mailed by
Colonel f.. 7. Cooper, in Philadelphia,
which communication was written upon
the letter head Of the Hotel Lafayette.
II was in Mr.. Collins room at It"
knees legged NJ. h<er "a fake him
{t;UUr&r). wifi him: '""' 30
Ar. Collins would tell tl.e evutf .i Co..
onH E.'T. t;oopfis ad,ntssio,is 70 him.
40 ine'ilsS4npt4g!ly \. " S*ke7Cc''ias (, took