Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-06-09
CHICAGO LETTER.
Correspondence Public Ledger

The trial Of james b. Doyle,
charged With counterfeiting United
States bonds, or. rather floating"
them, was concluded Friday and given
to the jury, who were ordered by Judge
Blodgett to bTIng in a sealed verdict
to morrow. Monday morning. BY
some e it leaked out that q YER
dict had been arrived at yesterday
evening, and Doyle, who was at the
Sherman house, was taken into Gus
tody and lodged in Jail. The verdict
is guilty" but what punishment has
been assessed is not known. | in
formed the LEDGER some time ago
that Doyle wa arrested in Chicago by
government detectives who Swallowed
him from New Jersey to this city. On
his person we're found 204 $1,000 Uni
ted States bonds, and yer $9W 10
currency. The bonds we're splendid
limitations ofthe genuine ones. In his
defense MI. Doyle plead that he had
made the acquaintance Of the notorious
counterfeiter and forger, Brockway,
under an alias, and had a number OF
business transactions in common.
That Brockway gave him the bonds
to purchase a cattle ranch out west,
etc, which accounted for their being
in his possession when captured. He
also produced persons OF the highest
standing who knew him as a business
man for many years to prove his good
character, and to challenge the good
character of some of the witnesses in
troduced by the government. The
result of the trial viii asionish many
who believed from the evidence that
an acQuitlal was certain. Brockway
is at large, on good behavior parole,
as it we're, he having turned states
evidence and given up a number OF
counterfeit plates, including those
from which the Doyle bonds we're
printed.
Professor Griscom, who is endeav-
oring to fast forty. five days, is doing
~splendidly. Seven days of the time
have expired, and he has lost eighteen
pounds. He is cheerful and hopeful.
The journeymen shoem kers OF
Chicago have now in operation two
cooperative boot and shoe stores.
They sell at manufacturers prices.
This will damage the wholesale job
bling and retail trade.
Apropos Of Jay Gould's recent visit
to Chicago statistics show that in 1873
there were in the United States 70 $40
miles Of railroad and at present there
are 1850 miles; 1850 being completed
since the beginning of 1881. BY The
end Of this year we will have over
1000 miles.
Chicago is contemplating the con
struction OF two more tunnels into
Lake Michigan for the purpose of get
ting purer drinking water. They will
be each about nine miles long, and
will cost about S150,000 per mile. Mr..
Geo. R. Bramhall, OF this city, is the
proprietor Of the scheme.
Quite a sensation was created at
McVicker's celebrated theater Fri
day night. While the treasurer was
counting the nights receipts Deputy
Sheriff Burke quietly slipped in, cap
tured the wealth, and coolly com
menced reading his authority to levy.
The astonished treasurer drew out
his gun and threatened vengeance.
but the bluff did not work. 1t was an
old Judgment note" affair. McVicker
has appealed to the law for redress in
the premises. | remember such an
other joke being played on a Memphis
Keno player who had just kenoed,
and a more astonished man | never
saw.
Daniel Webster's grandson, Samuel
Appleton, a lawyer, is before the
Chicago bar association on a charge of
uAprofessional practices.
A sneak thief is Louis Van Haven,
now reposing in Chicago's Jail. He
represented himself as a gas meter
inspector, and while shamming this
role committed a number of robberies
No doubt he will be a state guest for
several years.
Two years in the Illinois peniten-
tiary is what was lately awarded Chas.
Miller, for uttering forged tickets on
the Michigan Central railroad.
The late double tragedy in Denver,
Col, in which Charles w. Stickney. a
lawyer, shot and killed NJ. 7. Campan,
a real estate broker, and accidentally
killed Mrs. II. 0. Devereux, o recent
bride, somewhat agitates Chicago so
ciety, where Mr.. Stickney is well and
favorably known. 1t appears that
Campan seduced Mrs. Stickney, but
compromised the matter on a basis of
$4,000 in notes, etc. This contract
Campan attempted to set aside during
Stickney's absence in Illinois. Hear
ing this, Stickney and wife returned
to Denver. Mrs, s. soon discovered
that SIZE was no longer an attraction in
society, and suddenly left for parts un-
known, leaving allowing letter for her
husband, whom she had wronged.
After reading it he hunted up Cam
pan and killed him. Campan was a
member of one of the best families in
Detroit, and the other victim a beau
tiful young woman ofTorono, Canada S,
first families.
Chicago's money market is easy,
and loans on real estate can be had
easily at from 6 to Z per cent per an
mum.
The long drawn out session of I'LL
nois legislature made what looks like
an intentional blunder in enacting a
law making it obligatory to have AN
nual' assessments Of real estate. in
stead Of "quadrennial' as was previ-
ously the case. OF course this was
done to create Offices for the hanger on
hummer element that a previous leqis.
lature deprived of opportunity to
steal.
Smallpox still excites Chicagoans.
Mr.. Patton, Chicago's city chem
list" is wrathy at the Times, for charp-
inc that ha raao,vol II =. ~ l.