The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-10

Suspicious Attempt to Negotiate $780,.
600 In New York.

ST. JOSEPH, No., April s.-The week
which opened in this city with the killing
Of Jesse James, the most consuming sensa.
ton Of many years, is closing with a re.
markabIe revelation Of a huge bond steal
A private telegram was received in this city
this afternoon from New York, stating that
two men from 81. Joseph were arrested in
the former city, having in their possession
100000 Of St. Joseph four per cent bonds,
which they were trying to negotiate.
The Finance Committee OF the CITY
Council have been investigating the matter
this afternoon, aud are still in session to.
night. The have found that some OF the
new bonds, to the amount stated, have been
distracted from the Registers Office, and
no satisfactory explanation can be made as
to how thev were obtained. The fact is
not generally known in the city tonight,
for the members OF the Council have en-.
deavored to keep the matter quiet, pending
the investigation in progress.
Ngw YoRH, April S.-Deteetives Robert
A. Pinkerton and Hogan to-day arrested
two men in the office OF W. n. Coles &
Co., No. III Nassau street. The men were
endeay0ring to sell city bonds OF st. J0-
seph, Mo. They had one hundred $1,000
bonds OF 81. Joseph, Nos. 1901 to 1000 In
elusive. The men gave their names as
James Fiske and George NJ. Irwin. Irwin
said they came from St. Joseph. They said
that Irwin was only acting us the agent OF
Fiske, who had Obtained the bonds from a
man named Simpson, in Cincinnati. On
Fiske was found a ticket from New York
to St Joseph. Neither man had any
money.
FisEe had two checks belonging to the
Sturtevant House, aud said that he WIS
staying there. His baggage was found
there, but his name was not on the register.
Irwin had u large revolver in his hip
pocket lie said he was staying at the
Astor House. This is true, and from the
register it appeared that he came there
from st. Joseph on March 2S, in company
with man named H. Levin, OF St. Louis.
They occupied room 35G until Levin left,
on Tuesday last. Irwin and Fiske were
arraigned in the Tombs Police Court in the
afternoon and were remanded by Justice
Power. Fiske said he was speculator,
aged thirty.eight years, and Irwin said he
was a real estate agent, aged thirty.eight
years.
Donald, Lawson & Simpson, agents for
the City OF St. Joseph, examined the
bonds, and said they were genuine and the
signatures correct. They, however, thought
something was wrong, as from what inior-
nation they had no bonds had been issued
with slch numbers, nor would the bonds
be put OH the market except through them
selves. The bonds, they said, had been
issued to take up IN old issue, and not
over s., 100 had been put out so fur. They
felt confident that this lot had not been
sold by authority. Mr.. Donald said: sat
an election in St Joseph last Tuesday
grave charges were made against the City
Treasurer and others. They were utterly
defeated"
The firm telegraphcd TO St. Joseph for in
formation and this evening they received a
dispatch fiom Councilman Charles W.
Campbell and John s. Lemon saying that
the bonds had disappeared from the Reg
ister's office and had undoubtedly been
stolen. They asked that the men be held
until further investigation could be made.
A private dispatch TO Mr.. Lawson said that
Councilman Campbell and Register Ringo
had started for New York. 1t is said that
Fiske and Irwin were known in St. Joseph,
though they had not lived there long. Mr.
Lawson said he understood that the two
prisoners had declared that the late Treas
urer in St Joseph was concerned in their
getting the bonds.