The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-14


further hearing. but there Is little
doubt that he will have 20 come 20
America 20 face his victims The spe-
cinc charge on which oxtfadlton pro-
ccedlngs will be based will be the COM
plalni Of a man on Long Island who
holds several thougand dollars worth
Of Jones bad paper Nearly ten years
time has been required 10 effect Jones
arrest His bondEmen were George
Allen Of $50 Court street. Brooklyn,
$500: Amelia D. Jones Of lGs West
One Hundred and Twenty-Sizth street.
$500. New York. and Mary +. Jones
Of iCs Henry street. Brooklyn, $4,000.
All Of these declined 10 assist the au-
thorltios In the capture Of the rascal
BENJAMIN l.. Ludlngton. a lawyer, Of
New York. seems to have been Jones
chief victim. the latter inducing him 20
surrender to him 100000. Mr. Lud-
ington. who OF late has been one Of the
most earnest IN trying 10 bring about
Jones arrest. says he has known Just
where Jones was AZ all times since
Jones fed from this country. lie had
| corrcsp0nded vita him Ia London. he
said. but be declined 10 tell what had
passed between himself and the fugl-
tive.
There had been no determined effort
made during the last few years 10
bring Jones 10 justice until within the
] les g. r.4rnIru u|vmn ~ FwrfrffaH hIa
bail Of $4,000 IN 1855 There are nine
teen indictments against him. oil
charging forgery In the second degree,
the complainant being b. l. Ludingion.
Ludlngton wanted the late district at
torney. John r. Fellows. 20 take steps
Tor the oxtradltion Of Jones from Eng
land. but Colonel Fellows was advised
not 10 put the county 20 any such ox-
pense, as LudlnEion had known for
several years where Jones was living.
and had received some money from the
latter
nsEan schcmlnr IN 1854
Jones began bis career In New York
IN 1854 lie came from Goshen. where
his father was engaged In the lumber
business. The nan was OF attractive
manners and Of persuasive oonversa-
ton. and be impressed a number Of
capitalists with the large fortunes be
could add 10 the accumulatlons they
already controlled II they would only
give him the opportunity. His knowl.
j a.. - a.. fssrs. 49,. hssaHssrur nfmaH 49,.
in stead, and he found men with deer
purses ready 90 back him in a big lum-
Der trust which was 20 rcvolutionlEs
the business On this country. HIS ems
tcrpriscs were many-Eo many that Il
was months after the crash before
things could be- Strengthened ont and
the extent of his operations asccr.
tanned. Then Il was found that he had
swlndlrd right and lcft and forced pa.
per Co the amount o. S250oO0 Les.
than four years ago the wife who bad
stuck 20 him through an bis trouble.
Instituted proceedings for divorc,
against him because ho had come fe.
cro,ly back 20 America ana married an.
other woman.
Up 20 the time he was GO years Of
age Jones did nothing much he had
been o. several business houses. had
good salary. dld not smoke. drink moi
swear. and was regarded as an oxcmp
Larry young man. In February. 1885
his engagement 20 marry Blanche Col
/ we'll. daughter OF Lewis Culwcll. hoai
OF the Colwcll Lead Company was an
. nounccd. The following month az
couple we're married. and almost I'm
medlately Jones begin 90 utilize III
prestige acquired by his marriage.
fis Tlrst Nenturc.
, One Of his nrst ventures was IN
opening OF big ofnces at the foot o
West Twonty-hrst street. and the or
. ganlzailon Of the company. which wa
called the New York Lumber Com
. pany. His fathcr-ln-lnW. Louis Col
|. well. prosiden; Of the Colwoll Lea
. Company. and n very wealthy mar
backed the enterprise. Do witt {
/, Wheeler. since deceased. who was
police commissioner at tho time. wa
induced 20 become Interested In n
new company, ana 80 was Dcnjaml
. A. Ludlngton. a millionaire lawyer
, The lumber company sold In the ope
. market for prices much lower than Il
|, competitors. aud. a. a result, for tim
! Il seemed exceedingly successful. Jone