Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-27
THE ToPMosr ROUND.

Superintendent Boughton, whose posi-
tion called him out on the road, caught
sight of that of George Kingsley, who
had been discharged.
He was credited with being at work
over in Covington twenty-one days at
SO. 20. just the merest intuition led Mr..
Boughton to call upon Superintendent
Snow, who had charge Of the crew in
which Kingsley was reputed to be lab
oring, and inquire why he had let him
so.
II never had such man under me-"
replied Snow, much to Mr.. Broughton's
surprise.
"But he has drawn his money" Quer-
led the now thoroughly astonished Su-
perintendent.
81 can't help that. We have no such
man on our records"
Mr.. Boughton Immediately went to
the paymaster and asked: "Who drew
Kingsley's money!"
"Why, Bushnell"
Bushnell? How could he do it?"
she had the time card for 1t and re-
eeipt. When l asked him where Kings
lev was he replied that the man didn't
%
SWELL, is THIS OFTEN DoNE?"
ooh, yes, Bushnell does that fire.
quently."
For the first time there dawned upon
Mr.. Broughton's mind. an awful sus-
picion. He remembered the tales about
his trusted clerks
A
And he hurried to the Office of the at
torney of the road, Will Jackson, son
of Judge Jackson, of the United States
Court.
Imagine the latter's surprise, as he
was friend of Bushnell, when Mr..
Boughton; after shutting his office door
closely, burst forth with: "My God.
Jackson, Bushnell is a thief 1 am ru-
ined by that fellow" He then went on
to tell of
HIS DISCOVERIES,
and it was decided to arrest at once the
culprit.
In order to avoid suspicion they sepa-
rated and left the building at different
times, meeting at the Police Station.
In the meantime they called in f.
Rogers, who made out the time checks
and asked how many Bushnell was in
the habit of cashing ga great many"
After tho warrant had been secured,
they were returning when they met
Rogers.
81 had to leave the Office"
"What was the trouble?"
Bushnell just asked me to make out
two more time checks, and rather than
show myself / put on my coat and
left"
All this time Attorney Jackson could
scarcely believe in Bushnell's crooked
ness, and what was his disgust to see
Bushnell listen to the reading Of the
warrant and
NOT EVEN DENY IT.
"Why, he was as cool and uncon-
cerned as if he were being presented |
with gold watch"
HAS he confessed anything to you?"
was asked of Mr.. Jackson yesterday.
He told me the first day he had got |
about $1,000. This morning when /
told him that his shortage was $4,000, |
he replied, oh, hO! just let me out,
and if am allowed to go I'll prove that
have not taken $1,000" But his re-
quest was not granted.
That Bushnell is rogue Of the most
perfect stripe there is no doubt, but he
was little too fly, and how he got
away with his stealings when he was so
open can be placed at the door Of pure
luck.
In the two weeks OF the Latonia
races he took S901, and just about the
holidays his take-off amounted to a
little over S7O0. Those were his two
heaviest weeks.
HIS DIAMONDS AND PROPERTY.
Bushnell was in the Police Court yes
terday morning. When called from
among the buns on the yellow bench
iashing Ben was not near so gay as he
was the day before. He was all broken
up, and looked brokenhearted when ar
-aigned before Judge Gregg. He was
represented by Tom Shay.
The case was not ready to be tried, so
L was continued until the 25th. Attor-
ley Shay said his client could not give
bond. so none was fled.
Yesterday morning suit was entered
oy the c. & D. road In the Superior
Court to recover 1000 from Bushnell.
His shortage is s7,330.44, but suit was
,nly entered for the amount named.
Trits OF attachment were Issued, and
.he Deputy Sheriff started out to get
in sight belonging to Bush
lell. They first visited Central Police
Station to
SEIZE Hrs DIAMONDS,
But they wer gone. During the night
2nzhnall had clafnad than and thar /