The New York herald., 1873-12-15
ANOTHER LITTLE EMMA JOB.
A Detroit Capitalize sssalted" for Nearly
aQuarter OF q Milii0n-Thc Eureka

a Detroit Capitalize "saltcd" for Nearly
. Quarter or q MilliOn-The Eureka
Swindlc Exposed.
Ebon b. Ward is great steamboat owner, capt.
talist ana manufacturer Of Detroit, owner OF the
wyandotte Rolling Mills friend OF Senator Zach
Chandler, and usually has been credited with
great shire wdness. How he has been overreached
Is thus told by the Free Press OF Friday
His story, as stated In his complaints before the
Police Justice of Detroit sets forth that in 1872 he
was approached by John M. Whitney, Of Salt Lake,
purchasing stock in the Eureka silver mine, To-
Gated In Utah. Ward looked enviously at
the rich specimens placed before him. and and
finally declared that II he was sure the
mine was all right he might take stock. Whitney
and Lawrence wanted him to be sure that II was
dollar OF stock until he had perfectly satisfied @
himself on that point. They did not press him
content to wait. Ward sent an expert to Utah
with instructions to examine the mine and satisfy
himself that It was as represented; .,o man a,.-
posed OF considerable stock to residents OF De-
trott Several small capitalists had silver mine ON
the brain. and, hearing that Ward was going IN
heavily they went for the stock like rats for grain
bin. 1t +. is said thai about $4,000 cash
by Detroiters, besides wnat was obtained
from Ward When Wards agent came back he
hardly take 1t all IN at once. The NINE just
gtstened with silver, and all that was needed was
capital to mine It and send 1t away to be coined
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back up his assertions, and when these were
emptied out Ward could doubt no longer. Whitney
and there was no delay in closing bargain for
stock. The complaint AYERS that Ward agreed to
and did take 100000 worth OF stock, giving IN
return the following property
Three promissory notes. each OF the value Of
$4,000. payable In one year from October 4 1872,
with interest at eight per cent
The deed OF q tract OF land in Oakland county,
described as the southwest quarter OF section SO
north OF range II east. containing l6o s-lOo acres
Twelve hundred shares OF silver Islet Gake
Superiorl mining stock valued at $40 900. w.
dOtte Rolling Mill Company worth $65.000.
Lots lOl, log and 1o3, section OF the Governor
Mansion House property on the corner OF Grswold
and Atwater streets), valued at $4,000.
came for, and soon after the bargain was consum-
tong before Ward smelled . raj. The silver ore
ascertain ns Waited aWae ana ssa sHHa
and he could not learn the Whereabouts Of the
men who had 'st0cKed" him. he sent another tex
20 ne@ 70 see fes tSs as @ 70
renee came back here and made glowing report
OF what the mine was doing, stating that 80 tons
being got out every day. Ward did not give any
intimatlon that he mad despatched second. agent,
tion for himself and soon found that the whole
thing wasn't worth the powder to blow 1t up. The
ur6C agent nad Deen badly dupe0 Dy men who
knew how much depended on his making q favor
able report, but they were not prepared Tor the
second visit, and the real state OF affairs came to
Light h5g s N u Is
When the agent returned Lawrence was not to
be found ana on the 6tn inst. Ward filed his COM
plants here and obtained warrants for the arrest
OF both. 1t was ascertained that Lawrence was IN
New York and Whitney IN Salt Lake City. Detec-
tive stadler was sent East and Sergeant Britton
West, and, as the telegraph has already stated,
both have secured their men. The prisoners will
be arraigned here, and when the whole case is laid
bare IL Is expected that something ricn IN every
thing besides silver will be unearthed. Lawrence
and Whitney are said to be worth $4,000 each, and
they will no doubt make the Hveliesu kind OF
fight. The other Detroit stockholders are, 1t is
stated, also prepared to make complaints against