The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-02
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HoLroN, Kaa., Nov. 26.-Two men
named A. Hungerford and Charles Btckle
were arrested in this city yesterday on
charge Of making counterfeit coin, oy
the ci y marshal. A. 81. Williams. The
case has been worked up By United
States secret service officers within the
past month. A search OF the residence
they have occupied for some months
revealed the dyes and other I'm plements
for making counterfeit half dollars, and
six y-ihree pieces OF the queer" OF that
der ominstion. The metal was found
in the bed where the wife OF one OF the
en- was lying sick. Marshal Williams
took the parties TO Topeka to day 20 turn
them over to the Unite d States authorities.
SENT TO THE INSANE ASYLUM.
Rhodes Clements, the mad man who
murder d Samuel Gordon in the west
part OF the county Tuesday, was today
aoiudged insane and will be sent 70 the
asylU m at Topeka.
CRAzED By RELIGION.
News comes TO this city this morning
that two men bad gone crazy in that
neigb borhOOd, the results of the religious
excitement pre- vAIliDg-
EXPRESS ROBBERS ARRESTED
GALVE TON, Nov. GA special 20 the
News from San Antonio says: report
has reached here of An attempt to rob an
express Car on The Missouri Pacific rail-
road last night. While the train was
standing at small station two men en-
tered the car, but were arrested by the
conductor and messenger.
MURDER MOST FOUL.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. ga Times
special says Q report reached Williams
burg, KY, that the Poe family, thought
TO have been destroyed by IRE
in Knox county q month sgO,
were In reality murdered oY
mo, her and five children and two visit
ing young ladies, were found burned in
the ashes Uf . destroyed hut. The story
Of the murder il tod as follows by an il-
l. Rttimats son OF Concubine aged ten
ears, whom It is reported the father
hsd threatened if he made him mad.
This boy says the man cut from ear 70
Tar the throGts of each OF the eight per-
sons while they slept. That his mother
| then dragged the bodies to the middle OF
| the room and set them on fire. They
also fired the house. took some bed
clothing and departed. On tue boys
statement the arrests and investigation
| followed, and the Poe articles were
found in the cellar of the suspected par
lies house. They refuse TO be inter-
| viewed, and are now IN the BARBOUR
vile jail awaiting examination.
FRIGHTENED FIRE BUG.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-DurIng tue investi-
CATION this morning into the causes of yes
| IefdAV's fire in the Continental hotel H.
spectOr Shay discovered the unmIstakable
evidence OF IncendIArism at the hotel At
the head of the hsIchway leading into q
garnet above the fourth floor pile of bed
ticks stuffed with shavIugs was torn open
IN several places and daubed with COM
mon lard was found. Tina incendiaTy was
evidently scared away before he had time
to complete the work of firing the house
ANOTHER CHARGE AGAINST REED.
BOSTON, Nov. 20 1t haa been dis
covered that william Reed. late treasurer
of the South Boston Horse Railroad COM
pany, who ia now under arrest for the
| embe zzIement of over $l00, 200, added
forgery to his crime by signing the name
| OF President Hersey 10 certain Certifi-
Gates, they being pronounced forgeries
by that gentleman. Hitherto 1t had
been believed that most OF the stock
Over-issued 10y Reed WAs issued By
the late President Crosby's adminiBtrA-
| ton, and the fraud made possible by MIR.
| Crosby'S habit OF signing certificates in
blank. It is now stated that large pro-
| portion of the certificates outstanding,
and which are mostly held by the bEok-
| eEs as collateral for margins on stocks,
hear President Hersey's signature. Mr
Jersey states that for all certificate
siRned by himself he has e dupIics te
check which Will enable HIM 70 identity
every certiflsste he has Issued. Il is be-
lievsd there ara about 400 shares OF ov.r-
Issued stock outstanding. The
directors have not yet decided
whether or not they will prosecute Reed
for forgery, but they will probably hold .
meeting within a week, when q course OF
action viii be mapped out. 1t Is learned
that the STOCK of the Mexican Telephone
company Of which Reed WAS also treas
urer. has been ovarissued 10 the amount
of go, 500. Although the par valus of the
stock is so cents per share, il Is now
quoted 81 s1.40 and the loss by the
over issue would probably fall little
short of SIS, goo. To off set this, however,
a director states that the company is in-
debted 70 Reed for money advanced, and
that the actual loss 10 the company will
not exceed s1,6o0 or $4,000. Reed
Is known TO have m@de
false reports IN the directors
Of the condition Of the railroad company.
increasing its assets and reducing Ire
liabilities, and the amount OF his enbez-
| element thereby WAS niarged several
thousand dollar. Nothing can be aacer-
| tanned as 70 the exact amount Of his pill
| ferings and no statement can be MADE
until the expert completes the exsmiDa-
| tion Of the company's affairs.