The Ordway new era., 1906-02-16
'ECULIAR FRAUD
..vr ROBBED AND coRPsE pY.
NAMITEp At VICTOR.
GET INSURANCE MONEY

!. J. MeEaehern. Supposed to
n,v. Been Killed, Arrested To
..,b.r with Three Other Men
Two Women implicated.
penyer.-A Republican special from
.,or and Cripple Creek tell the fol-
wirs story: -
unch" when the supposed body OF
~ I McEachern was blow up In
Three Jacks tunnel on the morn
az January 26th. McEachern
4 his partner, John Varley, Frank
udlln and Lutte Kellog are under
,sst here charged with robbing tho
hye o, Robert Speed. dynamiting
body and attempting to defraud In
rauce companies out OF sums aggre-
tIug $1,000 by passing of the man
"A remains as those OF McEachern.
NcEacherns widow" and her SIS
Mrs. Frank Naudlin, are under ar
At Colorado Springs. charged with
Ing accessory TO the alleged con,
Tracy.
No time will be lost In getting to
al John ]. McEachern. Jack Varley.
AMI Naudlin and Kellogg. arrested
re. charged with being in q plot to
life insurance company. a d.
Information charging McEachern
hh obtaining money under false pre-
SNs will be issued. perhaps along
h other charges OF o more serious
nracter.
When the explosion tore human
dy 10 fragments In the Three Jacks
bnel, two weeks ago. where Nc.
Sehern and varley were leasing.
Inhal Naylor became suspicious
started an investigation. He
fned that McEachern had taken
a policy ninety days previous in u
Insurance company for $4,000. In
Modern Woodmen for $1,000 and
the A. o. u. W. for $1,000, and had
Ia TO get $1,000 In another company
ich refused him.
Naylor found that the grave OF Rob
Speed, who died from an accident
vas buried the day before the ex-
bsion. had been robbed and that q
ee Of scalp with brown hair on II.
Rmbling Speeds. was among the
bposed remains OF McEachern. who
red hair. The marshal secured a
liession from "a man who said he
paid $50 by Mrs. McE:achern after
received $1,000 OF the insurance
hey.
he oiicers found McEachsrn hid.
In the home OF his brothcr-in-!aw.
Ink Naudlin. McEachern wns ar.
fed after gun fight.
seEachern came here from Lead.
e last September.
Dne Insurance company has paid
McEachern $1,000. but the other
urance has not been settled.
acE1chern Is suspected OF being n
ssssional insurance swindler. It
: told that he collected a large
Of money from another company
US ago. feigning death in a coffin
three days. He and JACK varlcy.
partner. are held without bail.
liam Naudlin was released on $2..
bail.
ute Kellogg. local pugilist. who is
10 have tipped of the case to
snal Naylor. was arrested Satur.
On charge OF defrnuding the In
ance company out OF $50. Kellogg
to have received $1,000 as his
re OF the $1,000 for which McEach.
was insured. but got cold feet be.
the night on which the corpse
70 have been stolen.
i'er witnessing the funeral and
nins OF the $1,000 being paid to
supposed widow. he wanted n
e' When rebuffed, he told the
70 Naylor. He was arrested be.
y. 1t Is claimed, that he received
nom Mrs. McEachern as part pay
OF the total Of 81 GOO he was to
received.
y believed that McEachern wit.
~ nus own funeral procession
me windows Of his brother.iS.
mouse. where he was hiding.
~ varley denies all knowledge Of
piracy. He says he went to build
outside OF the tunnel at the sug-
~ OF McEachern. the latter say.
y would remain In the tunnel and
e ,ne fuse. After the explosion
s ne reported to the coroner. A
sno looked out OF a cabin near
a1wnediately after the explosion
!, ,'slley merely glanced into the
~. apparently. he believed. to see
~ s. Tue corpse, under which for
y pounds Of powder had been
~ vas properly scattered.
"a sIss OF Robert Speed are In
'y the use made of his corpse.
~ ynching is heard, but Nc
n, ~ ~ carefully guarded In the