Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-06-20
The Fate OF ,he Murrrs.n Company.
From the Liberal News.

From the Liberal News.
w. c. Whims, one of the former
members of the fatal Eagle City
Placer miaing company, arrived
Tuesday evening from Seattle, Wash.
where the company ran against
proposition in the shape of fake
robbery, perpetrated by the presi-
dent, George Mulligan. From the
moment of his arrival in the city,
Mr.. Whims has been busy telling of
the boys who are now on their way
to Alaska, the story of trials endur-
ed in the tough part of the city of
Seattle. Mr.. Whims says that as
soon as the company had reached
the city, the members began to pre-
pare for the journey to Alaska. All
the bedding, clothing, food and nee
essary articles for the life of a work
ing man in the north country, had
been purchased on the 31st day of
May. Late at night, the president
of the company came to the hotel
where the boys were staying and
announced that he he had been rob-
bed of every penny of their money.
Mr.. Cloud, who was the first to hear
the announcement, afterwards said
that Mulligan did not appear as ex-
cited as he would under the circum-
stances. The company was soon
notified of the "robbery." BY this
time the police and the members of
the company were astir. At an
early hour the next morning, the
police had Mulligan in charge, CIV
ing him a "sweat," and the COM
pany, which was still loyal to the
leader, met and resoluted to see
Mulligan through the trouble. From
the place of meeting the company
marched to the police headquarters
to exhibit the faith in Mulligan the
members had. But the police were
not ready to receive any such reso-
lutions. They had discovered some
thing else more exciting. Mulligan
was still in the ''sweat box. About
this time the company became some
what bewildered. The badges they
wore made a most inappropriate ap-
pearance and they soon disappear
ed. After a few hours "sweat" on
the part of Mulligan and hours of
anxious awaiting of further develop
ments by the company, there came
a confession from the leader. There
was triumph in the police headquar-
tiers, but utter despair, blighted
hopes and disgrace in the headquar-
tiers of the Eagle City Placer Min
ing Company.
The money was recovered by the
Seattle police with the assistance of
Mulligan, who had the funds safely
sewed in his overcoat-keeping it
for the boys. After employing
$1,000 attorney the boys succeed
in recovering their money and Null
ligan has been released.
A new company, the Liberal Min
ing Co., has been organized, con-
sisting of II members. DR.. H. v.
Nichols is president, Lee Howard,
treasurer, and E. L, Cloud, secre-
tary. The new company started
into business with SI2a7 in cash.
The company has issued shares to
the II members in equal parts, ex-
cept to one member, George Multi
gan, who receives one share valued
at 81. The company's capital rep
resents SIS, 900 with S7,227 paidup.
After purchasing machinery, food
for six months and transportation to
the Yukon, the company will reach
the gold fields with about 81, 900 in
the treasury. The company started
last Thursday on the steamship Dol
phin for the gold country.
Another company of six of of our
boys started on the same ship for
that country. This company has
no regular organization, except to
keep together. Lathrop Cain left
both companies and went to Nome
to try his fortune alone.