Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-15
FEVER FRAUDS.
swindling Appeal to Ex-Federal Soldiers
from Memphts-The Thieves, Gamblers
and Dead Beats Leaders In the Movement
But one new Case with five Deaths Re
t1Orted Yesterday.
sN1NDLINa APPEAL.

sw1ND1INa APPEAL.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept. 14.-The appeal to all
ex-federal soldiers, which has been published
is still the theme of general conversation
among all classes who are unanimous in con-
domination of the act. The GLOBE correspond
emit learns the following facts connected with a
few of the leading spirits who attempted to
practice fraud upon ex-federal soldiers OF the
North: A. H. B. Rtiehue who has . familiar
way of signing United States examining sur
geon as a handle to his signature. comes from
Dayton, O., where he was in Jail for stealing
some white lead. This was publicly stated by
Gen. w. j. Smith, who wrote to Dayton, O.,
for his record. Tho name of j. B. Millard,
secretary of the association, was stricken from
the roll of attorneys at the criminal court for
bis connection with mock marriage.
81. F. Hill halls from Corinth Miss. He pre-
tends to be chairman of the committee. About
four years ago he was entrusted with $500 by
Mr.. r. 8. Taylor of Corinth, to bring to Men,
phis and deposit in the German National
bank. Hill claims to have been robbed of the
money in the railroad train between Corinth
and Memphis. Detectives who were instructed
to watch his movements reported to the chief
eff police that Hill had lost considerable
amount at gambling, and as he had no re-.
sources of his own comment is unnecessary.
j. B. Sloan another of the signers, has been
attended to by the Towards during the pres
ent epidemic, he having lost his wifi, and
daughter by the fever. Henry Mace, also q
shining light of the association, is an object of
charity, which fact prompted the Towards to
give employment to his wife as a nurse and
she has been on duty as such since the out
break of the epidemic. These are the men
who appeal to the ex-federal soldiers of the
country and say neither the Towards nor the
city government give them any relief.
The authors Of the ex-federal soldiers APP
real for aid published a card in the Avalanche,
this morning. acknowledging that the document
was sent by them to the Associated Press agent
at Cincinnati, to be by him sent through the
Associated Press reports. They state that they
ignore the Associated Press agent in this city,
for reasons which they do not explain.
Peter Stein, another ex-federal soldier who
was at first induced to become identified with
the bogus appeal, authorized q statement that
he received oil the care and attention from the
Towards, during the illness in his family, that
he had o right to expect, and that he requested
his name to be not used on the ex-federal con-
Germ.
ONE CASE AND FIVE DEATHS.
Western Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 4.-But one new case was
reported to the board of health to-day, Mrs.
Watson, colored. -Four deaths have occurred
since last night. J. B. Sharp, Judge W. B. Tur-
ner, Geo. Edgerly and one colored. Judge
Turner was the father of Geo. P. M. Turner,
sttorney-general of the criminal court of Shelby
county.
The Towards to-day assigned twenty-nine
nurses to duty. An increase in the number of
new cases can be antici pated tomorrow.
Claude Prestedge died this afternoon at 6
o'clock.
Weather clear and cool. The thermometer
this morning at daylight had dropped to 55.