The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-28
COL. JAnEs n. PRICE, (
One OF the Indicted Star. .Isoute Conspir.
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N"Hs"S SiIlI september I.i.-Col. jas,
B. Price, Of Jefferson Clty,lMo., who
was indicted ior q conspiracy in
connection with hthe5 stnr.routc cases,
appeared voluntarily before United States
District Judge krekel to-day and pre-.
sen:ing copy Of the indictment and
warrant from the court at Washington
gave bond in the sum Of $4,000 for; his
appearance before the supreme court al
Washington at the next term. Col Price
has for four years nTone1 off the largest
mail contractors in the West. having asso.
ciated with him W. N. Vaile, OF Independ
ence, whose relations are such that IL ai
they are recognized as partners in the in.
dictment. lie operated very largely upon
the Mississippi river and in Texas and the
Indian Territory, both by bout and
stage coach. The Indictment against him
is very voluminous and charges him with
conspiracy to defraud the Government by
expediting large number OF routes in
Texas and the Indian territory. About the
time indictments against him and the
others were brought Price found it conve.
nient TO go TO Canada, where he has re.
mained until about two weeks ago. AS
reason for the trip the Colonel assigns i'll
health, but cynical observers OF the matter
say that the true cause Of; the absence was
a disinclination to givelis testimony in the
trials recently finished in Washington.
Some six weeks ago the United States Dis
trict Attorney was informed that Price had
returned TO his home in Jefferson CITY and
he Immediately telegraphed Maj. Warner,
United States. district marshal for this dis.
trict, directing him TO have a warrant
served Suponi Price, and have him
put under 1000 bonds. Upon investiga.
ton the rumor OF his return was found
to be false. When-Maior Warner was at
Jefferson City last week he heard OF Prices
return t~o,weeks ago, and. upon arriving
hoEe in this scity the Major Immediately
took steps to- have warrant served upon
him. Before the Marshal had time TO serve
the warrant, however, Col. Price volunta.
rily came in and went before the court
Yesterday with the result above stated. He
had copy Of the indictment with him,
which had probably been sent, with COPY
Of the warrant, from his attorney at Wash.
ington. Having voluntarily gave himself
up, bond in the sum Of $4,000 vas deem
ed sufficient by Judge krekel.j iIib,'3
Col. Price is welt-known man, in Mis-.
souri,. Some years ago, when contractor
for the carrying Of the mail between the
railroad and postofIice at St. Louis, he be.
came involved in business quarrel. Over
some partnership affairs in q, coal mine.
Ills partner levied; upon the wagons used
by Price in St Louis, and the suit gained
considerable notoriety at that time. ~ Col.
Price!is a cousin Of Gen. Thos.h Z. Price,
who was known for several years as one oil
the most wealthy and public,spirited cili.
zens Of the state: For years Gen. Thos.
y. Price figured in politics and public
atfairs here, andbiat one time was
candidate for Congress. He was
interested largely in railroad con.
tracts, having built large portion OF the
Missouri Pacific road. nElSG5 the son oi
Sterling Price married the daughter 'oi
Thomas E. .fand the latter drew check for
100000 as a wedding portion In 1SGs
Thomas L.sdied, leaving his widow with
nearly $780, 900. Subsequently Col. James
B. came up from the South, courted and
married the widow, thus retaining the
Price estates in the family. Since that
time he has been very largely engaged in
mail contracting, and from his knowledge
Of the Star route ring he is believed to
have acquired very large addition to the
wealth upon which he began operations.