, 1877-03-23
COL, MCCARTHY.

Ills APPEARANCE IN NEW FAKC.
The New York N<raia Of the 20th Inst. contained
an item IN regard 10 the nrrest Of Col. william F.
G. Mccarthy on a charge Of grind larceny. Nc.
Caslhy, a we'll .dse.scd man, Of handsome appcar-
anco, and who claimed 10 have served with dis.
tuction In tho Confederate army, and 10 be the
owner OF 4 largo tract OF land In Texhs, was
charged With stealing $40, COO worth Of diamonds.
It appeared that \ Mr.. c. V. Hand advertised on
tho 14tt Of January last for the loan Of $50. COO,
Two or shrco days later Mccarthy called upon
him, and introduced a person whom he called
Oliver II. 1ialatead, who had money to lend.
Tedious negotiations and delays followed, but
annlly, Jan. -. Mccarthy reported that ali had
becn arranged, and that she money would be forth
coming at once. 4 confederate named Thomp-
son had been brought Into tho scheme
BY this Tins. and an appointment was
and Mccarthy to meet At a restaurant on Fulton
street. whcrs tho transaction ehoutd be closed.
tlhnds cotlatctals took the form OF diamonds, and
aSss ates Msay tx snd T%omp:oa e M psso os a"a
drovo on down broadway tn cab. Hand followed.
s e sss n p.:s, : ~ atos We as i
bis confcderatcB.
HIS CHICAGO EXPERIENCES.
here. IN is94 Il VA vas conncctcd @ viii she Xesean
DureAu Of Mines. an Institution then located 1T 30.
- tse From Oil. es0 h. "a:
L. i'S, 10 o,, p.ei;s. Fol some % reason @ p''i' So
s;e nj M In jss ssris ill., e s:s ssse es. ss
Dr. ucorgo Coctso from DastrDp County. Texia,
,o tho oiiece. of ths 1!ureaa: tollst*e ssla thas
to form a company With alarge capital to work tho
For tome 1nsesatab!c. rsnson the capitalists Of
Chicago did not take kindly to the tcacne, and
ss9a" cosso md decided to .ssk
OF the oGIctnl seal Of this bureau, nttAciicd It to
n.mber Of iotged documents, and also secured
es o q he ni sss s IN
y depo.!tins eertaiu currcuey With him.. 1he
Sas sssase ri Y ta ;tes':!nx = css eli
feaFysh hs conrasy ~ II sasfy II 81
pr auni,m. Ncxt day lis two Operators jnmped
the town end statted fof Europe: In t;onaon he
'.1'aairop" being liked 4 81. 600 QUO. il wa
sESa .as ss i sat sss
II. but all Ut onco Tho entire bnbbio WIN burat Up
W Chicago man then visiting in London. The
= to tho chafactcr of tho two adventures, and
:sss s, s !s TIL. IT, I'D Ts IL f. W s s'; tsn e
tef q tho :'s!as;l yeats q Ens!ana wsts 'T IN.
married n fashionable widow and bourdoi Ut thc
fremont 1iopsc. lie ctt that caravanscry without
settling Ills Giil, Which amounted to some $500,
and Furthermore loft number OF tttie fcmsn,-
bu!ncrs in the shapu Of unpaid accuunts with
Tils TMDuss Of May os. 1875, contained
further cxpose Ut MCCARTHY and his partner. 1t
seemed that, in add tion to tho coalmfne swlndlc,
ia search for mineral In Texas. SOn1s English
ReNtlcuen subscribed ~ o0o md on April =,
1873, Collrsso and Mccarthy. accompanied bJ
two practical nine talnEtsts. left Enelnna for this
country. Their mission wAs 10 establish tho won-
detlul wealth of tic Wichita mnes, and the money
ndynucea was to meet the currcut expenses. Nc.
caEthJ Rot them out to Texas. took thc,n Into
wild part ut tho country where there was no up-
pcarance of anything that looked lsku n copper.
milne. aHl 40 di.gasted the Ensi'.tnlen that tney
On ttIelr arrival at Chicago they Furnished stste-
r,cnt of thcto facts to Thr 'rnlnrss. According
pany boiorS il III En ;u1id. md Various ut.er snns
afterwards on account Ut expenses. And the IL.
fraMdcd Englshnen lifted ap ttclr voices s.ainst
Mcturthy ~ liar, scolndrcl, and q fraud VI the
ilFst WAtts.