The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-01-17

ARREST OF NOTORIOUS SwE4DLER. |
LYestarday officer Stanley Of the po-
lice arrested in our city notorious
-scoundrel, who has bean engaged in
conducting very heavy swindling OPP
Grafton. blt- foi 20 .aasu2 gsino q
For nearlya year pastit seems the
celebrated; McCook family of Steuben-
viIle.5 Ohio, have been annoyed by
the receipt of information from va
rious parts ofthe country that aperson
was travelling about personaung Gen.
q. NJ. MeGo6k!S Efforts were frequent-
ly made without success to arrest the
imposter, but, although the fellow car
ried on very boldly, he could not beaP-
pretended. = -
on Monday last at noon, a man inthe
full dress of Brigadier General of the
us. army, arrived in this city and reg
istered at the Sprigg House as Major
General E. NJ. McCook, of Steubenville.
He was there met by and introduced to
Mr.. John Moody, formerly OF Steuben.
vile, a gentleman well acquainted
with the McCook family, and who
knew of the imposition being practiced
by somebody. MIR. Moody at once
EteIegraphed to Gent McCook that the
imposter-1gas in our city, and request
ed the General to come down, and, in
the meantime onr police were placed on
1t appears, however. that the impos-
ter, fearing detection after having met
Mr.. Moody, left tie Sprigg House on.
Monday evening, saying that having
missed the train he would walk to Bell
air via Bridgeport and take the cars to
Columbus.
This was intended MS blind to our
police, who, after a search for thefellow
Monday night, concluded thAt he had
made his escape. But he had only left
the Sprigg House and afterwards taken
up his quarters atthePe mberton House,
where he registered his name as he had
done atthe Sprtgg.7az 11Ls nt=.aIi n
| Yesterday morning, Officer Stanley,
who with the rest Of our police, were
still on the look out, saw the fellow on
the steamboat landing, and Mt once ar
rested him. y tl5lGaD.l1
/ He had short hearing before Mayor
| Sweeney, and was committed to Jail.
| IA dispatch was at encesent 10 Steu-
/ benVille, and Gen. Arson McCook came
down ON the trim last evening". The
lfamily know nothing of who this I'M
| poster is, but for nearly n year past, as
we have stated, they have been hearing
4 of his transactions.b He operated prin=
cipally in Philadelphia, where no stop
ped at n large hotel, assOcihtedJwith
| army officers of all rank, attended
i church, borrowed money DC, &c.
He refuses to give This real name,
which cannot be nscertained from his
papers. = Liis ,.,Hal, : %
He will have a further hearing this
morning at 10 O'Clock, afterwhichi it's,
probable he wilE'be sent to PennsSIvas
MIA for trial.. 9.In 5i.t} .t. aisiIi
When arrested he had only small
amount of money onhis personal---very.
five cents in good money, with u $40
4 counterfelt bill. +t-s'fffi JIM nv y
"A letter found on his person, Findic6-
tod tIInf he YnR engage in tho counter
4 feiting business. '
RThe accused is a large, fine looking
young man, of good address, and well
qualified evidently toplay the rogue.
MEETING OF THE CrrY CoUNciL.-4 The
4 City Council held called meeting last
evening, Mr.. s. BrIdy presiding in the
End Branch. + L. i'f - 10 ~ ~, ~
The ordinance prohibiting the wear
ing of police uniforms and insignia by
4 tinauthorized persons was received
from the first Branch approved, signed
and became u law ii gs,tBt ss5s
The bill OF Lewis Baker, for printing
done for the city, amounting TO 81 25,
| was allowed. lt35e.,..'-. s,sl.-,l-.iT
The Committee on Accounts reported
that the annual report, for the last year
of The City Clerk, as submitted TO the
Council, had been examined and found
to be correct, and the committee RECON-
mendcd that II be printed. Adopted.
| A motion authorizing the placing of
aas lights ut the corner Of Market
street and Walnut alley, and on the
north side of Jefferson street, cohtigu-
Esq, between Main and Market streets,
| wns referred to a committee, with in
lstructions to have the work done,
Adjourned. 57it,f5s