The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1908-12-04

| business and social circles, upon the
discovery of his thefts, plead guilty
| to having embezzled $4,000 from the
bank. He was sentenced to five
years in the government prison at
Fort Leavenworth, and he is now
serving that sentence.
The following interesting roster is
! also to the point: e
EDWARD SMOKES shot Jim Fisk
served term in prison.
AL ADAMS, the Policy King" sep.
fenced in Sin Sing.
SENATOR BURTON of Kansas
served Jail term of six months for ap-
| pearing for a client for pay before a
government department while still in
| the senate.
FRANK G. BIGELOW, former presi-
dent of the American Bankers asso-
| citation, looted the First National bank
of Milwaukee and was sentenced to
| the penitentiary.
LEONARD IMBODEN AND JAMES
A. HILL, Denver bank wreckers, re-
ceived ten-year Jail sentences.
PAUL o. STENSLAND, Chicago
banker, stole 81 100000, fled to Eu-
rope and was brought back and sent
| to Jail.
JOHN r. WALSH, Chicago banker,
sentenced to Jail.
WILLIAM F. WALKER, honored
banker of New Britain, Conn, stole
hundreds of thousands of dollars; fol-
lowed to Mexico, brought back and
sent to Jail.
MAYOR WILLIAM H. BELCHER of
Paterson, sent to jail for embezzle-
| ment.
GUY C. STRATTON, millionaire
/ lumberman of Seattle, Wash, convicted
| of murder in the second degree for
| killing child with automobile.
MRS. CASSIE. CHADWICK, wife of
prominent Cleveland physician, sent to
| Jail for forgery.
ABE HUMMEL, for years one of
New York's most prominent lawyers,
sent to Blackwells island for one
year.
CHARLES T. YERKES, millionaire
| traction magnate at his death, was
once convicted and sentenced to a
| Jail term. which he served.
]. A. BENSON, California million
| aire, sentenced for land frauds, Au-
gust 81, 1907, for one year and to pay
1000 fine in San Francisco
CHARLES S. CAMERON, president
of the ,Pittsburg & Tube City Railroad
Company, when called for sentence
did not answer and court declared
| $4,000 bond forfeited.
SENATOR MITCHELL of Oregon,
convicted and sentenced to two years
in Jail. Died while appeal was pend
ing.
All of these and host of others, to
say nothing further of CHARLES w.
| MORSE and HARRY K. THAW.
Besides the above, the United States
penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan,
has sent to it each year bankers from
all parts of the United States that
have been convicted of crimes carry.
ing with them Jail sentences. The
prison authorities have what they
term bankers colony. In 1907 there
were Fl convicts in the bankers col
ony. They were:
1.-THE Bankers Colony"
JUSTUS L. FREDERICK of Elk.
] hart, Ind, serving ten years.
WALTER BROWN, Elkhart, Ind,
serving eight years.
WILSON L. COLLINS, Elkhart, Ind,
| recently released after serving six
years.
CYRUS E. MCREADY, Seymour,
Ind, recently released after serving
six years.
ALFRED C. BARKER, Bedford,
Ind, released last January after serv.
ing five years.
JOHN H. WOOD, Matthews, Ind,
soon to be released.
GUSTAV A. CONZMAN, Terre
Haute, Ind, serving eight years.
FRANK G. BIGELOW, Milwaukee
Wis, serving ten years.
HENRY G. COLL, Milwaukee, Wis,
serving ten years.
ROBERT B. TAYLOR, New York
city, recently released after serving
five years.
MILTON ]. FUGMAN, San Antonio
Tex, serving five years.
THOMAS E. Larry, Hillsboro, Tex,
serving five years.
FRANK NJ. MABRY, McGregor
Tex, serving five years.
J. A. ERICKSON, Minot, N. D., sery.
ing five years.
CHARLES C. KING, Scotland, S. D.,
serving five years.
THOMAS COGHILL, Seymour, Wis.
serving five years.
HERMAN E. HAAS, Chicago, serv.
ing six years.
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