, 1877-12-02
How a Chicagoan Was Caught Up for
Irregular Practices in New
York.
4 Han in New Birmingham, Mich, Dc.
Eberate ely Kills His Mother and
Sister.
Yesterdays Record Of Miscel-
laneouS Mis6eeds.
1 CHICAGOAS COMES 10 GRIEF

4 CHICAGOAN COMES 10 GRIEF.
Special Correspondence Of The Tribune.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-An arrest has just been
msae In which several names well known per
haps to many readers OF The TR1nuSE in Chi
caso, especially IL journalistic circles, figure.
The man arrested is E. 4. Chambers, i young
Et1lishmau. sou, believe, Of London bar
rlster and halI-brothcr OF Il journalist oncc on
one OF your evening contemporaries and hold
ing confidential position in tho City Govern
1nent during Mayor Col1in's administration.
Perhaps many OF your readers remember d fa-
nous amateur dramatic performance OF five
Years ago, whereat OilteAo and jago was given
by Mr.. Ferris, then dramatic critic OF the TinteS
PLAYING in spectaclcs to add an attraction to tho
words of Shakespeare. At this performance
Chambers, who was 4 rather cleycrish young
fellow, Of good address aud education, gave
very successfully Seyl:1nt Eu:Ju='s speech from
Dickens. lie left Chicago labout two years
ago, going over to England. whence lie returned
in September, apparently flush and giving out
that be had Inherited some money! or received
some from his family. 1t this time Messr5.
Waugh, Holmes s. Co. began the publication OF
paper callcd the Uotcl -uaH, with which CHAM
bcrs was connected as canvasscr and collector.
lie gave out that he was the '*Co." OF the firm
(Which ] au, toid was not the easel, aud
that he had invested all his money in thc
paper, thus temporarily leaving himself
short and obtaining al excuse for numerous
}oans from members oi tie Chicago colony in
this city He Was ut the same time drawing
about $50 1 week from the Hotel Hail, aud, Us
the event proved, making Il still larger income
by Irregular methods. -At iA$t the proprictOrs'
suspicious were awakened by customers writing
to ask why renl;ttaslces hsti not been ackuow-
.5Tra,3 tt,t,%.% Ill
ceipts for the payment Of which tnev already
held and all investigation WAS set on foot which
resulted IN an application lor warrant for
Chambers arrest 1t WAS issued on Saturday
last and all officer WAS i'll waiting To serve it,
when one Of tue partners, plying tie Young
fellows plight, gave him Il hint that the jg
was up,D ard advised hin to leave
at ou:e Chambers rad no money,
and the partner. IRON whom he had frequently
borrowed money before, gave him sulne to eu-
able him to lcA:t town. Chambers took it and
fled. With n,an: cSprcssiu2s OF gratitude and
regret, but going uptown collected a couple of
bills at hotels Indebted to the paper. Mean
white the telegraph had Conveyed 4 message Of
inquiry to the Chicago police Us to Chambers
record there, and q reply was received stating
that he VAS e1nphatit.aIly "a. =, SO reward
Of $500 was offered for his arrest. aud general
alurm WIS given. The discovery was tiIcn made
that Chambers had been arrested few Gays be-
fore for beating the Astor House restaurant,
]u'ching and saunteri!g out without fulfilling
thu customary 1ornlatiilcs at tie cash
ieE's desk; 6omt information was also
received as tu his operations. He hal
collected bills from customers on various pre-
tcnses; taken checks from the mail and forged
the Endorsements Oh them 50 lis to get them
eashed, and even forged checks ont and out.
One he had got caslltd, having affixed to it L
signature closely Resembling ltat OF a customer,
the change being from Ferris & Co." tu
Harris g. Co..; or so1net!4ing like that, an-
other was forgery throughout, and sonlt cases
were traced where checks had been given on
bauks where there were 10 deposits, which he
had induced holdess to keep, pending the ar
ral.gerlcct vi fhE - unaccountabIc mistake"
Altogether there are enough charges against
him 10 insure him i ten Years term.
Unfortunately for Chambers he had tried to
get Co. Tom loucrgan, formerly il tlsc secret
service at Chicago to cash L check that WAS
forged I'LL thr>u.h and as Ioner,an had lent
hin; money pretty freely lie resented this at
temp. to 'tstlck'' him. Having au tca of
where hc WAS, Lone:Iaa set ont with Detective
Krar,s IN search of him. and they found him ut
thu Brewer House on Tuesu"y night, il bed
lie MAS locked up to await trial. end broke
down completely, L.ten,ing tic disgrace lie had
brought upul Lis vie and iani!y. Hc Married
while At Chicago. voung English girl Of good
family, who witt: her 1wo children has been
living with 4 rela:.:c At Rreelsy!lie. Mich,
since Chambers left C,licago Two years ago.
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