Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-10-23
A CURIOUS CASE.

4 Wealthy Western Man Arrested on
SUSPICION OF Being Counterfeiter-
Over Two hundred Thousand Dollars
IN Money and Bonds Found on His Per-
son.
WASHINGTON, d. c., October pa
telegram iroE. Chicago has been received
n; the Treasury Department concerning
the mysterious arrest made there yester.
day, under order from Chief Brooks, OF
tie Secret Service Bureau. 1t Is def.
Eiteiy known that the man arrested is
james Il. DOYLE. He was born and
raised in Bradford. Illinois; married
daughter OF the well known counter
iriler. Bradlas,cr, and has spent much Of
his time in Colorado. lie is a farmer
and lumber man and is
Reputed to be Very Wealthy.
The Secret Service Bureau has infor-
matiOu to the effect that Doyle has been
engaged in crooked transactions ever
since the war. The arres. was caused
on the charge oi a government deiaica-
tion, hut iacts which have come To
hand since the arrest show that such is
not the case.
According TO tine advices received
Dovle had on his perso number OF ST.
600 l.. ;. coupon bonds, skies Of the loan
oi July 18th and August 5th, 1861. The
loans, showing the number OF the cou-
pons, were issued 10 the following
named persons: T. W. Ogden, cashier,
IS; ii. Pachey, cashier, As; ii. p.
frcemap. secretary, Il; David Hoadly,
president, 27; John Brownson, IL; w.
\ Fails, cashier, 81; Adams Express,
Is: y. j. Ps.ner. u; John 7. Parker q
A Nice hcn % Frannhaota
There were also found twenty seven
genuine 500 L. 5. Treasury notes and
two 800 currency notes. The bcnis
have been generally pronounced genu.
inc by experts. The prisoner maintains
that there is certainly some mistake
about his arrest. When asked how
many bonds he had, he replied he
didn't know the aggregate. The amount
OF bonds and money found on Doyle, is
estimated at S2l0,0OO. Part OF the
bonds he hollis have since been redeem.
ed. The numbers have also been
changed. Chief Brooks has been en-
saged on the case since last Tuesday.
What Is known OF inc matter III Snicaso'
CuIC,Go, October 22. - Great mystery
attends the arrest of the unknown man
Yesterday, and he was guarded al night
bv "A trio ui officers IL is stated that his
valsc contained so, 400 or more in gov.
ernment bonds, and that he had several
thousand dollars in money on his per-
son. He submitted gracefully to the ar
rest, and expressed no surprise when
taken into custody. The government
officials have tclegraphed enjoining the
utmost secrcsy in the matter; conse.
on. ntlv no facts can be cleaned
rom the L. :. officials here,
Not Even the Name or the Residence Of
the Unknown,
but it IS conf ctured that he is not the
principal in the matter, but ia an ac.
comp.icc or middle man, and that the
Others are being watched. THIS would
acc5uu. for the extraordinary mystery
at,enl lIu. the arrest. NJ information
can b-rX racted a. to whether the bonds
are counterfeit or stolen. and whether
government or lrivdtc Individuals or
Cornnratinu ii the loscr From the fact
that tie government officials made the
arrest, and that several dispatches from
Washington have been received here
givin. instructions and cautloning the
detectives, it is regarded probable that
the government is involved in some
way,