New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-27


one Of the most hourishing merchants
anal street was w. A. Hanney, and his
ltation was without blemish. He had
friends and loving relatives, and his
pects for q comfortable old age were
hat could be wished for. After the war
knity claimed him, and it mattered lit
that he undertook, for if he touched
it turned to silver; if silver, it turned
)sd. Misfortune overlook him or met
in the most unexpected places, and his
luck was not confined to financial or
tal casualties, as his body often re-
ed severe punishment. Wealth and in
bee passed away from bin, and he saw
chance for improvement. Those who
trusted by him proved untrue, which
seemed to prey on his mind more than
thing else, as his last letter indicates.
bsterday morning he went on the Canal
bt ferry, and on landing at Algiers,
ped to the landing, but went on board
boat before it started back. When the
n was near the middle of the river, pas
ksrs noticed that his conduct was some
! eccentric, but nobody disturbed him.
paced the deck, evidently considerably
htsd, and finally he hurried to the stern,
ped on bench, threw his hat one side,
jumped into the river. An alarm was
% on the instant, and proper efforts
% to rescue him, but he was past recov-
A glimpse of his clothing, and then he
drowned. In his hat were the follow
Explanatory letters;
lease deliver this az soon as possible.
MR.. ELIJAH ROSS,
pr Inspectors Office, No. 35 Poydrss
rect, New Orleans.
DO creditors of J. A. Pickett & Co., and others:
was never partner of the house of J.
Pickett & Co or of j. A. Pickett, who
business in st. Marys, Refugio county,
ss, in 1866. I did ship about
y worth of groceries to that house, to be
on joint account, as was agreed, as l
promised q profit of at least twenty
cent on the venture. Flattering &C.
pts were given me of the great demand
goods at that point, so tina. l said I
I'D visit the place, and if it came up to
representation given me, would sell
here and become Q partner of The house.
did visit the place, and was disappOint-
| did some favors for the house here in
way Of purchasing and disbursing, less
$500, which they had given me on my
I'm from the place, receipts tor which
given for and in the name of j. A.
fet, which are to be found among my
No. Nine months after was astonished
|sing informed that the house had pur-
M goods upon the representation that
- partner. As soon as ] was able l
I'd the place, and found the house clos
nP they acknowledged the fact that
bad purchased in my name, and said
had compromised myself as partner"
y tsvors had done the house.
~ sued there and here. Judgment was
p against me through the gr0ssest per-
All this has brought me and mine to
ruin. l have had to endure Sights
mesrs from some of the creditors of
house, that were intOlerable; my good
= merchant blasted so that 1 have
driven almost to madness. visited st.
xser me mouse ciosed ana expressed Q
~ !" sse sne Do oa;a OF sae mouse. nus
them. and that might take Dosseasion
ham I Iaava thau, y;th NV son w;th
49,. on . Iien uy oon, WIN
= thosa . .hn ~ 49, 81" u s" =. s .oa ths, e"y
bee tho creditors esneciallv thosa Who
q illtreated me. to examine them
chow fraud from the beginning To the
Alao. I Iaave ali The 7attars of that
q b ma and comics Of let ears r. mysaif
1T one that I wrote in bssta IN q SIM,
the staamer was ahont to Leave Tbera
others in tbis c;tv vhOsa interest II
b tn a1am;na tSa hooks ~
Y evidence on record in the case of
~ value q 20; We. j. A. Z; q Co. IN
lined. Wbich will Give star,l;no o ev;.
n Of fraud W." asnasc;si n ' The nsn;tal
NJ should be debtor instead II. A. p,
n zee cash book entry and ledger en-
bat little time me 0AA"S''o" WILL ''n