Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 18, 1876, Page 1

yOLUME XXXI1. MOROANTILE AGENCY, e e RSTARLISURD 1840, L JRADSTREET- & SON COMPANY, PROPHIZTONS OF THR pproed Wercantile Agency. PRINCIPAL OTPICEN: 3 283 Broadway. New York, 11 the Principal Cities of the gooch 02cet 1, M onaia: in London, England. e nental Carresponicnce. CHICATO OFPICE, Cor. Dearborn and Washingtone-sts. ALFRED ROBERTS, Supt. tacturers, and Dankers: foumm;;',";,,i‘."u?q"mnn e frm of d. M. Brad- Hulg& n all thelr right, title, and intereat in e fecontinsed under the By e roorganized tha wflrfifi"m‘;’.@”fl'{iu branches, and. added a aant featarea—with ample cavital sbetol PN xporionce of a larko corpa b e ey ot whom lavo bocn on fn of empLOFE nd thio completion of a aystem which wrrieCihiian tneaty.dlve yeand to pertect, prisensiott, Giloen In il commrcial contran, bt Dranel L anciaco, nd from Montrenl rom Doelot 10 S80ith wur whole Lusiness under wew DHEN Sod in one intarest, wo fool i Ao for or Agency, that In many ited In ST L tan mever been' equaied, wiils agortant (EASRETTT ever ieen nurpassed. fortieth remi-annual volume of our Revorts S propared and will bo. issucd Jan. 1, T olalyan the merits of onr work, we re- eng 1 an examination af onr ‘aystem, nelalr Ao nce of our ability fo_ subsinatiatd Fibthe e with the Jmowledye thne it fa et eatnent conylderation of every per- ) erdlt, ndispentitE Sy g ¢ GLARK, President, == AR SAL 979, 281, The sixth night of the Groat Salo of1,032 Paintings, in the Exposi- tion Art Hall, affords buyers grand -chancos, 83 Nos. 437 to 533 will be ofored. Examine thePaintings be- fore1p. M« galo conduocted by F'. A. Leonard. vivert, Hamilton, Moran, Egus- quiza, Goupil, and May, sll have fino Palntings to-night. JIRAM BRUSH, Auctioncer, C(h\“lu J L. HATHAWAY, Coal Dealer, MAIN OFFIOE AND DOOK: A Market and Randotph-Sts, 0%0s and Dock, No, 1 North Market-st. 0ice and Docky No. 287 Archer-av, 0fice and Yard, No, 711 West Lako-st, Branch Offioe, No, 146 LaRallo-at, Oréens from city or country will receive prompt attention. (ual by {he car-load ab reduced rates. FURS, THE CANADA T Manufacturiag Go. Hadison-st., N, W. Cor, Franklin, lissmong s customer the LEADING JOBNING HOUSES f the West—n sullicient guarantee of the SLPERIOR WORKMANSITIP, STYLE, AND GESLITY of ite gonde, and of LOW PRICES, Largest dfaplay of Senl and Mink Sacques, Nova Kaotla ok Sete, ctc,, otc, ¥ine Fur Trimmings spocialty. Alrge and well-ancorted stock of Buffalo, Wolf, #rdutlier Stelgh Hobos., Aoy goods niada to order at shortest notice. BEAK & BUCHER, “Tom Irable Ofice TO RENT IN TEB TRIBUNE BUILDING, INQUIRE OF WILLIAM C. DOW. Room8 TRIBUNE BUILDING YOTEL. TETH oial Hotel nne¥ Passengor Hlavatar and ather ro- ;:‘:;lgan'ddnd improvements. Boarders will by aken at very low rates for the win- & . O, PULLING. SPORTSMEN'S GOODS, JUNS, FISHING TACKLE, FIC, AR B, EATON'S, 63 State-st. S _ESTABLISHED 1853, S,i!‘g@"l‘igggli?mwumi:i:‘x'l GS, G ¥ iy tockholderg Meeting. Cuneago, BunLisaton & Quiner meelink 0 stonkn o T iu RAILKOAD CoxpaxT, l[‘w lield at the ufiice of the Company, DOLLAR NTORE, | NoTieg. Cougany i h uéx:’:iu'f ki ouday, Dec, 4 pany, “lu;c\'l?.:."f‘,".\““‘ s Dee. 1, 1670, at 11 o'cluck f"“fl\l&t?mm‘:cm" Beis ax may | fngbetore stockholdura n scquiring 8t Lou: cago lailroad, and for aacly ook ekally come before the meeting. 5 A e Rameeling- CAPSULEN, Uaad for over %0 yoara Y\nm Rreat nmna!l by ho iiysicians of Farl ol g How ™ clarges, - & w Yoik, aud Lot G § porior 10 all tent o of Ing, Efih‘,}l;"':'&'wmlfl. Tong® stund. e "‘““ul-du., Hruy:\.um‘ ULES 5 prompt cure PIANOS AND ORGANS, Stefway Trimmphant! WEDAL and DIPLOMA, HIGUEST AWARD. The fcllowlnfl\mclnl repart of the es of Awards will show ¢ dvely that tho highew fionors in the nulal_suthiorities wera unanimonsly WAY & SUNS. The repurl speaks for fisult, wud an witentive perusal and A critical cotn- jArixon Wikh otiier publisicd roporta is eepecitully so- cited, The All-Important Judges' Report Tho understgned, having examined the Grand, iare, and Upeight Plauos cxhinited by STEINWAY & SUNS, teully recopnend (i s to the United Stateq Centen Tt capacily In Grand Planos, as cur oxcollence tu all hele styles of Jargest volumie, purity and duration of extiardinary carrylng-capacity, with pee- durability of techsnlsia; ain, Jvvel dispos sition of the striuge aad cunstruction, smd bracing of ho metal frame, IMPROYEMENTS APPLIED BY STEINWAY & SONS WERE TIIE FOLLOWING : 4T, A DIAFOSITION OF TIE STRINGS 1Y TIK FORK OF plactuc tho bash stribige acroes thie ateed wirings, 1ally elongating the suiud-hoard bridies by movIug i neager 10 the centre of the sound-board Itacif, thussetting rater portions of the lutier into vibritary sction, anu so prodactog & greatly ucressed volime of sound; 11, A DUPLEX a0ALX, Dafented [n 1872, brings Into netton those hwrtlons of th atrings whicli horetofors Iuywormant and inactlve, thierety (ncreasin ess, PlabIILy, sudaitnlic guality, as wellas Gro carry. ll\fil‘n pacity of the tune, especially of the ulv er notes, o A CUPOLA XETAL FRAXE, pateoted in 1872 and 1875, WICT 1L ticw syateiit Of & CrORS-UAF Al UTacings, RIVitig abaoliite afoty agafnat tho pull of the strioks and fucressing tho capacity tostand (i tunc, Thespace galned by the use of the Capo d'Astro DAt permita thy use of wnore heavily felted hammicrs, witereby n pure, Tich quality of touc is rutained much Jonger than eie: 3 A CONATRTCTION OP THE 80UXD-BOARD, with 1t syatemn of compression (asshown fn the patenta of 1864, 1809, And 1872), preventing that reluxation of the Round-bosrd, whiel fa the natural result of its cunstant concursion, caused by the strokes of the hammers gAIDSE Ui strings, and by atmospherio intluences, 0 METALLIC TURULAR PRANE ACTION (natonted In 1868 and 1875), Leing entirely imperylous to 10+ spherie influences, n conjunction with the new 'm Of eaeapement, realting ln nnerring precision, power, shd elicacy of tonch, and durabllity, it patented 1874), Vi ATONE-AUBTAINING FEDAL extends the eapacity of the Plano for the production o new niusical cifecta, by enabiing tho perforimer, at plensure, to ryoiung The sound of sliglo nute or yrbup Of notes, Teaving hoth hands freo to atrike other notes, 18 of siniple conatructton, nut fable o get out of order, and 18 ting eA4lly aciired. " slgnature of the Judke. 11, K. OLIVER, APPROVAL OF GRROUP JUDGES. alxo highieat o Tlanos, the riche J. SCHIEDMAYER, P. F, RUPKA, GEO, F. TISTOW, 8L WM. THOMSON, JUSERIT HENIY, JAMES G WATSO| E. LEVASSEUR, ED. FAVItE PEX J7 E. HILGARD, FUA. P BAUNARD, LYON&HEALY, Statoand Monroc.sta., General Agents for tho Northwest. All the World Take Notice! We nromnking thn Inrgent voductlons ov aiVen 1rom th neunl NFCS of frat-Cluns plAbo SRy Heraon realding bet the Nortl aud o v " i Bt i ""I\"u.'-‘f.enffumr'c':.‘s e ywho il sen Wil vegelve Trac OF CoRt & dencelnelye cati- fogue, wo that they mny buy al'us their < PIANOS FOR CHRISTMAN. Fino rascwand cnncs, cnrved legn, apl PR S TR T AL B et £15 manly, or 830 canl aid 10 month prices 88 E100), termn S0 cash anl 8! monthl 4 $5U0 10 $G0U, termn 8100 cask Y. ORGANS FOR CIIRISTMAS. Fine new style canen, mweeteat quality of tonee T LB 6 2 h0 "N TSR feina e cnsh nwd 210 monthly, Goarterly paymen On minion o organs Tecelved IF dostreds O1Q [xdriienis tion In exchniies AByChIng (o inite trnse lHvely: REHDSTERPLE oF pustc, 0% Van Burencst. G Chartered by the Stats of llnols, Exclusively a Bavings Bank. 105 Clark-st., Methodist Church Block. Recofves Snvhuis Dexlmullu upon Interest at 5 ner ceulu subject to tho rules, Money loancd on INi- niols Farma. 7 PER CENT. olce Jonns on firateclasa busincss property at 3 §4,000 and §1,000 at H, ICUDDEL & 3MASON, 107-100 Dearborn-st. 7 PER CENT Ve BEV] h.x‘n:ml 75';1 tlll'lkm “nln\:l:n::r& o, chofcs inalde rest atate. Blier punia ! et SRR AVERT €00, 100 Lasatio-nt. 7 PER CENT, hSAILS el A0t e o0 ,1' UYL\' l_& II)L\FII. 102 Wulllnnuu-u.' _M(]NEYMAT LOW RATES “To luau an Warehouse Recelpta for Grain and Provis: " Vouc! nnl’ on llents and 8 BILVERMAN, ber of Commierce. fous, on City Cort Morigages. HOOD AN SANKEY GREAT TABERNACLE, Monroe and Franklin-sta, BUNDAY ANNOUNOEMENT, B o’clock in the Morning, 4 0'clook in the Afterncon. 8 o'alack at Night. ALL ARE INVITED, Toars are open ono hour before cach service. No sorvice at the Taboernacle Saturday Night. HATS. New Style DERBY H A HATS, jor Youny J *, Nore Hotel Trouble, A Creditor's Bill has boen flled In the Circalt Court by Potter Paluir against Samuel M. Turner, uf the Grand Pacifc Hotel, and Jobn B, Drake and Tylor . Gaskell have been made parties to Lho suit. Kalamazoo (Mich,) Business College and Telegraph Institnte. . Seadf al. Bosrd§3aweek. BeadforJaumal PHOTOGRAPIIY, UHMS MAKES THE BEST Men, just received. J\S. BARNES & CO,, 70 Madlson-st. Photographs INTHE CITY. Weat mdhun-lt.w e Chicouge Duilp Teibun CHICAGO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1876—TWELVE PAGES, (3 Loun, 99 LINCOLN. The Violators of His Tomb at Springfield Arrested in This City. A History of the Scheme from Beginning to End. Its Objeot Was to Secure o Ran- som and Ben Boyd's Release. The Concoctors of the Plot Turn Out to Be Chi- cagoans, A Man to Whom They Reveal Their Designs Turns Detective. Paving the Way for the Negotia~ tions for & Reward, The Trip te Springflcld---Wash- burn and His Men on the Alert. Reconnoitering the Monument=== A Raid on the Home of the Dead. Entering the Vault and Opening the Casket---The Falso Confederate. The Alarm Given--Flight of the Rob- bers---Unavailing Pursuit. Thelr Return to the City---Lulling Thelr Susplclonse«=Tho Denoucment. BEN BOYD AND THR COUNTERFEITING DUSINESS. The aunouncement In a recent fssuc of THE- Trincynthat an attempt hud been mode to steal the bones of Abraham Lincoln from the monu- ment at Springfield was credited by but few people. The erlmo was too horrible for bellef; nothing of the kind bad ever before occurred in tho country; and it is not to be wondered at that ninc-tenths of those who read the dispatch giving the particulars were loth to believe the statements made. When the scheme flrst be- came known to expert detectives (honest ones), —men having kuowledge of the labits and actions of the worat scoundrels,—thoy were in- clined to laugh at ft. Never buviug met In thelr experience any one whom thev thought Jow, and mean, and devillkh coough to fm- agino such a thing, they could not cou- ceivo of o mind so debased s to propose tho robbery, lct alone executo it. Thelr views, however, havebeen changed by subse- quent developments, People not famillar with criminal matters could ses no motive, Elmer Washburn was asked n hundred timesa day “What was their object1” but his answer, 4 The hope of reward,” falled to carry convietlon. Theso men resolved thus: “The burglars would be fools, since they would certalnly lead to their own detection and punishment by thelr efforts to got the rausom, 1t any were offcred,” Others again thought thostory was apocpyplul, —that it was an electioncering trick, * published one day too late,' and the Times, In o tengthy cdltorfal, Intlinated that “Grantlsm' was ut the bottom of it for tho purposs of making “political capital.” The negroes were confillent that cx-llebels bad cssuyed to carry out their oft-repeated threat to scatter what was left of Father Abraham “to the four winds of licav- en.”” However al varlance the opinfons may lave been, and however much tho oceurrence may have boen doubted, the simplo truth fs, the attempt was made, and it was tho result of a deliberate plan evolved by BEVERLL COUNTRRFEITERS, WHO MAD A TWO- FOLD VULPOSE, First, to secure n large sum of money from tho Qovernment or the Mouument Association; and, sccond, to procure the pardon of Bon f'lufiyd‘, now serving out a teu-years' sentence in offet. The capture of Boyd, one of tho most expert engrayers of countorlelt 1phncs in the country, with his tools, and of Nelson Drlrws, with tie plates for the “ Illinols thves,''—Paxton, Tra era', Perus, ute.,—was a serlous blow to the fra- ternity In tho Weat. Followed, us It wus, seven months later, by tho arreat fn New Jorsoy of George White, “the _engraver of the ** Mussa- chusutts tives," — New Uedfords, Northamp- tops, and Hawpdens,—with all the plates, the “Koniukers" of Chicago faud B, Louls, who supply the amaller dealers from Minnesotn to ‘Texas, could notget any * stufl” worth huviug, ‘The ouly plate now out fs that known as the Richmond {Iud.) ten, though notes on the Lu- fayette (Ind,) bank ure belmg printed from It. But the former are 8o well known us to be abso- Jutely no good, aud the latter are 80 hadly rinted, owing ln the plute being much worn, Liat to pass them 8 sure lnprisoimunt, unlesy the “shover,” or his friends aro willing to give up money Lo buy offa shop-keeper dlnkmcd “to make trouble,”” Ben, Buyd, George White, and Charley Ulrich—the ‘only four *profussional ® expert engravers Iu the country—~In the “ stone jufi." countorfolting was at an obb, und practi- cally suppressed, so fur as bank notes und grefiu- o backs “were concerned. quartette, Ulrich, having recently One ot however, s out, been pardoned from ihe Columbus, " 0., Peniteutiary; but this fact 1a not gencrally known to tha fraternity, Hu hind heen in since 1568, having received four- teen years for cutting a $500 plate. Ulrl howover, would uot train with the l!u{l«l angy blgger men, Hnanclally, used to back hit, un If Tio returns to his old busivess, uo Western man will be * next to the plate.” * The cuunt felters fu the Weat could of course get bogus money, but it would pruhnbl{ £o through two or three hands befors it reached them, und ench hand would guz a percentuge and the profits bo much less, The men_who made their Jiving malnl; b{‘mum of Boyd’s work huve been duwn{nt 6 wouth ever siuce Lls arrest, and they have used cyory means ln thelr power to wet'him out. After trying in valn, though o large sum was availuble, they renllzed that money could not obtaln a pardon, and hencethe fendish plan to rob thu gravo of Liucoln which, If successful, was very likely to cnmpci bis releaso, —— THE ‘“HUB.” SHADOWING A COUNTERVEITER. At No. 204 Weat Madison street is a saloon called the “Hub,” kept by Jack Mulllns alius ‘Terrance and one Cornelius, It Is sald to bo a resort of counterfeiters, and ag such came under the cognizance of Detective Tyrrcll, of the United Btstes Becret Service. in order to flud out who made the place thelr headquarters, and to learn what they were dolng, It was necessary to get & man {nto the gang whose misslon was unknown and who could gain their confidence. The Becret Bervice bas at its command men ca- pable by habits und education of gaining the confidence of anybody, from a minister toa common thief,—men wWho maks 1t thelr business SCENE OF THE ATTEXPTED DESECRATION. 4 7 . \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-\\\\\\ LARSANAY M--3emorial Hall. V—Vestibule of catacomb. to keep posted on crime and critinals, and who arc rtegarded among their associates as #crooked,” having o worse reputation than they fn reality deserve, since thele reputation is their copital, und the harder it {5 the better for them. As Jung as they can maintain it, and are not caught. squealing, they can earn an houest living Dby glving information. “Fuese men are sent from one part of the coun- try to another, and will undergo an arrest and i u county fafl, { necessary to confidence of a gung of countericit- thus showing that they are what they represent th to be and not seeret ageuts of the Government. They are not th regularly cotnmisstoned operatives of the se: fee, but’ work under their directions, never belug knowu a8 sucly, or huving any written uu- thonty which would lead to their identity, or by means of which they can make it appear un- der any clremnstances” that they ure fi the em- ploy ot _the Government. A elew ontalied, or with a ¢ starter,” the Ingenttity of the detective i3 called into play, and with *‘sbudowa® or watchiers for suspiclous circumstances, the ap- preliension of the erlminals, with evidence to conviet, is only a matter of time, if the oflicer naving charge'of the case docs not love money more thun honor, THL MAN SELECTED to enter the 4 Hub ™ and sce who slid in on the different spokes was L. C. 8wegles, a youth of excellent abllity as o “roper” s muln object was to LOCATE ONE JACK-IIUGHES, a notorlous countertelter, whe~has Leen in.the busitess ten or twely markubly successful in cludid the oflleers. 1o puesed 1) this city, feveral months ngzo, quite o amber of bogus #5 billy, amd his “boodie varrler, s boy of 17, wns ancsted, he cseaping and hiding sy usual. When on a shoving-tour, the buy always carrled the spurious money, Hughes tuking from blm only oune W} ot o tinie, 80 1lml..'|n case the churatter of the note wus discovel he would say o the shop or sa- loen keeper, * Why, that's funny. I dow't know where I got (13" mid then he would hund over a zood bill. 1 “the storeikeeper calied un ofticer, the boy on the outslde watehing would sec lim Lo into the place, and quictly wilk away, Witk only one eounterfeit note i his possession, and he “inmsting that he bod recewved {t in change, he wus not often disturbed; but if arrested he would be discharged after o pres liminary examinution, because *tutent” could not be’ shown, When the boy wos caught he s aquealed " on hils employer, and, after mueh troutde, Tyrrell colleeted half w dozen Dills which Hughes Il passed, and bod sufllcient evidencs to fnsure i scveral years in the Pen- itentlary, e bunted higzh and low for him, but Hugnes kept well under cover d could not be reached. Bwegles had never seen hin, Golng boldly to the * Hub," he ireated the bur- keepir, and [ud him to understand that e wasa Stgun,” though he never spoke of his own deecds, alluding, however, to the exploits wnd smartiess of his friends, among otliers men- tloning a man_named Brown, who, hie sald, wus an experienced burglan—posted (o all kinds of tirat-class work. Within ten 8 he learned o great deal ahout Hughes, and i duy he was pumted out to L. Following him” to the *Hub,” he lWurrled o Tyreell and told him of his whereabouts, and the officer, who had provided limself with a war- rant, went to ths salovn and arrested Iim, He bud o heaving beforo Commigsloner Toyne, nnd was beld (n $2,000 bail for further examination, the money belnge deposited s col- Iaterul, After his releuse, Hughes frequently vislted the “ Hub,” ns did Swegles; but their missions were dissimitar. The former went to consult with his fricuds,—Muliins, Cornelius, and o conteactor who s thought well of in the communlty, but who Is i reality said to bo en- guged In clreulating counterieit moncy by wholesale, BWEGLES' INTENTION was to make fricnds of these men, with a view to thefr ultlmote conviction, since they were atl known to Tyrretl by report as bemg enguged n inflating the currency. As Bwegles Wid a stran- Fv:r. the others wers naturally suspleous of 1oy, —all,capecinliy Mulllns,being very cautious, He Tound it diffienlt to upprosen” them, but his reputation ol jength mudo him swaolid” It secins that two of them mict one of the Central Station detectlves in u saloon,—a man who, according to his talk, kuows ev- u‘{b‘xlu' nnd everybody,—und, after tilling him full of beer, thuy sl him who “this tman Swegles was,” ™' Why," sld he, “he (s one of the biggest horse-thieves in the country.” ‘That apparcntly satistied them, for alterwards they were dlsposed to bo more com- munfeatlve, thwugh Swigies obtained littlo or uo Informutivy of value, THE I’LOT, SWEGLES LET INTO TUX SECRET. About the middle of Qctober Mullins .and Hughes agked Bwegles if e would not ko to Join them und muke some money, Ho sud he was willing, desiring to draw them out. They then told bim of a plan they had gotten up to o to Kenosba, Wis,, s dig up the body of a mun newed King, whuse famlly wuas very wealthy, and would doubtless give a lurge sum for the restoration ol the remains, The body could be brought over the State line, they said, and * plunted,” and ne- eotiutions opeued for the return of the corpee, elther by one of thewm or a friend. Swegles looked upon this as a test of Lis tidelity, belley- {ug there was sowethihg bebind ity and ho sald he wanted timeto consider, After promising toluok up the penalty attached to robbing w grave in Wisconzin, and to give them & declsiva answer ina day or two, ho Jeft thum. At the Qirst opportunlity Lie consulted Mr, G, W, Deane, an sttorney, who is a friend of s, and who frst brought him to the notice of thu Becret Service and obtaiued a situation for him, He told Bweglea that the punishment was two years' im- prisonment, aud advised him to dlscourage the robbery, and say that it was too great a risk for an uncertainty. Mr. Deane regarded the proposition sjply as & *feeler,” Auuoxdh&ly, when Bwegles saw Mulllna and Hughes the next day, e told them it wouldn't uy, and ho did not think ho would go fnto it, 0w, it thls was & tost, Aluliins and Hughos years, and had been re- S—Sarcophagus, C—Crypts. T—Tree. would have heard within two or three days whether Swegles had revealed the plan, and'if lie had done so to any une who could bot be trusted with the sccret. Huving no reason, therefore, to doubt bim, avthe explration of a wecek they unfolded to him a scheme to ROB TIHE TOMU OF ABKANAS LINCOLN at Springfield, they expecting to seeurc not only the pardon of Ben Boyd frum Joliet, but sowe £200,000 or $300,000 from the State or Federal Government for the return of the remains. At this meeting there were present Mulllns, Huglies, Swegles, and the contractor. The lat- tery, It {8 supvosed, concwted the plun, but both [luches and Mullins claim the fden as the frult of their brains. Mullins fs perhaps capable of the conception: Hughes is not. The contractor Is the sbarpest one of the erowd. ‘The slmple fact (for the details had not_been made known) was comiunicated to Mr. Deane by Swegles, who desired to kuow If lie should take n part fnorder to dutect the others, He said it would be ** 4 most damaable thing to al- low that to go on,” and, though ho would be tuking o good many chances, he would joln them, und mive thein |le to the authorsties, it Mr. Deano advised it. He was astoundedat the revelation, but, upon the assurance of Bwegles that the men were sincere, he told him to kecp In their good ces untll he saw him agaln, The enme duy Mr. Deano went overto the Crimn- inal Cuurt to SEE LEONARD SWETT, the Sullivan case then belog on trial. Mr. Swett was thunderstruck, and could nut belleve i, und scemed disposed to tegard the _story of, K a3 {iction, -Howeyer, he sufd’ he would see Robert Lincolu about ft. Deanc and Tyrrell, the next mornlng, discussed the matter, nud the latter telegruphed to Washington for instructlons, Chief Drooks did not_ credat the statement, and sent none. Mr. Swett and Mr. Lincoln hod a confersuee, unil the result ofit was that Swegles was told to “co ahead,” Mr, Swett telegruph- Ing to Col. Stuart, of Springfleld, to place a guard ot the monument. ulf & dozen meetings were held before the detafls of the plan were agreed upon, the con- tnuwtor goiug to the cemetery to look the ground over, and_cvery sugpestion belng thor- oughly discussed before acceptance, His name i suppressed beeause the evidence against him 1s not conclusive. The whole thing I8 given in detail in the subjoined Interview which a TrinuNE reporter lad with Swegles. THE SCHEME UNFOLDXID. BWKGLES' BTORY. What was thie object of these men1” “Well. thuse fellows had been without any counterfeit capital for some timc, and it wos nevessary in order to procure ‘stufl’ to get some of the toncy mcen out of the Penitentiary, The man they had been dealing with was Ben Boyd. They knew that moncy could not get Lim out. It had all been talked up, and money could haye been gotten, but it was impossible. ‘They are connected with a gang of counterfelt- ers in St. Louls, Belng men of talent,—all of them are fn fact,—eome one proposed this schema to rob Lincoln's grave. Whether hegot the dea from history or it was original with himeell T don’t know." #Who was the author of it/ “That I don’t know. Hughes nsays ho was, but I don't think he is smart cnough. I belleve it waa the contractor or Mullins; cither of them could do jt. Some one anyliow concelved that if they could get Lincoln's body a large reward would be paid for Ita return, and Buyd would be set free. They kpew that the monument cost over $200,000, sud they asked the question, ‘What 15 tho usc of the monument with- out the corpse!’ The penalty was looked up, sand 1t wus discovered to be a mers flne und one year in the County Jall, _The chances of detection were very smatl, Everything was gone uver care. fully, und the conclusion reactied that there were NO CHANCES OF DETECTION AT ALL. ‘There wers uo guands ut the monument, aud all there was to do was to_go there, shoulder the cusket, amd carry it ol It was to be taken ta some place where nobody could find it, aud they thought, In due course of time, the Asso- clation, or the Government, or someboidy would offer a bir reward to get it back, aud then b would ba turaed up for the money und a par- don for Bayd; and the settlement’of the cuse upralnst Hughes was also to be vne of the condl- tions. Jou Dixon sald counterfeiters had very little nerve,—that thetr business requires more headwork thun perve, That §s true to some extent. They are very good men to put up jobs,” but uot very good at car- rying them out. 8o they bhul to liave somebody to ge with " them amd nanlst theni—somehody who Kuew somnetning ubout tools and doing the work. Tha supposl- tlon was thut they would huve to go through fron, and they believed that there would be a gmx‘ deal of " trouble in getting futo the stone sarcophagus, They thought the slab on top wits of fnnense welght and several inches thick, und did not kunow but drilling und Mutlugl would be neeessury. ‘They did vot understund wvery mnuch about that part of the burglar's busl- ness, ‘Lhiey were not sitre thiot [ eould do that, aud I could see thut they wers not satlstled. There were only three of us In the scheme at that thne—thut” s wen who to take an sctive part, The contyuctor did not waut to do <y he wus the mlddle-man; had eiven bl time to the plans and was to de- rive beueflts 1€ successtul; still o did not want to go to Springteld, since {t was necessary, It the thing didn't go through, for him to prove au_sbsolute alibl. We had snother weoting, and It was concluded that THELN MUST BE A FOURTH MAN,” “Who were tho threet” “Mullins, Hughes, sud myself, Well, the contractor went off, I did not know fur sowme little time whom he had gone after, but Mulllns told me it was Johnny Lamb, I kuew it would be & dead glvu-uw;‘y for me {f Luwmb came i, because he belleved { had given suma fellows up, though I had had nothingto do with thelr arrest. They did not kuow much about Lamb; but hie had been in trouble, and they thouym he bad a goud reputation as & cracksmen. I told them he wouldn't do,—that he wasn't exactly the man. As luck would have it, the contractor coutdn’t find Lamb, Thay weso detesmined to an have another man; o I aald, ‘It you will Bl him, you want a man who undetstands stone- work, aud why don't you get BILLY BROWN, of Wankezan! They had nesrd me talk about Nim. T ot myaclf up in thelr winds, not by pralsing mrucll but my frlends—Frenchy the burglar, Bl Wray, ind others. I had aletter from Frenchy, who {4 in Michlzan City Peniten- tlary, They thought | was a first-clasa man, or I'would not be kuown to such men, Brown had been In town several days., He fs straight, and I knew he could be trusted, Ile can talk creoked; he had driven a hack and learned all the sianyz, When [ sald * get him,' they wanted to see him. Hughes had scen him, ‘The con- tractor did not want anvbody to know he was inft. Jle made Mulling aud Hughes to do il the talking for him. I touk Hughes down to my house, and gave him an {ntroduction to Drown, and Hughes took uim up to the ‘Hub' for the purpose of showing him up to Mulllns; and they became satiatied that Le was all sight. Ile Rnew just what te was 10 du, a8 I hiad given him instructions, At first e would not bave anything to do with it, but I told him [ was working under the orders of Leonard 8wett and Mr. Deaune, and when 1 had convinced hitm of the truth of what I eafd, heconchuded to help me out. As I said, Mul- Itna and Hughes were satiefled, and they led s to understaud that the jub was tu be done to- ward the latter end of November. But we talked that over, and came to the conclusion that If wo waited 8o long there would be too much fce, and perbaps snow, and the ground would probably be frozen, aud digging would involve too much labor; that it must be done belore, and at a tune when there would be the least suspicion, Our last mecting was held at my house on Sunday, the 5thiust. Mullins, Iiughes, the cuntractor, aud mvsell were prea- cut, und ZLECTION=-NIGHT WAS PIXED UPON. ‘That was considered o d— clegant time to do it. 'There would certalnly be very few visitors during the day; the clection would keep every- body i town} even the custodian himself wus Jikely to be there; the streets, of Springlield would befullof people,and nwazon golng along the road at night would not be noticed, since those who saw it would thiuk it contafued farm- ers golug home from the polls. They were afrald the custodiun might be at the monument ot night. The contructorwent duwn a week ago for the purpose of louking {otu the catacowb and getting the Jay ot things; but he had no nerve, and didn't find out wuct. They were at o loss as to what the tomb wus made of. He snid the monument was u terrlbly eolid-looking pile, and they asked, ¢ What must the tomb bed Tuut was thie reason, as I sald, they wanted o man of talent; and Brown was taken fn. The next thing was to GKT THE TOOLS. They wanted bis advice about getting rid of the stoue slub, and he suid a hole cuuld Lo drilled in It, and ruwdcr put in and fuscd, und the whole thing blown to pieces, So we got o can of pow- der, s fathom ol fuge, a hasnuier, steel puunch dtilly, u steel sa fiie, ete, They expecied to had been deposited for ‘hrec-tourths of it belungs to Iy the other 8300 was put up by one ol his friends. The case was to cotne up “Monday, the Gth inst., and it did, but was postponed, so they did not ‘get the money. Browsiand 1 had no money to go dow: They hud bren out of coney 1or sul tle, und couldn’t ralse much . Brown had told thent he could kick ‘the vault open, aud they didn't think at Jast that it was golng to be very hard work: and they sald as lung us they bad the tools, If it was not very hard work, ir Sirown would get & tean ani bring it to the cemetery that was all e need do. If they could not zet along without him, they would call kim up. We were to commence operations carly in tue evening. We were to take along HALF OF A PAPER, torn onally across,—the Catholic Union and Times, I think? it is publisbed in Lopdon and Liverpool. It was got at Tom Mdckin's, on Dearborn street. A foreign paper was sclected, beesuse it was sald a certaln private detective could mateh any plece which was found, and thus claim to have o clew. Muliing had this plece, of paper in his coat-pucket, and t was to bLe left in the vault as a clew for the detectives. You know when o criine Is committed the officers pick up every- thing laying around, and try to associate it with somebody they know. Well, unless something of this kind was done, Cornelius, who, I think, was to do the negotiatinge for the return of thy hody, would not have any standing, for the pri- vate detectives would g0 to the Monument As- soclation with wagon-louds of clews, and some of them would beat the Assocatlon out of money if the officers were fools coough to give up any. The other half of the paper was to be left behind in Chicago, and stowed sway in a bust of Lincoln st the *Hub,! and wiien the proper time camgo Cornclius was to show it up 48 cvidence that he wus in communiiation with the partles that did the job, and could re- cover the remuins u{rou tho couditions 1 have told you, Tbat would give him some standing with the Government ofilcials, for no one clse could match the paper found in the vautt. 1f the thing came off, they reasoned that no one conld tell who ald ft; nor could they. There would have been no clew, the business'was down su finely. They believed lurge rewards would be offered; that the whole country would be fn- terested und ft would be necessary, when the time came to “* shuw up," to present something convincing that they had authority 1o deal. TUE PROGRAMA R was for Brown and mysell to go to Canada im- mediately after the casket was buried. We were 3 to remaln there and be supplied with money to pay our expenaes, and they were to claim they had leard from Cunuda,—had r:ollcn u letter, aud that the plece of puper came {n it, only a smail portion of it, —jus. enongh to show that the edges vonneeted properly; for pleces were to be produced from tme to time as progress wus nade in cstablish- ingz that the purties they were ln correspondence with were the right oues. One of tnem—>ul- lins—was to return to Caleago, and Hughes wus to come over to Cnnada to sce us, and then gou back and bring alongz some une suthorized to deal. Mullins, or whoever went, was to tako a well-known eriminal lawyer of Chlvugo (not Trude) along, to aet {u hls behalf, aod see he was treated squarely. Well, WE DECIDED TO START MONDAY NIGHT. It wus not iy intention to have Brown 2o, slnce, I they were arrested and we were Jet go, it would look very strange; umd besides, it would buadend giveawsy to them, und if L visited the fall whiere they were for more fu- formation, they wold not trust me. We left on the St. Louis ‘train in the evening,—ot leust three of us did,—Hughes, Mullins, und myself. Brown was on bourd when the truin leit, and he showed up to them, I touk him through thelr car to satlsty them that he was all rignt, and when we_got to the Burlington crossing he jumped oft.” It was necessury for Brown to get on the trafn, for they might have had somg one in the deput, und if the *shadow’ bad scen him uround nfter the truln left he would have thuught something was wrong. ‘They were very well pleased that they had got- ten off at last, Itdid look at one timeas it 1 would not go with them; und Idida't have niuch thne, as it was, to get to the depot. We bad been up until 3 o'clock the night before, fixing up things so as to be ready, I bad got Brown's overcoat from hhm, aud when I ree turned to the car where Hughes and Mulllns wero [ told them ho was slecpy, and I bad put him into the sleopingwar, Tiey were glad of ft, #a it wight look sivgular for” four to be to- gether,” AT SPRINGIIELD, TYRUELL ON TiIk WATCH. Having put the party on the train with their tools bouud for Springlield, It Is nccessary to see what Tyrroll had been doing in the meau- timo. He nad olwost dally conferences with Swegels after Mr, Deans told nhn sbout the watter, and had atded biwm tu warding off sus- plelon by giving him sdvice. Kuoowlng that the party wos to sturt Monday wight, Tyreell sud two of Pinkerton's “shadows” followed them to the trufn, a8 did Elmer Washburn, wbo had Dbeen requested by Leonard Swett tu ald Tysrellin the operation. Washburn touk the tralu the next moruing for the common objectiva bolut, AHRIVING IN SPRINOPIBLD, the detectives kept Hughes wud Mullins In sight some of the time, although it was not essential to watch them very closely, sinco Swegels was to report at the 8t. Nicholas Hotel early in the ovenlug the hour the work was to be done, so that suiple thne would be allowed to get out to the cemetery aud be prepared for thelrreception when they came, It should perhaps be stated hero that” both Tughes and Mullins are very ood burglars, altliough not capable of aby work beyond an ordinary house-bresking, SWEGELS' BTORY. ‘The Interview with Swegels goes on: 4 After we got down the rosd some distance, it was proposed that wo jump off at the cross- ing, two miles from Springdeld—two get udv&n town and two ko down to the crodsing. Wa 190 18y 300 Jo £13; @ _PRICE FIVE CENTS, hiad ttme-tables for buth the Itiinols Centralan the 8t. Louls lines, That was to catch trains n‘{ nlght along the line in caso the thing was flushicd, 1 told theen that Mrawn was asteep, and, ua the car he was in would lay thiere on the tru ntll brenkiast time, It wWas no use to wakic him up ut 4 o'cluck i the morning—that I would go around about 7 and wake Ill‘x:n up, and send him out to get a team. The plan was, it we couldn’t wet a teamn to take one betongin, to s fariner, tor we kuew there would be luts o% them Litched all over town, belonging to men Who had come In to sec how the election was golng on. They agreed to my proposi« ton ™ sbout Brownw, and that disposcd of hlm for several lhours. They sofemn~ I{' believed lie was en the train, Wo got off and went nto a re taurant, and had somethlng to vat. And then we took o walk sround. Hughes wanted to hlde the tools. Mullins sald 1io. They were in w bag, and Mul- lins carried them, Ilo banded them to me, nod told me o take them into a lager-beer mluun. and say to the barkeeper that my friend wasn't up, und ask him to _keep tho hag until [ carled furit: Tdidav. We then walked past the St. Charlea [otel, and atter yumi: about half a snile we turned bk, and Mulliss ond Hughes wentto bed, Thc‘y were very tired. 1 told them L would gy down-town and wake Brown, Mullins said, * You hud better lct him go to one of lln:' towns, four or tive miles out, and Lue urg’ 1got some breakfust und walked around, sud ubuat 11 v'clock 1 went to the ho- tel gratn, They were up. [ told them that I!'ruwn hud pone, wud would drive fn about aix orctock. That dispused of him for the day. Mullius mude us kecp apart trom each other, We wict only now aud then. Hesuggosted that Hughes and T go up to the cemetery aud TAKE A LOOK AT THE TOMH, and he would wateh out dewn-tuwil, Ho sald he might be noticed at the tuinb, as his black mustache looked a littie erovked, and he re~ sewblcd u sportiug mau, His object was to suve himselt trom bemy identitied. His {dea, n‘plalld, wid to send Brown and myself to Cutudai and he asked e, *If we cau get $10,000 or $15,000 ore, s well as a pardon Jor Boyd, would you be willinz to stay in jail for o yeart I would eive you u Brussels carpet,’ sald e, ‘and iuke the piselook ltke u read the: aud give you tisee good aneals o day.! | tol him I would. EHis futention was to bave us wo at unce toCanadu. He wosto Surnish us mouey, und wus to turn us up to the authorities if the reward would riot be given without the arreat of tne partics. *Well, Hughes and I went up and cxamined the oDluce, uud when we got back be re- ported tuat there was but u thin narble lid on e Rarcopbngus, und ue could very easily smash It *Way,' said ne, ‘I could plek 1t opeu. I could full ugaiust 1t aud open it.! When all wus expisined w Mulling be wanted uu ax, eaylug, *We will break it open, We wight 88 well nave theax,” said le, *because we may have toopenthe funde.’ Ltold him the body was fu u lead cusket, with i cedar case outslde. He hud 8 bagg {n bis pucket; it was jonger than & grofu-bag; aud, in case the cusket was too heavy for Us, the intentjon was to X BUEAK IT OPEN, DOUBLE TUE BODY UP, ond put it tw the tag. In tunt event it could be hunaled u good deal casfer. When he learned how the buly was cotlined he fooked st o mop of the county,” wnd, seclug u river and o bridge, e smdi *Weo will take it up toere “und dump the lead casket Into the water,—dump it on the upper side ot the bridge, su tuat the shadow will hide it.’ That wus to ve done if the water was deop enouih, *The casket,’ be sd, *will go to thu bottom, snd uo vue will ever think of Jook- g tor §t there.’ In case the water wasn't deep enough we were 10 bury it right under the edge of the bndie, The tean was to be lett stunding on the bridge, so that uo_one coulil tell by the tr in the rond (the horse's feet bewe all ju a lump together) tuat it had been standiug anywhere. ‘[ue roads, however, were bard, uud & wagon could not ho traced any mure than onecould be on the streets jn Chi- cago, Well, IT GOT ALONG TOWARDS DARK, and Hlughes und Williams went to get supper. They told me 1 had better go somewhere clse thau the hotel. ‘I'ney asked il 1 Lad any moucy and I suld *Yes' {°told them us soon us I got supper 1 would 70 andséed! I copld-flud any- tinug of Browu. I loitered around; sedin; Tyrrell and Washiburn at the St. Nicholus uul.e_E aid telllug them what was up—that we wero goinz out sbout hult-pnst 8 o’clock. I then weut back to Mullivs and Hughes and told them that I had found Browu; that he was at a little tanucers’ botel ou the vther eide of town, and Lad a rmattliug gowl pair of bay horses and a three-spring widzon; that be hadto bring over from the towo three old Irlsh women aud two children and two trunks, and tbey fet lim have & better team. also sald when 1 got supper I would goover and have him drive down to the St. Chartes, Mullins suid that would uever do. ‘0N, my God! dow't have him do toat. I thought you had more ecuse.’ I knew ho would never ugree to Jty he s su cautious nnd that is the reuson [ proposed it. He sald: *Go to bim, and have im lkcep away! Yousee, If Brown had been there und drove up to the hotel, that fuct would have been o clew for the detectives, and Mulllus was extremely anxfous to cover cverything so as to batlle them. e told me ta tell Brown to drive out about balf-past 9 v'clock, and not to stop ut the gate, but to go into the woous and tie the teamn, und then come nearthe monument and give the whistle, so that they would know it was all right. I promlsed to do so. He asked me i€ Brown knew the soad. 1 told him ho did,—that we had walked out some distance, and ot the lay of the land. I then went off and got some oysters, und, luving been away long enougsh, & went to the depot and met them. 18 TIE MEANTIME, MULLIN: had gune down nad cotered the Germania Touse, near the depot, by the bk way, sod pot u drink. He suw a wood-plle and an ax, and lie tock the ax uud Hipped it tuto o placa where he coulid wet Iuagatn eas When § et them he told wie the ux was all ‘,.n.. Bal he, ‘How s {tf' 1 sald, * Al vhiehe! (brown) wanted to come down, but [ told him that wouldi't do, us he inust keep quiet. Muls Hns usked, Does he nnderstand runccuy about roing up with the team{* 1 replied that'he aid. Then he suld, ¢ Let's got ready und go! We went into the Germanla Honse nnd got a drink, and 1 got the bwr with the tools, and went out the back wuy, and passed over the ux and the tools, and wo start- ed, golng out the strectear track, Mullins not ride out. Ho lad scen the peopls :filkli'l'j; out .that way, and thought it mach er. AT TIHE TOMB. TUE BUKGLARS DAPFLED, ‘The narrative is here dropped again in order to get Washburn and others on the scene. About half-past 6 o'clock, be, Tyrrell, oud three others went out to Oak Rldge in a back, alight- Ing near the grounds, and entering them on foot, the vehivlo bulng sent buck fu order that 16 miight not be seen fu the vicinitv. Unon reaching the monument they wers admitied to Memorial Hall by Mr. Power (thecustodian) and the guard. The doorof the hall fuces south, that, ? the catacomb, In which the sarcophazus lis, faces north, the distance between the twa doors being about 120 fect. The night was rather chllly, and it wus deemed advisable to remain in this room, siuce, ! the of- fleers were scattered around the monument, lylng among the bush, the thieves were liable to step ou them, 88 they wonld certaluly not ap- proach by the open roadway. As soon ss the door wus closed urders wero given to **taks off your boots, and keep quiet.” One man was posted fu the labyriuth u the resr, so called bos cauee of the walls running in different direce tions and making vumerous pussage wu‘{v— these walls supporting the terrucs. His duty wus to listen for auy nolse made fu the tomb, aud to report it to Washburn, The wall sepe~ sating him frowm the vault was two or thres feet tulek, but uLwrimnnu Lad demoustrated that sounds could be plaiuly heard through it. lin- perative silunce was démanded, siuce the slight- et movement produced an ceho which might giye an alarm. When the watch indicated five minutes of 9 o'clock, o wan came tw the door of the hall, pulled up tho slide of & “bull's eye," and looked iv, but saw nothing, as the ofilcers were {u the rear and close Lo the walls, aud the rays of Niht did not penctrate that far. This mon was flvltgfll, aud hils remark T 18 aLL Biant” was a slgnal that the party bad arrived. Pres- ently another iman came to the door, This was Hughes. Ho by two or throe times, and was identified by Tyrrell, he with the others baving moved newr the door when the ligm was shown. The seutivel ou duty in the labyrinth, alter paticutly walting for what scemed two hours, most of thy tlme standiog in one posi: tion, thought he recogaised a grating sound which continued a long whils. "Theu, after a lapse of seversl minutcs, cawe eeveral succes- sive thuds, three at a time with Intervals be- twoen, Batlsfied that the busklars were