The herald., 1897-02-01
IDENTIFICATION COMPLETE
The Prisoner Agrees 10 Return Without
Extradition Papers
Murderer Cunning Dead at Chicago.
George Taylor's Capture-The Ship
Swanhilia Is Now Fully Due.
Associated Press Special Wire

brokerage firm of Jones, Kennel & Hop
kins, who decamped after having, it Is
alleged, defrauded that firm out of S16,.
900 on forged checks. The fugitive was
traced to London, Paris and other Eu.
ropean cities, where he had operated ir
stocks under the names of Appleton and
Robert Graham but before the author.
tiles could apprehend him he always
slipped away. Circulars describing his
appearance were sent to all parts of this
country and Europe and one of them fell
into the hands of the police at Cincin-
natl. Ohio, where Stout arrived, a short
time ago. Last Friday the police here
received a dispatch from the chief OF
police of Cincinnati, stating that man
of the description Of Stout had been ap-
pretended in that city and asked that
some one be sent to that city and identi-
fly the prisoner if possible.
! 1t was the custom of the firm of Jones
Kennett & Hopkins to deposit their
| funds with the Holland Trust company
and it was tha. establishment from
which Stout is said to have secured the
money he embezzled by forging the
| 1dHle VI Ills Ill III " Tic HC piC
sented there c. A Libaire of the trust
company knew Stout well, and he there
| fore volunteered to go to Cincinnati on
| the errand of Identification. A tele-
! gram from Cincinnati today stated that
Mr.. Lbaires Identification of Stout is
| complete, and 1t is also said that the lat
| ter had agreed to return to New York
without requisition papers. stout $
family is most respectable one, living
| 4. ia n-t fx.nV No Ia
of the central office left for Cincinnati
today to bring back the fugitive.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 31.-Over
three months ago a man giving the name
of f. S. Earl aged 56, was sent to the
workhouse for beating the Dennison ho-
tel in this city. Last Thursday his time
was up and he went to the Palace hotel
fer his valise, which had been checked
there over three months ago. He had
also beaten the Palace hotel but recov-
cred his grip by paying the old bill His
actions were such that he was again ar
rested. Then such papers were found in
his valise as to identify the man. as
Thomas Stout, and the authorities of
New York were notified. Stout has
spent his money and become almost a
tramp.
EARL'S REGULATIONS
TACOMA. Jan. 31.-The peculations of
Harry NJ Earl, arrested at San Francis
CO for robbing the Order of the Macca-
bees here, are known to amount to at
least 5000, according to the reports of an
expert sent here by the grand lodge to
examine his accounts. The money was
paid in by the members for insurance.
The examination made so far covers the
receipts of about one month. 1t is
feared the total will be much larger. pos
sibly as much as $1,000. when the ac
counts of the entire year 1895 are gone
over Earl also owes large amount of
money. borrowed chiefly in small
amounts from lodge members. He was
employed at the South Tacoma car shops.
He obtained a pass to Portland by rail
but sold it and left for San Francisco by
water early in December.
AN EMBEZZLER WANTED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31.-Harry
NJ. Earl, "a years old, was arrested Sat
urday night by San joaquin county Of
ficers and booked at the city prison en-
route to Tacoma, Wash. where he is
wanted for the embeZzlement of $50 Of
the funds of the Order of Maccabees.
Earl was a collector for the Macca-
bees. and failed to turn over to the
treasurer of the order all the money paid
to him. He left Tacoma shortly after
he embezzled the money and came to
awhile and was seen there by Sheriff
Cunningham. He left for Stockton
last Monday and came to this city, where
Cunningham followed MIN.
THE WAGES OF SIN.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3l.--The dead
body of Francis Wolf who was sus-
pected of the murder of his mistress,
Mrs. Sprinznik. last night was found
today in a room on Howard street. He
had shot himself. 1t is supposed that
Wolf, after shooting the woman last
night, fed from the scene. but despair
ing of escape. had killed himself Mrs.
Sprin2niK. q washerworan. was shot
while at work in her squalid quarters.
She had recently deserted her husband
and consorted with Wolf supporting
him with her small earnings.
ALBERT CUNNING DEAD.
CHICAGO. Jan. 21.-William Albert
Cunning, who murdered Mary Denning
at her home Friday morning and then
turned his revolver upon himself, died
this morning 1t Mercy hospital Two
hours before his death Cunning signed
sworn statement in which he confessed
to the shooting, but gave no motive.
He said he had sustained the relations
of husband with the dead womna for
two years. At the time of the tragedy
he tried to kill the seven young daugh-
ters of Mrs. Denning, but they succeed
ed in getting away.
NOT ARRIVED YET
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3f-The
Swanhida, with murderer Butler on
board is still somewhere on the broad
expanse of the Pacific ocean, and not
in San Francisco harbor. Tho shin 10
now fully due from Newcastle. n. S. w
and may arrive any day There is not
much chance that she will get in to-
night, as the weather is very thick out
side and the captains of big ships pre-
fer daylight TO darkness when entering
port
TAYLOR'S CAPTURE.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. 31.--By the
capture of George Taylor at Hartford
Cal, the last chapter in one of the mos
atrocious murders in Misaouri's history
has been begun. Requisition papers
VIII be gotten out Immediately for the
return mere of the noted murderer ann
Gaath on the scaffold, which awaits Tay-
ior, viii doubtless rapidly bring to a
close the Meeks family horror.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE
BOSTON, Jan. 31-Victor Hart of Lin
coin, Neb was found on Charles e-trec.
TINS morning in an unconscious cN2di
tlon from the effects of dose of carbolic
acid, evidently taken with suicidal in
tent AT late hour tonight he had not
regained consciousness
HIS MAJESTY'S HEAD.
LONDON, Feb. IA dispatch to the
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