The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-10
nine MORE ARRESTS
In Connection With the fraternity
Of Financial loo-o Operation.
ALL BUT TWO OF THOSE INDICTED
Taken Into Custody aud Give Bond
Letters Still Comlng.-A Receiver
Asked for One Branch of the Con-
cern.-omccrs Coming Here.

A good haul was made by the U. S.
authorities at Philadelphia on Wednes-
day, when Postofiice Inspector Edgar
ton, in charge of that territory. Inspec-
tors Hooten and Naylor, of this district,
and Deputy U. S. Marshals G. W. Rob.
inson and Will White, who had gone
on from Parkersburg for the purpose,
captured nine more Of the persons in
dicted for conspiring to use the mails
for fraudulent purposes in connection
with the Fraternity Of Financial Co
operation of this city. The nine ar
rested were G. F. Dollner, Supreme
Treasurer; E. W. Lukins, Supreme Sec
rotary; Loring Chambers, +. 5. Fouse,
r. ]. Ruby, John c. Hughes, Mrs. j. Z.
Newell (Ida Fay, Mrs. Z. W. Lukens
and Rose Moran. The Supreme Presi-
dent, A. L. S. Shields, was not arrested,
nor were Wilbur II. Deahn and Cyrus
Dixon, but these three are wanted as
witnesses, and will be required TO give
bond when they are found.
All OF the nine arrested went before
U. s. Commissioned at Philadelphia,
where they gave bond for their appear
ance at Parkersburg. A special tele-
gram to the lNTELLIGENCER which
brought this news conveyed also the in
formation that Messrs. Dollner and
Fouse expressed their intention OF COM
ing to Wheeling in u day or two.
Letters for the Frat. Ii. Cop. continue
to come, but the mail is lighter daily.
Yesterday registered letter came from
&. B. Ives, of Plantsville, Conn. In ac-
cordance with the order Of the depart.
ment this was stamped fraudulent"
and returned to the writer.
An attempt has been made to have 1t
appear that all the money the concern
ever received here was $500. This is
funny. In postal money orders alone,
which are OF course used only for COM
paratively small sums, the officers re-
ceived while here over $500. These
orders ranged from 81 to 500, most OF
them being under so. The large sums
came by check, draft or registered let.
ter. The following dispatch, received
Yesterday, tells OF u new phase OF the
troubles growingout OF the Fratefnity's
collapse, and which extend all over the
country:
NoRRrsrowx, July7.-The Norristown
branch OF the Fraternity of Financial
Cooperation has secured legal advice
from the firm OF Holland & Dettra, and
will make application to have receiver
appointed to wind up its atiirs.
The scheme was started in the middle
of November, 1890, holding offices ut
1911 Walnut street, Philadelphia, with
G. I. Shields, supreme president; G. +.
Dollner, supreme treasurer, and Z. Win
field Lukens, supreme secretary.
1t was never very popular organiza-
ton in Norristown during the short
term craze though its inducements
were greater than those of the other
mushroom orders. The Universal Order
of Cooperation gained stronger foot
hold, having several hundred members,
all OF whom lost the money invested.
The present defunct organization has
made two payments here during its
brief existence. One was to number
OF members in April, when it met all OF
its obligations, paying over n hundred
and twenty-nine dollars for twenty
seven, actually paid in. The latter policy
holders, however, were heavily assessed
and paid S54 to secure $50, and the sub
ssquent maturing OF certificates would
have cost each policy holder $40, or $40
in excess Of what the assessments had
reduced the actual value OF his policy.
1t is expected that 80 per cent will be
realized.