The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-10
The Boston Post says that the arre'

/ Septenber, ll2all2t; OctoDer, lllfaiiS.
The Boston Post says that the arrest
end operations of Mr.. John Leighton
continue to he all active topic of con-
versation ia business circles. The
crisis brings out endless statements for
and against Mr.. Leighton and other
Darties, which are not likely to be set
tied short of judicial investigation, to
which they will no doubt be submitted
in dine time. Charles +. Evans was al
40 taken into custody. They were ar
rested on n warrant issued from tho Su-
nerior Court. The writs charged Mr..
John Leighton with owing the Hanover
Mining Company sl3,S50, and the Dana
Mining Company Sl7 ,l22. On these
two writs his bail was fixed at 100000
on cach-S400OO
Messrs. Leighton and Evans Gate
Treasurer of the Franklin Company
are complained of at the instance of the
managers of the Franklin Company, on
An action of tort, the damages being
placed ut $4,000. MIR. Leightons
friends assert that he, instead of being
indebted 10 the Franklin Mining Com
pany in largo amount, in order tn pro-
tect and save the honor of that corpor-
alton, paid voluntarily from his own
pocket the sum of 1886, 900; and that.
! instead of having eRbezzled the funds
of certain other copper companies, the
Directors. according To their own adj
mission, made on Friday, loaned him
the funds now claimed to have been
embezzled Ivy him. He claims i'll re-
gard in regard to the Dana and Hanov-
er Companies that when he went out of
Office as their Treasurer, he owed them
$50. 900: that the money, by vote of the
| Directors, was loaned to him, and when
his successor took his place, it was the
distinct understanding of the Directors
that the money should remain in Leigh
tors hands. The money was used to
nay the debts of the Huron Company,
! and Mr.. l.. mas made proposition to
give Huron paper, Endorsed by himself
and another person, to protect H.. Bail,
S140, 900. not having been obtained Mr..
Leighton was taken to jai! Saturday
! forenoon.
Later in the day two complaints were
entered against Leighton by the United
States authorities. The first charges
him with having unlawfully, improp-
erly and feloniously converted u por-
ton of the public moneys, for a purpose
not provided by law, aud with having
aided and abetted Julius +. Hartwell,
An uyeuf of the United States, to EN-
bezzls the same. The second complaint
charges Leighton with receiving $500,
| OOO OF The money of the United States
from J. +. Hartwell, as loan, not for
any purpose required by law, with in
| tent to convert the same to his own use.
In accordance with these complaints,
i<writs were issued, and served on Mr..
leighton ut the Jail, and bail IN 10000
4 was required On each.
The New York Times has the FOLLOW
ing:
The arrest Of Mr.. John Leighton ut
Boston rXcites considerable interest
among those connected with mining
stocks in this city. Mr.. Leighton il
understood tO have been connected with
q speculation in COrydon Gold in this
city, to which certain parties in Boston
and Providence were committed as
shorts From all the facts We can as
certain. it appears somewhat suspicious
that his arrest has been prompted by
desire to escape from the corner In
! which he had placed some of these par
ties, and that he is the victim of sharI
practice. We are informed that thu
!. reqnisition for his person, made by Gov
ernor Fenton, has been withdrawn. Th'
arrest has had the effect of breaking
do~n the speculation in Corydon, ant
enabling the Eastern shorts to cover n
low prices, and 50 Tar it has been success
full. The facts in the case will be wait
ed for with some interest. Corydor
ranged this morning at S1a$l 60"