The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-29
WOES OF BOODLERS.
Preparing to Try the California
Legislative Bribers.
DlSOWNS THEM.
Kingston and CIearfeld Bank wreckers
Indicted - Embezzler Doerfiinger
Captured at Omaha.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 2s-superior Judge Wal
lace has issued an order appointing A. 8 Hol-
Hdie as elisor to select the trial Jurors for the
trial OF the cases before his court Seventy-two
men are to be summoned TO appear in court on
November 7. II is expected that the men in
dicted by the grand jury will come up for trial
before this court.
Some weeks ago Hon. jeremiah Lynch wrote
IN the name of the grand jury TO C. p. Hunting
ton, president Of the Southern Pacific Company,
inquiring whether it was by his direction that
Creed Raymond, chief counsel of the southern
Pacific, was acting as attorney for Stephen T.
Gage and Richard Chute, the recalcitraut wit
nesses Huntington replied at great length to-
day. He stated that he was not responsible for
Haymond's appearance for Gage and Chute,
but that Raymond retained the right TO
appesr in private cases where the interests of
the railroad are not involved. He stated further
that the books of the Southern Pacific were open
to the grand jury at any time in spite of the
great inconvenience it would cause, and that he
had sent letter to A. n. Towne. general mana
ger, requesting him 10 assist the grand Jury in
all possible ways. He wanted the road taken
out OF politics, and would continue his efforts 10
that end. He closed by stating that if the OFF,
Gals OF the road attended to their duties as they
should they would have no time to NEEDLE in
politics
KIN GsToE, n. Y, Oct 2S-The grand jury to-
ID.
trander and NJ I. Trumpbour, the wreckers of
the Ulster County Savings Institution, for con-
verting money of the depositors 10 their own
use, and Tor perjury.
PITTS BURG, Oct. 2S-In the United States dis
trict court the grand jury found true bill on
the second indictment against President Dill, of
the Ciearfeld bank, charging Dill with misap-
propriating funds. 1t is thought his total short
age will reach 100000.
ROCHESTER,, Pa, Oct, Ex-senator QUAY
called on at his home in Beaver early this
morning and questioned 10 the certificate of
deposit for SSST from the Keystone bank to
Bardsiey, made payable by him to senator Quay
through the Beaver Deposit bank on November
%. He said his recollection of the details of
the transaction was rather indstuct, but he was
satisfied that the date of the certificate given in
the circular was forgery. He said:
In October, not November, 1889, gave a note
to gentlemen representing the Republican city
committee OF Philadelphia for $4,000, upon
which to raise that amount OF money Tor the
campaign of that year. AS 10 what was done
with II know nothing personally, except that
afterward 1t was returned to me cancelled, hav-
ing been paid, as | understand. by the Republic
can state committee. Bardsley's draft was the
amount of the note less the discount.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2S.-A meeting of the board
of directors of the Adams Express Company
was held today. President Sanford stated that
the examining committee had found the books
already made public. The board appointed
committee, consisting OF President Sanford and
Managers Loyejoy and Seward with in
structons to devise and report TO the board
at its next meeting a plan or system by
which the property and current moneys OF the
association should be more secure and safely
guarded for its shareholders, and by which the
possibility OF the theft, speculation, personal
misap preparation, breaches of trust and appro-
prations for unauthorized expenditures there
from should hereafter be rendered as nearly i'm
possible as 1t could be made.
OMAHA, Oct. 2S.-Doerhinger, the Pittsburg
embezzler, was arrested here yesterday. He as
serts that his stealings have been going on dur
ing the whole seven years in which he was
treasurer of the school board. He says he
gambled but little, drank even less, and does not
know how he spent the money. He expresses
the belief that he can fix the matter up with the
assistance of the sureties on his bonds, his
mother and brother-in-law. He says he left
Pittsburg on the advice of his attorney, who told
him to get away from Pittsburg. "as fast and as
far as the Ruler of the universe would let him"
He will return to Pittsburg without requisI-
ton.