The evening world., 1903-01-08
District Attorneys County
Detectives Watched the
Trains and Boats to Get
Reginald, So He Might
Tell of Garfield.
HUNTED FOR HIM ALL DAY.
Attorney General Cunneen De-
cIines District Re-
quest that He Take Up Case
Against Inspector Brooks.

Jerome's county detectives with a bas-
ketful of s~,Ibpoenas were watching all
trains that could possibly make any con-
nection with Newport in the hope OF
meeting Reginald Vanderbilt to-day.
The district Attorney wants the young
man very badly so that testimony Of
Some value may be secured against
Richard Garfield. gambler. art oonnoir-
seur n advocate of home rights. but
at 4 o'clock the young man was still in
Newport, according TO a despatch re-
ceived by The Evening World.
Reginald, at his last b4rthnight celebra-
ton. is said to have gone to Canheld's
home" on Forty-fourth street, where
he lost the price Of q house. Mr.. Je-
rome wants him to tell all about 1t.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. who ar
rived from Newport on the Fall River
boat Plymouth to-day, was mistaken
for his brother, Reginald, at the pier by
County Detective Maher. Maher had
a subpoena for ReS4pela,
In fact, he did not leave Rhode Isl
and last night. Alfred 0wynne. his
| wife and Miss Kathleen Nelson. who u
R%eginald's f~iancee, boarded h Ply
mouth at Newport. Reginald was not
| with them. Alfred Gwynne said that
his young brother was about to start to
New York on a train.
Whether he will come in by way of
| the New York. New Haven and Hart
| ford or not Ii q question. It Is not
| necessary for him to come into New
| York by hat route. From Providence
he can 70 up to Worcester or Boston
| and take the Boston n Albany to Al
| bany. From there he can come into New
| York by the New York Central or the
| West Shore. or he can leave the train up
| the Hudson and come into town on an
automobile. II he Is intent on keeping
out of the way OF the Distriot-Attorney's
minions there is nc chance for them to
catch him coming into town.
Lying in Wait for Him.
sIeuths were stationed at the Grand
| Central station, at One Hundred and
T~wenty-nfth street and at Mott Haven
| to-day watching trains on the Now
| York, New Haven Hartford IN the
hope of serving young Vanderbilt Il
had been reported that he left Provt-
dence on the midnight express from
Boston. The conductor Of this train
said that he had held his train on
| orders at Providence to take boa a
passenGer-a young man-but that the
passenger did not get aboard when he
Jaw q crowd of newspaper men on the
| platform In Providence
County Detective Maher dd not be-
lieve the report from Newport that
| to.luala Nya1Hoorhtik mar not ~ hnard
the Plymouth. He IL a wise sleuth.
"A STALL" said Maher 70 himself.
So he went down to the Fall River
pier before daylight and waited for the
boat. When 1t came in no wa the iirst
man aboard. He met Alfred Vanderbilt.
who was starting ashore to arrang for
the comfort OF his vile and Miss Neil
son.
The Wrong vanderbilt.
BEG pardon" said Maher. but are
you not Reginald Vanderbiit1''
mo. sir. l am not replied Alfred
Gwynne genially.
I'm from tho District-Attorney's
ONCE" said Maher. Can you tell me
where I "a n our brotherf'
81 cannot tell you,'' replied Mr.. Van
derbilt. SINKING.
''Stung!" muttered Maher. NSverths-
less. he watched the boat for an hour.
thinking 1t was possible that Reginald
might come ashore In the dasguise OF q
deckhand or a cook.
1t Is said that the District-Attorney
has tine testimony OF four men h have
told ham that they gambied in Canfeid'A.
II Is said. too, that Reginald Vanderbilt
has told him that he gambled In Can
fields, but that the millionaire was not
under oath at the time. Friends OF Reg
inald Vanderbilt say that no DtstTtct-
Attorney promised that he would not
call the young man II he could get evil
dence from anybody else. From the fact
that the subpoena a been issued these
friends infer that the District attorney
has failed thus far and Is trying 10 force
Reginald Vanderbilt to repeat under
oath the confession alleged 10 have been
made 10 him In condolences, +.
MI. OunResn WiI Not Act.
noon says that A~ttorney-G General Cum
neen has replied 10 District Attorney
Jerome declining to take charge OF the
prosecution In the trial of Police Inspec-
TOR Brooks, OF the Now York police
force. VINO u charged with illegally ems
terinE the house OF Richard Canfield,
where GainbhnR was supposed to be IN
progress. Mr.. cunesSu Hays hs daDart-
ment las no power to lake charge of q
etllnti4l p~rprH7nuon unleag requested u
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