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HARVARD COLLEGE

JUL 221918

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Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1874, by THOMAS MCGEHEAN,

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

MARYSVILLE BANK ROBBED-DAVID LOYD ACCUSED-LOYD AC-

CUSES MCGEHEAN-ACCUSATION DISPROVED-ANOTHER PLOT

LAID-MCGEHEAN BLACKMAILED— -RETRIBUTIVE

REAL PERPETRATORS DISCOVERED-LOYD'S FLIGHT.

MCGEHEAN ESPOUSES THE CAUSE OF VALLANDIGHAM-PETER

SCHWAB-RESULT OF THE ELECTION-MCGEHEAN GAINS THE

ILL-WILL OF THE REPUBLICANS IN BUTLER COUNTY.

BECKETT RUNS FOR STATE SENATOR-HIS DEFEAT-REAL CHAR-

ACTER HIS ANIMOSITY TOWARDS MCGEHEAN.

PETER SCHWAB, A POOR COOPER-MCGEHEAN APPOINTS HIM

DEPUTY MARSHAL-THE BRIBED DELEGATES-"EVERY MAN

HAS HIS PRICE"-SCHWAB DEFRAUDS THE TAX-PAYERS OUT OF

EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS WHILE CONSTABLE-PATENT AF-

HISTORY OF THE NOTORIOUS WHISKY RING-SCHWAB PURCHASES

A FOURTH INTEREST IN A DISTILLERY-THE NIGHTWATCHMAN

-THE RING IN ITS INFANCY.

SCHWAB BECOMES SOLE PROPRIETOR OF THE DISTILLERY-THE

BRANDING OFFICER-THE MODUS OPERANDI-SCHWAB TAKES

HIS EMPLOYEES INTO HIS CONFIDENCE-THEIR INSTRUCTONS.

SCHWAB TAKES A CANAL BOAT CAPTAIN INTO HIS CONFIDENCE-

OPENS A COMMISSION HOUSE IN CINCINNATI-DODSWORTH, TAKEN

INTO THE RING-ESTIMATE OF DAILY PROFIT-THE RING ENLARG-

ED-SCHWAB STANDS BETWEEN THE RING AND THE GOVERNMENT

-HIS CONTROL COMPLETE ON BOTH SIDES.

SCHWAB OPENS A STONE FRONT COMMISSION HOUSE ON VINE STREET,

CIN. AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS PROSPERITY-GOVERNMENT STORE-

KEEPERS APPOINTED-TWO EMPLOYEES THREATEN TO PROSECUTE

-HE HAS THEM WHIPPED, IMPRISONED AND FINALLY DRIVEN

FROM THE STATE.

THE BLACKMAILING OF ROBERT HOWARD OF HAMILTON-JAMES

WILLIAMS' DISTILLERY SEIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS-

DISTILLERY BURNT DOWN WHILE CASE IS PENDING IN COURT-

WILLIAMS RECEIVES INSURANCE MONEY-CITIZENS OF BUTLER

COUNTY LOSE HEAVILY BY SIGNING SCHWAB'S "LITTLE FORMS'-

HONOR AMONG THIEVES DISREGARDED.

SCHWAB BLACKMAILS THE DISTILLERS-MORNING CALLERS-PETER

STUDIES ETIQUETTE-SCHWAB'S PERSONAL APPEARANCE- HIS EN-

TERTAINMENTS AT HIS OPERA HOUSE-REMARKS OF THE LADIES

-VICTIMS OF SCHWAB'S SENSUALITY.

SCHWAB, A BANKRUPT-TAX ON WHISKY, REDUCED—Death

BLOW TO THE WHISKY RING-RETRIBUTION-SCHWAB PLUN-

DERS BUTLER COUNTY TREASURY-SCHWAB FALLS IN THE SO-

CIAL SCALE-HE GIVES AN ENTERTAINMENT, TO WHICH ALL THE

POOR DUTCH ARE INVITED-NONE SO POOR AS TO DO HIM REV-

SCHWAB SUBSCRIBES MONEY TOWARDS MCGEHEAN'S PROSECU-

TION-SENDS AWAY HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW-HE CAN NOT BE BE-

LIEVED UNDER OATH.

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN MYERS' LIFE-FIGHT BETWEEN MYERS

AND SMITH-THE RYAN TRAGEDY-MYERS TRIED AND ACQUIT-

TED-MYERS' CRIMES IMPUTED TO MCGEHEAN, BY THE NEWS-

PAPERS MYERS BEATS A MAN, WHO DIES FROM THE EFFECTS

-MYERS SHOOTS AND KILLS HIS OWN BROTHER-SEDUCTION

AND DEATH OF MISS PEARSON.

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