, 1877-03-13
1kkNGAN.
A New York Specufator Loses His
Fortune and Disappears.
Great Excitement on the Produce Ex-
change Caused by the Event.
Tho Ruintd Nan Guilty Of Rest DastardlJ
Abandonment Of His Wife.

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NEW YoRk, March 1a-Thc Produce Ex.
change Inns an unpleasant sensation in tic re-
portetl failure and Disappearance Of Mr, James
Kinga,,, ouc OF tho most respected, and sup
pusctl to be wcAthfcst members. Ifs. KIn1an
Is about 40 years Of ngc, au,l nativo Of Irc-
land. For twenty years past ho las been
prominently connected with the produce bust-
ness In this city mid the West, anl always 1oro
tho highest reputation as at, honorable mcrclmnt.
Some ycara ago lie went from New York 10 liz
dannpo1fs, and thcro established tho firm OF
James Kingan Il Co., ono OF the most
extensive pofk.packlng establishments In
that region. lie retired from business about
four ycaEs ogo, drawing from tho firm s500.000
In cash, an1 returned to this city, wierc ho took
up bis residence IN the buckingham Hotel. lie
has since boon connected With no firm, has had
i'o olnse' uuu nae ehp1oyeu no DoekheeTt' ou''
moro Tor tho purpose Of ewing himself sonic-
thing to do than for r1cro profit, he rcjoinea
tho Produce Exchange aud spcci.atcd through
t,,ot r,ona r.. !. ,,aso.shns -. ,,a,S .,.,t ,.a,.
'''at p'acc' ne Is aesc11oeu aS poio nut Keen
opesator' anu was genofaAY on tue long or
% hall side Of tho ., n,srket; ., ILL., broker, Mr:
ttmcs n cnn.,drra,ta .,sms. ~ w,,ir,, tc ] ",z,ss w
aa,, - ~ .,.,,, t,"s """.a Nv a'"a5s
pau promptly, Ino ouaR o. nus ttansocl'ona were
A444!t Ae1uAHotAklFot &n0 AS pEti4tH EES'lkl5 TX
Eurono hcrun to III, Tho mir. Mr.. K,upan ,,o,,rht
i,rzots ~ 1sr 1,,,,.,sn,s md c,,r,. osra.,sf,,,
."fscs5 u 'a9"' p'o''a'o"s' a''u eot", especially
sho ifst' on margins. 1or o rise. lLo feccnt
pacific reports from the East have depressed
tho lard market about 2 pcr cent, but
Mr.. l1,orpc cannot mako out from tho
data dat % nt hand % that as hts his iaH pstnc,pa,'s a,s
losses involved larger sum than s1bo, ,ooo, while
he was known year and a hail nEo to hare
bccu possessed of moso than double that sum,
ona III. t,ro,hnr. ~ t.r,rort ~ .,, .ronso
auo "s o.o'"e1e ~ ny isnosan' u an5 .1ansaS a.
having business dealings with him rccollcct that
he seemed to be discouraged nbout tho condi-
tto,, of Tho ,no-kc, =. n vss ,c,,ortot n b,n,
49,. " = ~ -. ~. a',. ".' .,'". .,..'.
run aaJ ~ a"y' out ho o1io eAVte'co that
ho would DO IN any why embarrassed
visited Nr. Thorpe's OFFICE, IS aeud1, inquired
about tho market: and, after chatting a 'shle,
Brushed his clothes carefully and set out to
walk up town. That was tle last that was seen
Of him. On Saturday bis brokers received word
from him that hn would be unnhloto put up any
moro margins, and letter rcAcfted hin vito II,
whsl. be cnrtly informed l.or that ho ha.l lost
and that he would never return. There was
nothing inside or. out to Indicate what
special direction he hal taken or where
10 was ut tho t!mo OF writing. As mar
he Imagined tho poor lahy was plunged IN tho
deepest distrces. Whist makes her position
1noEu ead ts tho fact that last week She EnvU
birth TO Guild, nsln hnd not fully recovered
from the consequent Illness whet tho double
blow Of her husband'a abandonment and Ter
destitution fell lpullonlT upon hor. The Fccep-
ton ol these communications Mcrc Tug ilrst IN.