Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-23

--LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MoULToy
AFFAIR
Chas. n. Moulton, the real estate agent
who suddenly disappeared from Wsshiug ton
last Thursday, left behind him a hopelessIy
tangled skein OF business affairs for his
mourning creditors to unravel.
ON AND OFF THE TRAIL.
DIR. TranseaU, who for several months past
MT. Moulton, and is himself a victim 70 the
tune OF IS GOO. 2scertained the direction the
fugitive took and went TO Richmond where
he found the name of the missing man regis.
tered on the book of the Exchange hotel but
did not ind Moulton, as he had left Rich
mODd not many hours before stating to the
hotel clerk that ne was going to Petersburg.
find no traces OF Noulton there, and he re-
turned to Washington on Saturday after.
noon.
1t is rumored now that there are several
instances in which notes have been dupll-
Gated. and even Implicated, thereby involv-
Ing forgery, and that Moulton has gone to
Cuba.
AMONG TEE CASES
who have not heretofore been mentioned
are Bigelow Benjamin, but the amount
involved IL not stated; Asa Whitehead is
j. II. Mcdonnell, of Georgetown. $50 600, for
which he holds collateral in the shape OF
deeds or trust and notes, but IL is not known
pocket W. Il. Todd, 81 800; T. H. g. TODD, ,
50 900; Robert Roach, S1,0(0; f. p. Halstead
sS!5, ard Tucker * Sherman, Hamilton
& Pearson. II. s. johnson and Mr., Walker
clerk to Pay Inspector Williams, of The
navy, for amounts not ascerfained. IL fs
impossible so far to ascertain the percent
aEe the victims Will lose, for Nouli on's ar
fairs are in such a mixed conc ition that IL
will be several days before his books can bs
balanced.
AMONG THE ANXIOUS cxEs
are number of colored families, who
through MoultOn purchased pieces OF prop
erty' and have paid for them, and now find
That other parties hold the original notes
In the neighborhood of + and It'll streets
l1e qSestion TO day is, as usual, what new
victims have been discovered, but tie vic
Tins do not so cheerfully give fnfOrnS ton.
Those creditors who have net taken legal
proceedings and attached the property of
Moulton are very an xious TO Ia e some sfeps
TO force bis estate into bankruptcy. The
TACT, II IL is proved TO be a fact, that fraud ts
involved, Will be fatal to s.Dy suck proceed.
ings.
siOO9OO IN HIS POCKET.
IT IS said by some that Moulton could not
have carried less than 100000 away with
him, and 10 is conceded that he Is making
his way TO some foreign Jurisdiction
THE FOLLOWING LIENS
have been fled against some of Moulton's
property: Hamilton 4 Pearson, sl75; Horace
:. johnson, s1,7l5 50; Robert Reach, s7se:
Joseph Mcintosh, $500; Tucker & Sherman,
about g. 800; Albert Mcintosh, S12 900; G. H.
baxter, s92; @: ii: johnson, 81 800; Windsor
Mr.. B. H. wARNER
stated to representative Of THE STAR to.
day that he was under the impression that
Moulton did not gull tbs parties whose
names are scheduled as losexs by his rascal
ity TO the extent the figures would indicate,
as In many instances they have collateral
security which will prove good. and the OBJ
tanning of attachments against tie propertv
was prudential measure. Mr.. Warner
stated that In his own case he did not think
ne would lose dollar, as he was generally
caullous In making loans, and had never
traded q check with MOQltOn.
ANOTHER STORY.
IL Is reported to-day that Moulton, when
De lett here. went to Baltimore, and from
thence to Norfolk, and there intercepted the
Baltimore steamer bound for Bremen and
that he Is now on the ocean en- route for
Europe.