The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-03
THE SHOOTING STAR FRAUD.
a FACE IN THE HISTORY or A ONCE
NOTED COTTON FIRM.

otCrcdtt hObilicr was lhtrrcsicd Sduccz-
lug hcbior aud ~iaVing on Claim
An interesting chapter of somewhat SEN
sational facts underles an APPARENT, simple
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oase no" On 'le uocNse oi Tue sup'e"' uu'o."'
Court IN the f'urih Dis'rict OF Mas achusettN'
It's claim for ssJOO with interest, which
hrinos. 49,, tho ,,,,t, .,,,,. stoo,, brought nv
pI'"Es w t'o tu'" - " ''u' S'''''' "''"N"' W
Mr.. WIN. NJ III III ~ inst the Oikes Am = estate.
This claim has been sturdily contested for years.
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continued 10y mutual consent to the April torn
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Al ioOi ~ >. M'h'heil was Tue "e'u vi w"
Orle Ins 0rm doing large business In cotton.
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No.o' nun U Vi n'''o" ""' ""' " w ' ,,
hnd IL Is Asserted tnal ah"her partner tue cn'oi
moneyed man, wns Cakes Aines. The connection
ofthe Latter wac however. - adroitly covered,
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through the placing OF hs investments In the
form OF advances and the systematic present,
Aim -, p,,ar haitian M tho n ,,,rsho,a n, ,no
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Boston end OF the concern TN u may be rather
except by the circumstantial evidence OF
his adnission of The r,coiot NJ inmcnse pront.
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ITO" ,uo trans ACTIONS 81 the nrn' anu us cihih
that Mansfield was inde0tolod to him In the
sum of nearly SI5NOO AT the time the latter
nomlnaly failed. The business Of the nrm,
however comDosed, was OF enormous
nm extant ,s couii mn, wall b,va hoo, "a.
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cured III those haYs without the secret pacK-
%
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nn'e"Oo q" wv S"N0n "' ''NVS H'"V''
Thousands OF bales ~ cotton. passing In some
nvs,.,i,us WY fr,fn i,siJc tho r,bol lines
reached their inds ana were sold bv them nj
war prices Froni the Red River country alone
they were Id To- have obtained CO,0O bales.
iIoS that cotton was procnrsd, and with what
euuiv lent. ~ Vlu m, AZ he leit IL e. IN lecture
N may simni. be- ron, fkri ihtta n CO discrim-
ination ~ the morilit es and nroprieties In tie
rnodca Of ncauisitton of wealth. does not seem,
rom snb.au'.nt deyeIopWs,'ts' T., n we boon
di.tintltsh INN, runruu ri,.ig Of Inc firm Of A s.
Wans1rid 4 Co
Prom dcHlinca in c,tton ,hia infueniI,l house
naturally extended its ope aiions 20 steamboa =
lint vii II A rare and peru,t,r uloIe.ty. put for
ward vafi1,,s a. r.i,. ~ .ponsii li,v ,,I ust
~ vyho'n do a no. soon, 10 IA " reen hevnnd
nuestio3-a, the nominal owners Of he he, boat h,
Nav VIZ ,md Sow orl.au. np ths tbi,tss,,
sisamhn,ts In ls linz, I'M f,r ntear ns ned
Nv a : Wi'sa.li ii,N a.,t i exient Of his In
terest however 4. tno,e cc,,rt. civ indic,t "a Nv
ms ", W , =, ''' ,, ~ ',,
,.e o. tne st'ao, ~ ", u'' a. -, V ,
, wrnaou u' ~ , iiHS' ai' '"s'@ N''0"e" "s"0
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The steamer GRAY Tnrbat WIS built nj Mobile
In 1898; emrioyea a. n blockade runner; cap
iS 1874 sold pt prize Sic la New Orleans for
$235Oo in septem' er, 1864, and there bought for
that am cunt. nun.n Nv bV james nuflrr. Jr.,
peid for repairs' ana she was recnristened as he
Shooting Star, under witch new name an in-
spector named Richard swan MAS procured to
per OF mat year : ntdr % % tFll 10 nav ma,
taking nve DAYS - do 80. deve "ping leak In
her boiler a wofthl"~s CONDITION OF her steam
pumps. ana replinn- the vigorous use Oi ner
band pumps aud buckets 10 Keen her free. FL
forts were made at That II ne 20 effect : 10, Out
without success. Her 'ap am. oeing requested
10 take her 20 NJ ,tamor.s. refused uecause u .
peemed her unse iworthy. Geo l.. Ibler, one OF
mAnsheld's hruten nts-vuu, hv the way, pal
lbe Ollls Tor her repairs ~ New Orloaus-took
pharge OF her anu made the return Trip from
Havana To New . leans IN ten DAYS. La April,
1885, the SHOOTING star was Chartered by the
Government AZ tue r.te or go pr diem, and
made one IMP 10 Isl ~, -. go, Teas. by
TINS time u had hecont csdcnt tlst sue was an
, ~ ,a -, it ~ 20, er, "a V,,, ,nr
Itlll remained a held f1f prompt and llr.e re-
Turns In m ,ther direction.
Aug. ID, 1906. she lett New York, bound for
Galveston .undrr command ~ Capt. Edward
mcKeige. having on DO ri 80 barrel Of I'M
Stacked hme--towed below her water line
rome barrels supposed u contain wnisAey, n lot
Of lumber aud ln.rulc ,nd some assorted mer-
phandise OF 81 all value. Mean ime Nj. Peter
Butler had effected nn insurance OF the vessel
to the amount II SlVtWo AT two and nal per
pent. "A month, for one year. among ten Insurance
companies IN Boston, Tor ACCOUNT OF whom II
may concern, for a. e bencut pi Oikes Anes N
case Of loss. Mr. u Ter al hrst TOOK but s,oVJo