The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-05-18
ST. LOUIS.
Mckee and AIaguire.

Sr. LOUIS, May 17.-In the United
States Circuit Court this morning, Dis.
trict Attorney Dyer called the attention
Of the Court to the fact that the time
for stay Of execution Of sentence in
the cases Of William Mckee and Con-
stantine Mcguire expired to-day. He
read telegram from Mcguire stating
that the latter missed the connection At
Richmond, Ind, last night, while on his
way home from Washington, but would
arrive this afternoon. Judge Treat said
It was not really necessary that either
party should be present in court, and or
deted that commitments for both persons
be made out and placed in the hands Of
the United States Marshal. II is there
fore expected that on the arrival Of Ma
guire this afternoon beth he and Mckee
will be taken into custody and placed in
Jail. i-
Mckee and Maguire went TO Jail
this afternoon. They were spared the
humiliation Of being escorted through
the streets by the Marshal or other Off
Gers, and were permitted to go unattend.
ed except by one or two intimate friends.
DOM PEDRO
arrived this morning, and took up quar-.
ters at the Lindell Hotel. He visited the
Merchants Exchange in a very quiet
way about noon to-day, and took q sur.
yey OF the scene from the gallery. From
there he visited. Belcher's sugarrefnery
and will make general round Ot.the city
this afternoon. sa.i 's-'r .J
COUNTERFEIT RAILROAD TJcKErs.
It has been known for week or two
past that counterfeit railroad tickets have
been 10 circulation here, apd that some
roads leading north and east have been
yictimized. The matter has been in the
hands OF detectives for some days, and in
formation obtained which led TO the ar.
rest last night, ofJeiierson A. Brolaski for
being engaged in making and uttering
these counterfeiH. Brolaski is clerk in
the Illinois & St. Louis Bridge Companys
office here, e,and Is very respectfully connect
ed in this city. Another man named Ed
win B. Baker, who was recently 10 Jail at
Chicago, is also implicated 10 the matter,
but eluded arrest, Detectives Are on hia
track, however, and he will be
speedily captured. In the room Of Bro
laski and Baker were found plates,
stamping machinery, dies, ink, &c, and
about $4,000 worth of bogus tickets.
These latter are coupon tickets from
Lawrence, Kansas, to New York, over
the Missouri Pacific, Chicago & Alton,
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, and
Erie Road; also from Topeka TO Phila-
delphia, over the Atchison, Topeka,
Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific, Ohio & Miss.
i~ippi, Little Miami, Columbus & Pitts
burgh, and Pennsylvania roads Other
parties than tho-e mentioned seem TO be
connected with the swindle, but as the
evidence against them is pot sufficient to
arrest them their names are withheld.
Howard Brota.ki, prominent shoe
merchant, and E s. Gardner, an employee
OF his, we're arrested Intervening charg-
ed with being implicated in the forging Of
railroad tickets, BroIaski and E. B. Baker,
the ioEper OF whom was arrested last
night. Baker has not yet been caught.
J. A. Brotaski confessed to-day that he
and Baker were engaged in making and
selling bogus tickets.
FORFEITED BONDS.
The drst suit on bonds given by distil-
lers here and forfeited, between 1871 and
1876, was begun in the District Court to.
day. This suit Il against the sureties Of
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