 In 1849, Samuel Drury and Lawyer Thomas Warner were involved in a dispute, and Drury sent a bomb to Warner, which did not succeed in killing the man.New York Police Gazette editor George Wilkes decided he wanted to solve the case and hired Bill and One-Eyed Thompson, whom Drury trusted, to trick Drury into confession.In order to get close to Drury, Thompson engaged with Drury's son in counterfeiting.