The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-06-05
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In this city Of the no,o, arrsi
Jeremiah Holmes and M hes
smooth accomplicc. 'l:ey- efaaly
vancil. brings 10 liph, M gorge "
his story 81 Rev" yancil "rsa'e&I
Rev. George ". VanciI w.
raised IN this perry comfy ~.n I'd
years ago. lie has two r., mts'a'd
two sisters living here. IIe ss aad|
common school education ''ea :
raised a Methodist. a W
ne began 70 preach ANNA
United Brethren about sra~s -
ago. lie next became 4 preach. 'Tan|
NJ. +. church. south. y VI
Being excommunicat.l H. N,
joined the Free viii n.n,3 y NJ
preached that doctrine for ala
FOR some canse he left them la., KIN
and joined the Missionary
submitting 70 re-bapiism IL I'M
me Ice ~ the time being abop,
inches thick. ' q
lie passed himself off for one ~
most pious and godly men n II,
region. While he was in N. MA
Episcopal church south prcarh;s~
Stone Fort. in Saline county II.
the notorious Jeremiah Holm,
IN a short time, and under ,he n.w
Holy Ghost preaching Of yanc;l ~
pcrienccd. SO il was reported. 4 e,,,-.
sion Of faith. almost as miracnl
that Of ST. Paul.
Holmes immediately wen, N
ing, aud in a short time af,erw.-sl
and Nancil became fast friends 4
listers OF Christ. and also n m.r'.
counterfeit money. In other wors'
Nancil engaged himself To lIolm.s
an agent t. shove the spurious eoin u
the rate Of 40 per cent. On M dol,,.
and has done a thriving busincs,a \, n,
and preaching for the pas, eiyb,.s,
months. Holmes. in the meap,;m.
holding out the inducement tha, 4.
could both. in a short time. he,~n.
millionaires.
About one year ago Holmes came
Highbank schoolhouse. stoppipg MI,
his friend Vancil. Soon after Iii
left the NJ +. church south. and upj,s|
with the Disciples OF Christ. and ,bou,I|
not ordained. he did consideraE1|
preaching on his own account.
He returned to Stone Fort. N Sal;,.|
county, and but little was heard fron|
hin. until two months ago. Ne wru,,|
Vancil he had been burned out. and h,a|
lost all" which now l. known q ls|
meant us "ssll his models. labels. ~,
Tor counterfeiting. lie al once cau
back to Vancil's and vent 10 preachi
The neighbors and ckurch-pcop,
made him donations 81 books, ~soT'|
etc. and much good money. la
" he rented q room from Mr.. Abncr
Adkins, an old settler, and n Of
most reliable and worthy men in
Rev. DR.. A. J. Fishback. OF this ci
who has had charge Of the entire ca
Suspicious Of both Hol>
md vancil, connciled with Mr.. Adk :
regard 10 detecting the counter 4
The plan laid was to elect Iiq1
superintendent Of the HighbanAp
lay-school, and make vancil a dcal
hereby keeping the two worthless
work here. without suspicion. until d
let was ready to haul in around thc'
Mr.. Adkins closely followed the !
'irnction given him by DR.. Fishbac
ind il was not long until the preache
caught in the act, positive pros
had that they were counterfeit
ny.
DIR. Fishback wrote 70 the Trd|
secret service in Chicago. Eating
he ease and asking that an officer he
cnt down 10 take them in. Rev. \ All
yhcatlcy is also contributing his shar
oward the case in carrying out the ccr.
dependence. Capt Porter. niiei
secret service detective. arrived
nd. with FiShback'S assistance, traced
he mcn to stone Fort. arrested HOLMES
saturday. Vancil knowing nothing y
Tuesday night there arrived her
'nitcd States Attorney J. Al Con-
'cliy. United states Deputy War
hal r. 4. bacon and United states
Detective Thos. !. Porte
sho. with DR.. Fishback at the helm
vrnt Il vancil's horne. three miles firm
own. and arrested him at / o'clnck ths|
norning. ~ $50 he was bound overl'|
United States district court ~
'prinrfcld by United States tomms'
Toner Reid. and at s:3O left for Spring
So well had the plan Of pr Fishtas~
laid and carried ont THAT ne m
ire operation consumed but six hour
To say THAI the people Of Egypt are
all torn up" Is but a mild expression
IS Il Is known that three more ~ 'ns
are still here. every one ass
Who Is the ncxt?"-Cor. 81 Lous
'hronicle.
financial Isrlicfin the Argentine K'.n'"'
WASHINGTON. May sa-The NlTsa'
4 American republics has rece'vea
communication stating that thc go'
Of tho Argentine Republic 'a'
ssucd a decree which. Il j. hcs'evep,
viii place the financial situation IN tna'
ountry on a firmer basis. The ~ian0'
ri newspaper Of Buenos AyrcS ~ass
'I;ucnos Ayres has begun 20 hre"'..
freely and we are now On = n"
say 10 the reconstruction Of 'nc n
ublic."
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