Daily globe., 1882-09-18
Other Grim in0I Matters.
A DISHONEST GRAIN OPERATOR.
TSnacia! TaleoroYn tn tho Gloha I

Special Telegram to the GloOe.
CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-This morning before
Justice Woodman George Swartz, coun-
tryman from Wenona, ILL.,, swore out war
rant for the arrest of George Arbuckle, an
operator on the board of trade, whom he
charges with the embezzlement of $326.25
during June and July last.
Swartz claims to have left with Arbuckle
$75 to invest for him in corn. Subsequent.
Subsequently Arbuckle made returns of
losses to Swartz amounting to 1856, giving
the dates upon which the several sums were
lost. Swartz becoming suspicious came to
Chicago, Investigated privately. and as q
result alleges that Arbuckle has not made
single deal for any amount.
SUICIDE.
Celestine Mouton, Frenchman fifty
eight years old, died at 11:30
yesterday morning, from the effects of a
dose of laudanum. administed by himself
with suicidal intent. Mouton was a dealer
in picked tongues and tripe at 389 North
Wells street He was deeply in debt,and had
been trying for some time to sell share
of his business to Mr.. Birsch, of AL
Halstead street. Yesterday morning he
received letter from Birsch declining to
go into partnership with him. In fit of
despair Mouton shortly afterward procured
some laudanum, drank it and died. The
deceased was unmarried.
TOO MUCH ICE.
Julius Zuittzsky an employe of Brands
4ho o+
o'clock yesterday morning and an hour af-
terwards was found unconscious. He was
taken to his home 1O4 Rees street and at
tended by DIR. Shoppers, who pronounced
it congestion of the brain. The patient is
in critical condition. He was not fro
zen but nearly so.
THIEF CAPTURED.
LITTLE Rock. Ark, Sept. 16.-To-day A.
Graepenhoff, who recently stole $4OO in
jewelry in Houston, Tex, was overhauled
in this city. He confessed, and said the
jewelry had been shipped to Anton Boe-
merit, No. 80 La Sale street, Chicago.
One of the road agents engaged in rob-
bing the passenger train on the Missouri,
Kansas & Topeka road short time since
was captured and arrived here to-day in
charge of detective.
SHARP swINDLER.
BosroN, Sept. lit is just learned here
city has been recently victimized to the
extent of nearly $4,000 on raised draft.
Some time ago very respectable appear
ing man opened an account with the bank,
depositing some $4,000 which he drew
against and replenished until he had estab-
lished his credit. Within week or two
he deposited draft for $500, drawn by
Portland man against New York, and on
the next day drew $4,000 against it. The
draft was sent to New York for COLLECTION,
when it was found to have been raised from
the original amount $1,70O, to $500. Be-
fore, however, advices to this effect reached
Boston, the depositor had closed his ac-
count, drawing all the balance, and left the
city. The same game has been attempted
at the Merchants National bank.
WIFE MURDERS.
New YORK, Sept. 17.-In drunken
quarrel to-day in Williamsburg, James
Flaherty beat his wife to death.
B1NGHAMpToN, N. Y. Sept. 17.-John
Ellis, railroad laborer at Cheniago Forks,
hlllcu his vie III UIulheu DrdWI CdLur-
day night.
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. IA. D. Tucker,
aged twenty eight, of Reynoldsburgh. Ohio,
suicided..ss..to-day I by : shooting himself
through the head. Financial trouble was
the cause.
Troy, N. Y, Sept. Thames M. Sherry,
recently of the firm of Squire, Sherry &
Galusha, killed himself to-day. He was
thirty years of age, and leaves a wife and
one child.
New YORK, Sept. Madame Emeline
Laurent was found dead in her house to-
day. So East Fifty ninth street, having
committed suicide by starvation. She
caused a lawyer named Elliott to be ar
rested for stealing from her room Saturday
the title deeds of some property.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. I'D. F. Scheller,
practicing physician of Evansville, Ind,
suicided at hotel here to-day. He is sup
posed to have taken five drachms of choral
and three and a half grains of morphine.
The cause of the act is not known.
,kMARkET Gossip.