Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-04-26
4 PILLAR OF THE CHURCH.

He 10 Charged with One Of the Bald
eat Swlsdles Of the Decade e. The
Fraudulent Failure Of r. Z. Early
h Co.
Epscisl to Salt Lake Tribune.l
BOISE CITY, IDA, April "a The
sensational failure of T. G. Early &
Co, the fraudulent Boise clothin q
house. which WAS reported Saturday
night, bids fair to become one OF the
most sensational events Of the decade.
Evidence is now at hand which sho VS.
that the conspirators have, as alleged,
defrauded creditors in all parts of the
United States of at least $50, GOO, aud
perhaps $4,000. Their scheme was
to buy goods on credit and sell them
70 distant retailers before they had
been paid for. and their plan worked
admirably. II. w. Early is now be-
ing examined by magistrate and his
oonvistion seems certain. r. G..
early, tbs Denver attorney, senior
member of the firm, has not yet been
arrested, but he will be. it Is said. The
letter which led to tho exposure of
tho dishonest firm, it having fallen
into tho hands of the police,
READS AS FOLLOWS:
Los ANGELES, CAL Oct. IL, 's2.
Yours Of the 9TH from Denver Game
yesterday. Well, there seems to have
been big improvement in the pros.
poet Of the show since your wind-up?
DO you expect to buy bill and pay
iirst. or are you expecting to make
tho first one? II the thing runs for
three months, OF till spring, we ought
- make $4,000 or so 900. l think
Oh best plan for you will be to ship
shs goods to me here, as tnat will
take them SO far that it will put the
dsummers off the track. have all
arrangements made to send them 70
. small to~ from here to be sold BY
my man Honary. 1t will add an aw.
ful freight to tho goods to make three
shipments OF them, but l believe it
will pay better than for me to come
up near there and start in.
My plan is for you to ship me here
By way of Portland, and from Port.
land here by steamer. Then l will
ship them to Phoenix, Ariz. In tina.
way l don't think we will have any
lawsuit At the end. Do you approve
OF the plan, or not? Or do you think
that l better come up near to you?
In shipping goods you must be very
careful TO specify that they are to go
from Portland to Los Angeles by
steamer. You must also be very
careful in making out shipping 70.
eeipss. Fully half Of the shipping
receipts you sent out from Kansas
City were not correct. Some OF the
goods were not mentioned in them,
and some were over time. You plan
to suit yourself, but post me fully.
The letter bore no signature but it
was addressed to II. w. Early, who
received it after it had passed through
the hands Of the police.
To day Union Pacific Agent Chris
man teetifed that during February
and March. Early & Co.
SHIPPED THOUSANDS OF POUNDS
OF clothing, hats and shoes to John
Grow 1t Reno, New. The goods went
70 Reno vie Ogden. John Howard,
clerk for Early, who Is suspected Of
completely in the conspiracy. testified
that be shipped the goods at the
request of H. w. Early. Other
damaging evidence was adduced.
Isaac Dsssau of Chicago, who caused
Early's arrest, had discovered that
this month Early & Go. shipped goods
from Boise to San Francisco to a man
named MoClain and to Los Angeles
firm. He has also asoertained that
Early 4 Co. few years ago a. Kansas
City made much money by working
the plan which has now landed them
10 tho clutches of the law. 1t is said
that Early & Go. not only defrauded
their creditors but acted as fences for
other dishonest firms in many portions
Of tho United States. They have
creditors in Buffalo, Chicago, New
York, st. Joseph and many other
places.
Early's arrest has caused a great
'ommotion in the Boise Baptist church.
81 which 70 was a pillar. He has
gotten we'll into the good
Eraees of the local preacher, DR.. Me-
Reynolds, who to>day sat with him in
'ourt. Il is said that Early was en-,
ragged 70 be married to a prominent
Ioung lady of Boise.