The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-20
MASSACHUSETTS,.
More rinanciaI irregularities.

BosTov. May 19-1eorge G. Wilbur, a cot
ton Spectator, formerly of C)ventry, r. l.,
was arrested in Reynolds, southwestern Geor
gia, by detectives Pinkham an d. G. Jones of
the State police, and brought here to day charg-
ed with Winding Dexter Abbott & Co., out of
5000 on "a false sale He is said to owe Provi-
dence parties $4,000 He was arrested on his
wife's plantation, where he assumed the name
of Gooding. He was held f,r $1,000
Hobbs, son of the cashier of the Suffolk Bank
is reported missing with $1,000 belonging to the
institution. '-t
Death of one Of Barnum's Performers.
D'Atallie, the ironed- jawed man connected
with Barnum's show, died to-day at Fall River
ct oelurisy. His wife and two children were
present at his death.
Fatal Accidcut-Prizc Fight on.
John Mansfield received probably fatal injur-
les TODAY by falling through hatchway in the
wood store where he was employed on Mercan-
tile street.
There was to have been prize fight between
Arthur Chambers and George Seddons on We'd
Me. Both parties were in Boston to-day en-
route for the scene when a difficulty occurred
about their respective weights and the prize
money was paid over to Seddons.
MIR. COe Loses his Funds.
Proceedings have been instituted in the u S.
Bankruptcy court by Warren & Co., the larg-
est suffereas by forgeries of James A. C0e
against the estate of that individual. Saturday
a provisional warrant was ordered and issued
for the attachment of the property, real and
nersonal of COe. The warrant was served by
U. s. Marshal Usher, who recovered a tin
trunk in which Coe kept his securities and
which he removed from the Union Safe Deposit
vault on the day that his frauds were discover
ed. The box was found in possession of Sohier
and Welsh, attorneys for Ethan Smith, an in
innate FREUD Of Coe, who asserts that he took
charge of the box at the request of the owner
The normal value of the contents of the trunk
are estimated at between $1,000 and $4,000
Coe delivered up the key to tile Trunk and also
to his box in the Safe Deposit Vault. Upon
opening the package in the vaults seventeen
$1,000 gold bearing bonds of the Lake Shore,
Louisville and Southwestern Railroad were
found. The nominal value of bonds and GER
tifcates thus far obtained amounted to nearly
$150,0O0, but it remains to be seen how much
the creditors of Coe will realize from them
The creditors will ct and select an assignee,
and en- Saturday next the case will come for
ma.ly before the court.
Cakes Ames' Will.
The will of Cakes Ames was admitted to pro-
hate Saturday. The bequsts are as follows:
household furniture, horses, aud carriages and
the use Of his dwelling house during her life.
To his daughter, Susan A. French, $1,000 a
year during the remainder of her life. To each
grandson now or hereafte to be borne. $25, OOO
t. each granddaughter, 500 600. To his son,
Frank w. Ames, all his interests in the Kns-
ley Iron and Machine Co.. aud IN the houses.
lands and buildings bought or received from
the estate of Lyman Kingsley in Canton To
his sons Cakes A. and Oliver Ames, all his real
estate in Easton, Canton, Braintree ana West
Brdgew tier, with all the machinery, tools and
fixtures that pertain or are in any way con-
nected with the shovel business The
income of $4,000 seven per cent. railroad bonds
to be used for the support Of schools in school
district No in North Easton. All the re,
mainder is to be equally divided among his
three sons.