The daily gazette., 1878-08-28

after the subscription books were thrown
open to the general public, and $500. .OO0
OF TINS was paid to Arnold for the re.
malnder of his interest.
ne excitement, meanwhile had reach
eu LONDON, and the Times sounded the
nrst note of warning. The fact thar
geology Taught that the presence of sucb
various jewels in one locality was irnpos-
s,plc, was supplemented by the statement
that parties from California had attract
ed attention the year before in London
Dy buying up all the rough diamonds to
ne found in the city. This came back to
| Cahiornla and the managers of the com-
pany took the alarm, and induced Mr..
olarehce King, United States Geologist,
TO visit the valley. He made an exhaus.
tive examination, and his report startled
the country. The ground had been so
plainly "salted" with the jewels that the
Swlndle was patent. Holes had been
poked with common stick into the
clay, the jewels dumped into them and
then stopped up again. They We're in
nut limited part of the valley, and only
IT tllat exact section of it where Arnold
ana slack bad directed the Janin party
10 dlg. NJ borrower, the "salting" had been
done within year or fifteen months
covering the period in which Arnold
ana Slack had reported their first dscoy-
cry.
After the publication of this report
there was commotion in San Francisco.
Diamond stock was bought that same
day by one adventurous broker, and by
one only at ST. share. Arnold had dis
appearred-was in Kentucky, in fact; and
there he has remained since.
In few weeks after the exposure
Lent brought suit in the Kentucky courts
against Arnold and Slack for the recov-
cry OF $3.50 ,O00-"money obtained from
SAID Lent by fraudulent representations"
B. Ii. Bristow, since Secretary Of the
Treasury, and John NJ. Harlan, since ap-
pointed Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court, were retained by Lent to prose-
cnte the suit. Arnold was away from
home-in New Orleans-and a Sheriff,s
ofhceratt1ched an iron safe in his house,
large deposit in the local bank. and
$4,000 in one of the banks here. On
Arnold's return he had published in the
C0urier-Jour1tW five-column card, af-
flrming his absolute innocence of the al
legged fraud, and to San Francisco
paper sent the following:
To the Diamond Company.
l see by the papers that Arnold and
Slack are to be prosecuted, and that emf
employed counsel myself-a good Henry
rifie-and am likely to open my case any
day on California street. There are sew
eral scalps j would like to string on n
pole. don't include Janin, your expert
lie is of no consequence. Send him to
China, where he will find his equals in
the expert business. AS you are all GO
Ing into the newspapers, I'll take fling
at 1t myself some of these days. I'm 60
spring with fifty men, and will hold my
hand against all experts you send along.
If catch any of your kid-gloved gentry
about there I'll blow the stuffing out Of
'em. F. ARNOLD,
But, after some months, he compro-
missed the suit by the payment above
mentioned, and then the matter drop
ped. | don't think that any criminal
action was ever brought against him, and
that is one reason why Elizabethtown
doesn't take much stock in his guilt.
After compromise, Arnold and Mr..
Polk established bank in Elizabeth
town. Mr.. l.. NJ. Longshaw has rival
hank in The town, and butween the two
there is much bad blood. A month or two
since some one in Elizabethtown wrote
to the Cincinnati agency of the McKillep
81 Co., Directory, rejecting upon the
financial sanding of Arnold 81 Polks
bank. Arnold suspected that his rival
was the author, and brought suit against
him for $4,000 damages. ii. N. Holds
worth, Longshaw's clerk, entered into
the controversy and Arnold met him on
the street one day and cowhided him.
Last Thursday they met again in a saloon
and Arnold knocked Holdsworth down.
Holdsworth went over the way to the
bank, got shotgun and opened fire on
Arnold as he came out of the barroom
Arnold was ready with his pistol, how
ever, and fired two shots at Holdsworth
before that young man could get behind
tree. Neither, 30 far, had been hit but
as Arnold advanced toward him, Holds
worth fired again, the entire load lodg-
ing In Arnold's right breast and sho ouder,
making fearful wound. Holdsworth.
with his empty gun, then ran, Arnold
firing after him three shots, one of which
struck John Anderson, farmer and in
nocent spectator of the fight. The ball
pessed entirely through his stomach. He
will probably die. A stray shot from
Hold,worth's charge slightly wounded
bystander named Miller, but Holdsw orth
himself was unhurt except by the bar
room beating.
Arnold was carried home, it was at first |
believed to debut there are now chances !
that be will recover, with, perhaps, only |
the loss of his arm. Judge Stewart order !
ed the arrest of all the combatants,as well ,
as of the peace officers, who had failed |
to interfere in the fight, aud the trial !
will attract great interest. Mr.. Longshaw |
was escorting Holdsworth down the
street DAY or two after the fight, armed
with shotgun, when they met David
May, clerk to Arnold q Polk. Words
were passed and May went after his own |
but was disarmed before any
further damage was done.
As for TIE wounded persons, public |
sympathy does not go out TO them in any
marked degree. In Kentucky il is every
man save himself in a street fight and if
any man is hurt, why-he should have got
out of the way.