The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
CAPT. GREENE HIDING HERE?
PINkERTONS AFTER OBERLIN VI
CARRIERS ACCOMPLICE
That's the Hind OF Runors That Have
Grown Out OF The shooting Of Man
Near stamford, Ccnn.-(ireeHr's Home
There-Police Chief Says It's y Zig Case

Grown Out OF The shooting Of . Mar
Near stamford, Conn.--GreeHe's Home
There-Police Chief Says It's Zig Ease
STANFORD. Conn. Sept. ll.-When i,
became known to-day that Gilbert SEQ,
field, a young man, had been shot and Sc
riously wounded by Special Policeman
Michael Palo at Woodside last Sunday
and that four other men had been arrested
BY Palo and three Pinkerton detectives
on the same occasion. this city concluded
that 1t must have some kind Of a big case
on its hands.
Woodside Is picnic ground on the bank
Of the river just outside OF the city. II lie
much frequented on Saturdays and Sun
days by men who go there to drink quiet
bottle and erjoy themselves without fear
Of interference by the city police.
At Rock HILL not far from Woodside. lies
the home OF Capt. Benjamin d. Greene
Of the United States Army, who became
involved In the scandal that sent Capt.
Oberliu NJ. Carter to prison. Greene has
been fugitive from justice ever since that
time, but has been said repeatedly to have
appeared near his home here. The general
men are after Greene.
these Pinkerton detectives have been at
work here for more than week. said
Acting Chief OF Police Brennan to-day,
They have had several conferences with
Mayor Leeds and myself, the result OF
which was that Palo and two of our other
special policemen were detailed to assist
them in every possible way.
1T Is impossible at present TO give out
anything concerning the matter those men
are at work on, but can tell you that 1t Is
not mere forgery, as has been said by
some nor a bI each of the peace. much
more serious crime is involved
know next to nothing about the shoot
Ing of Scofield. because no report has been
made Of it by anybody, The four men In
his company at Woodside on Sunday night
were held till Tuesday afternoon. when
District ATTORNEY Carter consented to re-
lease all OF them on the payment Of small
fines. They were mighty CAD to get on
at that, as serious charges against them
could have been made.
Their story was that they had just gone
up to the dancing pavilion at Woodside
to drink pail of cider. Tho fact was that
they were well aware Of the presence of
the detectives at that place, and that they
came there for the express purpose OF
doinn them up. These men-not Srofeld,
but the other four-have been following
the detectives and our policemen right
along, and something had to be done to
stop them
No direct evidence in line with the Greene
theory could be obtained to-day. Mayor
I aIS RI "a
ney Carter was out Of town. Acting Chief
Brennan would add nothing to what has
already been quoted.
The name of William Zegler the hacker
of Arctic expeditions, has been dragged
into the matter. because the men arrested
his name a number Of times. Some per-
sons inferred from this that there was
forgery case afoot.
Mr. Ziegler has q summer home at CAL
lenders Point. five miles east Of this city,
When inquiry was made there, tho reply
was made that he was not at home.
Scoield was about the city this morning,
with the bullet fred into him by Palo still
in his thigh He was persuaded to
90 to the Stamford Hospital to have the
bullet removed He Is In no danger unless
blood poisoning should set in.
The men arrested on Sunday were John
Hopp OF New Canaan, Harry c. Seeley
HIlu ItlCTaIu Hld6CI.Si uLu NCI-
nelius Shea, laborer. When arrested,
Seeley was charged with stealing a rubber
coat, and the other three with resisting a
policeman. Seeley was fined 50 and the
others 81 each.
All four, as we'll as Scofield, employed
Lawyer George p Rowell Of this city as
counsel. Mr. Rowell said to-day
'The story told to me by these men is
that they we're smoking and chatting In
the Woodside pavilion when four men
whom they did not know came up and
asked them what they were doing there
They. replied, suppose, that that was no.
clear out quick or get locked up
Well, III get OUT Scofield says that
he cried With that he ran and moment
later the shot was fred which hit him in
tho thigh.
Some kind Of action will undoubtedly
Do brought on behalf Of Scofeld, but nothing
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