, 1881-01-12
1AmFs r. CUNNINGHAM,

n1nghn.n. md asks this question: "Wllo Isl.
7, Cunningham Il CO., my way"' There Is
80, ,rrol,. n man IN f,tn,yn t,r vicinity whn
eannot tell WHO tbs james referred to in tho
article Is, aud tt'at TO tl'olr sorrow
JAMES Of tf,o "Stnr }urenu,' wus resident
ot uithwa um1!l apo", lwo su1as ns', w'e,,
Ito wei1t to Chlcneo. of ms h1e a''a Ia1nts,'
AMONG us l cnn give y0t, few ltenIs which
will nnko very suitable 1,rutnce to his
jabors IN Tho metropolis Of tic Wcst-Chl-
" '" n,s ~ .,,i,. T., t,,n rn,nov,i frn,, mn
midst was tho loss Of several businessmen nj
your city, 1t seems. Ono OF tic first Incidents
Of his "clepk" took place snou
atter ti,e e!ose Or Inc vet' a. N some IN, man
tIcr he found Ills why to MI Eastef1l city
New York. l.eifeyc'-a,a cl,a.cea 1 to orf,ve TIVE
nv ' 'a nttorev in tS "S courts ~l of Of Ia saio
County. Our present eminent J1!lGe was
yet wearing l!is military lonors Of Colonel.
braycly Won IN The Rebellion, atld registered
.'s'tni'' 4;t,. ~ .'' oes ,aa;,, ,,,,,. 49,
nl ILLINOIS,. Ja'heS' III shnc!i'E aoMI l,io
list OF arrivals rccoeiiizeu tlo, Coloners
nnne nnl at ollec registered himself rs
outranksa j Colonel, 81 ,iid jsn.s ou tits g.
walters were instrnctta to bs attentive 10 t,o
,laty III. hickey S :'fl f}arel psorly ii tic M ittio
suii tIincd like Il Prince, surrounded BY n ret
inuo Of spryants wl.o Wed with encll other lll
tfletr attentions. -. <.,.ou lin .,,o,ouo,v
however. n1ll. ntout 1870 or ri, he wis
tieaf-br0kc,H rs llsltnl, anu conceived tlse
itlun nf "gUtling " the lnnUcg,ts with wiz
a ts,ek snt feE te trnsrc rc4nr nMer ,yta The
atisnpts @ o at iogsr.ie"nS, rS' uat1 is wiz was
starved out Of tho "professursl,tp and
compelled to return to Ottawa III lS7hr'7 l!A
was manufacturing ciEar-lutcs far tic retnil
to larEo number OF our business men, mt!
tt,-tlny Judgments for ti!Use Mntunts stalrd
against iiin ii lilo courts ot tic cot!nty III
satisfied. II. ."Jinl" was, noted for niy-
ont Security. XII omc time iio succeeded in
huyfng four carloads of clear white lumber
for starcl-boxes, and having tholn
shipped to Ottawa. When they cato
Cunningham hnu not enough money
to pay the freight and .lrayage. ilo obtninel
heioro tie Seller learned tlle. true cI,arHcter
of hts customer and seized upon tho balance.
s + Rounds, Of Ci,icago,-l tl.ilk Il ts,L
secure payment for SONG machinery fur
n{silei n paIrr.cutter) during these bnx-
making dnys. ,.... ....
Ts!nE Of n %oEktnE Eo| 50 h"l = ss, e wrs p ea con
vcrtis,ng iii @ extcnsivejy his appointment rs
local agent for the Iron Mountain Railroad,
With authority 10 sell Texas lnllls md uni.
Good eood goni,1s seemed in tho nsccnlcncy for q
Tine. Ilow llo obtained tho agency from tho
railroad company Is n mystery to a!l III Otta-
va; but "cheek must l,nye done it.. 1t did
tlio true character, or their man,
Gld. Whon they tlit, "JEm" stoppUtt
tfOWr md out, While netting III tho capacity
Of laii agent. he caused! severn! i'arties to
tx {s Si5 n iTfs is Ma e tS sy Ssywss oS G2 Xe a 5s
Gcon grossly deceived One or Ills ytcti,ns
WNs n Raj, it;1nleI lIuwcr, Il sectloii-al,I on
tllc Fox River l,oa.l Mt Grand ItItIge, wlo
" Ma1 aoina 30 ent Mt t"t i @ epasa lis
house md lot to Cunningham, with instrc-
tiM,s 10 soll md f0rwur( tho money, lluweg
wC1f to 'l'nxns, mid returned q bnnkrupt, for
jan;es hai tlsoSet! # tl,o prt!PeIty, ai!t! o'f:
t SW .,r 1n mora S"''e'"' >' '''''' o~'''
Tho must Inconvenience TINT the "Gc,,-
p4t e S fSt ant,o et hs A. |nasl ,Ss,
liz was charged With drfralltllng tWn NUN
iINn,ed A. ii. aid Join Wilsoii. out OF solno
mnlipy lv MISREPRESENTATION: and they r,rfI-
rcnde3 nrni'.st lin il, II critnimof suit. a11tl
fnr n timi :. hts ii"unr" " 0ccunietl c'1i in
tba t In % Hallo county "a % jail. in default Of S3W
"o M,iothor unfortunate purchased ticket of
hin r. sn,n" nn,,t +, Ndrti Cnrofina' nv inv.
' i".t n "ho,,t 0 ain ;rhr tirket nonsisicI ~ n
nni,,,InS iicket In ti,ieant, md nr nrer ,,noi,
u lousu % thars for M % tho Ticket 10 tic tcsireti
nnf,,t' IN cnnrsi, ths f,rtiur Was Wurtjjrss.
KIT i' lin NJ non Svs svns mi lii so "''' "o'''''''
H Hhnt ,n Iva "a M, ~" tnif yrars nro Cunning
hmm saartcI III % VIII @ Tsxasn as Ho tuiI IT'S
,vif... ~ Tnflrnnh business u: bit lid not
sHsu W., ~ g,,y 1 1Sxs, wa,t',r f"r snno nnHv
frn,,, s.,r % ,,shuHy Mna f;niin~hnIn svrntn
T., tha ~. nntn,,,,,w nss'fr fr A., n.ivancn m
i,or ~ E,s,an1''a oct"unf. Ths nrswar wnS
Mut ~ liza rini ~ hrini. n,.nr. nntj hnn,,inrsy
~ INV ~ IN I"tsM,,t,i n tHs rniroaI ofiSeiei in.