The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-06
THE WICKED WORLD.
Irabsursssions Both Great and smalI-A
Record Of the Various Crimes Of the
Maynard Ones Of the World.


a BROKEN BANK.
NEw IoRE, January 5.-A prominent
stockholder Of the Grocers' Bank said
to-day: "For long time have been
satisfied inmy own mind that the affairs
Of the bank were arranged very loosely,
and on two or three occasions I tried to
bring this matter before The stockholders,
but upon every occasion deputies from
the men who were managing the affairs
have been present and succeeded in avert
ing all proceedings looking towards an
bank 90 into liquidation some time ago,
for | knew this matter had been going on
for some time and the longer the wind up
was deferred the worse II would be for
the stockholders and dep0sitOrs." ltwas
said this afternoon by Il gentleman 10
whom all the facts OF tue case are known,
that on December 23d about $4,000 or
$4,000 in drafts drawn in favor Of j.
Lloyd Haigh were presented at the Mar.
ket National Bank for discount. They
were drawn on various houses In Chicago
and other western cities. The bank here
telegraphed TO the firms upon whom the
drafts were drawn, and were instructed
not TO receive the drafts, as they were not
good. Later in the day Receiver White
said the Grocers' Bank had been ruined
by forgeries. j. Lloyd Haigh was arrested
this afternoon on charge OF forgery.
GAVE HIMsELF ur.
PorrsvILLE, January 5.-Edward Curt
ley, Mollie Mcguire Of Columbia county,
charged with the murder OF John Gun
ming on July 20, 1876, returned to Centra.
liza yesterday and surrendered to the au.
thorities aud was committed to Jail. Cur.
ley Is expected TO turn States evidence
and expose the participants in the number
Of murders committed in the vicinity OF
Centralia and the scene Of many tragedies
during the reign Of the Mollie Maguires.
At Curley's hearing yesterday, Michael
Brogan, who recently married daughter
OF Cummings, attempted 10 shoot him.
The town Is yerp much agltated.
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
RICHMOND, Va, January 5.-Tnvestiga.
ton into the ACCOUNTS Of n. c. Talisferro,
retiring general agent and storokeeper Of
the penitentiary, brought to light a short
age OF $4,000 10 $4,000. Talisierro ac-
knowledges the shortage, but says 1t will
be made good by his securities He says
he docs not know how Ia account for it,
except from the fact that he was engaged
in the commission business Rs well as be.
ing agent Of the penitentiary, aud that The
affairs OF both concerns became mixed.
He claims TO have outstanding accounts
sufficient to cover The deficiency.
NEGRO LYHCmRD.
RIcnNoSD, Va, January 81 Information
has been received here from Amherst
Court House Of the lynching Of negro
named Columbus Miles, near there on
Saturday. Tho sheriff OF Amherst county
had arrested the negro on the charge Of
outraging Il white lady, aud was on the
way TO the Jail with the prisoner when he
was overtaken by an armed body OF forty
citizens, who took the negro away from
the sheriff and hanged him 10 a tree.
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS.
COLUMBUS, o., January 5.-The prisoners
confined in the Franklin county jail made
break for liberty at o'clock this even.
ing, just after the new Sheriff had as.
sumed charge, aud nine escaped through
the entrance door. James Herrell alias
Kerr, indicted for murder iu the first de-
gree, and j. W. Dodge, for cutting with in
tent 10 wound, arc among tho missing.
SENTENCED FOR ENBE25LE,iEET.
CmIcAGo, January 5.-Judge Blodgett.
OF the United States Court, to-day senten.
ced John W. Gregg 10 one years impris.
onment in jail and fine Of 81 ,2lS for Gun.
bezzlenent in the post Office. William
Spaulding, custom house clerk, was also
sentenced TO paya fine Of 81 ,6iS Tor EN-.
bezzlemCnt.
ENBEzzLlSG BANK OFFICIAL
SARATOGA, January Stephen II. Rich
ards, cashier Of the Commercial National
Bank, which failed December Is, 1878, was
arrested this afternoon, charged with cru.
bezzliug tho funds OF the bank; also with
perjury In swearing 10 reports to the
Comptroller Of the Currency. He gaze
bail.
KILLED WHILE RESISTING ARREST
MEMrIIIs, January 5.-Alasl WilliamI
colorcd, the notorious desperate who
served two terms in The penitentiary, was
killed to-day At Brownsville, Tenn, while
resisting arrest on q charge Of burglary.
Williams fired three times at the officers
before they shot him.
KILLED PoE TEN CENTS.
LoUIsvtLLE, January 5.-Three negroes,
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