Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-01-02

ST LOUIS, Dec. 26.-Inforrlatior comes from Clinton, Maryland. that Si | ia, E. Cheek, prominent real estate and land ls ut Ci that place, IS defaultel ! for over SlUlOJO The utmost conf. dence Was placed Ih hIs integrity uuli. | recently anu the banks! had gwen him | credit far b-yOnd hIs means and hon. oTed his drafts f5r large amoults. Hi manner Of obtaining money Wa to forge names Co brgus deeds of trust, imprin. tLe recorders seal upon the documents. which De could easily do hs he had ac- cese Co the Eaclrd,r's office at all times. 1 The deeds thus appearing all right hl had no trouble m Obta.uing money ou them. Cheek IS thirty two years old, married and his wife is now lying at the point ot death. but she does not know Of her husbands wrong doing. He own ed property worth about S3iOOO which has been attached by his creditors, but no other legal action has yet been taFen. Ills books show he has loaned for ~as;- ern parties Sl7l,UOO In hIs desk the following was found "l am thiei, scOun drel, knaye and liar. SIias F.. Cheek So soon as danger Of discovery became apparent he left for Canadu, where he now ls.
 PoErLAxD, OREGON, Dec. 26.-A very unfortunate fatal shooting occurred last uigIt, at Vancouver. The victim was Cornelius LIugham. soldier. aged 55. recently discharged from the United States army. He drank freely m the early evening and. going home, mistOok the residence of James Crnpor for his boarding house and walked in, the front door beiug unlocked. COnnor mistaking him for burglar, shot once. the bullet entering the eye and prOduc- ing instant death,
 SAS FRANCIsCo. Dec. 2G.-J. 4. Verge has brought suit in tEe superior court against J. N. TInoco and his wife Ascen- cion D. riuoco. tCrscOver S4,JO0 Plain tiff alleges that he deposited with de- fendants in the year lSSO and 1882 the amount named and when in 1883 he de- handed ltE return. IinOco agreed t1 re- turn Il m two years and upon demand being made for it a second time he re- fused Co pay the money. Plaintiff al- leges that Tinoco and wife with his money purchased a lot on Jucks1n street near stockton hi d he asks to have the properly sold anu payment made to him out of the proceeds IlnOco. is tLe consul of Guatemula at ihIs port.
 WAsuSGToS Dec. 2G-Thc National RepuhI Iican today gives as tLe resul of exhaustive inquiry concerning future de- cisions m tine house of Representatives regarding the suspension silver coinage, a table showing that li3 democrats and i2 Republicans are against suspension and 3j Democrats, and yl Republicans, favor It. The noticeable feature m con nec;ion with the matter IS the division of members upon sectional lines. The west and south re practically unit for tine colu6ge. while the eastern and mid dle states appear to be almost solIdly in favor of its suspension.
 DETROIT. Dec. 26.-A serious outbreak among the Polish Catholic churches took place yesterday morning, which was finally Quellei by the police, one of the rioters being shot dead. Fully six thousand persons were in the mob, in- cludirg women and children. It was feared moro trouble would ensue to-day aud one bdndred police were dispatched to the <cene. A large crowd assembled in front ot SL 7AlbIrtus' church. but were dispersed without doIng any dam age.
 NEW YORK. Dec. 2j.-The Supreme court to day denied the motion of Mrs. Mary Kittsou, otherwise Minnie Clark, for alimony and counsel fees ID the suit brought by her for a separation from II. l.. Kltts0n, son of Commodore Kilt son. of St. Paul, to whom she claims she was married in April last. Kit,son al- leges that be has DO knowledge of mar riage that 1t must have taken place when he was drunk.
 SAN FRASCIsco, Dec. 26-U. $. Cir cult Judge Sawyer this morning rem dered decision in favor of the plaintiff ip the suit of sharon vs. Hill, brought to declare void the alleged marriage con- tract.