Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-24
PEABODY TALKS
Makes Clean Breast of Gould Affair = Says Mclaughlin
 Sent Him Out
BINGHAM PROBING

New York, May 24.-There were developments of moment last night in the investigation recently begun by Commissioners Bingham to deter mine what part was played by cer- tain members of the police depart ment in the domestic troubles of MT and Mrs Howard Gould. In papers served few days ago upon counsel for her husband, indicating Mrs Gould's purpose to institute suit for separate maintenance, it was alleged that there had been a conspiracy against the plaintiff in which high officers of the police department were involved.
 Lieutenant William Frank Pea body, who with Captain (formerly inspector) William F. Mclaughlin, had been frequently men toned in the case, met by appointment an off, cial high in the police department last night, and, according to the lat ter, made clean breast of his con nection with the Gould affair.
 Peabody admitted that he had worked for several weeks on the Gould case, not only in this city, but in Washington and in Baltimore, and that he sent the telegram to Edward Sholes in this city on March 26 in which woman named Harriet Lons- dale was reported married to a man named George Dawson.
 Commissioner Bingham has sought to determine the author of this mes- sage which, 1t has been intimated, grew out of search of marriage records through which 1t was sought to establish that Mrs Gould, while still Katherine Clemmons, the ac- tress, had married one George Daw- son.
 Peabody said he was called into the private office of Inspector Mo Laughlin at police headquarters early in March last, when McLaugh- lin told him to bring in Big Bill" Hawley. Peabody said he went out to get Hawley, but learned that Haw- ley was out of town. Ten days later Hawley returned and Peabody said he asked Mclaughlin If Hawley was then wanted. Peabody said Nc Laughlin told him not to bother about Hawley, but to locate Edward Sholes.
 Peabody later saw Sholes and told him that Inspector Mclaughlin wished to see him at police head quarters. Subsequently, Peabody said, Mclaughlin, Hawley, Sholes and he went down to De Lancey Nicoll's office.
 Peabody said he took three days of and on March 23, under instruc- tions from Mclaughlin and Nicoll, and also under implicit directions from Sholes, with the latter went to Washington and thence to Baltimore. Sholes stayed in Washington and ar ranged to communicate with Pea body in Baltimore.
 While in Baltimore Peabody said he searched the records of the bu- reau of vital statistics in that city for the record Sholes had indicated to him as nearly as Sholes could re- call the names. The search resulted in Peabody sending to Sholes the for lowing telegram on March 2u:
 March 26, 1907. Edward Sholes, No 133 East Eigh-
 ty-fourth street, New York city:
 George Dawson and Harriett Lonsdale, May 5, 1883. Can this be her? Frank Peabody"
 Peabody sent the telegram, he said, from the Hotel Belyidere, Balti- more.
 The official who made public the | admission of Peabody said that the | latter said he had gone to Baltimore | to find "a murderer" named Reagan. but also to ascertain whether Kath. crime Clemmons, or Mrs Howard Could, had been married in Balti- more many years ago.
 Peabody said he received a reply io his telegram from Sholes, who vas in Washington. Tn his telegram Peabody says Sholes said: "She has lsed many aliases"
 In a subsequent telegram Sholes lsked Peabody is he could locate Dawson. Peabody says he remained n Washington only a few hours liter leaving Baltimore and came ,ack to New York city. Arrived lere, Peabody said he reported his indings to Mclaughlin and the lat CT told him to report to Mir Nicoll, which Peabody says he did.
 Edward Sholes is expected at po- Ice headquarters to-day to meet )eputy Police Commissioner Bert ianson. who has charge of the in- estigation under Commissioner 'ingham's instructions.