The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-03
THURSDAY, FEB. 3, 1875.
Arrest of a SwIndIer by Special
Agent ShallcrOSS, ut Montreal
Canada.

Shuhuds
The Montreal Herald Of Monday con-
.ains the particulars Of the arrest in that
city on Saturday afternoon last Of DR..
Worms, practicing physician OF that
city, by Special Agent shallcrOssp Of
Wheeling, assisted by another agent
named Tidball, on a charge OF having used
the Postal Department ofthe United.States
to pcrpetrate a fraud. The fraud was
perpetrated in November last, but was
not put into Mr.. ShallcrosS' hands to
to work up until about the first OF the
year, since which time he has been hunt
ing up the pcrpetrator, aud getting the
ropes ready to arrest him. He recognized
the doctor" on the streets OF Montreal
on the 7th OF January last, by means Of a
photograph obtained of him in Now
York, and having written to Washington
and got everything in readiness in the way
Of extradition papers, had him arrested
on Saturday last. The particulars Of the
case as stated in the Montreal Herald are
as follows:
William L. Newman, hotel proprietor,
Chicago, ILL.,, made affidavit before the
Hon. Judge Thomas Kennedy Ramsay,
that at tue city Of Chicago, in the latter
end OF the month Of October last, Char
lea Worms resided at the hotel kept by
him; that on the 18th day Of November
Worms informed him that he could get
contract in his favour from the Interior
Department; Of the Government for In
dian supplies that it was subsequently,
agreed that the said Worms should obtain
the contract in favor Of the informant
and John Keller, OF Philadelphia; that
afterwards it was agreed that Newman
and Worms should so to the city OF
Washington in order to arrange about
tho contract, that they arrived in Wash
inGton on the 10Th OF November and put
up ut the same hotel; that on Saturday
Worms went 10 the Interior Department
and returned in about half an hour and
requested him lNewman) 10 draw up a
proposition for the said contract; that he
did draw up proposition and delivered
It to Worms, who as he himself said, went
to tho Interior Department, and on re-
turning said there was considerable stir
and excitement about the contract and
that they would have to go TO Philadel-
phia and there wait the turning OF
events; that they went to Philadelphia,
and day or 20 after. Worms produced
to him paper purporting to be the con-
tract, in the follOSing terms:-
SPECIAL ORDER 1911
Contract TO supply tho indians awarded 70 ". |
L. Norman and John Keller.
INTERIOR DErT., WASHINGTON, D. C, 4
November, 18th 1875. |
Articles OF agreement made and entered
into this 18th day OF November, A. d. |
1875, between General g. L. Cowen, AS
sistant Secretary Of the Interior, an officer
Of the United Statcs OF the one part, and
William L. Newman and John Keller, OF
Chicago, Cook Co., in the State Of Illinois,
on the other part This agreement shew.
eth that the said General G.. L. Cowcn,
for and on behalf of the United States OF
America and the said W. L. Newman and
John Keller, their heirs, executors, and
administrators, have covcnanted and
agreed, and by these presents do mutual.
" covenant and agree TO and with each
other as follows:
lst. That the said William l.. Newman
and John Keller, their heirs, executors,
and administrators, shall supply orcanse
to be supplied and issued at Chicago, ILL.,,
at the ONCE Of the Inspector Of Indian AT.
fairs, articles hereto specified that shall
be required for the Use Of the Indians.