The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-08-09
CRIMINAL.
Grove and his Secret Visit
to Chicago.
The usual list of Crimina'
Happenings.
CRIMINAL.

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Mayor Smith, of Denver; and p, j. Sullivan
have subscribed $4,000 to the general fund.
| The Ancient Order of Hibernians, who
have refused to come into the convention,
say their refusal is due to the fact that the
gathering does not receive the sanction of
the Roman Catholic Church, and is essen
| italy a secret society.
! Since Saturday morning the Irish con-
vention has been pretty stsadily inyestigat
ing charges made by Keegan against West.
but Keegan has been unwilling to substan-
tiate his story. To-day, having referred to
Captain McElroy of Rhode Island, as his
authority, that individual, who was unex-
pectediy present. denounced Keegan and
commended West as man he would vouch
| for. The convention adopted report ac-
| quitting West of the charge made against
him A Boston delegate was also under
suspicion. and to avoid delaying the deliber
ations of the convention. he withdrew,
awaiting a vindication at later day. Capt
John Geary, one of General Lees staff, Col
d. O.. Sullivan, Republican politician of
Little Rock, D. Dennis and Bowling Null
cahey of New Jersey, are expected to join
in the work of the convention.
The President after the meeting to-day
positively stated that it was not held in
interest of the dynamite system, nor did it
countenance that crowd. He said that the
Ancient Order Of Hibernians has not been
asked to send delegates, and they would
not be.
1t is alleged that P. w. Grove intends
to bring a libel suit against two Chicago
daily papers, for saying lie had been in the
penitentiary
Patriot Grove arrived in Chi cago to-day
and talked quite freely about his plans.
He claims to be here on private business in
connection with his contract for lighting
the streets of Peoria and disclaims any
connection with the Palmer House meet
ing He alleges that the skirmishing fund,
of which he claims to have been the orig
iuator some years ago, has been squan-
dered, $1,000 Of it being lent by one Of
the managers to himself $4,000 used in
building a torpedo boat, which meyer
worked but was profitable to the ring,
$4,000 going to start an Irish paper in the
highlands of Scotland and the disposition
of the rest being known only to heaven
and the insiders Suspecting this state of
things Grow and some fellow patriots last
year demanded reckoning by the mana
gers Of the fund, and failing to get it, Or
ganized separate body Of united Irish
men and started new fund, which has
amounted to about $4,000 or $4,000 and
has been religiously devoted to harassinS
and preparing for the total extinction of
Her Greatness. Grove intimates that the
Palmer House crowd are more interested
in keeping up contributions to the skir-
mishine fund, than in any other object.
He repeats with gusto the schemes against
the peace and dignity of Great Britain
with which he has heretofore regaled the
public, but nothing of new interest was OBJ
tanned from him.
A BIG HAUL.
New YORK, Aug. Saturday morning
J. G. Wolcott 81 Co., brokers at No. AZ
Broad street, informed the police that one
of their clerks, who had been left to close
up the business of the day previous, had
absconded with $40 900 worth of stocks
and securities and S15, 900 in checks.
The absconding clerk is a d. Wheelock,
age 25 wears, unmarried, and lived at Forty
third street and Madison avenue. He was
left alone in the office in charge of the
books and safe. He filled out three checks
on the Continental bank for $1,000 each.
He got one cashed at the bank and on one
OF the others he got a letter of credit on
the banking house of Brown, Morgan s.
Co, The letter was negotiable in any part
of the world where first class banking
houses exist The firm had been in the
habit of leaving three or four signed checks
| in the bank. The stubs We're filled out by
persons authorized to sign the checks but
the rest of the check was left blank to be
filled out by the clerk in charge. Wheelock
filled out these checks to suit his pleasure,
and after taking $40, 600 in securities left
for parts unknown. 1t is supposed he
sailed on an outgoing steamer which left
Saturday
The police have ascertained with GER
a. Il sfal e..
Saturday. Under the treaty between Ger
many and the United States he cannot be
extradited unless the crime can be con-
strued into a forgery. 1t is not known
whether he disposed of the letters of credit
before leaving the country.
GENERAL MENTION.
| WHITEHALL, n. Y, Aug. 8.-Parkar,
/ the villainous Adirondack guide was cap
tured Saturday, on Long Lake, but the
constable had first to shoot him. His re
covery is doubtful
CINCINNATI, Aug. S.-Fourteen shots
were fired into the steamer Handy, yester
day morning, when she was approaching
Portsmoth, Ohio. The shots came from a
wagon close to the river bank. The pilot
was compelled to lie fiat. The balls en-
tered the cabin and one barely missed a
lady passenger. Shots also entered the
engine room No cause for the attack is
known Efforts have been made to arrest
the criminals
The body of Chas. G. Kitchen, signal
service employe, was found in Eden Park,
this morning, with signs of suicide.
CHICAGO, Aug 8.-Tom Cahill his faith
er and mother, were held by the grand
jury to-day for the murder of a policeman.
ELLToTsvnLE, N. Y, Aug. s.-Edward
Northrup, a private attorney. shot and
killed Joseph O'Donnell, clerk for lum-
Der firm. in the Crawford House to-day.