Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1889-06-29

generally known throughout Canada, par
icularly about the larger cities. and is also
exceedingly web liked. When the Weldon
dill first came Up he took o grand swoop
Town about Toronto, and thence to Montreal,
where on March e3 q conference was held at
The Windsor with John G. Emo and the New
York Doodle aldermen present Then it was
hat large purse was made up, Emo alone
living $4,000, and all Of which was I'M
loubtedly put where it would do the most
good.
He and the other noted Chicagoan, Star
key, the attorney, fare much alike. Starkey
Is in no business. being altogether q man
about town, spending plenty of money and
managing to keep himself constantly before
the public 1t is well known that he is in re-
ceipt Of large sums from Chicago, and it is
said that his income from that city will reach
%, OOO year, one Of his friends remarking
the other day that ''those fellows over there
would put up more than that rather than
have him go back to Chicago" AL of which
may or may not be true.
JOHN c. EMO.
John G. Emo, the New York bank cashier
who embezzled a ,OOO, 900, isin Quebec.
He is tho leader in the most exclusive So
ciety and fashion plate from which the
blooded young men Of Quebec get their point
ers regarding the proper thing to wear.
Enc il a power socially, politically and
financially, a princely looking fellow, whose
crookedness has not caused him to lose that
hauteur his position in New York gave him,
and has rather served to elevate him socially.
His time is occupied like that of any other
person OF immense business affairs Almost
any afternoon, however, he may be seen in
A. l.. - Al r
worries about in a dexterous manner making
the most difficult shots with ease-either
alone practicing on fancy shot or engaged
in beating one of his swell companions.
He is the central figure of all the great
boodlers, and even with them his word is law.
To keep up his end as a full fedged Cana
dian he began to look about for profitable in
vestments for his capital. These were soon
found. He invested nearly S 200, 900 in stock
Of the Bank of Montreal and that of other
Canadian banks, bought up almost n trunk
load Of Canadian Pacific securities, and owns
almost q controlling interest in the Richolieu
and Ontario Navigation company.
His money soon gained him great political
influence with the Quebec government, his
word going long ways with that body.
Through this Emo acquired large grants of
provincial lands, and also stands in with
many of the big government contractors
His present great fad is to obtain control of
| The historic Montnorency falls for the pur-
pose of utilizing their power for manufacture
| ing and for electric lighting purposes
In this venture much Of his capital is in
| vested-some think entirely too much for his
good, financially. Always on the lookout for
| new schemes, he has organized big syndi-
| ,ate of New Workers and Bostonians for the
| cf l,r Ie <o
| sell to wealthy Americans for summer villas.
Emo is kingly in his hospitality, giving
| many costly entertainments His last ball,
held in his town mansion surpassed in SPLEEN
dor those of viceroyalty at Rideau hall in
Canada's capital. When anything of event
is on foot IN Montreal Mr. and Mrs. Emo. ac-
companied by Col. and Mrs. Montzzambert,
HE themselves there, and, engaging fiat at
the Windsor hotel, their receptions and ''at
homes arc the most magnificent and the
gayest Of all the American absconders.
Emo is certainly the best satisfied Of the
American boodlers with his lot.
Toronto has been the home of the Ameri-
can bocdler, particularly of those whose
stealings in the States were not sufficiently
largo to entitle them to be brought within
the liking Of or "Prince of " Booders class
1t is estimated that there are in Toronto
today 700 persons who were compelled tc
leave the States for stealing from some firm
concern or other, or who, getting their hands
on goodly sum, fled there to enjoy the Ill
gotten gains. 1t was Toronto, particularly
hat Sir John Macde--id had In view when
.>eaking of the Weldon extradition bill, he
said that should it be mado retroactive il
would break up and scandalize many well-to
80 and prosperous families. ..
But !aw Of the refugees there bear the
names 10y which they were known in the
| States.
| Almost all assumed different names, and
that in addition to DISCUSSES in the shape Of
hirsute growth and changes caused by time
ard worriment--for they all worry-woulG
render it possible for any one of them to mee
an old acquaintance with but little chance Of
detection.
| FAIR TORONTO.
In Toronto, at one time or other, has ioca
ted almost every absconder who has left thu
States.
In Toronto also it was that Joseph A
Moore located when he fled from Indianapo
lis after embezzling about $500, 200 from tn,
Mutual Insurance company. OF that i'm
inense amount he had left when his shortag,
was discovered about $4,000 That is tn,
sum he succeeded in scraping together, as re
ported to the authorities and with which h
escaped across tho borders. Moore lived il
the greatest retirement in Toronto, his daugh
ter joining him shortly utter his arriva
there. A few days ago he left that city a
quietly as he had come, and the best infor
nation is, that with his daughter he ha
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