Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-04
E1BBED BLYTHE US.
.r,0rSIsr OFFICIALS RAID TIE SHORT
TERM MEN.
NAVAL. the Only, Nan Left in the City,
,.,,.d and Taken to Parksrsburg-Start-
ling Developments Of Yes
terday.

- +be short term men during the past
ew days.
v;o,,ed at by members of the organi-
zion. attached BY process of Court
,r,ned on by the newspapers, they
"a IN addition, fallen into the
riches Of Uncle Sam, whose represent
ives have issued warrants OF arrest
~ eleven individuals.
This climax to the exceedingly lively
,no the short termers have been haV-
No occurred yesterday, and about noon
z Newall, the only representave OF
,be fraternity of Cooperation remain
,rg IN the city, was placed under arrest,
n he left for Parkersburg on the AIS
N train over the Ohio River road
T. the custody of Deputy United States
t1Iorsbsls Robinson and White.
kilograms have been sent to the
r,nresentatives of the government at
Washington City, Baltimore, Philadel-
mia Cleveland, and In other cities,
Sting that a lookout be kept for the
otber rentlemen-and ladies as we'll
connected with the fraternity, and II
e likely that ere this reaches the
4 owes of our readers, some, If not all OF
4 them will have been taken into custody,
and another gang OF sharpers VIII nave
been rounded up.
For some time past-several weeks, IN
fsct-the postofice authorities have
been in consultation over the cases OF
the Fraternity people, and special
agents of the Department have made
the trip TO Wheeling to look at the sit
nation. There was great necessity
for the exercise of caution by the repre-
sentatives OF the government, however
and al the time the matter was trst
looked into, and for quite a while
thereafter, 1t was felt that while there
was no doubt that the suspicious enter
tanned that the law relating to the use
NJ the mails for fraudulent purposes
was being violated, still a case that
would stick could not be made out, and
action had TO be postponed. The OIL
cial were, however, confident that there
would speedily come time when they
could act with the certainty that their
course would be upheld upon trial OF
the case, and in this expectation they
were not disappointed.
About week ago two inspectors OF
the Postoffice Department came to this
city, and were closeted with Postmaster
Cowden and other officials for a couple
of days. The inspectors were still OF
the opinion that the time had not ar
rived for a descent upon the Fraternity,
but Postmaster COwden was Of differ
ent opinion, and when the agents rep
resented that there was the greatest
need for caution, and that the Govern
ment could not afford to make mis-
take, Mr.. COWden was so confident that
he offered to swear out the warrants
himself and trust to what he felt would
be q certainty in making the cases
stick.
Matters remained in this shape until
the recent N.estt1naE6n. . ~ s5Eogr Che Gie
FRATERNITY, and that the officers and
employees Of the association here had
consigned couple of wagon loads of
the Fraternlty's literature to the Junk
shop, as q convenient method Of getting
rid Of 1t. Then 1t was determined that
the time had arrived for action, but as q
preliminary move the poStof1lce authori-
ties made visit to the junk shop, and
removed a liberal proportion of the
stuff sent there TO the postOffice
There q hurried and partial examination
showed they had rich field for work,
there being a large number of private
letters, from members of the Fraternity,
some of them making the most pathetic
pleas for the return Of their cash, and
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the forfeiture clause of the Constitution
and by laws. Many OF these letters
we're from women, dOmestics, school
teachers, seamstresses, etc., and they
showed very conclusively what wide
swath the Fraternity has cut among the
people of the country who had conf
dence in its promises Of something for
next to nothing.
Before narrating the further action
Of the government officials, however,
it will be necessary to take a short step
backward, in order that the situation,
In its entirety, may be better under
stood.
When the attachment was secured
by Nj. EgglestOn, as the representative
OF the Cleveland Division, the man
agement of the Fraternity, evidently,
after a study OF the situation, came to
the conclusion that nothing
very serious might result from
the legal move and that
by an adroit movement, they could use
the fact Of the attachment as further
inducement to their members to leave
the Fraternity, and join the Star Tontine
Association, of which detailed mention
was made In this paper couple Of days
ago. Accordingly the following circu-
lar was prepared, dated July /, and was
sent out extensively:
EXECUTIvE OFFICERS.
o. 7. SHIELDS. Supreme President
q. +. DoLLNER, supreme Treasurer.
+. WINFIELD LUKESs, Supreme Secretary.
FRATERNITY or FINANCIAL Co-oPERSTIoN,l
REILLY BUILDING.
WHEELING, W. VA, July l, OIL
$40 all Secretaries Of The Fraternity of
Financial Cooperation:
''TAKE NOTICE.
'sThat owing to u foreign attachment
having been obtained against the Fra
ternity of Financial Cooperation, under
the laws of West Virginia, the funds are
so tied up that it will be impossible for
. the Fraternity TO meet its maturing GER
Itifcates for June goth aud later; and we
. feel that to collect and deposit any more
money I'm the name of said Fraternity
would be an injustice to the members,
+ rs said funds so deposited may be tied
|np as well as present funds. We take
1 thiS opportunity TO return to you the
amount contributed and paid by your
members for June goth, 1891, with the
understanding that the said funds so
tatnrrad will he dlstrihnted Among the |