The Red Cloud chief., 1888-02-10
SENSATIONAL ARREST
Win ~siatlg tho Bs1ktag
.Law-RIchardG. FR Arrested For
Aiding frik>Rights.
Ann Agnes = !suieide Fse tAs bnAf
Of Persous Whom He Had D..
Aauded.

1leans, presijent ~ the Metropolitan M
tisaal Bank, has just bees arreAted Tor vie
lation VI the NasioaAl Banking law. 1he
yorraut for tho asro0t wSs issued TIN
morping but waS cot served In the usuol
msaner out Of re4ui for AI. Means. DIS.
trict Attorney Bursett notified hin after
twelve o'clock Of Tia ISSUANCE OF the Wrtf
aud arranged for ~. Means 70 60 volun-
tsrSly with hin bOadsmso to the Commis'
,sioner's ono 1t two, sscleck.
With Tho Fidelity 0ank .easos fresh IN
mind and WITH tho rsoof they gsve Of the
relentless power q the Government where
there hes bcea , plain trsnsgrossion Of the
law, this arrest canses . decided sensa-
-tioa. Mr.. Neans be- Aa6 . Leading position
Among business meu eW asnuuborOf yeaEs;
has'been reputed quite svsslthy; served .
term - mayer, when Ao~vas elected, not
By . party vsto, but BY . combination
'NhSse support was compliment TO their
candidate. To have . 0aa OF such proui.
.nsnce put In peril q imprisonment causes
.aprof0und feeiiaE.
0hefo 10 . fairly well authenticated state
ament that the exsninstjon a the banks
:books and papose shQW . 0r0ss violation OF
tho Banking Inv 10 looas 70 Oelcers and
-Osxers connected with tAo bank very largo.
lyia.excrss Of tho limit slloged BY the law
to anyone. It 10 possible 0at this wrong.
deing msy hsvo bees carried to such N
aextsnt " to inperil tAe banik,s solvency.
At this time il 10 rot thought that other
arrests will be made, but Of tAis 20 one can
speak viii certainty because there has not
bsen time for . Thorough examination Of
the hanks ~fsarA
An INSURANCE. WxaemA0X.
NIw YOxK, Feo. THE teisa Of tho suit
OF Frederick b. Snith against The National
BsuedtAsociety for 90. 00a. the smount Of .
policy N tho life of John Tyler. who WAS
alleged - have committed suicide under
the namessf A. A. Allea, q the Aahacesc
Hotel. o. November r. 1884, Wa
begun yesterday In the supreme
Court vt Brooklyn. before Justice
Cu.leu Hnd y jury. When Tyler died
his life was INSURED IN various companies
for an aggregate of about eSl0.0OO in sums
ranging iron 5000 70 &30.sOA The Tfav-
ehers' ~Inxurssce Company, Of Hartford.
and y ;cw 0Asef companies compromised
wftA the hoider~ OF tho policies, s0me pay
ing ~ much ss10 cents on the dollar. The
National BeneGt Society and other CO
operative eOinpxaies refused TO recoRixe
the validity III iAe policies, alleging fraud
aDd conspiracy. The present suit w1l be
cooaidered u test case.
Detectives foe she defendant have been
employed for u yeae in tracing the history
OF Tyler. and il is alleged that proof will
b intrssluc-d that he entered into y con
spirxcy with certain persons whom he hal
defraudcd to haze his life heavily insured
fer their tcnciit, and then, failing Of any
other means 70 make good their claim, =
canMit suicide.
RICHARD <. YOX ARRESTED.
lew YONK, Feb. L.-kichard f. Fox, pro-
pSleior Of the POLES Ca.~te. was arrested
tAis n""rn,ng BY Inspector Williams charged
wfth violating the penal code by enc0urag-
ING priz.. fighting. He wen to head.
qlarters with the inspector and then
iemeiia,ely started for the Tombs
plice court The technical charge
against Fox is that Of aiding and abetting
p9ize fighting in defiance Of Law. Of holding
ssekss, publishing the details and prelimin-
aAes Of fights and making his ofice the
rendezvous for men bent ON violating the
IN. When Fox Wa arraigned in court he
alked for M adjournment Of the cxamina-
t1on until Tuesday. His request was
R(Antcd and he wss released on his own
r0cognizanca