The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-07
A SLICK FORGER
AND a FoRsAkeN WHEELING WIFE
+fBEI 90 l +aG. Is
Some Sensation up 1t stsubsaVllls-A Youss
Book AssntI wiz Operations Ia Bogus
Cheeks-A burglary Aad Various other
3L Current Matters at SteubsnvIils,

silas A. Arnold, arrested at Toronto a
short time ago on a charge Of forgery, and
indicted by a special grand jury, was al.
raigned in the court o. common pleas hero
yesterday, aud pleaded guilty. He was re.
mandsd to ISL 10 await sentence. Young
Arnoldnppears from all accounts 10 be apret.y
smooth rascal. About a year ago be went 10
Toronto, this county, IS q book agent, and
by pleasing manner soon won bis way into
the good graces Of the people there. By
some means he aeems to have obtained op-
portuni.y to make himself pretty free in the
Office Of John Francy'a Som, sewer pipe
manufacturers, which he improved by ab.
stracttng from their check book d number
Co.'s bank Of this city, settled up Fraucy's &C.
count and returned checks February lst'i wa,
found that four forged checks were among the
number. VIZ: Oae OF June 10. 1883, to Ohss.
Brown, for $50. 80; one June II. 1873, Samuel
Smith, $i3 30; ono January o. 1884, Chas.
Brown, $50 10; II January 10, 1854, Geo.
Kelly, $50 II. The signatures were q good
imitation OF The genuine. The discovery
put the firm and bank on their guard, and
plans were concerted to detect the iorger,
Last week young Arnold came down 10 this
city and, purchasing several hundred cigars
from VIM. Melching, paid for them with q
check on sherrard, Mooney ! Co.'s bank, for
$27 AZ, drawn In favor OF Geo. Brown,
(Arnold representing himself as BROWN.
signed by John Francy'S Soma. When this
check reached the bsuk Melching was sent
for and informed that 1t was a forgery. He
at oncaw went TO Toronto, identified Arnold
as the peraon who gave 1t 10 him, and at
Arnolu's boarding hous, found some OF tho
cigara. Arnold was accordingly arrested
and jailed, and will soon take q trip v .
the road to Columbus.
A woman, claiming to be- from Wheeling,
was in the city to-day, going the rounds OF
tho printing Offices, inquirlng for q Job
printer named Charles W. Phelps, whom,
she said, she married In Wheeling some time
ago, hut who has hince gone away, whittier
she knows not. She said Phelps hailed
originally from Texas. 1t was learned later
that the woman was a Mrs. Kuykendell, the
divorced wife OF 8. E. Kuykendell, OF Wood
county, W. Va, the divorce being decreed
December 81, 1882. Her marriage with
Phelps took place February IS, 1884. He
lat her about a week ago. He was through
here, but 10 believed to have gone 10 Chicago.
The womaa seemed much distressed over the
deaertion. rg
The Womon's Christian Temperance Uuien
Of this place have elected as officers for the
ensuing year, Miss Julia galloway, President;
Mrs. W.s Ovens, Mrs. Rev. W. NJ. Grimes,
Mra. 4, F. Rsndolbh and Mrs. Tierney, Vice
Presidents; Mrs. w. B. Donaldson, Secretary.
Thomas O'Brien, indicted for murder in
the second degree, and George Nichols, for
horse.s!eeliug,, both pleaded not guilty and
will stand trial.
Walters saloon. IN Lower Market street,
waa entered by burglars "Wednesday night,
and some cigars, whisky, ETC., stolen.
It Is reported that another reduction will
be made in the number Of hands employed
at the railYaY car shupa here.