Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-09-10
ALLEGED SWINDLE.
Hutchinson, Kan, Much Excited
Over a Bogus Railroad.
PROMOTERS RAISE MUCH MONEY.
4 Few Miles BaIIt and Mortgaged and the
Doodle DlVIded-Strange Case OF
POisonInE-The Dalton Boys
Hold Up Detective.

HUTCHINSON, Kan, Sept SIN 1883
q party of railroad men, chiefly from
Chicago, set on foot the project of
building a railroad south from this
city, and it was chartered as the Nc
Pherson, Texas & Gulf railroad Reno
county subscribed to the stock S92, 900,
and issued county bonds for that
amount, the city of Hutchinson donated
$40, 900 for terminals, etc, and White
township, IN Kingman county, sub
Scribed SO, 0Oo. and the city of King
man $50, 600 for terminal facilities The
company built thirty-two miles of
road from this city to Kingman and
mortgaged it for S12, 500 per mile,
which mortgaged bonds were hypothe-
Gated to the Union Pacific road for IS
per cent of their face value, netting
the company $500, 900 in cash. From
the bonds issued Sl42, 900 was realized,
q total of s442, 900. The construction
of the road, so it is charged, cost not to
exceed 81, 200 per mile, or a total value
of S246, 400, showing a balance on hand
of S195, GOO Other estimates place the
cost Of the road at Sc, 600, which would
show a balance of $3.50. 900.
Yesterday the commissioners of this
county swore out warrants for the ar
rest of E. E. Wise, treasurer of the
road, and II. A. Christie, of Chicago, its
president charging them with the en-
bezzlement of the $3.50, 900, which
should be on hand, but it is not Wise
being in town was Immediately placed
under arrest. Christie is supposed to
be in Chicago, and requisition will be
made upon the governor of Illinois for
his delivery 10 the courts of this state.
The excitement in this city is intense
and some of the best legal talent of this
state has been retained to assist the
prosecution. Wise's preliminary exam
ination has been set for to-day and bail
placed at $4,000.
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR IN NEBRASKA.
HARRINGTON, Neb., Sept. S.-Andrew
Olsen, a well known farmer living east
of this place, died last evening from the
effects of a dose of poison taken in a
drink Of alcohol, Martin Knutson, a
neighbor of the dead man, lies at the
point of death, and Hans Schager, an
other friend, is recovering from a
milder dose than the others received.
Dennis OFlaherty, a wealthy ranch
owner. who has hitherto borne an ex-
cellent reputation, is a prisoner,
charged with murder.
Last week O'F,aherty, while return
ing to his ranch east of Harrington
after days business in the city, met
three neighbcrS, and, after a brief
friendly conversation, drew a flask
from his pocket and invited the men to
take drink.
From this point the story of the af-
fair varies O'Flaherty says he had
two bottles one containing alcohol and
the other poison. The men who drank
say he had but one flask They say
that the liquor was of milky hue and
1t was remarked that it was not as clear
as alcohol should be.
BRUSH WITH THE DALroNs
GUTHRIE, Ok, Sept S.-A special mes
senger from the Sac and Fox agency,
sixty miles east of here, arrived here
last night AMI reported to the Wells
Fargo express company that their
special agent F. Q. Dodge, who was
sent out to look after the Dalton boys,
Was held up Sunday night and that his
horse was shot but Dodge only slightly
wounded Dodge in his report to the
company says: Il and posse will fol-
low them Immediately"
In fact Dodge says to the Wells
Fargo people that he is confident that
he has the Daltons on the run, and that
he believes they will succeed in cap
turing the gang. He has a number of
brave men with him, and should they
run against the gang, there will be
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