The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-01-28
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY
IVES iAsNbroN. TEEIs a STORY
OF nus nleEpfsansst and imprisonment
Growing, rs Hessy,, out of Base Con.
spiraoy..The centraIrigurei in Anoth.
er ssn,ation in New York city

sylyesterM. Hamilton, once resident
Of this city, and now of New York, where
his recent sudden ups and downs have
created several successive sensations, is
again the central figure in drama in real
life which is attracting much attention
there. His old Wheeling acquaintance
have recently heard a good deal Of him.
He visited the city not long ago, and told
some very dizzy stories Ofhis success in
life in the metropolis, where rs President
OF the Old Dominion Copper Company
the second largest similar concern in the
country, he said he was "roliing in
wealth"
His more recent troubles in connection
with that company have also been nara
ted in the papers here. These troubles
eliminated Inst week in the arrest OF Mr.,
Hamilton. The New York World OF Sun
day contains IN article of a column CON
corning the arrest. Ittaysthat Mr.. Ham
ilton visited the Office of q. A. Barnickell,
No. So Maiden lane, for the purpose Of ut
tending meeting of the stockholders,
called 10 elect Board OF Trustees for the
ensuing year. Scarcely lad lie entered
the room, whore forty or fifty persons had
congregated, than Officer Halliday, OF the
Nineteenth Precinct, tapped him upon
the shoulder and in a grltf voice said:
81 want you'll Come along! l have
orders to waste no time"
"This is an outrage" exclaimed Mr.
Hamilton, "What is the charger
"NIr. Buddensiek accuses you OF remoy
ling goods mortgaged to him, and Will
secreting them.n
sit is false. cannot go with you now
must attend this meeting"
"My orders are imperative. Come, pu
on your coat"
Mr.. Hamilton had scarcely time to dor
| his fur-lined overcoat than he was hustled
Off to the Yorkville Court. Police Justice
Murray was absent, and did not arrive
until late in the afternoon. 1t was after
o'clock before Mr.. Hamilton succeeded il
procuring S., 900 bail. Then the meeting
at which he considered it OF vital import
ance to be present, was ended. !.
Anintcrview was had with Mr.. Hamil
ton. He said that he had been connected
with the Old Dominion Company since
1881. He BECAME subsequently direc
tor, trustee, and in the spring OF 1883 wa
elected president. lie now held q con
tract for five years, beginning with May
1882, for the control OF the sale OF thu
company's stock and its entire products
At tho election in January, 1884, owing 4
sickness, Mr.. Hamilton agreed with Mr.
Pope, Of the firm Of Pope & Cole, cope
refners, ut Baltimore, to make him presi
dent and also put Mr.. G. A. Harnickell, o
No. S. Maiden Lane, in as secretary OF thu
company. Neither Of them, he claims
owns any OF the companys stock, exccp
that given to them at the time to maxi
them eligible as trustees.
These men turned cold shoulder t.
MI. Hamilton, and as he alleges, had hin
arrested on q false charge to prevent hi
being present at the meeting, and TO thu
elect Board who would foreclose mort
gage against the company. Mr.. Hamilton
tIt is apparent to all tho other share
holders that the object in electing this
Board was for the purpose Of foreclosure
on the mortgage, thereby wiping out al
other shareholders. The company is Q
riGh producer Of copper and considering
the Tow prices Is now making money
rapidly, But with secretary who is max
ing Sl2,0O q year out Of his position in
salary alone, there is little hope for the
shareholders for some time to come,
sec it reported that have charged Burton
y. Harrison, who was private secretary
for JEFF Davis, with being responsible toi
my arrest. tits mistake. He had moth
ing whatever to do with it. i intend tc
bring action and ascertain whether We'd
nesday's election was legal or not"
The World adds: 1t is feared that this
inteffneUine light will disrupt the Old Do.
minion Company, which is the largest
copper corporation, with one exception, in
the United States.