Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-08-15

Jones bristled up and denied it. "Mr.
corning" was indignant, and accused
Mr.. Jones of trying to cheat him. Mr..
Peck stood in amazement at the
sudden change that came over his
friends. They shook their fists in
each others faces and "Mr. Corning"
danced about the table Suddenly
Mr.. Jones grabbed up the open
mouthed satchel with a remark that
was unintellibigle to Mr. Peck, and
began sweeping the money into it
with his hand. Not content with
sweeping in his own pile he jumped
around to Mr.. Peck's pile of notes,
swept them in also, and, closing the
satchel, he dashed out Of the door
through the hall into the street.
All of this was done with light
ning-like rapidity that took away Mr..
Peck's breath Even if he had de-
sire to interfere and protect his own
pile he was prevented by the inter
vention of Mr.. Corning between him
self and the table, seemingly accident
al before he fully realized that he
was duped
"Mr. Corning" assured Mr. Peck
that he would make good the $4,000
as well as complete the purchase Of
and sustain the whole loss of the
$4,000 himself. Thus speaking, he
gradually ushered Mr.. Peck out Of
the room and the house assuring
him of his good will and everlast-
ing friendship, and with the plea that
he had an engagement to visit
dying relative he hurried away. This
was June &c, 1889.
Mr.. Peck returned to his home,
No. IS Clinton avenue, with some
confidence in Mr.. Corning's as
surance, but in reality, $4,000 poorer
than he was when he left in the
morning He thought it all over
during the afternoon and finally came
to the conclus on that he would con-
suit his counsel, Lewis Cass. Mr..
Cass advised informing the police
and they went to Chief Willard and
confded to him the whole story
Chief Willard at once set to work
to head off and capture the clever
scoundrels Mr. Peck had no idea as
to who the criminals were; neither
had Chief Willard at that time, but
it did not take him long to obtain a
list of bunco men and their likenesses
from the rogue's gallery at police
headquarters. He soon had the
names, aliases and descriptions OF
two well-known bunco men who had
been doing the same kind of bust
ness in other places and their de-
scription, tallying with that given by
Mr.. Peck, was circulated through the
various police departments. Detec-
tives were assigned to the case and
for a long time worked zealously OBJ
tanning clues and information which
led up to their final capture.
Post eluded the detectives until
October 10, 1891. Chief Willard and
District Attorney Hamilton had re-
ceived information that Post who had
been rusticating in Buenos Ayers, and
other parts of South America had
returned and slipped up into Wiscon-
sin, where he was under cover.
Chief Willard devised a plan to cap
ture him. He went to New York
personally and there held consulta-
ton with Robert Pinkerton. Pinker-
ton notified the western branch of
the detective agency at Chicago OF
the appearance Of Post in Madison.
William Pinkerton, the head Of the
detective bureau in that city, sent
man who was acquainted with
Post to Madison. Post had been
faithfully Swallowed and it was
learned that notwithstanding his trip
i to South America he was still plenti
/, fully supplied with money. He was
stopping at the Park hotel with a
handsome woman, occupying the best
suite of rooms and having many
trunks. The arrest, (Oct. IL, 180D
and conviction followed. It cost
| Albany county fully $4,000 to get
i Post behind the bars.
O'Brien jumped his bail after hav-
/ ing once been captured and the adj
ditional expense Of extradting him
from London had to be borne by
| Albany county. He was convicted
and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
States judge at Utica. While there
a woman named Huntington of New
York made love to. O'Brien's keeper,
while O'Brien escaped. He fed tc
/ France. Afterward he killed "Kid"
Waddell, fellow crook, in Paris and
was sentenced for life to a French
penal station.
! Post is known to the criminal fra
! ternity as we'll as to the police and
public in general as Gentleman
George" His clothing was invari-
ably correct and of the latest pre-
vailing fashion. 1t always fitted his
tall, we'll developed form like a glove.
His tie was always well arranged and
| from his immaculate shirt bosom
there always sparlxled a diamond pin
| OF brilliant lustre His face, he
always kept clean-shaven and his
hair, nearby trimmed was brushed