The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-26
THE RESULT OF DISHONESTY.
Claus ]. Jasper a Defaulter to
C. TegeIer & Co. to the
Amount of $780,,
Ee is Detected and then Attempts To
Commit Suicide.
He is Saved from Death by the Prompt
Arrival of DR., Plummer.

we'll known in this city and Moline, accept
ed the position of travelling agent for the
wholesale liquor house of G Tegeler u Co.
of this city. Shortly afterwards he be-
came financially embarrassed, and having
collected money belonging to the firm he
failed to return it all, but retained part of
it to pay his own Indebtedness. This he
has done on several occasions during the
time he has been travelling for the firm,
until at last, it is said, the sum amounted
to about ST 500, and, being unable to make
up the sum taken, his operations were at
at last discovered by the firm. Yesterday
he was under arrest by Deputy Sheriff
Silvis. but as the firm did not wish to pros
eeute him if he could make good the
amount, he was released. Negotiations
we're pending yesterday afternoon between
the detaulter and the firm and Jasper had
agreed to deed the firm house and lot
which he owns 10 Moline-to make good
| the defalcation.
Last evening, as Mr.. G. Fl. Seymour,
foreman in our news office, who lives on
l42 street, between Eighth and Ninth
Avenues. two doors south of Jasper's
place, was going down town Jasper re-
quested him to get him 10 cents worth of
arsenic, as he wished to kill some rates.
Seymour bought the poison, and gave it
| fo IaSpar' This p,oro;nr Iasnar toll h;s
wife that she might take the children
| three and 60 on visit to a friend in
Davenport, and he would go after them
this afternoon. His wife accordingly left
the house with her children about O.
clock this morning,
1t is thought that Jasper then wrote his
will, and also note to Deputy Sheriff
Herkert, the latter document requesting
that gentleman aud VIM, Rinck, grocer
living near, to come to his (Jasper's)
house Immediately. At any rate boy
handed the note to Mr.. Herkert about
$50 o'clock and that gentleman started
| for Jasper's house. never dreaming that
anything was the matter, but supposing, as
he had been welkac9uainted with Jasper.
that he wanted him to witness the
signing Of the deed mentioned above.
Mr.. Rinck also accompanied Her
kert. On arriving at the house the
gentlemen were requested, by Jasper, to
be seated, after which he went to q desk
and, taking package Of papers FROM it,
handed them TO Herkert, and then left
the room. Herkert opened the package
and at the first glance saw that it was
Jasper's will and Immediately suspected
that something was wrong, and telling
Rinck to follow him he went into the back
room where Jasper stood with VINE
glass halt full Of some kind of liquid il
his hand Herkert took it away from
him. bat Jasper smiled and said, Your e
too late-l've already taken enough tc
finish NE" Herkert sent Rinck Tor {
doctor, and he then attempted to get Jas
per to take an andidote. He acknowl
edged it wa. arsenic he had taken aud re
FUSED 10 20 any tDtng 10 counteract 1t M
two men then sat and talked
about Jasper's business affairs until the
arrival of Dr. Pummer. He still refused
to take arv medicine. but the three mer
6ually forced an emetic into him and il
ten minutes it provoked vomiting, and a
3 clock this afternoon DR.. Plummer con
sidered him out of danger.
Jasper has been married about 81,
years; has good wife, and three children
and comfortable home. Heis 80 year
of age, large, powerful man, and look
like man who drinks considerable liquor
He is brother of John Jasper. of Moline
in which place he also formerly resided
and was in partnership in the old Molin,
brewery.
Hehas good many friends both in thi
city and Moline who will be startled t
r hear of his dishonesty and attempte,
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