, 1874-09-21
CRIME.
Distriot-Attorneys and signal.service
Observers Their Victims.
Dher Criminal News.
"A Couple OF sxvtntlcrs from 1T. Louis
Captured In sSn.s,lnItun.


Captured In syn.l,llsgtun.
SPECIAL Dispdtch Ia 7He Chicago Ir,dHns.
WASHINGTON, D. g., Sept 2o.-A couple Of
BTlndlors hRilng from St. Louis, and giving
their nan,os as Arthur W. Hart and John ".
Moody, havo boen playing Il rather bold game
hero for tho Inst three weeks, but wero brought
to griof by tho detectives yesterday. Thoy haYo
had two plans by which to bleed victims. Ono
WIS to send circular letters to tho dii1eront
District Attorneys throughout tho country,
principally In tho South and Wost,
stating that thoy Ind for dspos-
ton digeat Of tho Attorney Generals
opinions and instructions to Distrct Attornoya
TINT 1t WAS tho original Intention to have the
work published ut Government cost and distrib-
utca to tho proper officials. lut that, notwttll-
stnnding the Attorney -uoneral made every effort
TO secure all appropriation for tile purpose, Con.
gresa refused to make it. Consequently. ~ tho
wurk wns Of gruat importance, 1t "aa decided by
tho Department. Ut Jubtice 10 print and furnish
it to tho ocials at cost, VIZ, 80 for three yol
ttrics. Tho circular wab signed John ll;lllhGB-
gate, Chiof Clork of tho Duieau Of Publications.,
Department Of Justice. Qnito q number OF
tho District At;ttor99eys b; ut aud aud aont in
ti,cm bong Andtow Evans, OF Waco. To1., ard
the Dlsttict Attorney at Buffalo. N. II.
Some of tho officials, h0wovor, aont thelr drntts
to tho Chief Clerk OF the Department., instead
III I1lJIbr9HHkb, uilu NY Iuthlo d tAu0 ~ LILO
rascals was Afforded which was followed up
with the result Bln,od. Their o:hor oppiasion
consisted ib sending tettotH addressed to tho OBJ
seryors in tho Sigua! 8orsico otficea ovcr tho
country, signed Il. j. Walton. Scooud Liouton-
ant Signal Service Of the United States, scttfng
forth that draft Oil him (sSa'ton) for small
amount would tnli due In d few dHyH in the
city where tho observer addressed was stationed,
and requesting the observer to takc it III, adding
tint lie {Wnlton) would mako 1t all right At hls
approaching visit Of inspection. Tho drafts
Wcte inaue for 800 III most cnHes, ald abons
twenty OF them hnye bocn cashed nB requested.
Hart cnrrics q commission as Notary Public at
st. Louis. which appears to be regular 1u form.
mission to tho st.. Louis Bar. dutcd 1870. and
| siGucd By James +. Lowis. Clerk Of tho Cir
cult Court. 1t is thought that this latter
signature In forgery. l. Appeals TINT the aa.uo
partics recently awiudlcl ono Judge Long, Of
st. Louis, out Of $1G0 by means Of forged
decd, aud tlat Long las instituted suit to rccoy-
or tho money. When arrested. tho two men
were quito Hush with casll, which it appears they
got by means Of tho swindliug doylccB mon
| toned. When they came hero Il fow weeks ago
they were absolutely obiec.s Of charity. Hart
but was court-murtialod and dismissed for soulo
otronso or otlor From q record found
in tile pockets of ono Of tho fellows, 1t nppoara
tint tlloy havo, in tho last fow days, mailed
humber Of letterA to army officers, cAieily iu tho
| Far West, but wha! tue procBo nature Of tho
| job they aro putting up Oh thom il remalna
| la seen. They will be examined beforo tho po~
| lice Court tomorrow. The Attorlley-Generat,
| his Chief CIcrk and other officials III his De.
partincnt, aud ollicers Of tic Slgnal Service wll
appear us witnesses againnt them.