New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-16
FOUGHT OYER DEFAULTER
BodtmaR Wanted Re1card for Smith,
of Ne5cark- DetectiUe Won.

Edmund J. Smith defaulting discount clerk Of
the Merchants National Bank of Newark who
arrested In Williamson, ". Va. arrived in
Newark yesterday in charge of Detectives Albert
H. Baldwin and James D. Harrison. He was
locked up. He will be arraigned before United
States Commissioner Jones tomorrow, and II is
said that friends ready to give bail
Detective Sergeant Frank Tuite traced Smith and
Mrs Collev with whom he infatuated, 10
Williamson ". Va. where Mrs. Colley's father
lives. Roanoke detective agency assigned Bald
win TO capture Smith This he did with difficulty.
He had exciting experience alter he found Smith
and the latter agreed 20 go to Newark without
Tequisition papers. Baldwin said Yesterday:
Il arrived in Williamson. sriall place on Tues
day night. and nat rally spoke to the only police
in the place. Frederick Meyer but 1 became
suspicious II him and did not tell him what was
after. ] Went to a hotel, and Wednesday morning
l learned that Frederick Meyer was stepbrother
of MIS-. Coey. and that his father. C. w Meyer
kept the Northern and Western Hotel"
Baldwin said that, he had &c wait eighteen
hours for train. ne and Smith went boating on
the Tug River. which divides Kentucky and West
Virginia. A named Ernest Gusteau rowed the
boat. After the party started from Williamson a
report circulated that there was a reward OF
5000 for the capture of Smith Baldwin said that
when he told Gusteau TO turn and row back to
Williamson the fellow turned the boat against
bank of what he thought was the Kentucky shore
Baldwin asked what this done for, and Gus
teau told Smith TO get out of the boat and said:
to make it."
He told Smith that If he landed the Kentucky
shore Baldwin could not arrest him with a war
rant issued in another State Baldwin said that
Gusteau then drew a pistol, pointed the weapon
at him and said:
Throw up your hands! This man is my prison
er."
Baldwins pistol was in inside pocket of his
coat. and Gusteau had the drop on him he
did not dare attempt TO draw it.
Sunith he with Baldwin. ana
then Gusteau Baldwin said. fired point blank at
him. but only the cap exploded This gave Bald
win a chance to draw his pistol and he fired the
ball taking effect over Gusteau's left eye. Gusteau
fell back in the boat. Baldwin said he was so
angry that he would have fired again if Smith
and Gusteau's brother had not held him.
On returning to Williamson it was learned tnat
Fred Meyer had obtained a warrant for Baldwin
for shooting Gusteau, and another warrant from
United States Commissioner Sampson for smith,
so as to get the latter away from Baldwin. the
latter gave $500 bail in his case and {. W.
Meyer father Of Mrs. Coley whose right name,
Baldwin discovered. is Charles Reilly, and once
lived in Orange n. J., gave $500 bail for Smith.
Il had a friend guard Smith at Meyers hotel
Wednesday night" said Baldwin, land the next
morning | went to United States Commissioner
Sampson, told him the story of Smiths defalca-
Smiths bail $1,000 after Smith had adhiiIIe 90
and $4,000. and he was wiling 70 go 10 NeMalh
Detective Baldwin said that Mrs ColIey walltGd
ut is too bad that such a clever man as SnIn
should ruin his bright prospects IN MLe b9T a
Woman said President Riker of the
ing men in Newark. man of rare ABILITY; ana
would have risen high in the banking business tSc
But it seems that ii is the clever men VINO are 'ie
victims OF women.