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Show ;By W. U. Xelcgrai-li.j SHIP IVKKl KED TO COVER IF A lUIBliF.RV. New Y-.'ik. - The S n contain-a contain-a iic ' u;ini) amount oi the wreck ol '!thc sim-hip R-l. iu ISO.'., on the Ib.'TraJ.-r r-v1'. Caiibian sea, : The N..- -jy.- u w believed the . C: (' Unit was (.urpo.-eiy run on the " ' rct-t to cjv-.r up the robbciy oi a lar.:e ; aujouiu ol I'uiLed Staic? trca-ure, aud :,dcL..'iivts iu the seerel service wera i'; on iha u;k of Caj't. Dennis and : I other suspetii j-artits .o work up the j ! ca-e. The iavcaiig&tion of the detc 1 tives extended through nearly twoi years, and their reports to the treasury J an oi'-nt wen1 volumini.'iL-. From ' ibr-c n-p .ri-. tl;c originals of win. -hi ait I. i (-n in our pe-N-i-iinn, and tn'ui p:r-tnal inv-'-lii'atiiin by a iuciuUt of lb.- Sun -ti.tf, it app.-ai that the I'ni ted Mati-- trea.-ure on board the '.' i dm y'i:V, eTui-ted of 1 1 ,t n.",i ) in iireeiibaeks, lolj" in 7..;o trea.-my and vii in coupon bond-, making a total of jl,l'.2.IU. ThLx treasure was iu an iron safe, incased iu a wooden box. The wa.--eutru.-ted to the charge of Rulu-leightuu Rulu-leightuu and ietor Smith, special agents of the Treasury department,' to be delivered to ihe Ax-istaul Tiea-surcr Tiea-surcr iu San Frauci-sco. t'oL Wood, formerly of the detective service, says: "There is no doubt iu my mind that the (ioUen Jin If was wrecked ou pur-1 pur-1 pose, and the Government treasure I stolen by Montgomery Gibb.-and Capt. Dennis, tlibbs put up the job and led Dennis iuto it. Among other : things 1 had a chart of the vessel's 1 course made, and it is on lile now, from the time she left New York till she struck on the reef; and it is plain .-he was fleered plumb, and they uiade straight for the reel". Gibbs weut on board under an assumed name; I think It was Gibsiii, but tlie pas.-euger lisl ' will show what it was. Before, buying a ticket he inquired repeatedly at the ticket office if the Government money had gone on board, and ad soon as he learned that it had he took passage. U was evident he did not intend to go unless the money was ou board. He was playing the captain and other, from the time the vessel sailed till .she struck. There is plenty of evidence on that point. I examined a number ol passengers aud some of the hands, and the testimouy is clear. It is also clear that after the vessel struck on the reef, Gibbs virtually took command. He and the captain placed a guard over the baggage hold where the treasure was, and would not let anybody get anything any-thing out. They had two women aboard to help them; one was named Ltvingstou, tlie name of the other I ! don't remember. She lias sinco married i respectably. Tommy G irvan was put on I the track of Dcnnis.and the first thing 1 I heard was that Tommy, who had never boon worth a dollar, had bought a farm near Dennis al Ellicott mills, and was importing bulls, sheep and rams. Jim Downs and Deputy Marshal Li rover ro-ver were then put ou G irvan, and they "pulled him" and look htm to Bar-num'fl Bar-num'fl hotel in Baltimore, where they all got drunk together and Girvau bought them off for twenty dollars. That was all the money he had, and : they took it. fi irvan has played ; out at farming and gone off. 1 could, j find him. ('apt. 1 tenuis is slill at I'llli-; I'llli-; cott mills. 1 would have arrested him j had it not been for the desire of the I Administration to protect Gibbs. He t has won over Washburne, Mrs. Grant, : Speaker Blaine and others, and so there is no use in pursuing him I further. If the Government would I have him and Dennis indicted, I could I convict them if the prosecution pushed in good faith. The chain of evidence j is complete, a.t it stands there on tile. There never was a completer chain of ; circumstantial evidence in my opinion. |