Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-16

MyStcTBOOS HD1ooRRo0r0 0mCes
Monday, q gentleman from Pittsburgh,
Pa, was in this city, looking after his
brother, Capt. James May, of Davenport
IL appears that couple Of weeks ago, Capt
May left Davenport saying that he was com
ing to this city to consult Law firm here over
an important euit in which he 10 concerned.
As he hes frequently been absent before on
the same business, his friends thought
nothing Of 1t. A day or :wo since, however
his brother from Pittsburgh arriving in the
town and enquiring fos his missing sclative
was directed 60 this city, where TO his sur.
prise he ascertsined that Capt. Nay had
not been seen or heard from.
We learn that Capt. n, has now in liti>
CATION number Of suits at law, in which
are involved several hundred thousand dol.
lars. We have been put il posse sion Of
some Of the facts in the case, and IL they
are reliable, - we have 10 reason 10 doubt,
several very prominent gentlemen Of eur
sister town are implicated in manner which
10 70 say the least, highly discreditable.
II is feared bv the friends Of the missing
man that be has either broodsd over hiS
troubles 70 such - extent q - evsstusn
his reason, and thereby cause bis own -
essuctieu, o. that he has beea ioully dealt
with. ...5. .,e.
Capt Nay i wsIl known In ail the tewns
aisne ths Mississlppi - . ssaial wafn>has.
the rivss vhese Aehae aet Aea q pesson>
d friends. He was one Of the pioneer stsso
boat captains % the Upper 1ieslosippi,
having ascsnded this river - early = shs
year 1879. Atone tine Il vas very wealthy
but oflate, while indspsndent, has bsso 10
reduced oircumetances. We eeetainl1 hope
our old fricnd will Jet turn up I'll right but
from The appearances ase lsogfal that he 10
dead.-Hs has ssn 10 shis plaes. sn whom
the afliiction, il our fears prove correct, will
fall heavily kuscatias Courier.
We should regret exceedingly to learn
that Capt. May had met with any fatal
accident, or bad taken his own life. Such,
however. may be the case, but - TO his
having been put out Of the way BY any
parties with whom he was at law In this
city, either directly or indirectly. 10 too
gsossly pseposterous to b for . moment
entertained. For the past ten years Or
more Capt. Nay has been engaged 10 pros.
seuting extensive Law suits against parties
10 this city, but no man living would b
less likely to do him . personal injury
shas Geo. L. Davenport. John p. Cook,
L. @. Dessaiot, J. A. LsClairs-ths ds>
fsndaats In The eass alladsd to- and ~
ase ssspsissd that pepss szhitilisg SCH
esassal ~ sense ~ dess ~ 0sriw,
5Aeulh ~ led By my representation y esst
sssh rsAsslien. They ass prstty plssky
usn q . lAw snit, ssa wsula oAke ~ bsee
Ashs tAsy esala within lsgll bssnds. bet
ths idea that they would esanivs 81 his
murder l. toe suprsmely prspestsrous 10 be
treated with grsvity.
For ourselves " do net.yst believe TIA
Capt. Nay has made his ANAL diaappsasaaes.
The fact that hshas bssn abeent few days,
OF that bis brother did not fad him VIXEN
h sone, ~ has bssA sbls - d = yss,
proves nothing, fos IL 10 habit Of The Cap.
tain's to b. gone ies weeks In his indslitiga-
Die search for testimony, and " expect to
have The pleasure Of meeting him again In
few days.
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