The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-03
REFoRM!!!

Of the ridden Kind-T'he Al.
tcmpt TO Turn over PennSyl-
ynnin to the Democracy-5O,-
600 Fraudulent Votes Prevent.
cd-Thc Democrats Depressed
ut the Failure OF their Plot.
From tho Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 80.
As the Democrats returned from their
grand demonstration in honor OF Gen.
Mcclellan, on Saturday night, they must
have experienced sudden revulsion Of
feeling 1t the startling rumor that two Of
their leading reformers had been arrested
on a charge Of attempting to violate the
election laws.
The melancholy story was but too true.
Christian Kneass, Esq, had devoted his
legal acumen for some days to working
up the case, and while one OF the Demo.
cratic clubs was marching up Walnut
street, on its way to join the procession,
the detectives werc actually "spotting"
tie driver Of hack that had been some
little time in waiting in front Of No. l0l4.
Indeed to obtain better look ut Jehu,
one Of the detectives stepped into the
passing parade and studied the mans
lace with the full glare Of the torches up.
on il. Meanwhile, stationed Mt no great
distance from the scene Of action, was the
Chairman Of the Republican Committee,
who, from information impaired TO him,
it is aaid, by some recreant member oil
the Democratic party, had for several days
been taking the necessary measures 10
bring the alleged offenders TO justice
Other officers were stationed along the
street, and Detectives Weyl and Rowland
were lowering about in shady hooks, but
with their attention concentrated upon
No. 1914.
Mr.. Kncass had been informed that ef.
forts had been made by certain leading
Democrats to have some paper for fraud
uIent tax receipts prepared in this city.
The endeavor was unsuccessful, and those
interested in the enterprise ordered the
desired materials from paper mill in
Connecticut. He believed that he had lit
upon the scene at the very moment when
that paper was 10 be conveyed to the
printer. While he was thus waiting n
carriage drove up TO No. 1,0l4, from which
emerged Mr.. Samuel Josephs-it is now
stated-a tall man with red beard and
moustachc. Both Of these gentlemen
carried bundles, with which they disap-
peared into the house, closing the door
Presently the door was rcopened, and
Mr.. Henry Marcus made his appearance,
carrying a bundle or bundles, with
which he got into the first carriage, which
it now appeared had been waiting for
him, and which was driven eastward,
while Mr.. Josephs walked rapidly west.
ward along Walnut street.
The police hurried alter the first cab,
which they overlook on the way down
Locust street, precisely in front of the
Unitarian Church. Detective Weyl
sprang TO the horses heads and stopped
them. AS he did so gentlemanly, well.
dressed man Of small stature, also prom
inent man OF the Democratic party
sprang out and escaped. Officer Weyl
stepped into the carriage, and, after tell
ing the driver to stop at the Central Po-
lice Station, took the fugitive's vacant
seat. Mr.. Marcus made no comment or
remark whatever till the carriage had
rolled along for nearly q square, when he
said, pointing to stylish little silk um.
brella, "Whusc is that% An officer IA
reserye) replied that he didn't know. at
Is not NINE" said Mr.. Marcus, who
then relapsed into silence for the time
being.
On arriving at the Central Station,
where Alderman Carpenter was already
in attendance, Mr.. Marcus had his atten.
ton called to the bundles of paper which
he had put in the carriage. To the sur
prise Of Officers Rowland and Weyl, who
had seen him put them into the carriage,
Mr.. Marcus,it is said, protested: n know
nothing about EN-. ! never rode in that
carriage before" The bundles being
opened and the paper examined, it was
found to be all ready for the receipts, the
, water lines, personal tax, 1876" being
on each page. The amount was sufficient
to supply fifty or sixty thousand receipts.
Josiah Harvey happening TO drop in
OPPORTUNITY, became bail for Mr.. Marcus
in the sum Of $4,000, as suggested by
Alderman Carpenter, and all parties re-
tired save Mr.. KneAss and his forces,
who went in pursuit Of Mr.. Josephs.
That gentleman was not heard from up
TO a late hour, but ats o'clock hc was ar.
rested near his own house, taken before
Alderman Carpenter, and admitted TO
bail on the same terms us his associate.
The third and fourth members Of the
party, tho companions Of Messrs. Marcus
and Josephs, have not yet been arrested,
but their capture Is, OF course, only a
question Of time, as Mr.. Kneass, who,
from the first, has acted quite alone on
his own responsibility as Chairman OF the
Executive Committee, intends to prose-
cute the case to the bitter end.
From tho moment the arrest became
known tho city, as one account expressed
il, "was alive with flying hacks for the
story Of course threw the Democrats into
state OF painful excitement and dismay.