The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-10-23


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lSigned) MARSHALL JEWELL.
MYSTERIOUS CAPTIVE
Has s<oo 900 sn HI. Person. and is
Guarded by Three Omeer-.
Chicago, Oct. 22.-Great mystery
still attends the arrest Of the unknown
man yesterday and he was guarded all
night by trio OF officers. 1t is stated
that his valise contained s2O4, 900 or
more In government bonds. and that he
had several thousand dollars In money
on his person. lie submitted grace
fully to arrest and expressed no sur
Prise when taken into custody. The
government officials have telegraphed,
enjoining the utmost secrecy in the
matter. consequently no facts can be
cleaned from the United States officials
here. not even the name or residence
OF the unknown. II is conjectured that
he Is not the principal in the matter,
but that he is m aecomplice or middle
man, and that the others are being
watched. This would account for the
extraordinary mystery attending the
arrest. No information can be extract
ed rs TO whether the bonds are counter
felt or stolen, or whether the govern
ment, private individuals or q corpora
tion Is the loser. From the fact that
the government officials made the ar
rest, and that several dispatches from
Washington have been received here,
giving instructions and cautioning the
detectives, 1t is regarded as probable
that the government Is involved in some
way.
The Mystery solved.
Washington, Oct. 22.-The man so
mysteriously arrested in Chicago, is
James b. Doyle, Of Bradford, Illinois,
married to n daughter Of the noted
counterfeiter, Brad Foster, and spent
much time in Colombo. He Is farmer
and lumberman, and is reputed TO be
very wealthy. The secret service has
been informed that he has been engag-
ed in crooked operations since the war.
Government defalcation was given as
the cause OF the arrest, but this is a
mistake, as the bonds found on Doyle
are pronounced genuine by experts.
The prisoner maintains that there is
some mistake about the arrest. The
aggregate amount Of money on his per-
son is estimated at $4,000. Many of
the bonds he holds have long since been
redeemed. Chief Brooke has been en-
gagged on the case since Tuesday.
After considerable delay Chief
Brooks has obtained from his Chicago
agent the numbers Of IS Of the bonds.
Upon comparing those with the loan
division Of the department, 1t is found
that II OF the genuine bonds bearing
numbers similar to those found in the
list have been redeemed, and OF the re-
mainder Of tho list 1t is shown that the
numbers now on these bonds were not
those originally issued to the parties
whose name is in the body Of the bonds.
They are bonds that have been stolen
and their numbers changed SO rs to en-
able their being sold In an open market.
The bonds will be brought to Wash.
ington and will be examined to ascer.
tain their original numbers. This will
probably enable the return OF the
bonds to the owners should they prove
genuine.
Doyle left New York ON Tuesday
last. The secret service agents at New
York telegraphed Chief Brooks o.
Doyle's departure. He was supposed
to have in his possession large amount
Of counterfeit money. This informa
ton was the real cause of his arrest il
Chicago, although he was given to un
derstand that he was taken in custod,
as a government defaulter.
The Inter Ocean's Washington specia
says: Secretary Sherman says perhap
the bonds recovered from James ID
Doyle, of Chicago, were part of thos'
stolen from the Manhatten bank. Th
object Of Doyle's arrest was to secure
large amount Of money which he wa
said TO have taken from New York
Agent Brooks hoped to find clu
through him to the hundred dolla
counterfeit plate that has eluded th
detectives 30 long. Altogether there
much mystery about the matter. It
believed that the bonds were genuine
but perhaps the numbers have beel
altered, rs the trouble would hardly pa
to make plate Of the bonds so soon +
be called in as those In Doyle's posses
sion are. 1t is believed that the twenty
seven one hundred dollar bills in hi
possession are counterfeit, but care
fnl comparison alone will reveal tina
fact. Doyle is known ell over tn
country rs IN associate OF the wors
crooks as well rs related to one @
them.
Omaha: The elevator at the Omahs
linseed oil mill was destroyed by Cir
this morning. toQether with the con