Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-02-11
THE EVENING NEWS.
THE Handsome MAJOR,

+. A. Fredericks, alas Major r. ANon
Wheelock, alas the Handsome Major, maoe
a charge into the quiet town Of Gold Hill last
evening, at about six o'clock, (Ofeourse' aiser
darkn He was accompanied by the landlord
of,be Golden Eagle Hotel, up on the Divide
bevoud the Foundry. The landlord evidently
,ocped interested in his movements, as the
Major had passed himself off as Mr.. Ralston,
Of the banking firm Of Ralston, Donahoe &
Co., of San Francisco. The landlord felt
himself complimented with having so wealthy
a gentleman stop at his house-and as the
Major desired to telegraph for heavy re-
mittance, the landlord actually accompanied
him down to Gold Hill. Well, the two
walked boldly Chat is, the Major did SOY
into the Telegraph Office, approached the
desk to write dispatch-she landlord look
ing on. The Major wrote as follows 1--WE
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GOLD HILL, Feb. 10. s. 6, I'm
To FRANK KoSTA, corner Front and street
ia wife well Letter with draft for five hun
dred Express. Wife pay You half Wife send
ali with him Immediately TO
IA FREDEMcxs
Good for Rals.on y The dispatch, how
ever, did not exactly suit the Major, so he
wrote another, almost like it, which perhaps
was intended to be shown to his landlord
cas- a blind" to get little advance change
on the remittance. When he had finished
writing, he evinced desire to know what
time it was, by taking from his pocket
locket. "Ah, declare, my watch has
stopped, Operator, what time is 2" The
operator stated the time. All, yes; very
well. declare it is later than thought"
He then went through the motions of trying
TO find his purse to pay for the dispatch, but
he could only find in change the sum Of one
dollar, and was about to appeal to the land
lord for some, when Capt. McClory and
Marshal Arnold being near, watching his
motions, asked the landlord who that gentle
man was? THAT, why he's Mr.. Ralston,
the banker" The landlord was sincere.
Capt. McClory then stepped up and remarked:
How are you, Major :" "Who do you call
Major? 1 guess you are mistaken" The
officers knew their man-and knowing that
there were 4 few little short-comings" for
which his presence was needed, they accord
inSly nabbpd him. He was taken to the
Justices Courtroom, and his pocket made to
yield up sundry articles, Of which the
following is short inventory: (The
genuine Ralston, in San Francisco, will
no doubt be surprised when he hears Of the
lceGith of his representative here.) One da-
guerreotype in velvet case, Supposed to be
his wife who was to pay half to Kosta > one
gold locket, containing likeness Of the same
person, attached to large heavy gold plated
chain yard long; one bowieknife, in gold
plated scabbard; one six-shooter; one large
buckskin purse with specimens of silver ore;
some blank checks on different banks in San
Francisco: deed for some land; sundry
pocket-knives; a large number Of keys Of
various sizes, adapted to opening trunks, va
Uses, bureau drawers, and one chamber key
attached to brass tag, SO. Also, two eertih-
Gates Of stock in the Bullion Co., 10 feet each,
endorsed BY James c. Leconey, (forgeries: ,
and one certificate of stock in the Eureka
Mining Co., Virginia District, for 20 feet,
signed by &c. Hull, as Secretary, and W. E.
Melville, as President Sundry letters, papers,
and memorandum in small book, all Of
which were decidedly interesting to read and
examine. 1t would. perhaps, be as well to
-. 90 fNrooospy sfNTr-
Ralston, the banker" also had one dollar III
cash. The Major was causht-caught, on
general principles, as thief, as confidence
man, and one of the most arrant hunlbugs in
the Territory-and he may think his stars
that he was not caught in Aurora. The Off
GERS locked him up in the calaboose, where,
solitary and alone he spent thu cold night.
Having desire to see the Major, couple Of
hours after he was put in prison, officer john
son, with candle in hand, conducted US into
his august presence. The Major was sound
asleep among heap Of blankets on the floor
Of the cell; and it required several punches
in the ribs to awaken him. He sat up, and
setting his keen eyes upon US, he remarked,
"How are you, doctor:" We saw it at once;
this was the identical Major who expressed
great desire to 6orrop Our cane up in Virginia
not long ago. We told the drowsy. but
handsome Major, last night, that we were no
doctor, but that If he wished a counsel eve
were on it" (this was sarkastikul, as Charley
Olney would say,) to which he replied tina