Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-21
ALEXANDRIA.

CAPT. WIN. II. FowLR A VICTIM OF FOUL
PLAY.-Inasmuch as all sorts of rumors and
the trouble in which Captain Fowle has
fallen, we deem IL best to give the true his
tory. When he was selected TO manage the
Montpelier lottery, with the purpose OF try
ing TO revive IL, and secure its further run
ming on a safe basis, and with the lRudable
view, as IL was stated, OF returning their
money 10 the ticket holders, IL was deemed
be st TO convert the money then ia bank into
bonds, that IL might not be lying idle. THIS
was done, and the funds, except such as
were required for current expenses. TO wit,
SS,CC0, were invested in 8 IS District bonds.
at a low and safe figure Burke & Herbert
were requested TO take charge of these. but,
on their informing Captain Fowle that they
could not be responsible for them If burnt or
stolen. he concluded to keep them n his own
possess ion, and unfortunately took them in
bis trunk u Richmond, till he could advise
with the directors. T. ere was his mistake.
but made with good purpose. He mad had
T. EN- with him there a month, when, on the
lst OF January, he fell in with Judge George
Stevens, OF Nelson county, and subssQ uently
with one George HUI, a professional gam
bier. He drank champagne with Stevens,
and after that has most confused recollec-
ton OF what happened till he realized tine
TACT that his bonds were gone He then tele-
graphed To his friends, Mr.. Alexander Hunter
and Mr.. I. j. Beckham, and they went 10
Richmond, removed Mr.. Fowle. who was
still under the influence of the spell they nut
on him, and the former obtained -. 600 Of the
bOnds from Stevens. aud the latter $1,000 in
lnbtlcg iIOuI hill IuuS the matter SlanIS.
Judge Stevens has resigned his office. and it
is not known whether the legislature or the
Montpelier Association PROPOSES TO take any
action in the case. Mr.. Fowle himself will
take none, his friends having given that
pledge, on receiving the money. His misfOr-
tune is deeply deplored here Sentinel. 20fh
STRANGE CoNDUCT.-The friends OF Mr..
Jesse K. Sherwood, who kept grocery store
on the correr of Princess and Columbus
streets. and who was also a partner in the
firm OF Johnson & Sherwood, were much
surprised and grieved TO day to hear that he
had drawn all the money TO the credit OF that
firm in the bank, and 500 more, amounting
altogether TO about $500, and gone 10 Dan
vile, leaving letter addressed to Mr.. Scho-
field, telling him to settle mp his business, as
he was tired of carrying IL on any longer.
His family knew he was going away, and
his destination, and expect him back. He
left property more than enough TO pay all
his debts, and his conduct is ineXplicable.
ANPUTATIoN.-Mr. John HawXhurSt. the
injury TO whose foot by saw was briefly
mentioned yesterday, had the injured men,
Der amputated this morning by DIR. Lewis,
assisted by Drs. Gibson and +. a. sta bier.
Mr.. Hawxhurst was passing the saw, when
by some unexplained means, his foot be-
came entangled and was sawed nearly in
two before he could eXtricate ii. Mr.. II. suf-
fered very much from loss of blood, having
received no surgical attention from the
time the accident happened, yesterday
morning, until late in the afternoon. when
lie arrived here on the Arrow Gazette, 10Th.