Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-30
AT THE CAPITAL.
A Pension Fraud Tracked Down
and Arrested
In West neutrality-suspicious.
Gossip.
West virglnlans at Washington
Camden's Next Move.
Sn.einr % "a. Sunday Reaiasr.


WASHINGTON, November 2S.-Chss' "
Walker, of Fsirmont, was to day appointed
a postal clerk on the Wheeling and Graz
ton division in place Of Clerk Waddel
transferred. Mr.. Walker has up to thu
date been q clerk in Collector hcUfa"
Office.
Sheriff Handlau, Of Ohio county, ha'
been in town for a day or so and left to'
Wheeling tonight.
Senator Camden and family arrived
from New York to-day.
Frank Psrke, Of Monroe county, who mas
been appointed to $1,000 position in the
General Land Office, will not assume the
duties Of his Office until the 18th OF De
cember.
PENSION FRAUD.
A pension official says that for the pas'
ak months 9 mau calling himself Dr. Jones
has been travelling in West Virginia, Penn
s,lvania and Ohio, representing himself as
q Special Examiner Of the Pension omce
detailed to make personal examination
of all pensioners to ascertain whether they
are still entitled to pension. 1t is alleged
that he would learn the address o.
pensioners and call on them
order them to exhibit Their
wounds and con6denhslly tell them
that they were ne longer entitled to a pen
sion, and he would recommend to the Pen
sion Office to drop their name from the
roll. Before leaving he would tell bis vic
tins that by paying him certain cum be
would make q favorable report so that the
pension would continue. So plausible
was the Doctor in his representations that
he found many willing to pay him, and be
reaped arich harvest. The matter was refer
red to special examiner Roome OF the Pen
sion Office, who succeeded after ten days
hunt in locating and arreshng DR.. Jones'
at leland Branch, a secluded spot IN inc
Kapawha mountains Of West Virginia,
where he was hiding, having heard that
officers were after him. MIR. koome pro-
ceeded with his prisoner to Charleston
W. Va, where he had hearing before
United States Commissioner Dubois, who
held the Doctor in 5000 bail to await the
action Of the grand jury:
Mrs. jackson, wife of Ex-Governor
jackson OF West Virginia, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Fracker, IN this
city, for several days, left for her home IN
Parkersburg last evening.
Miss Fannie Caldwell, daughter OF the
late Hon. Alfred Caldwell, and sister Of
the Attorney General of Wsst Virginia, Is
the guest of her uncle, Mr.. Z. c. Wheat
10 this city.
MANY and marked changes in cortem
plated programmes for the coming
season, will be occasiored BY the
very unexpected and lamented
death of Vice President Hendricks. His
wife was always very fond of society, which
Mr.. Hendricks also greatly enjoyed, sno
many friends here were LOOKING forward
with pleasant antieipations to their arrival
in Washington, and it was the general ex-
pectstion that they would become the cen
tres of brilliant and extensive social cir,
Gle. Many plans to that end had indeed
already been set on foot which now unIor,
tuna;ely will come to naught. Ia her grts
sorrow Mrs. Hendricks will have the pro-
found sympathy of many devoted friends,
here, beth old and newly made.
Commissioner Miller expects TO GO IL
indianapolis to attend Vice President Hen
bricks funeral.
The BoUSCENENT OF FLICK.
1t is heard that the next wave Of San
ator Camden is TO secure the bouncemen
of District At oruey Flick. Chairman
Dave Leonard is one of the prominent as
plants.