The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-28
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Special Dispatch to the Enquirer.
ST. LOUIS, February 26.-Immense
excitement was aroused in legal and COM
mercisl circles this afternoon by srumor
that Zschsriss Mitchell, very promi-
nent lawyer, who, until recently, pos
sessed large and lucrative insurance
company practice, had been arrested on
q charge of forgery preferred against
him by Colonel j. o. Brodhesd. another
lawyer, who stands at the head of his
profession in this State, and whose prom.
inence as a politician appears in the fact
that at the last National Convention
be was q strong candidate for
the Vice Presidency of the United
States. The most strenuous efforts
have been made by Mitchell's friends to
have the facts In the case suppressed, but
they will hardly be successful. A few
months ago Mitchell was doing large
business, the Commercial Insurance
Company alone retaining his services at
q subsidy of $500 per week. 1t was DIS
covered, however that he had been guilty
while transactlng their business OF accept
ing fees for advice he granted to parties
with whom that Company was in litiga-
tion, and this led to his dismissal from
the Car Association of this city and the
beginning of legal proceedings against
him for unproiessionsl conduct, which
eliminated q few days since in verdict
OF guilty of several Of the counts in the
charge preferred against him.
At about three O'clock this afternoon
Mr.. Mitchell called at the bar king house
of l. G. Coquard, on the corner OF Third
and Pine streets, and left note foc $500,
signed BY man named Edward Mat
thews and endorsed by himself and Col.
j. o. Brosdhesd, which he requested Mr..
Coousrd to sell for him. When the
banker saw Mr.. Brodhesd's Endorsement
he told Mr.. Mitchell that he would have
no trouble in selling it with that name
upon it. MIR. Mitchell then left and in a
short time bill broker called in
at the banking office and Mr.
Coquard offered him the note for sale
The broker examined the instrument
and pronounced Colonel Brosdhesd's S
signature to be forgery. The Colonel
and Mr.. Mitchell were immediately sent
for. The former arrived first, and st
once stated that the signature on the
back of the note was not his own. An
ticipsting the arrival OF Mr.. Mitchell,
Mr.. Coqusrd sent down to the Police
Station tor an officer TO arrest him. The
messenger had barely departed when Mr.
Mitchell was seen TO approach, and II
order thst his guilt might be firml = es-
ts5lshed, Colonel Brochesd, at MI.
Coquard's suggestion, took up his posi-
tion behind door in the office.
As coon as Mr.. Mitchell entered the
place, Mr.. Coeusrd told him he had
offered the note to one OF his customers,
who had pronounced Colonel Broihesd's
Endorsement of il to be forgery. Mr..
Mitchell assumed deep indignation at
hearing this, and said, with much en-
phssls, 81 tell you, sir, that Colonel
Brodhesd indorsed that note Where
upon the Colonel stepped from his hiding.
pihce huu ehlu 4ultS hs eIhphaINa''yi :
"And | tell you, sir, that ! did not"
In the middle Of the excitement which
ensued, Turnkey Bradley, of the Chest
nut street station house, arrived upon
the scene. Mitchell Immediately upon
seeing him, by rapid motion, succeeded
in snstching the note from Mr.. CoqusrdS
hand, tore it IN two, and stuting the
pieces in his mouth began TO eat them
up. The officer, however, grabbed him
by the throat and choked him SO vigorous.
ly that he was forced TO expectorste the
paper, when it was found that he had
swallowed one OF the halves Of the note,
unfortunately tor him, however, the half
which did not contain Colonel Broad
heads indosstion. The officer imme-
diately hsndcuhed his prisoner and took
him TO the station, where Mr.. Mitchell
made such piteous appeal to Colonel
Broadhead that that gentleman agreed
not to prosecute the case and he was ac-
cordingly released. Your correspondent
endesvored 10 interview Mr.. Mitchell,
but he stated that the case was Of such a
nature that the least he said about it the
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