The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-15

fully 10 see just what was intended
Detective ICClnvlle Was assigned to
Gc, the part of Oscar L. Gubelman, who is
the treasurer of the company. The de-
'cctivc and Mr.. Martin arranged TO have
an Interview with DR.. Nh more.
The first of series of iatcrviews was
leli about four weeks ago il an uptown
hotel. DIR. Whitmore ~ this .terv.ew. il is
alleged, was asked to name his price. He
U.ii I /. AT the next meeting
He said then that he must have $500
down and after tn an $3.50 week for every
week that the boats were used He also
said according to the complainan,s that
he was IN position to stop the work
through the persons for whom he acted,
ana that II he did not receive the first pay
ment of the 5000 at once he you'd stop
the work within a week
Detective McConvio sIill posing rs
the treasurer Of the company. said that
5000 would be- a large amount for his CON-
pany to pay, and suggested that $4,000
be the sum. Whi,more ii il alleged then
said that n few hundred dollars cii her way
would not amount to much To the people
he represented, and agreed on $4,000 az
a starter.
Both McConville and Martin insisted
then upon knowing To whom the money
wac 70 go "ni'iloie AZ nlst refused 10
tell them. McConville said that the man
would have to he produced or thai the
money would not he paid. "hitnore
sun deniuIfed 80 anotll.r meeting was
arranged for, TO take place in the Com
mercal Trust Company Building in Jersey
city last Thursday week.
>, Inc meeting was held III Tho Cftcr II the
directors OF The trust company. Tnerr
were present McConvie Martin and Whit
more. Whiimor then stated, 30 il is
aIleged, that he represented Mr.. Wilson.
ana ,hat !, was Mr.. Wilson who was CON
VINO could stop the work at moments
notice.
Inc physician also said nj this meeting
lhat u me money was not paid then the
order To stop the work would issue inside
of twenty-four hours McConvie said
again that the company would certainly
not pay out their money unless they couli
see where il was going, and tina, Wilson
would have to he produced to receive The
money.
Whitmore. Il is alleged. then agreed thai
he would have Wilson in the Hoffman Eo,lse
cafe on Thursday afternoon. The hour
arranged was AIS He said that If the
money was not paid then nm order would
lie sen, on, from Wasbinr,nn In Tho morn.
ing r, sealing ,hc loaf
On Thursday AFTERNOON NcConviIro went
to the HOFFMAN Hoise CATS acconnanied
NV De,.ntira a' Sarna1s' ~,
AAA II n llStT tnf
Kresel. All hut NcConyilla remained ON
side precis.,, ~ tbo bnur a yra.,J ,,,,o,,
Whit more and tho man subsao,,en,Iv Nan.
tilted as Wilson nnneared Nctonyille
told them that ha baa boen ,,nahI. ,n mo-,
tho nresdan, and ' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ui,j -, MI" ~
COMPANY. bu, that IL they would he On
hand yes,arday n, Tho SAM ,ir,e and MACE
he would be there with IN, money They
agreed annarentIv rn.usnac,ino
THE same arranoe,n.n,s unrn mode lao
| Yesterday Afternoon hnw.ver ,vas accom-.
panied Nv NItWartin yho bad a 400 in
marked hills in his rookie, The other
detectives and Mr. Eresel TOOK nm nlaces
observed a,I that nassnd WY
The money consisted OF four a 900 bills
four s,t,o hills and two $50 hills Il had been
Ted that each man was to get ~ $50
This was carried ont Whitmore and vii
son both took tho money from Martin each
counted /, and wilson placed his in his
pocket Whitmorr, however. after count
ing his turned II over 10 Wilson
At signal which had been agreed upon.
Mr.. Kresel and the other detectives then
walked in and placed both men under arrest.
Each seemed to be very much surprised
They we're first taken TO the Detective
| Bureau where they were searched. and the
marked money W as taken from Wilson's
| pocket.
Whi,more gave the address III West
| Seventy-third street when arraigned Will
| son insisted that his name was Harry A
| Williams. but when confronted with the
| fact that Whitmore all through had called
him Wilson, he admitted that that was his
| name
They were arraigned in the police court
and then aiken back to Police Headquarters
| where they were placed in cells. They
refused to make any statement.
| As soon as the arrest had been made
! Can't Piper called up Gen Gillespie. Chief
| of Engineers of the United States ARMY in
/ Washington. and received inst r,lcti ions from
| him TO have Wilson's desk sealed Gen.
Gillespie' said that he would come at once
| 10 his CITY and would he present this morn
! ing AZ the Army Building when Wilson :
! desk could be- OPENED by the police
! Can't Piper was informed bv Gen Gil
| lespie that he knew of nothing on which
| the Transaction alleged to have occurred
could be based but said he would al once
make n thorough Investigation
| Whitmore. after being lock, q IN, secured
| the services of LAWYER George Gordon
Rattle and the latter last night Tried To get
| the two men balled out. As the crime wi IA
| which they are charged il a felony il was
| necessary to obtain a Magistrate. and
| Mr.. Battle was unable 70 secure one. 50
| the two men RENAME! locked M all Night.
| Mr.. Battle said last night after seeing his
clients, that neither DR.. Whtmorc nor
Wilson understood just exactly VIVA, they
! were charged with, and, therefore, ha,
no statement TO make
| DIR. Whltmore," said he, as married
| Of fa mil l.. al