The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-04-01
A CHICAGO SENSATION.
A Romantic Story of Love ard
Deep Conspiracy
INVOLVING A MILLIONAIRE.
Whose Daughter Loved a Young
Man Who was Dlstasteful to Her
Rich Pa-..The Young Mans
LlEe wrecked.

CHICAGO, Ill, March Exchanges Of
a highly sensational character are made
in a suit for 100000 damages, begun in
the Circuit Court this morning. The
plaintiff Is Eugene Dunniyans who
claims that his Life has been wrecked
as theresultot conspiracy bstwsen
orin w. Potter, the millionaire Pres;-
dent Of the Illinois Steel Company, and
Tom Fox, James Hutchius and Frank
Allen, who are also made detendants.
1t is alleged that deep plot was laid by
Potter to break up an acquaintance be.
tween his daughter, . beautiful and &c.
complished girl, and Dunnivant, tnd
with this end in view the plaintiff
claims that he has innocently been made
70 serve four years In the penitentiary.
The charge is also made that the then
editor OF q newspaper suppressed the
boys story on receiving SIS, 900 from Mr..
Potter. It may be added, however, thtt
q New York paper procured and pub.
ltshed the story, which created q grsaI
sensation at the time.
In his declaration young Dunnivant
AYERS that in April, 1885, he was u poor
boy, sixteen years Of age, and was then
engaged in selling newspapers In the
district in which the Potter mansion is
situated. While pursuing this vocation
he made the acquaintance Of Miss Pot
ter. This acquaintance rfpened into
friendship and continued until the oc-
currence OF the events complained OF.
Tie acquaintance between the young
people was distasteful to the girls
father, and Dunnivant alleges that in
order to break 1t up Mr.. Potter hired
and paid Captain 0'Donnell, OF the DO
lice of that district, to persecute the
plaintiff with the result that he was
driven away from that neighborhood
and out Of business.
May 10, 1885, ut the invitation OF Miss
Potter, Eugene alleges that he went TO
visit her at Geneva Lake, Wis, where
she was then living with her parents at
their summer residence. While there
Tom Fox, colored coachman for the
family, aud James Hutchins, son.in.law
Of Mr.. Potter, 1t Is alleged, forcibly car
rled MIN 10 aplace OF confinement where
he was kept for two nights, after which
he was released and told to leave the
country.
In November, 1886, Eugene says he
was induced 10 accompany Frank Allen
to South Chicago. Allen had copied-
crate who was dressed up 80 as 70 per
senate the plaintiff in some clothing
stolen, presumably by Allen, and AlleH
was arrested as part OF the scheme TO
send the plaintiff to the penitentiary. It
is alleged that Allen accused the plain-
tif oi the theft and caused his arrest,
He and Allen were jointly indicted for
At the trial in January, 1887, the
daughter Of Mr.. Potter, knowing her
loyer's innocence, Ia said to have en-
ptoyed counsel to defend him. Dunni.
want was convicted and sentenced to
four years imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary, while Allen got OFF with a
brief term in the House OF Correction.
Dnnnivant served his term in the peni-
tentiary at hard labor, with the result
that his health was broken completely,
leaving him physical wreck, hence this
suit.