Evening journal., 1896-11-30
IE OF RASCALITY.
ound In a Compartment
NcLaughlin's Trunk.
ED BY A SECRET SPRING.

IAttorney Battle Touched 1t,
Box Flew Open, Revealing Evil
Il vast swindling Operations.
Were the Stakes.
DIRK, Nov. 80.-Assistant District
George Gordon Battle touched a
4 ng by chance while sitting alone
&c in the criminal court build
flight yesterday afternoon, and
n looking at bonds and certificates
II o the value of hundreds of thou
n lollars, possibly millions of dol
F what he considered a greater for
N had i'm his hands evidence that
n g sought, and which may con-
4 who believe they are safe, al
B spected, with the great syndicate
whose extensive operations have
E lnted in these dispatches.
n ing was in the side Of the iron
& two weeks ago in the trunk of
81 Mclaughlin, one of the chiefs
N 1spiracy to rob, with which Ste
N button, the Seelig brothers and
N w under Indictment for swim
aid to be connected.
had been in Mr. Battles office
\ Us, and its known contents had
lined several times That docu-
vidcnce rested on a false bottom,
'hich and the true bottom of the
N lattle found much vital informa-
* wealth of bonds and certificates
some Of which are known TO be
IL paper issued by the swindlers
some Of which appeared to be
I4 nd some of which will have 20
M into before worth or worthless
x ie determined.
and Fraud InterlOcked.
ere letters of love from Daisy
to her fellow prisoner McIaugh-
ters from creditors begging Nc
to pay his debts. Mr. Battle
e some of the papers found in
compartment, but Asld many
* because, he said, they would
s It value to the detectives OF the
torney's office.
as much to show that McLaugh-
tephen A. Dutton, now on trial
ling Mrs. and Miss Godfrey,
GA ly connected in the business OF
schemes. A receipt found in
compartment throws light on
in's connection with Dutton II
ce swindle.
the receipts was from Mel Nc
c. Mclaughlin and another
ihen A. Dutton to Neil Mccall
latter receipt showed that Dut
lsiness dealings with McCallam
district attorney thinks that h'
race his connection with Nc
and others Of the syndicate.
tie next drew from the secrei
ent q copy Of the prospectus oI
liver Coal Oil company Of Wesi
1t is a tempting invitation tC
in the company, organized un
rs of the state of West Virginia
a paid up capital of SO, $50, 600
)y 10000 acres Of the very besi
.s nd timber land in Lincoln coun
" According to the promises
is to be mined, oil pumped ant
5 collected from the tract, ant
are to be laid from the prOpert!
titles. The prospectus is signe'
l.. Dutton, president; f. Seelig
and Matte Wickizre, treasurer
ent is a brother Of stephen A
al the secretary is one of tn
hers, now under Indictment 70
farmers by stealing the firm
lank & Co., reputable commits
iants.
orts showed last week that A
l and Franz Seelig were oper
her and are leaders of what
the bucket shop gang in Wal
r. Battle knew nothing of til
II company until recently. Til
ices OF the company are state
pccsus to DE at Ilamlln, ". Va
ancial offices at IL and 10 Broad
'ity.
him was prepared to found
O 100, 600 acre tract Of land /
1t does not own, in kentuck
II lots that he could not delive
ID Daisy Hampton by namin
.mpton Park City. Handsome
maps showing choice buildir
Iblic buildings to be erected
Park City were found in the S
lrtmcnt, where there were all
Is and certificates of stock of Il
rg Gold and Copper compaI
re, issued to c. McAlister, il
res Richness Revealed.
ct spring also revealed a z p
4 mortgage bond of the Seln
Dalton Railroad company
and Georgia, No. 3, i34, dat
1889, and TO run until 100
the coupons due to date hi
ID; a prospectus and bonds
States Trust and Title Guara
ny of Washingtons founded
in to fraudulently guarantee {
is fraudulent Standard Coal al
my, of which he was about
D. 200 when he was arrested, al
were seized; bonds and stoc
er Electric company of Gcorgl
dro Pneumatic Oil company
the Standard Union Manufi
lpany and the Manley Conso
ing and Milling company
me bonds Of the Ia Pierre PHI
hing company-with coupe
} to lS0l-of the Washingt
Mining company-dated ls'
which coupons were clipped
the Wayne County Coal a
pad company of West Virgin
S57, of the Bertha and Ed