, 1879-07-15
GOLDSMITH.

/ NEW YonK, July 14.-Jamcs P. Goldsmith,
City Treasurer Of Peru, Ind. WIS arrested here
today at tho instance OF u. D. ReYburn. Mayor
OF that city, who tc1egruphca to supt. Wa1ling
that Goldsmith was a defaulter and fugitive
from justice. H0 Hns taken 10 tho Centruf
Ut1lce and, on being searched, Rcteck Tor SAD on
the East River National Bank AMI u IS bill were
found Ia his possession. lie wns shown the tel.
egram n,ld letter from Mayor Rcyburn,
anu then Indignantly dcnicl the accusa-
tlon. sir. Goldsmith, voluntarily consented
to accompany the officer, who l,ad arrested him
back to Peru without waiting for the formally
Of requisttion. OEIccr Shelley left tonight
for 1ndiana with hfs prisoner Messrs. Alex
Fro.h.gham 4 Co., OF this city, say that Gold
smith began speculattng In stocks through them
about year ago. His account with item was
small Ut fret, but bis ventures were generally
successful, and 1t gradually Increased. Last
winter he manifested tcsirs 10 extend his
opercttona. The las. :ctt4;. they had from him
was dated July O.. In 4 hc tnti-
interest IN Ertcs Il the gnn thought il
advisable. On July they wrote back nforn-
lug him that the market was unsettled. a'nl
tlat, In their opinion. they could buy more
they had plenty Of margin on hand. On the 9th
they wcrG astonshcd at receiving telegram
from Mayor Reybnrn, OF Peru, warning ilcm
not to make Investments Of Gotdsulith's mopey,
Treasurer and was n detauEtcr. Subsequently, q
letter came froIa tic Mnyor, showing that lie
had Intercepted The letter Of the Tth inst,, and
had obtaincd his Information Of Go1dsmth's
abatement OF tits dcfaulter's deal!nH mud bal
Anue with the firm. T4Gy Immediately answer
GU to the effect that they held SB55.70 Us lnnr-
gin on 100 shares Of Erie common stock, bought
l1e1.o rt t7
" 5ls1; tint these stocks wero then quoted at
oucc, there " ou!d resaatn 10 lts credit,
alter dcdncttnR commission -, NM NM tntsr,
tloidsmtth called at the ar'n'. oiiicte
cooycsrcd about Ills Investment, and seemed
satisfied with the way it was progressing. Mr..
Frutttngham did not mention wtat he l,atl
learned, nh1 managed to draw tr0tn him TINT 10
intended to rcnatn III New York for a week or
TWO, and was staying at tho Revere House, As
soo.l as ho wont AWAY hr. Frothinelam tele.
ernphed to Mayor Rsyburn, a,.i the The let!cr II! i'm
asking for Goldsmlth's arrest.
PENNSYLVANIA BOND h1YsTEtvY.
PHILADELPHIA, July 14.-A specta' from, Has.
risburg says: Tho Stuto Bond 1nvcatICatins
Committee hold meeting to-day, and OBJ
talncd number Of important facts which may
result In unrayeling tho oycrssuo Of t.opds.
In 1853, ". D. Doos, Of Harrisburg, who was
Clerk under Btckcl, Stato Treasurer in 1858,
aid Cushler under Bailey, Btckc's SUCCESSOR,
stated that bonds tn tho amount Of $5o0, ,0o0
wcso forwarded to the Uirard Bank, plndcl-
phia, from tlu1o TO time, somo OF which he
transferred to tic bank htmsclf. OF this
amoant 100000 wcro negotiated for The ,,sc Ut
tho btatc, mud subsequently 81, ,000 were neco-
tinted III London by agents Of tlc GtrRrd Bank,
leaving S733.0 not negotiated, which be always
understood remained So ft tho 0rurd l.auk.
o sas tlet tue neoaftnvnt as'n. navGr &m haa quy @
dealt With tho hank alouc. It will bo
remembered TINT a paper was produced at n
previous meeting Of ti'u C9t1mttee: signed BY
ons Il soM is u f cau tbs
| duties ot bis ol1!cc, aud AID. Maurer, Chief
Clerk in the Auuitor-G Generals office for many
years, testified 1hat prior nhl subsequent tu
| atcGiath's admnstrat!on books wero kept
showing thu number VI bonds issued and FROM
WAlcl, the coupons had been cut. Tlle hooks
fad not been found, hut the etate Treasury
Clerks wcro requested 70 pEo1Hce theta, II they
can ba found, at Bedford on Wednesday. whcru
Tic Commtttca will holt l.a next meeting.
With their discovery tic unearthipg Of the OYER
issue nyslcry IL probable.
nUFOltD.
0wExros, Ky., July l4.-Ou the assembling
Of tho court thts morning Col. Tlonpaou, for
uElEH6E& 1l0fGA ~ AkqfAAt kV kAE Jury AA A-
count Of the absence Of the records from tic
Frppklu Circuit Court. Tha motion was oyer-
ruled.
owEsToN, KY, July A.-The testimony Tor
tic dcfeusa In thu l3utosd trial Is being rapidly
pushed through. There wcre twenty-niuu Wit
ncsscs examined today, all OF whom testified as
to Dutord's "peculiaritlts," somc prouuunctng
him tnaane from tl.e llulo 10 was burn. Tlu
defense Will urybRbly close tho testimony to-
n,osrow. a'lu tl.u case Will 10 to the Jury On o.
befofu saturday,
REYNOLDS.
Gpsetdl EtspascA 10 1As 7sfbunA
OnAnA, Neb.. July A--united States Mr.
shsl BAaughncsaey, OF Utah, arrived In this city
from the East .his morulng. unl left on ths
toon train West. lie Ind received instructions
from Washington 10 tako Elder GeorBe Rsy-.
noIds, ll!u aiormon "martyr," !" ronlned IN TIC
Nebraska Pentent'ary At Lincoln, bark to Salt
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