The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-09


way of getting rid OF her creditors, and
if the half that is told is true there has
not been such an expert in her peculiar
line since the days of the Countess OF
scissors.
PERSISTENT BORROWER.
As is we'll known, Mrs. Wharton had
passion for borrowing money from
her friends. She was profuse in her
hospitality, and had way Of making
her home exceedingly pleasant for her
guests; but whoever formed an init
macy with her family (if person of
means) was likely to be importuned for
pecuniary favor, either by loan or en-
dorsement. Sometimes her promises
were kept and repayment promptly
made, but in a majority Of cases the
confding creditor had abundant oppor-
tunity Of regretting the good nature that
yielded to her persuasive entreaties.
There is some difference Of opinion
as to her circumstances. Some Of her
intimate friends supposed her to be
wealthy, but the opinion seemed to be
founded on her extravagant use OF
money rather than any knowledge oil
her resources. The house in McCulloh
street, purchased by Major Wharton,
was conveyed to Mrs. Wharton; but
shortly after Major Wharton's death
she conveyed it to her daughter Nellie,
in whom the title to the property is now
vested. She did not own the house in
which she lived, on Eutaw street Since
Major Wharton's death, Mrs. Wharton
has been in the receipt of a pension oil
twenty five dollars a month from the
United States, which she drew quar-
terly, the last payment being made
June 4th. She may have other re
sources than those mentioned, but II
she has they are not generally known.
THE INSURANCE MONEY.
Part of the $4,000 which Mrs
w harton received from the insurance
companies after the death of her son
was no doubt expended in the payment
Of debts previously contracted. Four
teen thousand dollars seem to have been
secured to Miss Nellie on the policies
at least that sum was invested in United
States bonds and deposited at the bank
ing house of Alexander Brown Il Sons
in her name. United States bonds
representing five thousand dollars, were
also deposited to the credit of Mrs.
Wharton. This money she appeared
TO be saving for "a rainy day" With
persistent creditors pressing her or
every side, and her trip to Europe in
immediate prospect, for which she was
trying to borrow money! she appear:
to have made no promises founded on
hypothecation of the bonds. nor any
offer to deposit them as collateral secu'
rity with the gentlemen whom sheIasked
to endorse for her.
THE PLEA OF INSANITY.
1t is understood that Mrs. Wharton
friends utterly reject the very sugges
ton that a plea Of insanity could be in
terposed in her case, and it has also
been asserted that she herself showed
great indignation when she read in the
newspapers that such might be the line
of defence. IT. then, this charitable
mantle which the community is ready
to throw over these many moral lido
syncrasies is discarded, all who love the
woman and believe her innocent OF the
great crime of which she is accused are
bound to accept the judgment which the
public puts upon these misrepresenta'
tons and receptions which she prac
tised upon her creditors. If they arc
the acts of a sane person, there can be
no complaint if she is judged as a sane
person. A very good woman, no mat
Ter how pressing the necessity, would
scarcely make up such a story as thai
related above for the purpose Of obtain
ing q loan. 1t seems, too, that at this
particular time there were other friends
that might have been made available.
MRS. WHARTON PREsCRIBEs FOR A VISITOR
Mention has already been made in
the american of a case in which Mrs
Wharton undertook to prescribe for one
of her creditors, who was suddenly
taken i'll in her house. In the west
end of the city there lives an unmarried
lady, in the enjoyment Of competence,
which sometimes permits her TO lend
money to her friends. At one time the
Whartons lived in house which be-
long TO this lady's brother, and from
this circumstance an intimacy sprang
nm between the families, which culml'
~ IN loan of $4,000 to Mrs. Whar.
ton after she became widow. There
lations ofthe parties were most friendly
and the lady had no apprehensllC0Ins
about the safety of her money. Inc
notes were for different sums, amount
inc to two thousand dollars in the aggre
gate. wv,
that it would be more convenient to
have the whole amount put into ONT
note the lady innocently delivered W
the notes which she held, and tool
Mrs Wharton's promise to prepare hel
a note for two thousand dollars, which
on some pretext, she pretended 1t was
not inst then convenient for her to 40
The lady called repeatedly at Mrs
Wbarton's for the note, but she was
always nut off with some plausible ex
cuse One day she called aud wa
taken suddenly i'll. Mrs: wharton
cave her three pills, and in = shor
Time she was in commissions. A younl
physician, now practising in q neighDoi
no State. was first summoned, ant