Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-25
Especial Telegram to the Globe

CHICAGO, Dor. PA bit of scandal in
volving the name of one of the best known
| officers of the U. S. army came to light
yesterday through the filing and suppress
ion'' of papers in the circuit court against
Daniel B. Vermilye. Vermilye has been
| staying at the Palmer House under an as
sumed name. Last Monday he was arrest
ed by Constable Ryan coming out of the
elevator on warrant charging him with
embezzling $4,000 from the Weems Stone
d Marble Co., of which he was treasurer.
The arrest was made at the instance OF Gen
Martin BEEN president of the Co,
The suppressed suits against him are
brought by Gen. Wm. Myers, formerly of
Gen. SheIilen's staff, but retired last win
ter after thirty years honorable service in
the army. One is to recover $4,000 given
by him to Vermliye for investment in real
estate on the line of the Northern Pacific,
and the other for $4,000 damage for slam
der, involving the name of Gen. Meyers
with that of Mrs. Vermilye. Vermilye, it
seems, is young man thirty years old, of
a respectable eastern family. He married
a Miss Holmes of wealthy family in
Orange, N. j., and two years ago
went to ST. Paul where General
Meyers was stationed at Ft. Smelling.
and entered The employ of the Northern
Pacific railroad. Gen. Myers became H.
innate with him and his wife, and GA Yer
milye's representation that he could give
valuable pointers about land on the line of
the railroad invested money with him at
jamestown, Mandan and other places. II
May, 1882, Vermilye came to Chicago, land,
unknown to Gen, BEEN and Gen. Myers,
drew from the bank $4,000 belonging to
the company and left town. Since then
he has been a might've from Chicago, but
was heard from in California, Colorado
and Europe. THE day after he left Chica-
go the Chicago National bank received
letter from him asking them not to honor
a $1,000 check,as he had given it the night
before when "full."
Last spring, Mrs. Vermilye was in Eu-
rope. Gen. Myer was there at the same
time. Stray paragraphs said to have
! emanated from Ve1milye, appeared in
eastern papers and were copied IN the st
Peul papers, commenting without
| names on the coincidence. Mrs. Vermilye
is ow in Orange, N. j., where she has
brought suit for divorce from her Grant
husband. The bill, a copy of which was
| read by g. GLOBE reporter charges Yer
| milye with having voluntarily left his wife,
with 'gross infdelity and vicioua habits;''
| 10 aking the marital relation intolerable
with drinking and other vices to such an
| extent as to make him unfit fer business,
with dishonesty in his business relations
and with acknowledgement of having
freQuented disreputable houses. few
days ago Gen. BEEN heard of his presence
in Chicago and by waiting for him at the
Palmer house with an officer effected his
| arrest. Since then Vermilye has been in
custody Of an officer seeking bail. Gen.
Myer has telegraphed to Gen. Been, who
is his attorney, that he is
on his way to Chicago. He is
expected to-day. Vernilye has been par
ticularly anxious to keep the matter out
of the papers. He admits the taking of
with the company. Gen. BEEN, on the
other hand said Vernilye never invested
dollar in it.
Gen. Myers says regarding his relation
with Mrs. Vermilye, that they have been
only those of friendly acquaintance. he
having Known her mother IN the east, and
Mrs. Vermilye and his wife are intimate
friends.
Western Associated Press.
CHIAGo, Oct. 24-Deniel B. Vermilye
was arrested here last sight charged with
the embezzlement of $4,000, funds of the
Weems Stone g. Marble company, Of which
he was stakeholder The alleged en-
bezzlement occurred one year ago, since
which he has been heard from in Cali
fornia and Europe, and is supposed to have
just returned from abroad The arrest il
said to be preliminary of other suits
against the accused, two of which have
been commenced by General William
Myers, to recover $4,000 which Myers
claims to have entrusted to Vermilye while
the latter was in the employ of the North
ern Pacific railroad company at st. Paul
to invest in town sites along the line of
that road, ,but from which he claims he new
er has received any returns. Gen. Myers
has also commenced suit for $4,000 for
SANDER against Vermilye for, as it is
claimed, the use of his name in connection
with that of the wife of Vermilye, who has
commenced suit in the courts of New
jersey for divorce.
The Scandal Ia st. Paul.
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