The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-16
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A Hold Sohcmo lhwnrird aud Justics aud
Right sure to liz Trlumphnnt.
It VA, Sunday evening. December .,
1891. Tho somber shadows OF q cloudy
night we.c gathering over tho waters Of
Lake Michigan, the gulls wore scream.
Ing louder THAI usual, announcing In
their peculiar way tho coniug Of via.
tor storm; Chicago was ablazn with
lights. tho evening trains wcre arriving
aud departing on schedule ,imu. The
Illinois ContralfrOm New Orleans, being
late, was flying N a fearful speed so as
10 reach tho city on Its dotted time, On
board tho train was one OF tho mos,
prominent physicians In America, Il
man whole name hns been household
word Tor years, whose skill rs Il physi.
clan In curing the most dangerous and
desperate diseases has mRdo him name
truly second to none OF modern times.
This mau oil medicine was busily writ.
Ing and seemingly oblivious 10 all
around him. To his right sat United
States marshal from southern seaport:
not moro than two seats away sat two
gray-eyed detectives. This physician
was n voluntary prisoner en- route for
Chicago in chnrge'0f tho marshal. Just
outside the city, ut Grand Crossing, O
signal was given by one Of the detectives,
when an officer with other detectives
rushed on board tho car, seized tho
doctor and dragged him unceremouious.
ly OH the Pullman, Notwithstanding tho
protestations OF tho marshal who had
the doctor in charge.
The doctor had been arrested upon
IN indictment charging him with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses by
party with whom no had been associ-
a,ed in business, who. having failed in
civil suit. undertook by criminal pro.
cess to collect his mythical claim. This
party had procured three indictments
against the doctor, two OF which were
quashed by the court.
With the officer VINO took the doctor
OF the car were several detectives In the
service OF his prosecutor. The attorney
for tho old man who was prosecuting
made one OF the group in this rnysteri.
Gus gathering. Il was soon evident that
desperate game was to be played.
They had caused the arrest Of n man
who was going voluntarily to Chicago
TO meet the charge against him, and
who had purchased his tickets for that
place before he was arrested. There
were doubts about proving the charge.
The arrest was serious affair, and con.
sequently must be settled Que way il
not another. Two things must be done.
First the doctor must be KEEP. from
meeting his own attorney and irieuds
upon the arrival OF the train; second.
he must be forced into compromise,
or at leas: 10 make some Concessions.
THE PLOT TuIcEESs.
lie is put aboard another train some
minutes later, then taken off that train
at Twenty.second street station and
brought to parlor G in downtown ho-
tel. En- route to Twen,y.second street
he was asked by the manager OF his ar.
rest ii he would meet his prosecutor
that night with him and the prosecu-
tors attorney. OF course the doctor
saw through their game and refused
positively. Then you go to JAIL" was
the reply. The doctor answered iio pre-.
ierred the Jail to such meeting, as it
would be his protection and safety.
When DR.. Flower gave bail promptly in
the one remaining case he was again ar.
rested upon warrant sworn out BY
man named Chapman, charging him
with embezzling S35O.00O, but Chapman
refused to face the music and appear on
tho witness stand when the case was
called, and his alleged charge was dis
missed by the justice. This Chapman
case is looked upon by tho people OF
Peoria, where Chapman lives. as q fake
"A job set up by Interested persons
against DR.. Flower. The whole pro.
ceeiing is tainted with blackmail. A
holder attempt at sandbagging has sell
dom been undertaken. DR.. Flowers
friends claim that this prosecution is a
persecution and an infamous scheme to
bleed and extort money from the
doctor.
A friend OF DR.. Flower said: Every
one who is acquainted with the doctor
knows he is man who cannot be in
undated. He ia fighter to the back
DOue, anu u ulAu oil onuics9 resources.
His treatment that Sunday night was
IN infamous outrage. for he was taken
at disadvantage. Blu. now tho facts
are known. his friends nre indignant
over such treatment in civilized coun.
try, and have rallied By hundreds to his
support. DR.. Flower is too well known
and loved for people to believe such
strange. unsupported charges, made by
come one who has evidently eaten sour
grapes. Tho stories circulated BY his
enemies that he would not stand trial
arc nonsense. These predictions are
their wishes. but not their belief. Or.
X. G. Flower never runs exccp. in pnr-
suit. lie has acars on his body, but
not
on HIS BACK"
Ono OF the doctors attorneys, Fred c.
W. Hayes. said: "Dr. Flower Inns not
done anything but what was upright,
open and nboveboard. hnve Como into
tho questions involved in these cases
thoroughly, and siftod them we'll, and |
know i! to be tho truth when say ho
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