It may be stated in passing, that until the confession of Edwards was
made, I had no knowledge whatever of the forged checks which he
mentioned, and the bank had made no efforts to discover the perpetrators
of that fraud, which had now so unexpectedly been brought to light.
We had been very careful to keep the fact of Edwards' arrest a profound
secret, and as yet, the officers of the bank and the peaceful community
at Geneva were in entire ignorance of what had taken place. William had
telegraphed to Mr. Silby, stating that he would be in Geneva that night,
and requesting him to meet him at the train. About midnight, therefore,
when they arrived with their charge, there was no excitement or bustle
about the place, and even the wakeful and observant railroad men were
unsuspicious of the arrival of one of the robbers. A carriage was
procured and the party were rapidly driven to the city hall, where, to
the surprise of the officials, Edwards was placed in confinement,
charged with being a participant in the robbery of the Geneva bank.
Fearing that the information would leak out before morning, and that
Eugene Pearson would take fright and endeavor to dispose of his share of
the proceeds, it was deemed advisable to go at once to his residence and
arrest him.
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