Little Falls transcript., 1893-02-10
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY
Clement NJ. Highly Arrested for Lar-
ceny-Will he Released on
W Bail.
from satnrda va Daily.

- SlCHCAL IVA. LIE w sss = y -
came here from Charlotte, Mich, to
do the watch work ut Tuttle &
Staples jewelry store, was arrested
yesterday on the charge OF larceny.
Sheriff Houde received a telegram at
noon from Chief of Police Thos H az.
den of Peoria to arreat Highly, and
he Immediately did. SO. Mr.. Highly
was somewhat surprised, and at
first said he thought II was a joke.
=. He told the sheriff tllat he did not
wish to go to Jail, butNif he would
appoint deputies to watch him, he
(Higby) would pay the bill. This
Mr.. Houderefused to do, and placed
him in a cell at the Jail s.@
L. A TRANsCRIPT reporter called onsl
him yesterday evening. and Mr..
Highly nude thefollo wang state
"While attending the Parsons
Neurological institute at la Porte.
Ind, one of the Instructors, a Mr..
Jones, and myself were at work
making a marine chronometer Jones
had trouble with Parsons and
Immediately quit and established an
opposition school. I staid with
Parsons and completed the chro-
mometer, a picture of which you will
find in my trunk. Mr.. Parsons
placed the picture of it in his adver-
tisement to show the work turned
out by his students. The hair spring
was too light, and when L came
away I left the chromometer with
Jones SO that he could put in a
heavier one. Now l think Jones has
published a catalogue with this cut
in it and claims that the work was
done in his school. This is the only
thing that can think of, that they
would arrest me for.
They do not need to get a requi-
sition for 7 unwilling to return
without it,
Mr.. Highly has only been here a
few days and got this place through
the Parsons Institute. =.
Mr.. Staples prOnounces him a
first-class workman, and says he
believes that it is only Il piece of
spite work, as Mr.. Highly says.
A telegram was received from Chief
of Police Hayden of Peoria, ILL.,. stat
ing that he would be here Sunday.
Habeas Corpus proceedings were
instituted today before Court
Commissioner Shaw. J. H. Rhodes
appearing for Mr.. Highly and County
Attorney Lyon for the state.
Mr.. Shaw decided that he must
remanded the prisoner to Jail, but
advised that he be taken before a
magistrate and given an opportunity
to give bonds.
Mr.. Highly will probably be out on
bail before night.
To Prevent the Sale Of Bonds.
In bill filled in the Circuit Court
yesterday William C. Winstandly
seeks to prevent the sale at auction
OF $275, 1000 worth OF bonds, says the
Chicago Tribune. The defendant is
the Jennings Trust company and s.
B. Voris. The complainant states
that he owns an interest in the Bed
ford Stone and Quarries company in
first mortgage bonds amounting to
$22,222. 1t was understood that
William l.. Breyfogle. was to pur-
chase the bQndsuf the new company
for $a00,0A0, He paid down $50,00O,
says the bill, and deposited with the
Jennings Trust company 275 6 per
cent interest bonds worth $1,000
each as a pledge for the payment of
the rest. He and Voris are charged
with conspiracy to get control of the
bonds deposited, and Voris, it is said
who was to act as trustee. did not
inform the Jennings company Of the
trust: On the contrary, it is alleged
that he made it appear that he had
deposited the bonds for his own In
terest. A short time ago, it is said,
he ordered the Jennings company to
advertise the bonds for sale for Jan
%. Voris is charged with the inten
ton of bidding them in for SONG
and thereby making fully 100000.