The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1882-09-14
How a CITY was Rohhad.

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Major Ellis Z. Phipns. Inc eX-li,,,,.rinfenflan
| or the Pbiiadelohia aIrnsbouse ar rroCF,I,;5,1
some sens ti0nal Developments pain,,s F1,,a,
arrested last Thurs,lav mont 90 nI,sroa -
embezzIing city mopey IN
being s. 900 thono Il yyas
that this was merelv. a formal afaa,,,,t ~ !
that more crookednees. waIild lie r,nt in evf
dence at Inc trial EajlrciIif8T II EIIr9ad
Rowan. a pfonjaert Gil y ,lff;ys,,i, won't ho !;
| in the sum of $2,O(0 for Pbinr's a o,,aor,ro,
| before magistruIesthf, next ,nlv sa,i ,he al,
legged dctaui5er was Released mil tbat fi5,a
Since then nothing his bean I,,ard ~ XII, ~
though his bail WIS forfeited etGonce ma AZ.
| tectiyes have been huntin,r for him ever arc,
Major Phipps mad been SUPERINTENDENT, nj the
almshouse since 1873. and nh nina bad H.
ured in the scandals set sflnat fr0,, fine +,
time about the old boazd Of oydie,,e mi ~
was supposed chat the superi,,I,,if,,i I1hnn,,h
he might have been concerned IN 4 Srrnnf,i7ia
| transactions. was only n tool in fhe bsn5ls ~
his superiols, and little iltrJti,,, was ~
him. The citizens committee of one bnn.ireJ
however. which ms been invesIi0r,iinIr ~
actions for some time finally def,Gl9j II a.
him arrested sfuis was done M, INV he
term of office eapued, " ben Palms. f,ad
without waiting for a preliminary ,.x,,n,;nntio,
more searching ingestieatier va heerrn
which resulted in finding convlaciilF nro6f 81
his guilt. an anticipation OF ,,iss ietnova1
Phipps had taken TOBIAS lof tdnlseI. and wife
with Mrs. AdaI1a, an eX matr0n, of the aims,
house, at 34l9 Walnut street. and mere nm in
vestigating committee, armed with o search
warrant, found last Sunday five WAGON. loads
of almshouse goods which had been taken
there from time to time On reauiatloos made
by Major Ptipps.
Other rcquisiti0ns were found which showed
that great many nole goods were missing
and Monday morning an0t4,c .3eAlah was
made at the sans pIuce. The house was found
to contain enough goods to furnish a Iaroe
store, the list embracing many articles not
usually found in poor-h0uses, but which had
at least gone through the formAIity OF ENTERING
and leaving the almshOuse There vyerS
among other things, 200 lars OF preserved
fruits, 2 gallons of French brandy. Q gallons If
Holland GIN 90 bottles of wine, case Of cham
payne, barrel sugar, l barrel of lard and a
miscellaneous collection Of articles Usually
found in grocery stores. ranging from ftozpn
scrubbing brushes a. 80 pounds of coffee and
8 pounds Of tea. Most OF the buckets. pans
and other utensils were flled viii cI1sr3 r TOO
or other groceries, ana carefulIy warmed in in
paper. There was, if possible. a sill larger
assortment of dry goods in unbroken ro1s
ranging from brown muslin and common
prints to satin camasx and heavy tlanneIa
All these things were locked m, h CLOSETS or
hidden AWAY in dark nlaees A dumh-,Uai.or
was found Suspended halfway be1ureon Inc
floors and filed with rolls Of ulIcut nInsiin a1S
packages of towelinp and table linen 4 nov,
porcelain lined ice.c9oIer uas f,und dllei win
sugar Two sion + rs were tilyeI Win fLIs.,,,,
artiolo md thnre ,rpra BUNDLES ~ at]lI.,1i
stock boxes Of conths I'M F,e p,Ste AZ
boxes ~ hooks and ev,s - ,i,,y, tool lr,,aIcs
o,,1 - - - = - ~
been taken for no p,.rliclll,1I. sa INF in obe.-
ence 70 some hind nreda9oTV n19,;s III
total value ~ 4l,a -, Ai''ia ~.
timat.d Of e5 200 ~ ~ = "a
desk Wa fntsnS b,nlo y, ~ . ioInGo
dalng ali The xva, IaI, tn l 49,;
unon bis of1icial '1,fips and Y{1ti
eitimat1a 10 at se,,st, 400 !. s.ss
all thestories tbat 80 baes told ~
chronic hahit Of
and ware aI tor cos Snd nesesiasns,
nnrchased T1Ga 49, a,,es IL ~ "
whose favor tl,au wy 9ons ~
or cht ont cn,a1I 10, ~ g. - -, - go
II ,,as ~ o,J -. $50
to III oi{anad '''f11 ny g Ia ''70
Tha tant tha+ M,io. I,,,;. ,,..ssl 1L.s..,,l
emi,arrassed T."
been ye know,, IL l f as's 10Y
friends and Gave lie 3arsn 80. - ,lss
-nIns turn;ebed Tho st1, Z T. T.
nrt,,ssia ept r,f,li ms n ~
him withip Inc Y,st % 1,is'
The Peone,s RanI ;1st;t,,,, ot ino1i9y =
Angnst Ia ~ recovar e. 5,a, : u
moths nromssory NOTE t. '9 ~. p,I ~. y
own order and Endorsed by ~ So S, l5ipp
of the 5Tneiny 1ranscrirt III" ~ - Biil
delnlia Ranir hoe aieo s1I.a ss' * NJ
mon note drawn hv Phinns @Sgoo
and Endorsed bv Conndii,uen W F,H 49,
Rowan and Samuel +, Graf 0oN
THE belief is heoinning =, fra o1,,,roaoi,,,
that Major Pbinps disar1o,, =, - os7lon
altocethSr of his own volitir ,'t nDt
about by the pressure ofth@. o ,golJ hse
been badly shown m hv eaol ;r,oatie,
tion of the late sunerinten3nof'a octs ~.
Phipps was not recornized as j man f ,geai1i,
and was Frequently at hs wiz on6s ~ "
sufficient means to meet his ,rivotn Tyoots
contractor who knows the ins ~, .,'
ahnshonse nrettv we'll saws fbai Phiang = Wy
nothing more t6ap the zean,S ma dbo4;as,t
servant of the board of onard"nS Who,, ~
incubation of the MONEYS Set flo, ti,a fr
emf counties which Ind incn3o nst;on+4, ~
Rlocklev was discovered the To-; 80
ordered by The civ solicitor ~ n1re cod the
$40 a1 Tins stolen nnder nepaIv F b .l
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