Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-10-22
TELEGRAPHIC.
The Phipps Almshouse Stealings
Exposure.
THE THEFTS EXTENDING OVER
NINE YEARS.
Developments in Regard to the
Morey Letter.
DR.. MFARlARE SAYS THE WHOLE GulTEAU
FAMILY WERE OF uRS0uaD MIND.
& Terrible Railroad Collision at
North Adams. Mass.


SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. THE Record pub
fishes an additional exposure of thefts CON-
mitted by Phipps, ex.superintendent Of the
Almshcuse. who fed to Cansds. The thefts
reach a total of $3.50, 900, extending over nine
years; that Phtpps made a bargain when
elected superintendent in July. 1878, to divide
the profits of the Office with four members
Of the Board Of Guardians of the Poor, and
that under this agreement $4,000 were stolen
every year. During the present year, from
January to July, by means Uf duplicate bills
and forgeries and conuiysIce with contrac-
tors, he mAnsged to steal $4,000. This &C.
Cured after the City Council had ordered the
investigation into the allegations OF fraud
He kept fifteen families going. among these
being the houses of four Guardians, five con-
tractors, two discharged employees, and four
others, official and otherwise, who had OBJ
tained hold on the superintendent fears OF
affections. A pssshoek has been made public,
IL which sppear entries tor marketing sup
piled 10 various persons st the city S expense,
aggregsting a total OF $4,000 The article
says that III 1876 Phipps expended Sl0,0oe1 in
cigars. which be scattered with q lavish hand,
this being bis favorite method OF eIectioneer-
ing.
Testimony Against Mrs. ScoviIie.
CHICAGO, Oct. Ain the Scoviile case,
Fanny scoyille this morning testified that she
intercepted 3 note from George W. Earle to
Mrs Scoville, I e contents Of which were very
improper. Had seen her neither kiss three
men she had no right To, and had heard of
many others she had Kissed. she declined to
give names. Dr.. A. Mctar4aue of Jackson
vile, l LIMOS who was su unenaed, but did
not testify, IN the GCltssu trial. and who has
been for twenty-siE yeArs in hospitals for in
sane, said that eighteen years ago L. W. Gut
teau brought IL him An insane sister for treat
ment. From Gult-Gu's talk, which was very
peculiar, he set him down g a crazy man.
The impression WAS very strong in The wit
ness and h readily saw how Luther's son
could get into q state of mind necessary 10
kill CARTEL Z. He met Mrs ScovIlle in Wash
fngtJn last Winter She had quite 4 contso-
yersy with John ". Guitesu about witness
testimony. john declared that nobody should
testify thAt his fat er was insane. Mrs. SEQ
vile ssId he should testify. and said II the
family Were pref1sposed 70 insanity. He be-
HeYed Mrs. ScoyIlle's feIuting and epileptlc
hts were sure 70 prod 2ce insanity. Her beinga
chaste snd loving wife until recently, and her
sudden grunge WIS evidence to him. He held,
in short, that the whole family, including
John W were Of unsound mind and insane.
Fri@htful Railroad Accident.
NORTH ADAMS Mass, OF. 2l.-A terrible
accident to the caboose of the workingmen be-
longing to the North Adams freight yard oc-
CURED this morning. Twenty-seven men were
iniured-several fatally. About 6 O'Clock this
morning Engineer Charles Wells and Fireman
Joseph BostIey LIFT North Adams depot on an
engine for the Deerield State road. pushing a
eaboose loaded with men going to work st diff
ferent places. The parties in the csr included
& section gang Of mAsDns, John c. Madden fore
man: stone crushers. Peter Barry foreInsn;
track layers. Thouas Quinn. foreman. and car
penters, ]. J. Peckh8m foreman. The engine
and csboOse had started for the tunnel and gone
half way when the caboose, which was in front,
collided with the Boston i Troy train engine.
Tn cabOnse was raised frem the track and car
rted to the cOwcatcher of the engine of the
Deerhfld. The front of the engine wss smashed
in. The steam and hot wster few into the
caooose. The men were not hurt in the coils
ion but We're burnt badly, and but few escaped
without injury. None would have been seri-
ous'y hurt but for the explosion f the boiler
Of the Deerfeld engine. Three doctors arrived
ana made an examination of the inj7red men,
who are, Charles Wells, badly burned. condi-
ton pretari0us: Jos Bostly. fireman. scalded,
bruised badly, and will die: c. +. Vsnhosen,
telegraph operator, scslded, swallowed hot
water, will die; Daniel Council laborer, arms
ana legs sca1ded: Charles Patterson, john
Flynn and John C. Madden, all scalded and
cut; John Madden. scalded and bruised: John
Quinn, side, back and arms scslded: James
walls. Thomas Dempsey, gohn Young, Charles
Carpenter, A. Campbell and Joseph Crofts
We're all burned, some seriously: Conductor
Sherwood was scslded shout he head: James
Z Wood, Thomas Corners and Thomas Flavin.
1t7iGth JOnn Nelcn, legs broken and sc sided.
The others injured were Joseph Bolger. scalp
wound, face cut and scaled: Joseph Hall,
Patrick Murray, Thomss DriscCll. Joseph Bar
reiow, NJ. kiely, C Shay. all injured, not seri-
ously. AS John Hogan was crossing the track
to see the accident he was struck by the train
and killed.
The Morey Letter.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 21.-The Graphic says II is
whispered at the headquarters of the State
Republican Committee that astounding devel-
opments have been brought to light in regard
20 the forey letter. 1t is said that John /.
Davenport has in his possession a confession
from 6arvey. confessing his participation in
the case, and it is alleged, duplicating W. Fl.
barnum, Chairman of the National Demo-
cratic Committee, as one of the chief couspir-
ators in the Morey letter forgery.
Arrested for Forgery.
CHARLTON Ia, Oct. 2l.-The recent coll
lapse Of the Monroe County Bank Of Allison,
Iowa, with assets of SIT, goo. aud liabilities of
over 100000, has been followed by the arrest
Of D.; NJ Miller, cashier, for forgery, upon
which charge he has been sent to Jail at Chart
ton He is also wanted for swindling a ma
nonal bank in Vermont.
An Ex position in 1854.
LITTLE ROCK, Oct. 21.-The National Cotton
Planters Association has resolved to hold q
Worlds Exposition in Is 4, that year b ing
designated because of tie Eeizure by the King
OF Englsnd, in 1874, of eight bales of cotton as
coutraband, it hav ng been charged that
america could not produce so large a guam ity.
Wholesale Killing.
LITTLE Rock, Oct. 2I.-Texas officers at
Min raj SPRINGS, Arkansas, in trying to arrest
Two me named George, killed the old man
an one son. and fatally ouude another
y9ung man who happened to be present on a
An Ohio JOIIificRtiOu.
COLUMBUS, Oct, 21.-There was & ~jollifca.
tion last night over the result of the Ohio
election.
Struck for Higher wages.
FALL RIVER Oct. 2i.-The spinuers Of tbe
Mechanics' Mill have struck for better pay.
OVER TIE WAFER.