Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-02
WHY he CANE WEST.

Of Henry J. Eggleston has lived with MS
family at Gold Run, Colfax and Cascade. and
during that time has been extensively en-
gagged in furnishing wood by contract to the
Central Pacific Railroad Company. His
contracts were very large, and be had in his
employ constantly very large force OF China
men. He necessarily purchased large
amount of supplies, and dealt principally
with Ravford, Perkins & Co., of Colfax, and
George W. Cheslsy, of this city. Eggleston
had dealt so long, and had been SO prompt in
ali of his settlements with his employees and
creditors that they had implicit confidence in
his honesty and integrity. They had SO much
faith in him that they did not attempt to
secure his vouchers, as is the usual custom
in this particular business, but allowed him
to draw them unmolested About the LIST
of November he drew vouchers to the amount
of Sl5. 800. just prior to that he, assisted
by his wife and daughters, had baen running
dry goods bills with merchants in Sacramento
Ia very extravagant manner. Ga the It'll
Of Nsvember he with his family went to San
Francisco. and at the Bank Of California
bought sig ht draft on CHICAGO for So 600,
payable to his wife, and one on the same city,
payable to himself for 81, 600 He also. it is
ascertained, bought large amount of cur
rency. On the S;h of November he
self and family, and started East.
On the 18th of November they presented
their drafts at the bank upon which they
we're drawn and drew their money. Atessrs.
Hayford and Chesley were not aware of his de-
parture until about the lst of December.
They Immediately began an investigation,
and { about to secure the arrest Of the ab-
sconding debtor. Having found sufficient
evidence to satisfy them that he was in the
State of Illinois, they procured the services
of John w. Greenlaw, of this city, who,
armed with requisition upon the Governor
Of that State, took the first East-bound
tsain and soon was in Chicago. He
had no difficulty in finding where they
had drawn their money. traced them
from hotel to hotel, and finally to the city OF
Lena. Detective Gresnlaw had never seen
Eggleston nor any member of his family. He
had, however, their photographs. When he
arrived at Lena he was disappointed to find
that Eggleston had continued his wanderings,
and had left that town a few days prior to
his arrival. He found, however, that Mrs.
Eggleston and her daughters were stopping
at first class hotel in that place. Green
law went to the same hotel, registered as
Robert James, represented himself to be
capitalist who was visiting that portion of
the State, buying horses for certain street
railways in Chicago. He occupied seat at
the table during each meal by the side of
Mrs EgglestoD, and by all the articles
in his power made himself as agreeable
as possible, and soon was considered in the
light of an old friend, and very easily obtained
from the unsuspecting woman all the in
formation he desired regarding her husband,
his whereabouts and contemplated actions.
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wife and daughters 10 an admirable manner,
and soon had possession of all the leading
points in the daily correspondence of the
husband and wife. He thus was enabled to
trace him from Lena to Chicago, Rockford,
Canada, Boston, Portland, Me-, and from
there to Europe. He also ascertained when
and by what line he would return After bis
return to America from his European tour, he
spent a few days in Boston. Greenlaw, impa.
tent to capture his prize. proceeded to Bos-
ton to make the arrest. On his arrival
he found to his chagrin that Eggleston
had left Boston for Lena eighteen hours be-
fore his arrival. Fastening back to Lena the
detective was grati6ed to find the object OF
his search emerging from the hotel, where he
had all of his trunks packed, and was just on
the eve of departing for Canada. The detec-
tive tapped him on the shoulder, introduced
himself, and informed Eggleston of the nature
of his business. At this announcement Ez-
gleston exhibited his great surprise by jump
ing several feet in the air, swearing consider
ably. and not being an admirer of the maxim
of the lamented Horace Greeley, swore he
"neVer-no never'-would ego West"
He informed GreeDlaw that he was not
"man enough to take him. The
detectives immediate exhibition of muscles
was sufficient to satisfy the entire Eggleston
family that he meant business, and that be
had not crossed the continent for nothing
During the excitement that ensued attending
the arrest, Mrs. Eggleston and her daughters
appeared on the scene. When Eggleston saw
his wife approaching, he exclaimed in very
excited and dramatic manner: Ella, my
dear the jig is up" Imagine the surprise of
the wife, when she beheld her pleasant COM
panion of the tea-table, her solictous and
con6ding gentleman friend, holding her hus-
band by the collar. As soon as she could
take in the situation, she upbraided Greer
law in the severest manner, saying: How
dare you, sir, TO impose upon me in
this manner! You are Mr.. James
Of Chicago, dealer in horse-hesh"
Satisfied that Eggleston would have to retrace
his steps to the golden shores, the whole
family concluded they would return. They
arrived in this city on Saturday last. The
wife and daughters continued on to San Fran
SlsCVB Oub 4%rSlCobOHt OF VIC col hCsb oOilSlbo-
ton of detective Greenlaw, concluded to stay
few days in the capital city, as guest of
Messrs Chesley and Hayford. On being
faced by his creditors he disclosed the
fact that his wife in San Francisco had
secreted upon her person drafts on Chicago,
and other Eastern cities, amounting
to several thousand dollars, and
he agreed to go with Greenlaw
and Hayford and induce his wife to give
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Francisco they found the object of their
search stopping at the Brooklyn Hotel, and
ths husband, after much persuasion, induced
his wife to surrender the money-some S.
000-to Hsyford and Greenlaw for the benefit
of his creditors. He took away funds enough
to have paid off all his Indebtedness and then
had quite competency left. The old adsges,
" The way of the transgressor is hard" and
Honesty is the best policy" are applicable
TO this case.
PROBABLY INsANE-Edward Cahill, man
who was discharged from the Insane Asylum
at Napa on the 10th of January, was arrested
by officer Lee and taken to the lookup last
evening. This man has been a habitue of the
Postofice lobby for week or more, and has
become to be looked on as crank. He has
occupied great portion of his time during
the past ten days in writing letters in the
lobby of the Postoffice and having them adj
dressed to the Superintendent or resident
physicians of insane asylums in the various
portions of the Union and also foreign coun-
tries. His handwriting is very peculiar,
and not easily read. He usually requests
parties who happen in at the Post
Office to address the envelopes He
purchases his stamps, seals his letters and
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have attracted the attention of a great many,
and the smnloyes at the Postoffice for a few