New-York tribune., 1908-07-08

ley was the master of the Godsboro and Harry
II. Meyers the copsignee in Honduras.
Edward Boyes. receiver of the Export Shipping
Company, his attorney and the attorney or the
National Association of Manufacturers, some OF
whose members "stung were IN the group
that waited in Jersey City when the party arrived
Detective Fitzsimmons, of the District Attorney
office was also there to help his colleague care for
the prisoners, who not handcuffed
The three men were taken to the Church street
station and locked up for the night. This morning
they will be arraigned before Commissioner Shields
in the Federal Building warrants issued by
President Roosevelt, charging them jointly with
conspiracy to defraud and an unlawful and I'M
proper use of the mails.
1t is understood that further indictments against
them are likely to be returned at once by the
state grand jury. None of the three prisoners was
willing to discuss the flight and detention OF the
Cfodsboro, nor talk of the escape OF FRANCIS G'
Bailey credited with being the head and brains
of the Export Shipping Company, under which nrn
style the two Ba;leys have operated successfully IN
commercial circles for the last seven or eight
years.
Lieutenant Berry also declined to give the de-
tails of the elder Baileys dramatic escape, saying
he could not consistently talk of the matter until
after he had made his detailed report of the es-
cape to Commissioner Bingham.
The detective did not seem at all perturbed over
the fact that had lost his most important pris-
oner He smiled and said he guessed 1t would
facts Lieutenant Berrys report, it is said, Will
be fled to-day
The prisoners mingled with the other passengers
in entering a Cortandt street ferryboat and no
body would have guessed that they were prisoners
While crossing to New York they sat together, but
maintained an absolute silence and an air OF in
difference Bailey is a tall. athletic, sharp-eyed
man, and Captain Oxley, even to his accent is the
typical British tramp steamer skipper Meyers Is
a dark short man. with the appearance OF an ener-
getic business man.
When arragned before Lieutenant Devery at
the police station Bailey said he guessed he was
a broker when asked his business.
Make it broker clerk" either Will do he
finally said Meyers gave his occupation as
clerk The last the prisoners arraigned was
C,antain Oxley He was more perturbed over a
ships chronometer which he carried In big
redwood box than anything else, even insisting
upon carrying ii into the cell with him 1t was
delicate instrument, he averred. and he did not
want II reddled with. The captain said he was
born in England. forty-three, and lived IN
Brooklyn
It IS alleged that he knew the exact conditions
under which the Godsboro sailed and Is there
fore charged Jointly with the two Balleys ana
Myers with conspiracy 1t is understood a charge
of neriurv will also be made against him for mis-
statements in connection with the issuance of the
vessels papers.
Merchants from, Maine to Kansas were inter
ested in the arrest of the prisoners. Not only
were the manufacturers losers of their goods up
TO the present time, but the Baileys. by clever
manipulations of the high financiering type
gave drafts upon fictitious foreign company
which the consigning merchants were 1nduceo 10
indorse that the Baileys might discount them Tor
their benefit in New York, the original drafts TO
be paid they (the Baieys) represented, by
London bank where money had been deposited to
protect them.
These drafts, by reason of the Export Shipping
Company's former credit the Baileys easily con-
yerted into cash thus getting away not only with
the goods but their equivalent value in cash
Although no extradition treaty existed between
the United States and Honduras, the latter gov
ernment gave the up. The Goldsboro and its
cargo are still in Honduras and will also be
brought to New York. Francis G. Bailey has not
vet been recaptured.