Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 6, 1880, Page 5

a “BOGUS TICKETS. ete, portant Arrest of Railway Tick- et Forgers. ——s ada Sonthorn and Lake Shore ca Roads’ the Victims. Sharp-Eyed Sentper Drops on tho Clover Swindle. 2 Eire , Discovery in Detrait of the Party Who Printed the Spurious Tickets. He Is Believed to Have Been the Dupe of the Sharpers. Im A CHICAGO. AMNEST OF TIO OF THE GANG, For two days past the efty polfes have been carefully tracing outone of. tho boldest and most successful schemes for flooding the qnarket with spurious raliroad tlekets, ‘The time chosen by the opertors for putting their product out was most opportune, as for a month past railrond tiekets fave been the subject of consilerable speculation all over the States and in Canada, and more than 9 dozen tallroads, anfnated by the fortunes of “yar.” as tley call. ft, have sold immense qnantitles of tIekets at reduced rates, Folks ofaspecuiative turn of mind tave bought “fargely In these tickets, aud all that was necdfal for a swindler to reap a rich harvest was lo procnte s good counter- felt, and then Jn a cautioua manner they might he sold tn quantities to not only ticket-scalpers, but to private speeuiators. Tha operators whom the police have bugged were thus provided, and had they bean more cautious they would not te where they are now,—behind the bars. [tis rather unfortu- nate that the case cropped out In precisely the manner In which tt did, the Detroit police inaking an arrest tt the same time that two atrests were being made here, neither force knowing what the other was doing. ‘This jas, of course, given all-uncaptured meme -pergof the band ample warning, and thefr capture will he dificult. But, taken even as it fs, tha arreat fs 0 highly Important one, and hos pit ®& temporury stop at least upon the operations of the counterfeiters, For the developments nt the Chieago end of the ense, the police, the rallroads, the enstly- {mposed-upon ticket-brolters, und the travel- ing publicat large have to thank C, P. Morgan, tleket-broker at No. 123 Randolph street. Mr, Morgan i rather a sharp-witted young man, and prides himself on knowlug allthe quirks and quavers In the railroad ticket business, Me ts always on the lookout for counterfeits, and has such an ontipathy to those who mike a business of disposing of counterfeits that he js always willing when the oppor- tunity occurs fo bring such persuns to justice. Shortly before 6 o'clock ‘hurs- tiny afternvon he was Approached in_ his ofles by a curlons-too! ttle man, adomed with n sundy mustache and specta- cles, who, ina. eingerly sort ofa way, linndad him's raflrond ticket, and asked him how much he wonld give for it. Mr. Moran asked hin a fow questions, and at the sane time closely scrutinized the ticket and tho varlous stamps upott It, bit not too closely to excita the selier’s suspicion, It was finally Serena that $30 would bo a fatr price for the ticket, and the man offered to sell for that amount, But,.in the meantime, Morgan had convinced insult that the ticket was spuri- ous. Besides having acounterfelt look about it, he noticed that the number of the ticket, which 4s always printed In red Ink, mil the corresponding = numbers, on the coupons, were on opposit sides of tha snarein, This latter fact was of itself suf- ficlent proof that TNE TICKET WAS NO Goon, Togain thnoand information, Mr. Morgan excused himself to thestranger by represent- fig that he had just ron out of eash,.but that ecould get. the money ina few moments just around the corner, and would he kindly await his return to tho oflice, Curtatnly he would. 80 Morgan ran hastily to several brokers’ offices on Clark streot, and asked if they had seen or heard anything of counter- felt povelss briefly describing the ong offered tohim, which was over the ‘Ganada Southern youtg from St. Thomas, Ont, to Den- ¥en Colo. ily. heard nothing of any such tickets until he reached J, A. Webb's office, in the basement of No.7 Clark street, where Mr. Webb's booktkeupor responded that they had purchased such 2 ticket, but It was genuine, “A few moments’ Teflection on the manner of bitrehneey and the Jow price paid, confirmed the suspiolon: that tho ticket was acountorfelr, Wobbhastenud oe Crea oMice, and Morgan, upon ar- _Hving nt the corner of Randolph aud Clark Streets, notified ONlcer James Bruton, who Was on duty at that corner, that ho was wanted ae his Giles, that A 8 officer stutes that upon reaching the offlea he found Webts ‘nd’ Bor ay ine con- aultation “with a man who, won bercelying the entrauco of a. police- man in uniform, retreated into aaltting-room in the rear, taking Webb along with hin Ofticer Brutan, ining received ho Inetructions, attompted na interference, and shortly thereafter Br. Webb and the stranger passed himand went out atthe front door, Wobb saying to tha officer as ha Jett, “Walt here a minute until L return.” Oflcer Bruton {s tov ald 9 policeinan, to ba folled In this way, and ho demanded of Mor ga an explanation, which he was unable to rake fe he knew nothing of what trans vired between Webb and tha stranger in the Tear ruait, Morgan safd that little man fiat AUerelt railroad tlekets, and by hits fuvice Bruton started out ‘on the strove fr pursult, It wus “not until some uilnutes. dad elapsed that tia had found Wis ie on Clark street, noar the Sherman Mae ae he at once placed him under ars pen he fellow made some little show of Hi stance, and protested that overything was | Hilt between hin and Webb, and that he lad dono nothing for which he should be arate. Webb camo to his rescue in good shape, bub the ofticer waved iin aside, and, ian Announced his determination to make ny arteat, ‘Tlie prisoner was contuotal to ? # alee of the Rock [stand Railrpad in the bo el bullding, and when Braton announced Bathe was gulng ta search him he maue no objection, but throw open hls coat and vest 42 faekitinte the search, Webb spoke np f is behilt once again, aud protested that Heke alt Tight, ag the man had, only one E met on iis person, and another whieh ho it sokl to hin, Nevertheless the provess Tong through and when the officer i a cleven tickets neatly stitched into a Prete pocket {n the man’s drawors, Webb a ue his tlekets and rendorad the’ afflear boro All in jils power. Webb's conduct dat fully explained when 1b was aseurtained Has tho tatk in tho blnck-room, and the sub- aitabonc enn to the Sherman Thousty, wis wanted ene He ‘ot Webb hind purchased. Ho sa GET tly MONEY BACK, Bat bs Man was unable to refund until he tau cosh from his partner, whom he at ( wus guest at the hotel, gantiivedat 18 Central Station, the prisoner Ln iis nano as J. W. Stafford, and at once ‘The Heady! sposition: to toll ait ha non, tre, he confessed, forgeries, BM wero printed’ at D trot ‘AB for une A 0 deeply in the inire oy he albeated tobe, He was a strateht and not pre! edinan, aud had always worked at tH rigs his trade, Efe was {1 no way re q tone @ for the forgeries, having been em- indy only to dispose of the tickets on the Fket, anil for his work he waa to recelye ber cent commission on all ‘he sold, who supplied him with Was yoticketa was tn town, but he Te, kety Teluctant to give him sway, falsely ot after a jong talk, in whieh ho whey peated that the Commercial Hotel was Weaken nis cuployer: Wag stopping, Stalford aeoKched completely, and yoluuleered to Ly gtibatty tho ontcer buok to the Sherman ant aig Whore his employer really put wp, dol me toald in elfecting his capture by ettis hint ont, Ho donning the attire of wet aud taking Detective Binmons along Bite, Hut Oltiver Bruton led his man to the ony 230 House lobby, ‘They had been there to ne short time when o gatriage drove up, ; ene from which allghted aman ape ye ng he Ree the Iniltencs of Hyuor, Eu. order to Day ts he got change fora bill In # cabman, and’ then, stepping fre at? Stattord, hie’ spoke Piva nid Bedi endly Way, and asked him If he had Fernog i fou. anally they were con c ped and arreste lin, A. Trude, attorney fn this clty Tor tho Canada Southern allroad, bat brised of what was Pol on, and panmine THE CHICAGO ‘RLBUNE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. fu he accosted the oficer Just after they had the arrest, ‘Che secona prisoner Tecoettized Trude atgner, and a short parley ensued, i Whieb It was ellelted that ‘he prisoner knew tude frou Waving ones seen thn trying 2 suit in court and that ‘Trude did not know the prisoner, Finally the prisoner askett Alc. Peade to heeome his nttomey, aud take Ing tt seat beste hin he had a long private cotversation with ffm, which he was foollsh enough to divulge a rent many tacts Which Will be of great servleeto tne attorney in proteetiis the. Interests of his elent, she, Railroad Campiny, ‘Then, tttempting to play sug the prisoner dented knowing Stat ford, alleging that in spoke to hin simply beeause he was drink, and said he was realy fo xo on to the station, Owing to the efoudy condition of his mind he had never onee thonghtof asking upon what charge he was Hrvested, und, from the matter-offuet way in which he took it, the polices were convhicet! they had the rizhh man. Ab the station he rave the name of Charles Miller, Lut nce cnowledged that he had alse traveled under thy nam of Reed aud Titon, ong the articles found upon Stafford Where ho was searched were to. cheeks for baguxe In tho hotel, and, before returning turaln fo Central Stavon whtlrtheir Mery {he officers: procured the Laxaigo entled tor by the cheeks, It proved te be one lavgannd one sii solecloathar valise, both of witleh contuined a variety of articles, ineluding a SUMBUR OF SLATES, from, which spuriots tiekels had been print ed. ‘These Ineluded three clectrotype copes of the scroll work wiielt fora the ground of the ticket and coupons: anothor of the head of the tleket; three copies of the smatler headings used for the coupons, and whiell bear the letters, “Issued by the Canada Southern | Ratlway on necount — of; two excellent plates for — stanipiny the name of Krank B.~ Snow, General Passenger Avent of the Canada 'Sattherit Rallroad; some type for putting on the red: ink figures, and a batch of tickets, whose valuation, if genuine, would be somewhere in the nelghborhoow of 85,000, There wera besides these a number of stamps, rallrond- punehes, nnd plates, Ith the articles in alen any printer Itt whose cases nts of rype could be found could A short thie 9 form, for printing tckets, which, had every detail been eare- fails altended to, could nat posulbly he dle tinguished from the original. In fact, the electrotype plates must be copies af the orly- inal, and at present writing It is belleved they were manufacttred from old plates iu the Canada Southern’s printhig-olllee at Detroit. it was only in three minor details that the counterfelts differed froui the gentlne, One was the location of the ink numbers noticed by Mr. Morgtn, ‘another was bi oinitfing froin the bottom of the corpon text the tleket the phrase, “ By G.S., M. G., G. & Ay MP. KOT’? which should be printed in very small type, aud which indicates the railroads over which the tleketwas good, ‘The third defect was in omitthig ona Cn froin this plirase at the bottom of one of the other coupons. Any or all of these could have been rectified by a Tittle care tn the printing, or in correcting the proof, Al- though Miller, as he enlied Nigel, ad acted as Hf afraid of being scarched, and had been closely followed to the station by Mr, Webb, who Was on the lookout that hedld not throw away anything, nothing of {mportanee was fonnd on lilm, and had it not been that the satchel containing these hnple- ments was elaimed: by hin as his property, his connection with the forgeries might nol be fully npparent. (A3 It is, he is imptieated beyond all reasonable doubt, tong the articles found in the satchels were also sone forged tickals over the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern ‘allroad, to- gether with an clectrotype plate of the siz nature of J. W. Carey, of the Lake Shore & Alichigan Southern Rallroad. ‘This, lke the ¥ J, Snow's name for use on the Canada Southern th sachin An exnet copy G is make up in of the genuine—so exa in faet, that ft imusthave been taken from the original plate, ‘This proves that the same gum hnve deen forgly y tickets over this road, and while doing this they hive probably Included other roads. Itis belloved in this city that only one small detachment of a large and expert band of ticket-forgers Is all that the police aye yet captured, Tho Michigan Southern allroad has been aware of these forgeries for n few days only, and recently, two tick- ets, known to be spurious, wers taken up on the trains betweou Detrolt and tiiselty. Mtr, Johnson, of thy railroad, had placgl the casa in the hands of a private @ detective agcncy, The officials of this road think tho Torgera have just commenced bugiiess, and now that thoy have been caught think the trouble at an end, 3 ‘So far as known, only four tickets known to be counterfolts have heen disposed of In this city. ‘These were all on the Canada Southern ’Raltrond. As stated above, d. A, Webb bought one, and gave for it $10 cash and a ticket to Piisburg, BE, Rubovits & Co,, Randolph street, near La Salle, bought another, and gave $99 for it, and. Mulford «& MeKenzle, No. 79 Clark street, bought two, paying §36 cash for each, It Igquite posslblo tere are other victins, who | + | WAVE NOT YET BEEN KAR FROM. Mr. Morgan, fn conversation with a Trin UNE reporter Inst evening, stated that. tho tickets were pronounced, genuine by sevoral railroad ofttelnis who yfewed them, and that ho himself might have been deluded Into thinking thom genuine but tore litte contra- diction in the story told by Stafford) when he offered the ticket for sule, Being asked where the ticket came from, ‘Thomas quickly replied that he had patd S48,t0 for it at St. ‘Thomas, and that he hod traveled as: far as this Clty upon it; bat subsequently, In reply tonnother question, he responded that he himself was anxious to ralse the money on tin thi city, for, though o friend of hig at Detroit had“ ziven him the ticket to go to Dunver, he had con. eluded to remuin closer to home, because of luck of finds, ‘he captura may, therefore, be attributed to Stafford’s imperfect study of hts “patter.” ~- With two such culprits ns these behind the bary, the police busied themselves in trying to ferret out thelr true Identity, lt was sup- wed that Miller was Delchanty, of Dole- hanty and flungler, but both those sone and dance artists are sald to bedend. All efforts to ascertain anything cancerning him have thus far proved futile, Statford is undoubt- edly the true name of the other prisoner, as tho police ara in possession of _ let- tera, all honest enough dn thelr tane, which have been addressed to him under that naine, A reporter called upon them in thelr cells at the Armorylast night. Stiller ig a rather good-looking chap of ubout $5 yeira, nn hus the smack of an actor. Ho alks volubly anid uses good language, which betrays wn excellent education, Ho quotes Latin legut terms and French in very goo Bhi ae and conveys altogether the impression that helsasmarter man. than the average criminal, Regarding his {dentity he refuses to disclose unything, AU the mumes above arg simply allases,; and for the sake of his patonts, his relatives and frlends, he hopes Mig reat nama will nover find’ its way into the papers, ol hat ho ade knowledges haylng done anything wrong, for, ons he says himself, nothing was found upon’ him, and it, remains to be proven that the tiekels are forgeries, and that he had something to-do with thom, Concerning Delehanty and Hengler, he says that he hay never, at least whon sober and clothed jn: his rheht mini, represented him sel€ ag elther Dotuhiunty or Hengler, and that, neither of those names belongs to lili, StutYord ta a young, slightly-built man of a Mighly nervous tempurament,. Io wears glisses because he ts shortsighted, which statement appears false, He has a good countenunce, but" bad, deceittul eyes, ‘Though n bad conversatlonnlist, ho talks ea machine in Fesuunag to questions con- cerning tho tickets, Jlu met Hengler, 93 ho know hin, some months age tn Michigan, and anbsequently fell hi with hin a second thue at Detroit about six months — ago. Hengler was fying on his wits, while be was earulng a precarious Hying working ay a non-Unton printer about newspaper ond other printing oftices, Ho gives tui) details ot how Hengler inidueed hin ta ge Inte the- schoma, and: acknowledges that he wag Aware tho tickets were spurious, and were printed by on amateur printer, ‘Tho first plate ho saw was one of W, 2. Johuson's hamo, a Mlchixan Southern oficial, What beeame of that he does not know, but TICKETS WERK CERTAINLY COUNTENFEITED with ft, for ha sold one at Detroft for which he recelved 83 commission. When dengler and himself “came on, te this city they put up at the ‘Tremout House, registering og J. HH, Bassett aud J. IL Thomas, but Stafford, absent-minded as he ls, forgot hla alias of Bassett, and ayy peared Ina very awkward licht one day when the hotel-clerk wddressed hin, and so it was to thwart suspicion that they nioved to tho Sherman Mouse. Stafford thluka, in fact he knows, that Heugler bad other wecamplices: esides himself, and this ly proven from the fuot that he, Stasford, Is not identified as the mon who gold tickels to Kubovits and to Mulford & McKenzie, ‘The police think Stafford fs tha teol slinply of the other man, but the fuct that both dress allke and plainly enough have been cliums would seem to In- dicate otherwise. ‘These two lnportant arrests were made Thursday eventuy, but were suppressed by the police, ag they did not then kuow the ' : full partientars of the case. Yesterday it transplred that Mr. Snow, of the Canada Southern, lind already diseovered the forg- erica, and had caused the arrest at Detroit of A youn nan of 1S years, who was tuduced to print the tlekets. Mr. Snow telegraphed to the railroad office In this elty the faet af the forge being onthe market, but his telegram was not received until yesterday inorniug, fourteen hours after the arrests had been mules Tho partleuars of the De- trolt end of the case are not fully known by the officials here, ‘They have heard only that the yong man under arrest fs an aniateur printer, eniptoyer us a clerk in a newsdepot kept by bie father, aud that the body of the Was, printer by hl from plates and types furnished hin by the concoctors of the forgeries, Mr. Snows upon hearing of Ge linvortant arrests hn this ity, telegraphed that he would come on at” nee With the Detroft, prisoner, who would minke an excellent witness against the twa men here. Hleis therefore expected to arrive this morning, : DHTROIT. DETECTION OF THE CHES. Special Dispatch to The Chienga Tethune, Derrorr, Mich. Nov, 5,—Last Wednesday aflernoon I. bi Everts, excursion agent of the Canada Southern Mailway, entered 2. sinntl news depot and job-priatiyg office kept by GC. I Baker on Woodward avenue, and while he was buying a paper Baker's father showed 1 citstamer a railway ticket as a‘sample of job-work, Kberts looked at tho tHeket, amd at once detected the eoun- terfelt of n Canada Southern coupon ticket to Denver, Colo. He expressed some sur- prise at the neatness of the Job, inquired who ordered them, aid was told that Passengers Agent Snow had given the order, Mr. Eberts hastened to resident Pasyengor-Agent War- ron and tofd him of his tlseovery, 3fr. Snow was tinmediately telexraphed to at Buffalo, and at once eame on. Superintend- ent Rogers was notified, and n visit was made to the printing-office, Where a large number of completed Canada Southern Iatlway coupons were found. Young Baker, on be. ing told that they were forgerles, became greatly concerned, and at once unhesitating- ly mave the railway offlelats all the Inferma- tlon he possessed about the parties who or dered thom, Two men, calling themselves g Faucett and ‘Tilden, gave Baker the contract. ‘Thoy said -the — tlekuts were ordered hy Mfr, Snow, and after they had been put tn type the man Faucett told fim to hold the farms for a few days, as he hnd telegraphed taSnew to make some changes. A few days Inter the men appeared, and Faucett: produced a telegram purporting to have been sent by Mr. Snow direeting what changes should be made, ‘The men talked about {the business of the Canada Southern Iino, aud Baker says he supposed everything was square. Tho Can- ada Southern tickels had only been struck of Wednesday forenoon, and about fifty of them hat been given out te the men, but tho probubility is they were haying work done at other plices as well. : A month ago Baker turned out a fargo number of Lake Shore tlekets, and the original — copy — and roofs of — the sume were found in - tho — ofilea, The first step taken was to ascertaln Where the men had gone, and this was done in a few hours’ time, {t was positively known that they had started for Cincaga, and Superintendent Rogers telegraphed the pollee of thut ity to nrrest then for forgery, oud tha ‘alleged forgers weru captured «lust night. ‘fhe’ thekets forged were a very clever counterfelt of the coupons issued by the three lines named above. ‘The Canada Southern tiekets werg all Denver coupons, and those enptured read, “Fron St. Thomas, Ont? There fs no coupon from that station to Detroit, and the tickets were evidently designed to be sold elsewherg than at St. Thomas, ‘Thus they would not pass Into ‘the lands’ of any Catiada Southern conductor, who might dé teet the forgery. ‘Tho roads selected for the Iinposition were the Michigan Central to Chi- cage, the Chleago & Alton to St Louis, the Missourt Paeffie to Kansas City, and’ the Union Pacific to Denver, ‘Thean| I, give-nway about them is the biz black head containing the words, “Canada Southern Railway Lines.” There is an possiblilty that they would be detected by the Canada Southern conductors, butas there are so niany diffors, ent forms of tickets the cheat would never ba detected on their Hnes, t Mr. Snow's signature fs 0 facsimile, The lickets aro tinted altost like the genuine, but when compared with the Jatter the dif ference 1s plalaly noticeavle, ‘he Lake Shore counterfeits are what are Known as the Clicngo blank tickets, stuiuped “Chicago,” with a blank to wth in any station on the rou, ‘They are perfect ° fuc-siinile, and would not he detected by Lake Shore conduetors, ‘The latter ticketé were ordered and delivered Weeks ago, and how. manyor them haye been sent out is not known. Gly ong Cen- tral Vermont tleket hing been found, and how many forgeries on this Company have been nisdo cannot be guessed, ‘The names elven by thealleged counterfeit ers are undoubtedly assumed, but Mr, Snow thinks one of them was formerly employed ina railrond printing-ofles at Batate, Mr, Snow nnd Suverintondcut-of-Police. Rogers loft for Chicago to-night. aes MUSICAL IMPORTATIONS, For several years the direct trade between this city and Europe was confined almost ox- clusively to breadstuffg and provisions. ‘Che import trade was sinall, owlng to the absurd. sections of the Revente.Jaw by which atl im- porters were compelled to have thelr con- signments entered for appraisement. and ex- amination at the Atlantic ports, ‘This necas- sitated great Oxpensy In the items of double enrtage, Custon-House fees, and tho ein- ployment of Custom-Honsy brokers. These exactions bors so heavily on the importing in terest in the West ns to arouse an azitition in both Ilouses of Congress, which tially re- sulted in the passagu of the “ Tuumediate ‘Transportation act.” by which all the vexa- tlaus delays aud immoderate expenses were reniovetl Since the passnge of the act thora has been a marked inerense’ in the import trade of this alty, and it Ia dally growlig: in volume, as ay bo” seen by an examination of | the Custom-flouse manifest which Is published every morning infos Cupuxg. Cho turgest inerenve ts noted in tho tmnportations of musleal mer chandlse, whieh, for the yenr ondln Oct, 1, shows tal of 100 per cent over the import ations of the previons year, This solid gain fs steadily advanclig on jtself, and In a few years Chicago bls falr to” control the entire Amertean trade in fmported musieal goods, During the year mentioned, 1,043 enses of musical ehandise wers Imported by the musical hounus of thiscity. Of thasy 1,048 cases, 700 wore lnported by Lyon & Mealy, ‘Phe line ports at New York during the sane tine Wore 3,143 enses, divided among elght hodues, giving an average of 270 tu ench, the two urgent importers bolug credited with 653. and #0 respectively, A compari- gon fighres shows that tho house of Lyon & Henly leads by 103 cases the largest and oldest Ensturn house, wile it Teads the next largest by di) enson, Itexe evuda by 446 cnses the combined lpertations of an ofd-established firm, having two hotiges, one in New York and the other in this elty. | As it may interest some of our renders ts nor- euses of these ‘know what constitutes the annual sales of a myuaie-houre, Wo yale holow a clissitied Net of the gouds sold by Messrs, Lyon & flgnty for tho year ending Oct. 1, 1880, ‘This Hat, ft should be observed, Includes domesticas Well ag foreign musical goods; Class, : Btrin BOLAL.. sessersee 807,008 ‘The abgye showing representso grand tutal of 3,897,608 separate pieces of musleal. mer chandise, ‘The business of Messrs, Lyon & Healy for: tha year ending Oct. 1 shows nn increase of @ percent over the trade of the preceding ‘To mest shia growth of business the irus was conypell to Jerse udditional warerooms, ohe- on Wabash — avenuo and thy other on State street, ‘The: now have a floo v ro urea of | 40,000 | square fect, and yet they find themsclyes so qauch cramped for room that additional im- provements ure Under way at their jualin store, corner Of State and Monroe streets. Among these bettorinents are two of the Crane passenger elevators, one for the con- venlenco of the retail patrons and tha other ie aaa salar ase Chicago thoroug! ver omdtd ay vis musical warerooms of Lyon & Healy. é PAID THE PENALTY. - Execution of Albert Mitchell, Col- ored, at Louisa Court- House, Va. The Crime Confessed and the Justice of His Sentence Acknowledged. The Gonoral Record of Minor Miscol- lancous Misdeeds, TANGED. Apectat Dispaten to The Chicegy Tribune, Loum, C. Ha Va, Nov, 5—Loalny, at 12 o'clock, Albert Mitchell, colored, was lini here for tho murder of Frank Walton, . storekecper, Only a few privilege visitors witnessed the hanging, which took place in the jail yard, Mitehell was nervous, but he did not seem to have any doubts as ta bis future happiness, Ie made a few brief re- inarks, In which he acknowledged hls guilt and confessed that his sentence was just. In closing, he sald he was ready to dig, ls neck was broken. THI: CHIME. Albert, Mitchell's erlme was one of the inost. deliberate and cold-blooded ever known, In Virginin, On the hight of the Sth of Ma Inst, the store and dwelling of Mr, Charles K. Walton, In Yanceyville, Louisa County, was burned to the ground, ‘The progress of tho flaincs was so rapid that Et avas at once bolieved that an incendiary had been at work. ‘Tho morning after tlie fire, apprehension was felt as to the whereabouts oF Mr, Walton,” [t was known that he alent fn the store, ‘Che community was horrified at the dlseovery of the charred, remains of the unfortunate man inthe débris of the burned building, An examination revented the fret that the skull hud been broken, evi- ently hy some heavy instruments and the conclusion was at otice arrived, at that Mr. Walton had been murdered, and that the inurderer had tired the building to conceal his erhne, ‘The ashes of the | building were sifted, with a view of ascer tulning whether or not on robbery had been committed also. Jt was known that Walton jintd $300 In the building, and that SW of it was in silver. The portion of the store where the money-tit! stood was exam- ined, and the remains of the drawer found, hutna silver, The spring of the, drawer— which was a patent one—showed that the drawer had been broken open, A significant. fact was, that the portion of the drawer con- taining the partitions for totes and cups for culn was inissing, Liter in the day these chyps were found behind 1 tobneeo-barn fifty Yards from the store. This was conclushye evidenes of the fubbery, 1 ad Alarge number of people wera engag in the work of genrchiiny the ruins, fe was known that Mr. Walton wore a lures gold ring upon his finger; but tha = ring. was not found on the bones of the hands discovered. It was be- Ileved that the heat of the fire hind not been suficlent to melt the ring, and thoretore the ashes were carefully sifted with the hope of finding It, Suddenly one of the Bearchers, William ‘Talley, a negro, held up a ring on eried out, “Dve found iil”) ‘The ring “was. examined, and it, was apparent that It had never been in the fire nt all, Talicy Inslsted that he had gotten it from the ashes; but his sintement was plainly false. - Me was atonee arrested an suspicion of havin committed the erline; and then he confegsed that he had fotten the ring from Albert Mitchell, nut Knowing at the tiuie that it had belonged to the murdered man, When he heard all tho talk about the ring, aud the description of St. he was aware that he pa it, and adopted this pian of getting rid o' the dangerous presen: Mitchell was arrested, as was also Eliza Jackson, a colored wortan, ‘Lhe woman was, however, soon relessed; but the avl- renee against Mitchell. was overwhelming, le was nh newly-marricd man; and, on the Aery night after tha fire, he led to tho altar a dusky belle of Loulsa County; after whieh lie treated his cotored friends fo what they considered a sumptuous wedding-feast. The DHE of fro was romarkahle,—consisting of ash-cake, coffee, candy, crackers, horse-cakes, and plekles, and lalf’a cheese, It excited the wonder of the colored guests, who were not able to account for this wealth of Mitchell's. The detectives heard of this supper, and they were satisfied that the bill of fare was made up ot-articles stolen from Walton's store. Mitchell, under tho impression that he would be benefitted thereby, confessed. He said ho went alone to Walton's store at 12 o'clock ab night, and kuocked at the door, Ar, Walton opened it, and: the negro, armed with an ax, bratned hin with one blow, Ho then went through: tho store, got all the monoy, and filled a salt-sack willy an assort- nent such as he thought he would need on the alah of his wedding, After this he poured kerosene-oll over‘the floor and bed, aud, laying the dead body on the mattress, set fire to the vince and left. Mitchell was convicted, and sentenced to be hanged, His counsel took tho enge to the Court of Appeals; but that Court altirmed, tho decision of the lower court, Shortly after this the condemned nan escaped from jail. Lol recognized 9 mnonth afterwards on atrain, he attempted to escape his purstiers by jumping off, and had hls foot severed tn the altompt. He was then ensily captured, Mitchell was 2t years of nee When he committed the deed which cost lim his Ife, To the Western, Asoetated Press, Louisa Count-llousy, Va, Nov. 6—Tho execution of Albert Mitchell, colored, for tho murder of Charles K. Walton, white, tn March, 187), took place here to-day in the Jail-yard in the presence of the court ofllcers and’ a few, spectaturs. ‘Tere was only 0 small gathoriug of people outside tho jail entrance, Mitchell, having but one leg, walked totha seattold with tie uid of aecruteh, Upon ronching the seatfold he was placed on the trap, but, it belng found necessary to make some change in the wamer of speinglng. it, he moved to one side, Everything being nade ready, hie was again made to stud on the trap, aud then, in answer to the ques- tions, sald; E don't want anybodyto do whatl have done, ‘Tell mothor not to grieve, as {am about to zo home. Ihave no othor confession to make nor anything else to Bn, ‘Niter prayer by the attending filnlater, quasi ¥ which tho prisoner stood with bowed heal his ¢rutch, his hands were It caning on {led behind Its back, the rope and black cap adjusted, and at 12:25 the tri was sprung. ‘The fall was over five sect, and the struggles wero brief, ‘The body was buried in a field near by, BNEAK-LHUIEVES, Spectat Lrapatch ta The Chicago Tribune, Sr. Tuostas, Out, Nov, 5--The branch ofice of Molson’s Bank, situated In St. ‘Thonns, Kast, was robbed of $1,500 this afternoon, It appears that two strangers drove up to the bank, Onw of them remained dn the buggy, while the other cine Into tha bank and stated that thoman Su tho buggy desired to mako a deposit, but was unable to comeln. ‘The bank clerk polltely offered to go out and get the deposit, and, while doing so, the one Inside hulped himself to tho cash, ‘The robbery was uot discovered until some the after its cofmittal, and tt is ° supposed thé robbers took the Cunada Southern: Rall- : Way train for the West. oy ) 2. Special Diepatch to Ths Catcaso Tritune.*: Detnoiy, Mich, Nov, 6—E. W.° Uuteh- ings, u young cattle-drover from Wyoming Vertitory, was robbed of $1,200 on the Cana, da Southern train which arrived from But- fnlo to-night, Busyicion attaches to two mon suspected of robbing Molson’s Bank at St. Thomas, Onty on ‘Thursday night, and Who aro su! tohaye pons on to Chi- ee, thoy scoured a wallet coutain rf Fined atratt, #200 In monoy, anda ticket to FATAL FIGHT. __Bptetat Dispatch to Tha Catcago Tribune. "“Oixcinnats, Nov, &6—A duel with pistols at- Madison, Ind., late last night, growing out of political animosity, had a tragic tor- aination, There was 4 great deal of yelling on the streets by young kien who were ox- elted over the election, There were shouts for Garfield, for Hancock, and for Juff Davis. ‘Tho shouts for Jeff Davia came several tines from a crowd of six or cight young fellows one door below George Glaus’ saloun. Capt. Vred Tronck, near by, was heard tg remark that no one could halloo for Jol Davis In_ his presence, and started over for crowd, followed or accompanied by George Watson, Just as the two drow, hear the crowd, George Gtass came ont of the saloon in bis shirt-sleaves, and started to- ward Trenek and Watson, ‘Trenck sald, 1 want to find the d—d traitor who yelled for Jeff Dayls.” Tu response to this remark, Glass, who was, nearly faco to fyee with Trenck, stenck ‘Trenck with his fist on the right cheek bone, Then followed an inters change of seven shots between Ginss and — Watson, both men standing up bravely to the flerce work. During the firing the crowd His verdad and sought safe quarters. When the Inst shot was fired, Watson retreated neross Mulberry street to Hargin's corner, ant Glass started back Into hls saloon, Ashe entered the tour ke was about to fall, when he was enught by Mr. M, A. Gavitt, who was in conversation with Marshal Cisco, 'f. 8. Jones, and others, ‘ou a table nearest por, Where the wounded man died with “Tani shote? a and henrt, ts In the lew, He was arrested, and ts held for murder, Great excitement has grown out of the affair, Mer. Gavitt tad Mr. Glass the a ‘ HELD TO DAT New Yonk, Nov. &.—Ald. Jeremiah Murphy, charged with assaulting © special Marshal on election-day, has been held in $5,000 ball. ‘The Alderman claims that he did not know the man waa a Marsal, A SICK JUROR, Bpectat Dispatch to The Chieagn Tribune, LAavAvetse, Ind., Nov. &—This morning Judge Vinton continued the Norris and Maher wurder trial until Monday, tha Jury- man being still confined to his bed. - SAN FRANCISCO. SAx Francisco, Nov. 5.—~Louls Kaplan, Inte Register of Elvetion, was arrested to-day: on an Indictment found by the Grand Jury charging him with grand. and petty larceny and misdemeanor whilo in oll pita AN SE ed “THE GRAY MEDICINE “COMPANY,” Dernort, Mich., Nov. 5.—Lhe Gray Medi- cine Company of this city, otherwise Will- tam Neill, has made an assignment, Ltabit- itles stated at $12,000, assets $600, The Nabllittes are principally unpald bills for advertising. ‘The Company was original- Jy formed by Dr W. BR. Merwin, of this city,, who soll ont to goun Lowden and Willinut, Nelil, of ‘Toronto, for $20,000, much of which was in ensh, and the remalider in nnkery wislele Dr, Merwin had discounted. In August Jast Neill bought hls partner’s interest, and since: then had been guing it alone, ‘the Cam pe also handled Spakding’s Lightning Liniment and Mrs, Wilsun’s Mystic Pills, —<—<—<—————_ = THE WARREN INQUIRY. New York, Noy. 5.—In the Warren Court of Inquiry to-day, Capt. Melicher testified that he met Col. Locke after the battle, and they went to Gen, Sherldan. Locke said, “Gen. Warren sends hts compliments, and gays we have carried the enemy’s works and are in full pursuit. Sherldan replied, “ANT have to say is, that Gen. Warren was not at the front, onged.?? a OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New York, Nov. 5,—Arrived, steamships Greece, from London, and Donau, from Bre- men, Liverroor, Nov. 6&—Arrived, Nevada, from New York, Loxnos, Nov. 5.—Steamships Holland and Rotterdam, from New York, and Canadian, from Montreal, have arrived out, a OBITUARY. - SprmaFtecn, Tll., Nov. 6.—Mnj. Walter P. | Tanquary, of thy State Journel, dled Inst night, aged 38, He has been a fournalist in Tilinois nearly twenty years, and hag for sev- eral years been connected with the press of this elty,” The funeral will occur at Canton toworrow, under the auspices of the Ma- sonic fraternity and the press of this clty, oe! WRESTLING, Prerenuna, Nov. 5,—doln MeMahon, of Vermont, champion wrestler of the world, ant W. J. Farrell, of San Francisco, slaned articles of agreement hery to-night for 9 wrestling-niateh, tu take place at the Lyceum Saturday evening, the Lith, the stakes to be $1,000, the championship belt, now held by MeMahon, and the admission money, a TOM HUGHES, New You, Nov. 5.—Over 8,000 people as- sombled at the Cooper Institute to-night at a public reception given In honor of ‘Thomas Uughes, George Witllam Curtls presided andAlellvored the address of welcome. Io was followed by Mr, Hughes, who read a paper on codperation, ——————___— THE RETURNS: from all sections of the country show that tho commercial und agricultural interests appro- einte tho security and reliable indemnity tur- uished by the “Niagara” fire-tuauranco polley: now issued under the New York Safety Fund inw, providing safety in enses of great lires like Chicago and Boston. Among the choico nsscts of the © Niagara” 18 ono itemn of over $00,000 In United States bonds. Agente of this old and solid company nro found ut all prominent points, _————————— Tillous Dieorders, Liver Compluints, Costive- ness, Dyspepsia, otc., are speedily removed by Dr. Jayne's Sanative Vills, Forty” yours’ use has proved them syperior to all other remedies for The curo of the various disenses for which they hry recommented, In tholr nation they ure mild and certain, und inay be tikeo at any thie with- out risk from expostire, 'Tho most wonderful production in meckaniam of this enlightened age. {a the sewing-muchine, The most perfect muching now In existence is tho Wheolor & Wilson nuw No. 8. 153 State, BUSINESS NOTICES. ‘The groatent bleasins ever offered to suifering humanity f¢ Arend's Kumysa, In dys- pepaia, yustritis, nutisea, general debility, con ton, ete, it nets liken charm, Dietress, depression, uneasiness vanish. Comfort takes thei place. Appetite aud strength return as if by magic. Kuinyssis nota medicine; it is a fond iy form of a pleasant milk wino, It represents wil the cloments of nutrition in 9 vitallzed and enally digested form, and nothing else go rapidly enriches tho blowl. ‘Treatiso on Kunty'as sent freo to any address, Beware of. fnftations, Aront's Ruinyss ts not sold to the trade. Con- summers, bk be led dircotly by A. Arend, Chemist, corner Madison street and Fifth nvenue, —————— Congress Wator—Catharticand Altor= ative~is 9 well-known specific for constipation, indigestion, and all disorders of the stomach, lver, and kidnoya. * Ninoty years’ popular use attests {14 purity, mifety, and superiority to all waters of ch! cuss, Avold all conrse, irritating waters, for etyn and domestic; they frapule tho digestive orgunsand kidneys, thereby inducing irrepara- Die results, Noné genuine suld on draught. | The Public Will Beware of a Fraudus Jon’ imitation of Dobbins’ Hlectne Sonp now bolug foroed on the market by tnierepresentn- ton. Itwillruin any clothes wished with it Insist upon haying Dobbins’ Electric, ‘Yen, Vanilla tn oxpensive, and when ono buys an Extract ata low price, do not be disuppointed ff §t [8 poor or disagreeable {n_ this yor, For absolute purity, we recommend Bure nett’s Extract of Manilla. Ladies, Delicate, and Feeble-If you wish to be healthy and bountiful, take Culden’s Liebly’s Liquid Katruct of Beef. rE lars, stop at the Astor House, The BEST COMPOUND | EVER INVENTED FOR WASHING CLOTHING, andeverything elac, in ard or Soft Was ter, without danger to fabrio or hands Saves Labor, Time, and Sosp, amaze Jngly, and ia of great vuluc to housckuepure, Bold by all Groccrs—but aca that vile Counter: felts ara dot urged upou you. PARLIN is the only safo article, and always boars the name of JAMES PYLE, Now York.’ POISON. An Marming Epidemic Now Sweeping Over the Country, Which Destroys the Senses of Smell, Taste, and Hearing, And Devoues the Langs, Liver, and Kidneys, =” Failure of Physicians to Success- fully Cope With It What Shall We Do? “It isthe mucous membrane, that wondorful seml- fuld entalupe, aurrounding the delleato Ussues of the alr and food passayen,” aays Dr. Sanford, "that th nll-provalent and dangersun malady known as Catarch makes tts stronghold. Onee eatabllahed, it cata Into thy very vitals, und rendurs life but a long- drawn breath of misery and disease, dutling the sense of hearing, trammeling tho power of seech, destroy~ tng the facutty uf smelt, tainting the brenth, and kill ing the retined pleasures of taxte, Insldlously, by creeping on from a simple eold In the head, tt assaults thy insmbranoue fining and envolops the bones, eat- Sng through tho dutieato coats, and enualng Intlanmua ton, sloughing, and donth. Nothing short of totat eradication will secure henlth to the patent, and nll nhevintives are simply procrastinsted suftorings, Iwading to fatal Lermination, SANFORD'S RAD CAL CURE, by INHALATION and by INTERNAL ad muintetration, hae never falied; cvon when the disease hins mnde frightful Inronda on dultcate constitutions hearing, smell, snd taste bare heen recovered, und the disease thoroughly driven one” SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE constste of ono bot> tle af the RADICAL CUNK, ono box CATARRILAL SULVENT, nnd ono IMPROVED INHALER, neatly ‘wrapped tn ane packace, with full directions, and sold by all drugutts fur $1.00, Aak for SANFORD'S NAD+ ICAL CURE. * General Agents, WERKS & POTTAR, Roston, COLLINS’ VOLYAIC PLASTERS rolleve tn fire intnut Malt Bitters. Hf you wake up with Contod Tongue, Hour Stomneh, Wendachu, no appetite, aku Stutt Sitters, If you suffer fom Nervousness, Wakotulness, Hiya terior Rxhuustton. tae Male Bitters, ae If you havo Malnein. Liver Comptnint, or any Kid- noy dr Unanes Weabnass, nko Male Aditters, Ifa Delleato Woran ofa Noting Mothor with Pale and Waters Bivod, inka SEuit ibitters. Af you havo, Weak Iuings Court, Niuht Bwaate, uo Strenxth, no Hope, take Malt Wittera, A pure, unfarmented Extract of MALT, HOPs, CAL ISATA, ION, und athor Blood Fuade. Beware of imitations similarly named. Every bot~ tla bears the Company's Signature, Malt Bitters Company, Boston, Mass. GARSON, PIRIE & 60'S West at Dey ods lous CHELDREN'S CLOAKS! In addition to our immense va- riety of Ladies’ Outside Garments (acknowledged by allacho have duspected the various stocks to be the Largest in the city), we have opened an unusually large and complete.assortment of - CLOARS FOR CHILDREN. These Garments are carefully gradedin sizes from 2 to 16 years; cut, pressed, and finished by tail- ors in the best style; and as they are made of the choicest qualities of Winter Cloakings and Over- coatings, we ‘confidently recom- mend them to all who wish to buy serviceable and good-fitting Cloth- ing for their little ones. Good plain Garments, excellentin shape and finish, trom $2.75 to $5. Stylish Cloaks of the best All- Wool Overcoatings, with hand- some buttons, plush or fur trim- mings, silk facings, and sleeve lin- ings, $10 to $15. 2 Children’s Ulsters and Havelocks Made to order at short notice for the ordinary price of stock gar. ments. Every lady in Chicago should see our Fur-Trimmed RUSSIAN CIRCULARS, With Muffs to match,--the most graceful and comfortable Wrap ever introduced for Winter wear. CARSON, PIRIE & C0, ; Madlson and Peoria-sts,, and A Clark and DR. P MOVESSION, Devotes, as fur yoars past, ezxelua EIRO, attention to ~~ CATARRH, THROAT AND LUNG DISEAS! Offices, & Madison-et. (opp. MeVicker' Hours. 9 10 4, € jest: LAF Loaner eae eee: q e Western Air-Line Bonds ev wotlee Wat the iouney ls pow in auy nate rotth Coy eng tans tive outeratudiaig eoupty Waste erp Alr-Linu Hulfroad-Ald Houds, aud that the poy- Tot Of Uieress On Lie autd Lond will be stopped Dee b eb, a iN, Wek. BUN, ‘Trosgurer Maraball Voubly. DRESS Goons, Chas. Gossage & Co. ‘Will Inaugurate on Saturday, Nov. 6th, The most Important Sale of FINE IMPORTED Colored | Dress Goods! Eyer Made in Chicago. A Special Purchase of Over 2,000 Pieces, . Including the Latest Styles and most Elegant Fabrics imported this season. Most Extraordinary Bargains | We call Special Attention to One Lot 46-inch Silk and Wool Brocades from. 75¢ to $1.00, H These Goods sold this season at frons $1.50 to $£L,00. One Lot Ad-Inch All-Wool Solid Cold Brocade at 90c and $1,00, | Ifave soll this season at $1.60 and ' SL765, One Lot } 24-Inch Velvet Chenille at $1.50, This Scasou’s Opening Price, $£.00. One Lot 44-inch All-Wool Checks and Plalds at 90c, worth $1.50, One Lot Extra Fine French Camel's Halrat $1.50 These goods are full 48 tneh, tr alt the destrableshades,and worth $2.60 Examine the Goods! Note the Prices! Chas. Gossage & Cor, State-st. Washington-st. WILSON BROS., “113, 115, 117 & 119 State-st We invite inspec- tion of our stock of! Our assortment is unusually large and attractive, and of: fered at REASON- ABLE prices. Willard Hotel Lotéery, A First-Class Furnished Hotel for $8, 604 CaP 11,416 Property Pls 1604 Cart Tending (oSaunMcor Tha $1 der authority of nh Bpecial Act of the Intures wid? under the, absolate fulluwing disinterested Couupisstone| He Act: Wet itauert Mattory, tn «Al, Kluurnoy, Leon! Hoof Compare lon. 4. i. lakor, uf Cosing. diay dtsieetita city Courts Rud cas WY lasto OF te o nivty witd Ge As inw iru of td, Coldwell & Wiiswo, of Louise Nit LAST OF PHIZES: Tho Willard Motel with ald Ibs Furultuce and Fiatures, ‘One ree ieee on Gryencat, Hirlek Heskloniea uy Groen dL Boxes U1 Ty Baskets 49 Cus Pri #0 fuses Fins ad Hoxus Hoberta 3 #0 Boxes Mavanu, Gn) Cit Prices, cach fo. $2. run by the po- + quarters, iit Be Whole tickets, $8; halves, ‘The Hotel le now open, und w dersixued until it ts randy wo be trausferced to they lucky winnyr. ‘Ta publio are inyited $0 slop Wilb me and eeu thy property for suowaulyes. | Krespouniufo wuts wanted at all importung points, * anil For clreulars giving full informal Ueketa, addr Do WHE ASE} Hotel, nurs Hog Lourie Br OF WOO Sburtieats Louiay Or Pp IBWEST & OO, ° A ees oNdiaMalio-at, Réomt, Caloaga, 5