Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-11-20
HIS EFFECTS:

IA handkercheifs, l pair sleeve-buttons.
An interest in the copartnership of Wright
Bros, now hopelessly insolvent, to which, it
is believed, J. s. Sullivan, of New York,
owes about $500
When asked on the examination, whether
the above statements signed by himself were
correct. to his own knowledge, he replied: 81
don't know; Thompson says It is"
The other statements made by him at the
examination were equally interesting, if not
startling, as showing some loose business op-
erations all around.
The further examination will be looked for
with interest, but unless Wright's 'trunk,' -
"yalise' and "carpet bag'' contains some of
the ''real" his creditors will have poor pick
ing at best.
An affidavit, embodying the following
statements, will be made, we understand, at
the forthcoming examination:
This, Thomas P Wright, was for some
time book keeping in the highly respectable
house of John Higgins & Co., of this city,
| the senior member of which is now our Con-
sui to Belfast, Ireland. So well and ably did
he perform his duties in this capacity, that he
won esteem of his employers and their conf
dence, to such an extent that during the alb
sence Of the firm, in 1854-5, in Europe, he
held their power of Attorney.
Of this power he availed himself. BY
pledging the firm, whose interests were en-
trusted to his care, he obtained credit upon
the firms bankers at Glasgow, for $4,000
with which sum he went to Europe, (Iepresen.
ting himself as the exclusive owner of this
sum- to make arrangements for continuing the
firm with this supposed additional capital and
he to be partner. He took with him letters
of introduction from some Wall street bank.
ers, and these he used to forward his designs
He also represented himself to be million
aire, and played all his parts so plausibly thai
he finally succeeded in buying the firm ou
with their own assets.
The property thus turned over to hin
amounted to about 100000, anG he actual
ly prevailed upon one of the largest credi'
tors of the estate "a CanEie ScoD to garnisf
he firm of Higgins g. Co., and the othel
creditors, in the faithful liquidation of the
liabilities Of the estate, SO that the late firn
are now held harmless.
, The $4,000 credit which he had obtain
ed in the manner above mentioned, he de
posted in the Western Bank of Glasgow.
Soon after he returned to this city and con
, tinued the importing business from the frs
of January last, in Vesey street, under th
name c, Wright Brothers" Here he seem
ed to +, 1sper greatly. He lived grandly oc
cupied brown stone front in Twenty -thir'
street, kept span of horses, and in fact
| went it decidedly strong.
His career was very brilliant, but yer,
brief In ninety days after its establish
ment the Wright Brothers" collapsed.
And so ends the first part of this singu
story of ninety days in the Importing Blu
ness.
The second part is now performing befor
Judge Oakley at Superior Court Chamber
and will be continued on Thursday next, a
21s O'Clock ?. M.
4 Wright is "know nothing" in this strarg
q affair.
: In consequence, we ask Thompson" (with
out the p
: Where are the books of the firm
Where are the goods?
Where is the money Pm T. Times.