Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-26


chairman told them that the mes
sage was from Palmer j. Morton.
What shout-went up. 1t was re-
echoed by the vast mob which dcfed
the police and swarmed into Broad
and Wall streets. The enthusiastic
clerks and customers chcered from
every window.
The panic was ended. Prices
moved violently upward. In half an
hour the face of the market was
changed. In the whirl of speculative
JOY some stocks passed the high
figures which had been reached at
the opening on Monday morning. But
while the agony of suspense was
passed, and il was known that the
missing men were safe. the case was
yet shroudcd in a mystery deep as
ever. At the close of the day the
market stood on a plane which aver
aged about ten points below the level
established before the leaders of
finance and speculation had vanished
1t was noticed that Street d Rogers
were persistent buyers from the mo-
ment the first news of the Morton
letter was made public. Their sales
were so small as to show that they
represented but profit taking for
regular customers. and not the i'm
mensc holdings Of long" stock which
had been absorbed during the height
of the panic. Their profits were
roughly estimated at $3jGOO.O0O
The welcome letter was addressed
to Mr.. NJ. l.. Morton, II brother
OF the great tinancier. II was in a
plain white envelope and written on
ordinary letter paper with n sing"
fold The postmark on the letter
was indistinct, but when pui under Il
glass the inscription clearly read,
"Provincctown, Mass" The letter
had been mailed at nine O'Clock at
night. and left the Cape Cod town
on late train. With slow connec-
lions the letter reached New York
in time for the 1896 n. m. delivery.
Here was n clew worth following.
\ special train with the best de
tective talent in New York. was pre-
pared and dispatched to Province
town. But the developments which
speedily followed, dcepcncd the mya-
terry and puzzled the cool-hcaded
chief of the detective force. Between
four and five o'clock the Same nft.r.
noon letters were received bv rcIa.
,ivcs of John NJ Rockwell and An.
drus Carmody. These letters were
at once placed in the hands of the
detectives and not made public. This
was in compliance with iustructoins
which had been issued hv the chief
The Rockwell letter yyas po.tnnrl<ed
"Sprinrtield. Massachusetts" The
CarmoJv letter WAS mailed from 4
Harlem district in New York CITY.
Early the following morning
/ Thursdav- LETTER from Albany. Y.
/ Y was rcceived from T. ! IIont and
another was mailed to the Simon
/ Ponce residences from Ero,klvn. Nj,
Hiram Haven vas rs vet unoccoun+-
ed for. but late in the afternoon word
was received from him from Phil.
ndolnbia These letters were of -
nurnort similar to tho Marian LOT -
ter. Thev were written ON several
kinds of paprr. and there was no
uniformity. in en,cIoues rbo porco
letter was written with - lead Mcneil
/ The detectives descended ON +be
peoreful ci,;z.ns of pro,incetov.n.
which .sord-oirt ,il1oro of cona fod
fnupd itscIr of q suddo, rnu.ay.ed
of tbo contcr of tho .t,rc pr,h.l1,.
no tnv-n i'm \morico ,tr,rds loss on
nortu,i+ic. for .ocreti,cuo.. thn,
provinceto,vn There i Lu4 ono
stroet !, tbo ,;ll.oo , n,,,.o,,. wind
inu ,.ro yhicb fnlIo,,s tl,o e;,,,.i+,.
,f tbo borhor
nut tn, dotoo,;,a. ,.,ro NOT di,-
movcd There ,,crc bundreds of fish
inc boo+s ,t THAR dsen-e., toll and
,hnir el,irnsr, ,,oro ;r.,.,i..,.ad
So wore the tr,;rr,.p and con1uc.
,ors vbo ,,4+or ,,,ro no.i,;,o th,+
M man oru,,ori,,u At, \tor,,,.. do
scrintion b,L tr,vcl.d o.o. tho .inrI.
rood which ru,,., ~, CANA C,,d ,o,i,
sula Two d.tcct;yos ,,ore loft at
pro,;r,n,,,,,,, to ,nntir,. ,ho .r,.,b
for cta,,. and ,ho ath.rs ,o..iuod
telccranbic instructions +o nroco.d
10 Cn,.in,.t;oId \,o.. ard ,unnn,
y v
~, r,;d,, ,bo vo,,. >.o.,. ns
appearance of one l.. Sylvester Vim