The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-04-26
Ashland Ohio Wednesday Morning April &C. 1871

turned with the check ami nnte re-
auesting the Lieutenant to cali at the
depository, Fenno did so at once, anl
found that his neglect to present il
person his check AMI au hority fol
drawing it WIS the rea+on payment
was refused. Settling the p. eliminarie;
to the satisfaction of the cashier, he
received the $500 and departed.
About eight o'clock on the same
evening he visited house on Randolph
street, to try his luck at cards He
was in a highly Intoxicated condition.
He sat down at the dealing tabi,
and invested ten dollar gr.-enback
he won. Again and again did the x
go in and yieida rich harvest. He
won upward of St50,' and then his
luck chan yed. He came out loser il
several deals, and his pile was reduced
to $50. 8
On the following morning (WrdHes-
day. hi. sister aeptrtei for hnme, AMI
her bllwas charged mp to ter broth
er's account 1t would appear that
Fenno remembered his previous
nights debauch' for with an evid mt III.
trntipn tn win back all he Ind lost at
the Dearborn sire t es, ah!ishmeui, he
revisited that place shortly after din
ner. having several hundred dollars in
his possession. ..sz.;- b-s z. =
He wis perfectly sober at the time,
and drank but sparin!ly during the
entire afternoon His first venture
WAS $40; he won, and next time lost
In lew tuouents his Losses amount ell
to upward of 800. He then do lbied
the stake and the same luck attended
him. lie would win: occasionally,
bnt not often. In an hour he had 10 t
all the ready money he had with him,
$3.50. Calling for bank cheek, lie
filed il out for sl.0 0 ON the United
States bepo ,itory.@ Tl:is CHECK was
given to- an attendant, who shortly af-
tewar | returned with the money.
Fenn0 nnws eift in with "biy" mon.
cy AS high as 300 TN deal His
losses continued, and by 4 o'clock ev-
cry do lar of the 81 90 Was lost.
Becoming desperate, F'enno finally
filled out Il eherk on the depository
tor $4,000, and heing toe la' o TO draw
it tnen, it was taken f,r its full value
by the dealer. who WIS satisfied of
its worth by Fenno's statement of the
position he held Att n'clock Fenno
arose from the table without Il dollar,
being the loser of S3, ,46J.
,lajor General Hartsuff, command.
ant If the department in General
'6herid ,n's absence, sent for Fenno
Yesterday m 'rning. aud ordered him
TO Immediately report himself under
arrest TO the canniaItlin9- general mt
ST. Paul, Minnesota, that being the
headquarters If / is department.
lie stated his family to be wealthy
and prOmninet persons in heclinS.
Va, and that they would help nim ont
ct his present difficulties. All the
money he lost was government funds,
but as he was Obliged to give bonds
when appointed. a commissary, the
government will probably not suffer
by his dishonesty.
About 5 O'clock yesterday after.
noon, Mrs. Fenno called at the gamb-
ling-houses, and with tears in her
eyes reQueSuu MONEY Suou 5n 10 ell
able her and her nj -erabie husband To
leave the city, stating that they ha.'l
not a dollar. She WAS given 500,
with which Fenno shortly after paid
his hotel bill They left on the 8
o o'clo;k train via the Chicago, Bur
linst, II and @ ,incy road.
Mrs. Fenno is a most refined and
cultivated lady, daughter OF a pro 4
mineht man in Pennsylvania, and one
who has always been surrounded with
ali the access..ries of wealth an'l posi-
ton. The drea ful course of her
husband must clu>e her 10 suffer un-
told misery. Fenuo i. a very ordinary
man. but said to be very
highly conneetel.-CJr. Chicago Re-
publican. -t., ...-.-a