The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-13
THE BOSS BUST"

The Election of Tilden Compels Alex.
e. Shepherd to "Lie Down." and He
Doss it Gracefully in the Arms of His
FRIENDSHIPS Principal Creditors, &c.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l0.-The failure of
''Boss" Shepherd is according to prear-
ranged plan. He finds that with the APP
preach of new dynasty he must seek his
| fortunes elsewhere. He has announced
| his failure to the world and asks for sus-
pension of proceedings against him. There
! is mawkish sentiment OF sympathy for
this man that may help him through so as
to realize more than he should from this
failure. It is said of him that he is con-
stantly building and identifying the city.
and that bis failure is a great loss. Yet 1t
is currently believed that Shepherd has
money stored away in England, and has
made one of those prudent failures that
men of his class always make when close
pushed anG desiring the security of retire
ment. Shepherd has gone through the
farce of placing his property in the hands
of his creditors, but of the great many of
them none but his ring friends are repre-
scented. The thousand of small builders
|
staked iu Shepherds enterprises will not
have voice in the management OF his as
SETS An examination of the list Of names
of the men to whom Shepherds assets
have been trusted shows them all to be his
ring men. ]. u. Berret is member of
the police board and was a candidate for
district commissioner. He is now Iilden
man, and expects to be made postmaster.
DR., j. B. Blake was d member Of Shep-
herds board of public works. VIM. n.
Roach is cashier of the Citizens National
bank, formerly of Shepherds Metropoii-
tan bank S. NJ. Latta is of Kill
bourn 4 Latta, Fitzhugh Coyle is q
former comptroller of the district appoint
ed through the influence of Shepherd
l.. A. Bartlett is a ring contractor. L.
Clephaue is former tax collector under
Shepherd, and contractor. Nathanie
Wilson is former assistant district
attorney here, a striker for Caleb Cushing
and a ring man. John W. Boteler is
heavy ring contractor who has acted al
agent of Shepherd in Europe. j. f
Olmstead, Jr., is of the firm of KilbourT
& Latta, and was assessor under Shep
herds board of public works, George +
bearing is one of Shepherds builders ant
is ring contractor. W. z. Young i
Shepherds brother in-law. II. D. Cooke
Jr., is son of H. D. Cooke, of Jay Cook,
& Co. L. NJ. Hoffman is ring contrac
tor. W. f. Mottingly was an attorne,
for Shepherds board of public works AM
defended him during the district investi
CATION. David Windsor is ring bricI
contractor. DR. j. H. Baxter is a medica
purveyor of the United States army and
/ member Of Shepherds club. L. j, Davi
) is one of the sinking fund commissioner
who has made fortune specializing i
Shepherds scrip. B. Fl. Warner is
: ring real estate agent of Shepherds. II
r NJ. Hutchinson is the seal fur man who ha
the Alaska ring contracts. II. A Willar,
e is one of Shepherds board of public works
S David Walker is a partner of l.. j. Davis
D one of Shepherds brokers. John Alex
t ander is ring contractor. NJ. W. Gait
e rich jeweler. Hallet kilbourn is of XII
bourn 4 Latta, now on bis road to Europe
f ID. A. Bartlett is ring contractor. Georg
t Taylor is a man under Indictment f
= robDing the government in Louisiana OF
Y of cotton claims He is under $1,000
5 bonds. George Z. Baker Isl airing col
e tractor for spades and wheelbarrows,
f clubhouse man, and VIM. S. Roose is
tobacconist and a ring man. Shepherd
failure will be followed by others. Value
s here have been inflated to an extraordinar
J. degree, With his failure comes a droI
4 ing o. values toward hard pan. Real estat
Y has taken terrible tumble and it begin
to look as if it would soon be possible for
poor man, not politician. to live here.