, 1873-07-22

NhtO. NQwlru uhryDy, jhI1lpA II. H18ll, AIeIh1.
DOR Mcouo, HI. Cullen, NJ. D. Tho Company
B authorized to not as roooivor, oxccutor, ir,la-
too or guardian; can act nd agent In tho nnlo or
management of ronl estate, collect intorost or
dlvidouda, rccoivo registry and transfer books,
Or make pm chhse or Bnlo OF Government aud
oshor Becuritios.
MR. MILE DIaAsrnoua REAL EBTATE OPERATIONS,
1t IL known TINT sonlo Of Mr.. Mills roal eHtato
BpeculhtionB resulted tlipastrouHly to him. Two
years ngo lio built Hovan handsome houaoB on
tho mail nvonuo leading to Prospect Park, md
but q Bhort distance from tho nlnin entrance.
Tlloy arc double houses, with handsome fronts.
aro built lii Gothic stylo, finished In an excel
lent manner, and, with the ground, must havo
cost from $t5, ,000 to $40, 900. Not ono Of those
have boen rented, and they woro l!ato'y sold
five brown front houses in Clinton utroot. bo-
tween saclett and Degraw.. Thcao aro largo, cl-
oogant housee, eoating probably not leaH thnn
$40, 600 Zach. Mono Of thcao woro roEtcd or sold
In Gnch caso tho hougcB Woro unguited to tho
neghborllood In which they woro built, and
could noithor DO sold to advantage or rentod for
q sum sufficient to pay tho interest on tho in
vestmont
THE THEORY OF Bu1olDE NOT BELIEVED.
It was believed by many that h1r. Mills COM
mitted suicide, boc2uHo Of tho peculiar ofrcun-
stances connected With his disappearance, no
ono being with him whom no was drowned and
tho first intimation Of his disappearance bong
lis clothing found noar wllero his body was
aftorward recoyorol. snco tho dcfa1cation has
bacomc known thoro aro those among hia &C.
quaintances who aro inclined to bolievo tlat ho
made away with AimBolf becauno he know thnt
m exposure was inevitable. Mr.. Gordon l.,
Ford, IN intimate friond Of Mr.. Mills, has since
closely examined the locality whore Mr. Mills
waH drowned at allS hours OF tho day, moro
especially when tho lido Is tho aamo as Mt
tho tinlo Mr.. Mills entered tho wator, and ho
lo firmly Of tho opinion TINT 1t wns IN accident.
This theory Ia strengthened by tho boar
ing Of h1r. Mills on the previous evening. Ho
seemed to be In unusually good spirits, and dis
ouascd tho plans OF tho morrow with moro than
hfs usual zest. His manner was always pleasant,
aud with those with whom ho was Intimate oven
joyial.
A PARALLEL oABE.
The case Of Mr.. Mills is, in most re8poctB, q
parallel to tint Of William O. nuBhmoro, former
President of tho Atlantic Nstional, Bank, who
was killed. fow yonrs ago by collision on tho
Long Island Railroad. Up to tho timo Of his
death MIR. nushmoro was considered man Of
ptobity, and was supposed to DO worry wealthy.
An examination Of bis affairs, aftor Lis untlmoly
death, showed that ho was bankrupt, md tint
he had used tho funds Of his bank to such an
o1tont as to completely bankrupt tho inBttu-
tion. A settlomont Of its a1faira reven1od
TINT tho capital and surplus wero entirely used
up, and about 800, 900 Of tho funds belonging
to dopositors had also been taken. There was
nothing whatoyor loft for the stockholders Of
tho original capital, and tho wreck WAS cloarod
away and tho concern atartod nnew with now
capital,
THE PRIVATE FORTUNE OF MI. MILLS. ~
OF tho private business affairs Of DIr. Mills
little il known. Ills will las notyet boon nd
mittod 10 probate, mud no inventory Of his effects
has yet been taken. Intimate frienls Of tho do
consed say that ho WAS q man who said but litt1o
about his business, and as he wns, by profes-
aon, lawyer thore was lcas need Of his employ
ing confidential adviser than would be the case
generally With capitalists. There wero fow oven
OF his most trusted friends WIN cnuld nnnrnri,
mate to tho amount Of reRl catato held by him
ut any ono tinlo. It is believed that ho
was carrying" largo blocks Of improved
aud unimprovod real estate in Brooklyn, mud
paying considerable au1ns Of money in the way
Of intorest to onablo him to do 30, and, failing to
roalizo at remunorativo rates, the loal was ulti-
mately too much for him to carry, There arc
those who think that when lls eHtnto iB settled,
1t may realized enough to reimburse to tho Trust
Company tho amount overdrawn by Mr. Mills,
but these sanguino hopes nre not shared by tho
majority A fow days will probably suffice to
settlo tho rnattor and show what aro tho liabili-
tics and assets OF tho estate. Tho revelations
thus far nude will astonisA tho majority Of busi-
nesa men and citizens Of Brooklyn, who deemed
hfr. Mills ono Of the most woalthy and upright
men in tho community.