New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-14
THE FCGITIVE COLLECTORS.

OPERATIONS OF HIDRETH AND TlGIE.
TnF LIABILITIES THOUGHT TO BE NEARLY $780,
CO0-FuRrnrR pUTAus or THEIR swINDLING.
II is now thought that the liabilities of the
cn,bezzlinr law and collection firm Of Watson J. HI
1rtt & Co will be nearly 100000. with assets OF less
b,u $500 Iraddtiou collected claims which they ap
ropraed 10 their own uses il has been asceraned that
they raised large amount OF money on notes Endorsed
by David Gentle. Daniel II. Watson and Others. most OF
which have protested These are forvarous amounts
the average being $500, and the total is probably
over OOO The firm wasnterestcd 'Swsuit pending
in Boston and had NEARLY completed arrangements for
a compromise for $1,000, with which the defaulters
hopcd TO bridge over their difficulties. The defendants
finally refused to make the payment and Hldreth ana
Tirhe the defaulters Immediately prepared for Hight
Uildreth rented his house furnished for 800 per
month assuring bis family that he proposed taking them
to Europe Iii supposed that he is iu Canada awaiting
his wife and two sons sail for Europe. His homo te
was extensive He had cooTcd man servant dressed ID
white attending the door Up year he drove last
horses lie was the treasurer Of the Church o. INC
Heavenly Rest Tighc ia n ftyfour years Old ana
mas left behind him family OF five children. ono OF ms
sons is i'm Yale College. and il reported 10 10 ~
the head Of his class in general prQhclency III
drctb kapt the boOk0r rather, neglected TO Keep te
signed all checks and attended 10 finances geueran
and Tghe took care OF the legal AFFAIRS of TIE hn bo
are reported to been fond OF wine, particularly
within the last six months; ~ , ~, ,.., .,,o, h,s
Mr. Watson. Of James r. Burns q Co. states that ms
firms loss ia certainly in excess Of $1,000 some or thc
cI5g having been collected as far Dack as Marc anu
April. and be fears that when answers nave peeh
cevcd from all their creditors, the dehcency "iIeacH
David Gentle is suT rer by claims collected and re-
tanned and nv ndOrsng notes. As 10 The assignment ne
80 hot TJUJreth and Tighe called on him on the even
ING ~ December ,. and presented him paper urCiaI
inc him their ass uee signed their names, ana then mas
800 o- ~ me 81 ere When asked what assets they as
dcd creditors and property and claims worth about
on December g Tichc presented check drawn by
II Idrcth for $500 ~ the TmdesmrnF Banb, dreW IIe
money and rpartrd IN haste leaving balance o1 S10
fo no credit Of the firm All the letters in their post
office box we're removed and the money ana drafts ap
about - 300. THIS gave each SlOuo 70 eatIe
town with Tche has been traced 10 Cleveland ONO
aud the detectives are on ms trJeh. AInS U.u[ %
cr,v surrepiuouslv removed WAS q gold W4tcn nh9
chain and n diamond ring. valued al 500, which had
been deposited with Hldreth for safe Keep
ing by friend. Experts arc Ch-"t',i ia
icArir- c exact condition Of affairs for the creditors
WHO VIII De called together m few DAYS Ia cItc an a.
uee IN bankruptcy. The case will be presented 10 the
ttei Al the on % the fucitivcs last evening
that inc friends of Hdretn had siguhtd their desire I"
settle his share OF "a embrzz 'mt mr. IT. no criihtl pro
cc,diuss were taken against him. II Is als0 S,al.u
th9t ore prom uHnt firm i'm this city gave IIi!uiell
claims t. collect OF the total amount or rs0oooand lat
latino fo nav over the sums received Hidrrih furnished
rfirp. fo cover the loss in part THIS the othef cTc
fr4 win aftnut 10 have Jared void, under the bapk-
rrptcr act Among the creditors are the following;
Mitchell Vance fpl
~ r. HsrnSu l.ccyer for $ oscar Hydc)-...... So
BfNftr. I'',
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Among tbc other creditors whose losses vary from 50
% ~ 900 ere \. Iirhteustcin, T. &. Dunnlug To- IS
Travis Co.. Catholic Publication ConpanNi NN'iDur'
Lewis CO.. John +. Mooros Sons, ana Alex lndcr gar
Tnc Tnei states Marshal is I'm CHARGE o. the Once OF