The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-02-27

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being not only the worst he ever saw,
but the worst he ever heard of. How
long she has been kept in a nude con-
dition no one can ascertain. 1t is
thought by some that she was divested
of clothing at the time she was first
confined, lest she would make her es-
cape through the window. The bars
that are there would certainly not have
prevented her, for q child could tear
them down as they now are.
Death Of the Man Who Made Fort
une by Sailing a Western VAL
ley with Jewels.
PHILLIP ARNOLD died in his beauti-
full home in Elizabethtown. this State,
on Saturday last, of pneumonia. Seven
or eight years ago his diamond-mine
speculation made his name as well
known throughout the world as was
| ever that of John Law or any other
shrewd schemer who successfully inn
| posed on credulous speculators. Arnold
was born in Hardin County about fifty
years ago, and was bred there, being
apprenticed to halter. Tie ran away
before his term of service expired, and
enlisted as soldier in the Mexican war.
After peace was declared he went to
California and remained there till 1871,
when he appeared in Elizabethtown
and opened large account in the local
bank. 1t was said that he had discov-
cred an immense diamond field in Cali
fornia, and had come home to enjoy,
among old friends, the fruits of his
good fortune. Speedily, however, on
the heels of this rumor came the alle-
cations of j. B. Cooper, San Francis
| CO book-keeper, who made affidavit
that the diamond field was gigantic
swindle, that Arnold had planned and
persuaded him to help carry out.
Arnold sailed for Europe with some
$40, 900, and bribed two sailors to go
among the London jewellers and buy
what diamonds they could in the rough.
He got together in this way $37. 200
worth of cheap stones, something like
bushel in quantity, and sailed back
again to California. Some months aft
erward number of wealthy San Fran
cisco spectators, among whom were
William Ralsten and William L. Lent,
were told that Arnold and friend of
his named Slack, also an Elizabethtown
boy. had stumbled upon a valley in
which diamonds, sapphires, and gems
of various kinds and values were to be
STOPPING for them. The lucky finders
had bagful of the Jewels in their pos
session that they claimed to have gath
cred in the valley, and they were dis
played in such profusion that one of
the speculators said that they covered
one end of q billiard-table an inch deep.
Arnold took his bag of gems to New
York, and company, with capital
of $40. .OOO, 900 was suggested to work
the mine. Nearly 100000 worth of
stock was subscribed, and Henry Janin,
an expert, was engaged to explore the
valley and report upon the prospect
Arnold led the expedition that was fit
ted out for the purpose. They started
from Denver, Col, on May %, 1872,
and, after travelling nine days, Arnold
told them they were on the spot. They
afterwards ascertained that they were
only thirty miles from the point of de-
parture. But the valley more than full
filled their widest anticipations. They
spent seven days there, and gathered
in that time 1000 carats of diamonds
and 5000 carats of other precious
stones. Janin's report was an enthusi-
astic one. There had already been
ms report, $400, 900 worth of the stock
was sold, of which Arnold got $780,
900. t-- f..4 49,. -. -...-
Information of the alleged discovery
soon reached England, and the London
Times demonstrated the geological inn
possibility of there being so many jew
els of such various kinds in one locali-
ty, and further exposed the swindle by
making known the fact that persons
from California had attracted attention
the year before in London by buying
up all rough diamonds to be found in
the city. The managers of the COM
pany then sent Clarence King, United
States geologist, to visit the valley. He
soon ascertained that the ground had
been plainly :" salted." Holes had been
poked up with common stick into the
clay, the jewels dumped into them, and
then stopped up again. -.s.=..
A few weeks after the exposure sew
eral California capitalists sued Arnold
and Slack in the Kentucky courts for
the recovery of $3.50, 900. The suit was
compromised by the payment of $780,
600. No criminal action was ever be-
gun against either of the men.
Arnold established bank in Eliza
bethtown, and between him and L. M.
Longshaw, who also had a bank there,
there had been much rivalry and bad
feeling. A letter to commercial
agency, in June last, rejecting on the
financial standing of Arnold's bank, he
attributed to his rival, and began suit
against him for $25, 900 damages. II.
N. Holdsworth, one of Longshaw's
clerks, took an active part in the con-
troversy, and Arnold cowhided him in
the street. They met again in bar
room on Aug. % last, and Arnold
knocked Holdsworth down. Holds
worth ran to the bank, got q shotgun,
and fired at Al mold as he came from the
bar-room. Arnold returned the fire
with his pistol, shooting five times.
None of the shots hit Holdsworth, but
one of them struck John Anderson, a
farmer, passing entirely through his
stomach. The second time Holdsworth
fired, the entire load lodged in Arnold's
right breast and shoulder. He never
recovered from the effects
of the wound, although it was not the
cause of his death. None of
the persons engaged in the melee were
prosecuted. Cor. N. 7. Sun.
A Corpse Surprises the Mourners.
The grave-diggers of South Atchi-
son, Kan, complain that business is
very uncertain this season. Tenny
Dysart, wife and mother, and also col
ored, was supposed to have departed
this life, and preparations were made
for the funeral. The body was robed
for the grave and placed in the coffin,
the sorrowing husband and mourning
sadly grieving at the loss Of
their wife and mother. The funeral