Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-04
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have been decided upon "Wednesday
evening or Thursday morning, for al
noon on Thursday f. C. Fouse, Presl-
! dent OF the Star Tontine. snd wife, Y.
F. Dollner, Supreme Treasurer OF the
Fraternity. and the force Of female type
writer's, left The city, ostensible to spena
| the Fourth at their homes, but in reall-
ty, it is believed, never TO return TO TINS
city. The departure OF these people
left j. C. Newall the only representa-
tive of the Fraternity in the offices, ana
he continued to do business there up to
noon on yesterday, when the govern
ment officials stepped In.
Yesterday morning, after the evening
before had been spent to a consider
able extent by the postoffice OIL
ficials and deputy marshals in con-
sultation, it was determined that
immediate action should be taken,
and warrants of arrest, charging
the individuals connected with the Fra
ternity with using the mails for fraudu-
lent purposes, were issued against z. Z.
Dollner, Supreme Treasurer; E. Win
field Lukens, Supreme Secretary; +. Y.
Fouse, President OF the Star Tontine
Associations; R. ]. Ruby, j. c. Newall,
Loring Chambers, T. c. Hughes, Rose
Moran, Ida Fay and Emma Walton.
Later, during the afternoon, the name
of Cyrus Dixon was added to the list In
the possession of the Government OIL
Gals.
Armed with these papers. Assistant
States Marshal Devine visited the office
of the Fraternity, in the Reilly block,
for the purpose OF arresting any OF The
parties named who might be there or
elsewhere in the city. No one was
found in the office but Newall, who was
informed by Mr.. Metcalf that he could
consider himself under arrest. Mr..
Newall was naturally q good deal sur
prised and disguised at the turn affairs
had taken, and asked for an explanation
of the nature Of the charge, which was
given him. In addition, he was told
that all money received after the arrest
must be sent back to the parties for
warding it, and that the business OF the
concern, so far as the use OF the mails
was concerned, must stop. In answer
to enquiries by the officers Mr.. Newall
said the other representatives. of the
Fraternity had left the city, and tele-
grams were at once sent by the officials
to the government authorities at Baltl-
more, Washington, Philadelphia, Cleve-
land, and elsewhere, asking that the
other persons named in the list printed
above be taken into custody and held.
kilograms advising United States Mar
shall White of what had been done, and
OF the general situation, were also sent
off, and then the officers settled down
to await developments.
This was about the situation when O
reporter for the REGISTER dropped In,
about two o'clock In the afternoon. In
reply to questions, Mr.. Newall made the
following statement
Gas far as I am concerned, I have
nothing to do with the conduct or man
agement of the Fraternity. / am simp-
ly employed here, receiving salary OF
twenty dollars week for doing about
three mems work. They tell. me to do
this and that, and do it. That's what
I'm paid for. The managers OF the
concern lett yesterday, and was given
charge. ana intended to remain here dur
Ing the mouth, settling up the affairs. 1 |
understand my wife has been Included |
R%rn ngso1 ses5is With the 6sssef~ wss.
inst this. She came here to visit me,
and the managers thought that as she
was here, she might as we'll do some |
work addressing letters, etc. That was |
all she did, and she was paid for it. l
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mixed up with it,"
In the course of the afternoon, Mr..
Newall received several express pack
ages of money, and also a number OF
letters, several of them containing cash
and checks, the total amount OF the re-
ceipts from both sources being between
50, 400 and 50, 500. He was required to
receipt for the letters and packages.
and then the letters were enclosed in
other envelopes, redirected, and were
directed to be returned to those for
warding the same, which was done.
Newall also received number OF tele-
grams, a sample being one from Sayre,
Pa, which made the enquiry: "Shall
l stop receiving money. Answer quick.
+. S. Brown" Mr.. Brown was advised
that he had better stop. While the
officials were in charge telegram was
also received from United States
Marshal White, stating that two Deputy
Marshals left Parkersburg for Wheel
ing, and another told the officials that
they had no authority to close the Office,
and to admit the prisoners to bail In
81, 900 each or send them to Parkersburg
in default. When this alternative was
made known to Newall, he said:-
swell, it's just this way. l haven't
any such sum as $1,000, and never ex-
pect to have, OF my own. / guess I'll
have to go down." The officers ex-
planned that they thought they would
give him a chance to get bail here,
rather than 90 to Parkersburg, where
he knew no one, but Newall said he
couldn't make it, and he was according
ly taken to the Ais p. m, Ohio River
train, and turned over to Deputies Rob-
lnson and White who took him of. The
Office was given In charge OF gentle
man, who looked after the property. re-
turned the cash received during the day
to the senders, aud closed up last
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