, 1875-05-21
4 Prominent Lawyer OF Boston
Falls Through Lnordinato
AVaTice.
A LIFELONG Reputation for uprightness
Most Eifectually Blasted.
The Vito Of the Murdorad Krkman Ar.
rested as On Aocomplioe.
The Murderer sharkey Again Escnpof
4 VERY HONEST MAN.

VERY HONEST MAN.
AND 1Er THE FARrY ITEMS OFT EApLf.
Special Dtspateh "a Ths Chicago Tribune.
nos1ox, Mass, MAY 2o.-The sudlcn disap-
poarance Of prominent lawyer and buaincae
mau, followed by tho Development Of many IT.
regu1aritiea In his conduct Of bnsineD., llas cre-
ated much sennaston on the street. Ths 6ontlo
man In question ia Abraham Jackson. Formerly
President OF tho American Bteam sare Company.
Ho has not bosn sceu since laat Friday, although
ve3 much huntod for, and mons Of his friends
can OF viii give anS information concerning him.
Bone pretend to think ho viii soon como back
opinion ia that he has gono away
10 .stay. Ths Safe Company Of which
10 wAs President NOS found to Ia In had way
last July. aiid It's sf&irs wNro Mound up. Upon
tnvastiea eation 1t wha discovo.od that ha b:d in
ducod several Of the Directors Of the Company
70 Sign its notes In snch \ way that they Woro
Jointly and sevcrnliv bound to pay thc:n. 0na
Of tlie Directors loaned him $4,000 in Eo;l
bonds, which he used to aecure personal lonnB
and the owner Of tho bonds only rot poasession
Of them again BY paying s16,o00 Ia cusrcncy.
1uEsE TaAN8Acr7oss wEEz NOT ExrohEp
ut the tiuo, aud tie lawyers reputation contin-
ned high. Es was supposed 10 10 very wealthy
apd strictly upright. 10 vAs in ro4ness ~ a
custodian Of trust funds. Apd IL he has really
gone for good. as is reared, many who can til
afford It have lost their entire properly, Ho waa
Ttusteo Of the oH.ato Of Sir Charles L. jack
son, 1'ow tnsauo snd 1t N suppogud TINT tue fol-
lowing ciroumetancs, given IN cit! pnper, ro-
whose husband ia laborlrE nnder mental atiiic-
tion discovered that there VIA
Eo:tETtiiNG wloHa
tn the tuanaRetnnnt OF htH AFFAIR.", aud che mtdo
direct appeal to the la.yer to tell hcr why 10
ha4l sought to talo from her the littlo sae de-
pondsd upon for hef sTps,ort. i. gaye no nat
isfActory aesponse and tince that night ho bus
nut been hoard frnn."
d lady who 1eotdex In Keene, u. IT,, s also a
sufferer from his rGat of hdoltT to Lis trust.
| II II stated that ho bn4
USED EouUs 1oFr1AuEs
| to dece!ve tloeo who trcsted him with their in
ve1ttnenta. It js also saib that trust zaoneJ
! originally insos:ed IN bank stock Haa aoid
ak years ago, though the lawJor has
| paid The dividends to his cllonts uish ransAea
| regularity. Anoug other oporasione. tho fol"
| lowing, beloved to be quito cEginkI. ia uar-
rated: He hold mcftgags note Of $4,000. and.
"a mortEasec, hu borrowed nonor on 1t ut q
bank socently. Tho party holding tho note dis
covered that smother patt7 held pots for the
TLey compared notea. It waa imposaibls to tell
which was the original, and Whi!e this ntI:to,
vas undecided It VAS discovered that . bank on
Htaso Btrcct had suitd noto identical In
namo pezson, md secured by the mortgage Of
| tho aAtnc property. Tha gent1eman WHO EaVt
tho note was called upon to identity h!s sigma
turo. when. to tho aatonishtnont Of ths thrss
| parties In interest, hc
t E<H1RrrED nEcEfPT
| signed By tho missing law:ar, acknowledging The
| payment Of the money With pro;n'Aa to reruzs
| the uotn.
Ius greatest mystery Of all IN to account To-
| the use Of tho tnorey. Ru is ronrcseptcd ~ :
man who livoi economically, had 10 costly tices
and did not speculate. Lie uas conservative
cautious, sagacious, and regarded ou al hand!
~ wiao couunslinr In making Investments, and
4 Rafo custodian Of othor pcop!a'R rnonny.
Frsuda have boen traced smounting to e16o,
| 01Q.