The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-24

The Cambridge Rorgsry. Case.
The Cambridge Grenicls contains q
full aesount of the Welyn forgery ease q
short account Of which appeared in The
ARGUS a. the Ftime. As the Chron,cla
account il very complete vs give the main
points. The Chronicle says attention was
FIRST directed to Wolyn By bis operations
in buying broomsorn. He had been cons
tracing for the delivery Of jail that could
be found, at extravagsns prices. This
line Of speculation was so evidently IN
irrational freak, and his conduct in con-
nsetion With is-drawi6s checks where he
had no deposit. and detailing the widest
expectation was such. that it became
evident that his mind was deraDged
This led TO business iuvsstiR ations By in.
tsrestsd parties. when tbs fact developed
that a number of notes held By various
parties fer money loaned him. bore forged
signatures of sureties Among the names
thus used. We hear sof ibose OF John A
Larson of Andovsr, Henry johnson Of
Orion. Oscar Hallgreu Of this township,
aud N. B, Gould Of this village. Amos
Gould's name was also ussd to endorse the
responsibility of other parties. These
transactions had rxteuded two or three
years Among the holders OF this paper
~. hear Of Vim. Attwater, w "a. MeEiha-
nsy. and Mrs. Longshorc. of this place, to
the extent OF two or three hundred dollars
esch. Sir, Rundstrum. Mr.. Seeker, aud
others. are also sndorssrs If paper which
would b.. otherwise worthless Prababl,
two theusasd dollars is represented in
thess two clas5ss.
Considerable liabilities existed for
gsods. This business belongs to Mrs
" olEu, in her own name, A, q. Wulyn.
Though this has not tesn generally known
aad that was SUI I'D 10 be his name.
In the evident Insolvency IF the
house. Mira. W3Iyu IL 81 an assignment.
nafai1g Amos Gould rs assignee, Two
drug houses in Peoria had claims
FOR g1ods aqgregating some g. 900. as We
uader.tand. and one of them. Porter G.
Wheeler, brother OF &, Il Wheeler Of
this plaes. h.virg 5000 open account aud
$500 in bad notes, attached the stock 10
the store. Stature day. thinking the assign
msnt incomplete. Mr.. Gould. as assignee
rsplsvinsd and We suppose the conflict
ing claims will be determined in court
CsIburn, Burks & Co., have 81, 400, partly
in open account and partly in the bad
notes; and there are claims fer small loans
not Represented by any paper. and for
rent, etc. The assets must fall largely
below the liabilities.
Mr.. Wolyn was taken before tho
County Court, Monday, and adjudged
Insane, and application made for bis
admission to the hospital at Jackson
vile. In the meantime be has remain
ed in the uemia al care Of The Sheriff, his
mania appearing 10 be merely of fnan
cisl character, and harmless but yester-
day he began to exhibit violent symp-
toms. and last evening the Sheriff, under
the order of Judge Human, removed him
to the County Infrmary. to await the
reply of the hospital authorities whether
be esuld be received.
The ease Is very sad one, and great
sympathy is felt for Mrs. Wolyn, who 10
esteemed a most excellent lady. There 10
also o very general disposition to judge
chsritsbly of Mr.. Welyn. Ii is believed
that Lis unlawful use Of the other mems
names was designed to tide over crises
and with the intention of taking up the
paper and averting exposure and loss TO
others. 1t is known now that he has
taksn up and paid some such. While
this does not justify. it does extsnuate.