The Portland daily press., 1881-04-12
Effect of Moody's Preaching.

BALTIMORE, April ION. P. Whalen of
Waterburgh, Tompkins county, N. Y, ar
rived here on Tuesday last with part OF the
money which was stolen from the residence OF
John L. Lampley, 102 Mulberry street, in this
city, on Jan. 2, 1873. Mrs. Lampley was left
alone in her house on the night in question,
and her husband, returning late in the even
ing, found her dead aud ST. 800 in money mis-
sing. She had evidently been murdered, as
her body bore several severe bruises. Two
months afterward the police arrested Joshua
Nicholson, grandson of Mrs. Lampley, and
Thomas r. Whalen, brother of M. P. Whalen.
They confessed that they beat the old woman
to death and then stole the money. Five hun
bred dollars was buried or thrown away and
the balance divided between the culprits.
They were hanged Aug. 1, 1878. Whalen, who
was known only under the alias of Thomas
Hollahan, confessed his real name to his spir-
itual adviser, the Rev. Joseph P. Wilson of
this city, who wrote to M. P. Wbalen of his
here with the missing money, says that his
brother went north few days after the muir
der, and gave him the money to keep. About
year ago he was converted, under the preach
ing of Moody, the evangelist, and since then
it had preyed on his mind and he determined
to return the money to the Lampleys with
eight yearss interest. The transfer will be
made as soon as Mr.. Whalen returns from
Prince Frederick, where he has gone to get
the Rev. Mr.. Wilson to witness the transac-
tion: Whalens honesty of purpose is un-
doubted.
Heavy Frauds in Lands Charged.
ST. PAUL, April 1.-THE Northern Pacific
railroad has begun suit against ex-Land
Commissioner James E. Power, Chief Clerk
Charles E, Kindreg, and various members of
their families and alleged third parties to
whom they executed conveyances in trust for
themselves. The general nature Of the tIansac-
tions is that Power caused to be sold a large
number of tracts of land belonging to the COM
pany to large number of persons, ostensibly
payable in money; that after the money had
been paid or secured, Power obtained pre-
ferred stock of the company at small frac.
ton of the par value, and turned it into the
company's treasury at its par value in pay
ment of these same tracts of land, and kept
the difference between the amount paid in
money for the lands and the price which the
preferred stock cost him. The complaint is
very long and specific, and the case will in
volve large amount, as the company demands
the restoration of the land and $4,000 dam
ages. Able counsel have been engaged, and
the case will be contested to the last The de-
PENDANTS are out of town, but are expected to
come home and answer the complaints.
The Vicessitudes of Life.
CHARLESTON S. c., April 1O.-Mr. Rainey,
who served as Lieutenant Governor of this
state and subsequently represented the state in
Congress, is now working on the streets as
a common laborer Yesterday while busily
handling his pick an incident occurred which
must have wildly reminded him of the vicis-
STUDIES of fortune. A garbage cart backed up
to where the observation-disclosures was
working and dumped load of dirt on the
street. In the rubbish was copy of the Con-
by himself on the civil rights bill while men,
Der of Congress. Mr.. Rainey is not ashamed
of doing manual labor, although at one time
wealthy.