Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-10-21

liz SAIL. ANG Kill
ter played In the marketing OF the
stolen goods
Ny plan was 20 conduct negotiations
with Lindsay and Van Hise in such
way that they would have the deeds
90 the land they were 20 sell Stodman
and me !n their respective Offices on
the day the arrests were 90 be made.
thereby providing fresh evidence TO
be used against them in the courts
There was no hitch IN this plan Lind
say followed UP the negotiations
opened by stedma1 with the celebrity
ordinarily displayed by n man or
business anxious 20 close a deal IA
which there Ss big profit Van Hise
was just as eager and transporting in
his efforts 10 unload $4,000 acres on
James Hail." sAwmin operator. The
plan was workins smoothly and PROM
iesd great results.
The amount or detailed work. which
az this late date would be or no in
tcrcst % nay readers, was enormous.
1 spent six weeks alone in the Wash
ington land Once Withdrawing papers
for examination aud comparison. Ere
quent trips were made 10 southern Mis-
souri,. Ohio and Pennsylvania. the net
work OF evidence being filled in with
a patch here and patch there.
believe / neglected 10 say in be
ginning this story that the oommuni-
cation 90 Secretary Schurz. which he
had turned over TO Chief Brooks. and
which was the real starting point OF
this historic criminal case. had been
written by one Leo Whybark. OF St.
Louis. former colleague OF Robert
Lindsay. To all detectives IL Is we'll
known that many OF the most impor-
taut cases have their origin in the
falling out OF thieves among them
selves. Lindsay and whybark had
split over divisioa OF the spoils. the
latter claiming that he had been worst
ed by Lindsay who had grown domi-
neering in his treatment OF subordi-
mates. Whybark's revenge took the
form OF his letter 70 the secretary Of
the interior. During the Investigation
Whybark was OF considerable service
20 the government. but later was ar
rested as one OF the loaguers. His
sentence. however. was never enforced.
this being his reward for his services
to Uncle Sam.
In Cleveland George Linn. after
whom was named a suburb. LinndaIe.
was found 10 be almost as important
Lacquer as Van Hise. John X.
Corwin. the notary used by Van Hiso
and Linn, was a member OF one OF the
most prominent families in Ohio. but.
through his overindulgence in whisky.
was pliable tool in the hands OF
Others. John r. Gardiner was a bank
er and man OF high business stand
Ing. In the work II producing false
titles the notarial work was not the
least item, as all the papers had to
be sworn to. and IL was necessary 10
md notaries who not only would
consent 70 take acknowledgements they
knew 70 be false. but who could be
trusted 60 maintain the utmost Sc
crecy. Two morn Of these notaries
were Herman f. Scbuster and John ].
Brady. Jr.. OF St louis. In all. %
men had been dragged into our net
Tor completely In one form or another
In this great conspiracy.
AT last the time came TO strike.
/ believed that the evidence In all
the cases was strong enough to convict.
Warrants we're sworn out and placed
IN the handS or deputy United States
marshals in the various cities where
the arrests were to be made. Tho
greatest secrecy was observed in get
ting out the papers and arranging 9TH
er preliminaries With Lindsay and
Van Hise Stedman and / arranged To-
have all the papers In our deals with
them in their respective Offices on The
day the arrests wers planned 1t was
tho 18th day OF March in the year after
the investigation was begun that
entered the private oftice OF Robert Z
Lindsay IN St Louis with Deputy
Marshal Soest-
Lindsay. jaunty and busy, was at his
desk. ] quietly told him he was un-
der arrest
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