The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1888-05-03
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OyERTAKEN AND ARRESTED IN HENDER-
soN.-rhe train from Weldon Saturday
brought couple Of elderly we'll dressed
gentlemen who stopped at the Central
Hotel. One of them was Mai T. NJ
Thompson, representing the AlDa Mining
Company. of HALEY. Idaho, his business
being to sell stock in what is known as the
g Rising Sun Silver Nine This a is bona
tide concern it appears from the HALEY
Times and other documents examined by
US, and as far as this matter is concerned
there is no charge or appearance of any
crookedncss on the part of Maj. Thompson.
However, it seems that he had been con-
nected in some way in some pension affairs
at Washington, and had misappropriat-d
| or embezzIed certain funds. For this he
was wanted by the Government authori-
ties, who have been on his track for some
time. On the train yesterday afternoon
/ two other gentlemen arrived, one of whom
was a. w. Roome, United States detect
i've from Washington, and the other Dep
uty United States Marshal D. Il. Gran
than, eX-Sherff Of Wayne county. Mai
| Thompson was the object Of their mission
and he was promptly arrested by the de-
| tective and taken to " aShingtOn on the
10 O'Clock train last night. The gentleman
above alluded to as being with Mai
| Thompson was Mr.. d. r. Bruton, of Reds
willie, n. e. For some time he has been
aiding Maj. Thompson in the work of dis
posing OF his mining stock, ii the most per-
feet goo faith, and entirely innocent Of
any suspicion that there was any charge Of
this nature (upon which the arrest was
made) that could be brought against him.
And SO far'as the mining matter is con-
cerned Mr.. Bruton was assured by the de-
tectiVe that this has no connection with
| Maj. ThompsonS arrest whatever. The
following card from Mr.. Bruton explains
his situation and feelings in the matter
HENDERSON, n. C., May Sid, 1888.
EDITOR GOLD LEAF: i regard it due to
myself in view Of the arrest of Mai. r. NJ.
Thompson on last evening, and in view of
the further fact that | introduced him to
several citizens Of your town, to make the
| following plain statement of facts:
l. The charge on which Mai. Thompson
was arrested was in no way connected with
the mining property which he has been
| repl eSenting, and in which [ have been
giving him some assistance hut was, as
was informed by the officer who arrested
him, on a charge or charges of improper
appropriation Of pension funds which
passed into his hands when he was acting
as agent for claimants several years before
| knew him.
2 My acquaintance with him began a
little more than a year ago. | was intro
duced to him by Mai. Lee r. Shrvock of
| No. Is, Broadway, New York. Maj. Shry-
ock was President of the Board Of Trade
of st. Louis, for the years 1869 II. He
subsequently moved to New York City.
| have not, before this arrest, in an ac-
quaintance of more than year, had the
least reason to suspect for a moment the
integrity of Nal. Thompson. This arrest
has no relation whatever to his manage
ment of the cOmpany's interest in the mine
nor does it affect the title or merit Of the
cOmpanys property, which [ believe to be
as represented. This property is located
: near the town Of HALEY, Alturus county
Idaho, and is known as the Rising Sur
Nine situated on Bullion Hi. 1t is {
regularly Incorporated company under the
style and title of the Alta Mining Com
panv," Of which Mai. Lee r. Shryock i
, President, and r. II. Spencer is Secretary
: Office No. 45, Broadway, New York.
have known Maj. Shry0ck for years, ant
always regarded him as a man of higl
character and he commended Maj. ThOmp
son to NE. d. K. BRUTON,
4, of ReidsVille, n. e.