The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-19
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sheriff Moon Arrests t. w. Hughes In
Arkansas.
And He Il Now I'm EmpOria Jail.
A Long and DiIIgent Search-UntIrins
Efforts OF i. ID. Fox to Bring his Man
To Justice.
The rascally transactions of T. w
Hughes, former travelling salesman for
the wholesale and retail book and music
al instrument house of i. ID. Fox, & Co,
of this city, are known TO some of our
readers. Little has been said about the
matter in The News, because Mr.. Fox,
knowing the wide circulation of this
| paper, thought any account of Hughes
! crimes and escape, and the efforts which
werebeing made TO arrest him, published
| by us might disclose to Hughes Mr.. FOX's
plans, and postpone his arrest. 1t was
at Mr.. Fox's request that silence has
been maintained by us. When Mr..
Fox was made aware of Hughes
wrong doing he determined to arrest
him at all hazards, and at whatever cost.
| The house had been robbed by fellow
named Barnes some time last winter,
and in May last the store was entered,
the safe broken open and robbed. In
/ h. n,,Ix S..l-
the ordinary steps to ferrit out the perpe.
traitors of the crimes, and had let them
drop. 1t seems that the rogues had
picked upon him as man they could
prey upon, and it was a sort of a meas
ure of self protection TO bring Hughes
to Justice. With Mr.. Fox to determine
is to do, and it was therefore only ques.
! ton of time when this last scoundrel
should be brought face to face with the
officers and have melted out to him the
fate which his dishonesty deserves.
T.w. HUGHES
came here from Scranton, Pa, in Octo.
Der, 1873 He had been engaged in sell
ing pianos and organs, though his reg
ular trade had been that OF sawyer in
| his fathers saw mill He is little over
SIX feet high, well porportioncd, athletic,
and does not look like rogue. Those
who know him best say he has "A bad
eye. Soon after his arrival here he up
/ piled to Fox & Co. for work, and eX.
| hibited letters of recommendation,
| which were deemed sufficient by the
/ firm. He was given some odd jobs about
the city at first. About the last of June,
| 1879, Hughes was ftted up with good
wagon and team, and with sample or.
| gan, was commissioned to solicit
trade. His territory embraced the
counties of Lyon, Chase, Marion, Butler
COwley, Sumner and Greenwood. He
was at first quite successful in his bust.
ness. In the latter part of June he was
MARRIED TO JESSE TRUE,
of Douglass, Kansas. After this his bust,
ness seemed to lag, and Mr.. Fox con
cluded he was not doing well enough, 50
he went to Eldorado to see Hughes in
the latter part of July. 1t was then ar.
ranged that Hughes should return to
Emporia, and bring in his team and or.
gan by the 5th of August On that date
Hughes wrote to Fox & Co. that he had
been sick, and had not been able to ar.
range his business so as TO come home
but would get here by August 10. On
that date he again wrote that he had not
been able TO get out on &C.
count of continued sickness. On
the IA of August lie wrote that
he would that morning start homo
| by way of Eureka. Mr.. Fox awaited his
arrival till the Goth of August, when he
received letter from b. 5. Phillips. OF
Oxford, Kansas, inquiring if they (FoX
& Coz still held his note for $3.50, and
also asking if Hughes had yet reached
EmpOria. He urged an immediate re
ply, saying he would cheerfully explain
his reasons for these inquiries. This be
gan to arouse Mr.. FoX's suspicious that
there was something wrong. At this
season the house was in the midst Of its
immense school book trade, and it was
impossible for the senior of the firm
to absent himself from the business. He
therefore sent f. +. Nichols, deputy
sheriff, on Il tour of observation to- Ok
ford and other points in southern Kan
sas. Soon letters began TO come from
Mr.. Nichols detailing the rascally trans
actions of Hughes. He returned in tel
days and made a complete exposure o
all TO Mr.. Fox. Hughes had been doin!
brisk business, indeed, but the mamie
of carrying it on was not particular.
beneficial to the firm whose confidence h
had betrayed He had taken in by fol-
gerry, theft and other dishonest mean
some fifteen hundred dollars, and hi
whereabouts was not known. The fol
lowing is partial list of his transaC
tons; He had mortgaged the team
wagon and harness, to James Dewar O
Eldorado, for $120; had sold sampl
organ that cost $169 for $55 cash: sol
another for 800; another for $65; sold
mare which the firm was having kept il
the country, which cost $50 for $35, tai
ing therefore a note payable TO Fox
Co., and had sold the note to the VIII
field bank, forging the endorsement; ha
made and forged note on b. S. Phi
lips, of Oxford, for $3.50, on which h
secured loan of $75 from l.. Cover
of Douglass, Butler county; forg
ed note on II. T. Daily, q
Belle Plain, Kas., for $175, which h
left AS security for livery bill at Doug
lass; had forged note for 800 on
Walker, of Goldore. Cowley county
which he sold to James Dewar, of Eide
RADIO, He collected $147 of B. S. Phi
ligs of Oxford; $117.15 from J. ]. Ben
nepe, of Douglass, and 800 from Eme
line True, of Douglass. All the abov
property, notes, and amounts, belongs
ID |. ID. Fox s. Co. Besides these Their
were several other accounts cOllecte,
too numerous to mention. With thes
gains he left the state 1t appears Ia
started on August IA, the same dat
he wrote Fox & Co. he would start fo
Emporia, taking with him the mortgag
cd team and wagon.
AFTER HIN.
1t appears he drove almost straigh
across the state eastward, and went Il
Joplin, Mo-, and was last heard of 2
miles east of Independence, Kansas. MI
Fox at once made up his mind to catcl
Hughes if it took all winter. II
brought into requisition the telegraph
and started in pursuit He visited al
the important towns in southeastern
Kansas. He failed to obtain any trace o
the criminal. The first correct infOrma
ton he received of Hughes whereahout
left him, three weeks after his departur
from Howard City, Elk county, a
Mound Valley, Kansas, after which al
trace of him WAS lost. Returning L
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