The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-17


CHICAGO, March I6,-Eugane Dunni-
want, complainant in a 100000 damage
suit is charged with larceny and OBJ
tanning money under false p~retences.
Dunmyant's attorneys will not only try
to secure the release OF their client but
will also attempt to Clinch their charges
that Dunnivant has again been the VIC
tim Of conspiracy and OF a gang of kid
nappers and pIOtters. The suit which
Dnnniyant long ago brought against
Mr.. Potter for damages is on call in
Judge Windes' circuit court and may
DO reached any day this week,
Eight days ago, the claim is made,
Dunnivant disappeared mysteriously,
and his attorneys, who were putting
the finishing touches on their papers
for the damage suit, were altogether at
sea as to his whereabouts, One Of
them held to the theory that he had
been killed, but the others claimed
that he had been hidden away by the
agents OF o. W. Potter in order to pre-
vent his appearance this week in the
big damage case. On this theory the
trio OF lawyers called on the police for
information and after some hunting
they came upon him Monday locked up
in Jail. He had boon there six days,
and had been looked for by tho police
for a week before that.
ACCUSED on STEALING A WATCH.
1t was February % that Rebecca
Burch of No. l43 Erie street laid com.
plant with Inspector Setback against
one Rufus Eldridgs, who, she claimed,
with q companion, had stolen a gold
watch and a revolver from her fiat,
She described Eldridge, but could say
little about his companion. Her story
was to the effect that Eldridge, or Dun
nivant, rs he now appears to be, called
on her with his companion, represent
ing the Columbia Portrait company,
No. rs Madison street, and offered to
sell her orders for cabinet pictures at 81
q dozen, with a per cent off for cash.
While they were in her house another
stranger appeared and engaged her at.
tention for q few minutes. The men
departed at tho same time, and the
woman found that her watch was miss.
ing. The third stranger met her on
the street and told her that Etdridge
had her watch and had Just gone south
on a car. The Burch woman said at
another interview that she saw Ed
ridge take the watch.
She reported at once to the police sta
ton, and on the Saturday following De-
tectiye Wallbaum found her watch at q
South Clark street pawnshop. Two
days later the same officer found Dun.
nivant at Clark and Monroe streets, He
took the young man into custody. Dun
niyant willingly accompanied him as
fur as Eric street, where the prisoner
demanded that the officer show his war
rant. According to Dunnivant Wall
baum produced a revolver and forced
him along to the Chicago avenue police
station, where he was locked up with
out the formality OF q warrant,
There | lay two days." said DUNN.
want yesterday, without being allowed
to communicate with my brother. Then
/ was taken before Justice Kersten and
the police said l was a new sneak thief
in town. My case was continued one
week under bonds OF 81, 100. in default
OF which l have been confined here,
without the knowledge Of my friends,
for all these succeeding days"
FEARED FOUL PLAY.
Dunnivant, under the advice Of his
lawyers, went with his mother and
brother some months ago to California.
The lawyers told him they feared that
he would be the victim OF foul play here
and urged him 10 remain in the west
until the time for the damage suit to
come UP in court. But Dunnivant re-
turned a full month ago, assuming the
nam Eldridge in order to escape the
wiles OF his prosecutors. He became
agent for a photograph company, and
mis- brother Clarence secured a place in
the ~mailing-room OF the Chicago Herald.
All went well until the detective put
him under arrest a week ago. lie had
an appointment ia, meet his leading
counsel, S. r. Moore, OF Kankakee, the
day that followed his arrest. Mr.. Moore
was surprised at Dunnivant's non.ap-
pearance, and that surprise deepened
into CONSERVATION and suspicion when
day passed day and the clients where
abouts continued q mystery.
Connected with the Kankakee attor-
ney in the prosecution OF Dunnivant's
case against Potter is W. Il. Hughes.
He yesterday made tho following state
ment OF the n~ewsboy's career, being
substantially the same story as told in
the bill filed to collect damages:
Dunnivant makes these claims: In
the spring OF 1885 he became acquainted
with Gertrude Potter, he being II and
she II years OF age. They had a mum.
Der OF interviews. In the summer fol-
lowing no went to Geneva lake, her
fathers summer home, on her invita-.
ton, and while there was arrested with
out o warrant and locked up for two
days. He was then discharged without
u hearing and told by James Hutchins,
Mr.. potter's son-in.law, to leave at once.
A Mr.. Thorpe, Mr.. Potter's nephew,
persuaded him 10 surrender TO Thorpe
some letters which ho had received
from Miss Potter. Soon afterwards
Dunnivant was met in Chicago by q
detective named O'Donnell who leveled
a pistol at the boy, telling him that II
no ever again appeared in the nOighbor.
hood OF Mr.. Potter's homo after dark
no would be shot. 0'Donnell has since
admitted that he was paid $50 by Potter
10 drive tho boy of the streets.
cHARoEp WITH BURGLARY.
A mar named Allen then cultivated
Dunnivant's acquaintance, 'protossOd
great friendship, and induced him 10 &c