J. Piepcr claiming to bo a well-to-do
and a woman who passed as his
wife, came hero and engaged board with a
widow, Mrs. Bagley. Tho soon secured admission
to bo best society, and were highly
honored. Two months ago thoy left, claiming
to called homo- by the death of Mrs.
Pieper's father, who had loft her $40,000. Mr.
Piepcr returned alono saying thnt his wife
was detained bv her inqther's illness.
Ho began to pay desperate attention to tho
young ladles, to borrow right and left and
purchase many articles on credit. Presently
his creditors hao been calling on him for
funds, nnd he has flooded tho city with bogus
checks and drafts and worthless notes. Tills
week several drafts on Philadelphia banks
returned protested. A sheriff was put on
Pieper's track and ho was found at tho house
of Miss Ella Foss, whd was so thoroughly infatuated
with tho man that sho paid three
protested drafts of 50 each for him.
Wednesday night a warrant for Pieper's
arrest as an absconding debtor, was sworn
out. Yesterday ho made, several attempts to
leave town, but finding himself closely
wtttehod abandoned tho project
TRANSATLANTIC. TIDINGS.
THE MERRY GAME' OF BRAGGADOCIA
IN ENGLAND.
Mormon I lends Driven From Switzerland
It
or Imprisoned Upon the Slightest Pretexts
A Holy War of Extermination.
The Crowned Idiot of Xluvurln.
