The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-02
FLIPPER,s FLIPPERs.


LNifNnnE hull mot hpnn FlrpiVpu and to Ms.
rm .I;, ,bn H rsnsnns tbS Folonel Sent for
T Fl;MMor md rrad him Gen, Small's dis.
III 20 which lent FIinner answered
h" at NO. W. W The monev Si7DO and some
M uia' Ia, %"L hnen Transmitted ON Inc Sth OF
TInILs u cL.cks received from officers. Col.
~" t,nrgLt tbn matter over having pCr.
o Ue bj1seU Tint Lieus. Flipper's
sr"n;Ja,ion was thu natural anxiety OF
:, ""mn~ officer id possibly losing
ahoSt" t9 such nm mnmlnt Lieut.. Flip-
wy. ,Le% osk al IN UIve the numbers and
p .' m"S ~ "ac% checE when hn confessed
~ i,,"S;I;,, IN liz tLis M he hastily mailed
. .i.s l,' 9nn l. owr nmnrters nni NEGLECTED.
~ i.o nn ~" ~ eocS one lie wns ranri.
" ',S"J a. III ,ross caralnssnesa mud ibid
u u.s. nn,id So ralisyeI the next dov
MA, ma u" .o "J oS ri "nI Mrs 4 were lax.
i ,uA. vis" ''sr1I lr;wo tbev noticed i;emt
i nv ,nutt 'S o'Sio S anmnIateIy "o,,in%od with
rair ,IIo haas 10 tie1 in front NJ lender K
IGain 800 "hort S"if" Mia from,
~ n' S ~ r"o J ~ NIovico Amin
Ine sLILsu w. w vs." ~ a. ~ ",nr;nn H.
tcrurts " ,na O,,5, " no w." ie"r onJ
a ", t,I'n ooto WI E"sg ient [I;nn"r Ind
"S 'mc 90 SI nSn IN c si n noyernmant t,,rJs
about ~, uUO III CASn 1T government IuHUsi
and that discretion is the better part OF
vnlor, he drove back to tho post, aud sent
his adjutant to Oyertake Lieut., Flipper. II
Mr.. Flipper contemplated a trip to Mexico,
ne could have crossed the line before morn.
ing. Mr. Flipper returned, and the colonel
asked him where the cash balance was.
lie replied, In his own house. This added
somewhat TO the colOnel'ssuspiciOn, and he
told Mr., Flipper to at once turn over the
mon " to the lieutenant, who would relieve
hint ne following yesterday morningasA,
C.S Returned ovGraboutS2,3OO, Theailair
was talked over sub rosa Yesterday, every
body symp9thizing, with Lieut., FIlpPeT,
who was such q bright man, the man Of Ills
race In certain respect yet some thought
II strange that the checks should be, stolen
from the mail, and stranger yet that he
sh Jula neglect to have memorandum OF
numbers and amounts, Ilewas busy turn
Ing over all Of yesterday, and everything
in the COmmissary was found to be all
right, Then 1t was also learned that occu.
onally he rode out with Saddle.bQgs, and
that suspicion Of Mexico was obliterlted.
This morning on entering the =, y. office
he rendered Col. his personal check for
81 400, saying he had some OF the checks
deposited to his own account, intending to
send one large check This, after ositive-
y stating That al thG checks had been
nlailed to the chief C.S., the Colonel took
the check and said: "Mr tlipper, be-
lieve you stole tllat money, may be do
Ing you u grave Injustice, and ! hope do.
II so, shall tell YOU so, This represents
nearly Il years pay Of yours, and to your
personal account you have no right To this
amount. shall immediately telegraph to
the bank to know II this check will be
honorcd, and shall have your quarters
searched.
Mr. Flipper turned as pale rs n negro
can, only answering, You are very unjust
to me, Colonel" 49,
The a. Oh. aud the adjutant, obeying
the colbno's orders, repaired reluctantly to
Lieut., Flipper's quarters where the search
began. Soon they were seen returning to
The Office with Lieut., F.'scartridge belt and
pistol, They reported the finding of over
$500 living around loose in different places.
Much new woman's clothing in trunks
several dress patterns, and any amount 81
jewelry, q largc diamond stud afterwards
lOunu II was paste, anu elegant gold lOCkCt
and neCkchafn, II 'womal's gold watch md
chain, bracelets, four Handsome finger
rings, a mans gold witch and chain, md
smaller aflicles. As the womar's clothing
we're found in Lieut. Flipper's room anI
closet, the colonel meant to have LIlcy
Smith, a coIored cook Of Mr.. Flippcr's
searched. Blrnt papers were also seen IN
IN tllu crate. The colonel mounted md
started Tor Mr. Flippers quarters. direct.
inv the two officers 10 return and
renew the search, and stonned for
Kin, telling him he must % md
search Mr. Fiipper, and examine the m.
pens in the grate. Teaching Mr. Flipper's
quarters, he told him he was sorry 10 be
Obliged 10 search him. md Mr. FiiHnnr hn.
mn 10 iisrobe Himself nuite conb1rntlv
Turing this the colonel directed hisor,i"riv
to take Lucy to his office, and he would