The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-24
THE FALL RIVER STEAL.
INTENSE ENCIIEMENT AMONG
TIE YIUTIMS.
Threats of LynchiDg Freely In.
dulged ln-HAthBWRy Arrested
and JaiIed-AnecIiugs Scene
al His Home.

FALL RIVER Apr. 23.-The commit
tee 10 wait on Hathaway, the d,iaultng
treasurer Of the Ssgsmore and Border
City Mills, met him this morning, but by
sdvlce Of MS counsel be refused 10 make
further disclosures. This determination
is great disappointment 10 the direct
ors, who expected 10 fad Hathaway
willing to StraighLen the affairs Il the
corporations The Indignation on the
part Of the public is general Hatha.
way proposes - take advantage OF al
legal technicslilics - escape criminal in
dIctmeni ChsCe will doubtless tsAc
the same course. Ii Is believed th4l
should ChsCe be held liable tor
irregular notes, be will DO forced into
bankruptcy instead OF being srrsigr,t
for a criminal ohenSo. Chscc claims he
received Of Hathaway but - comparative.
" smsl smounl, AID that through has
duphcity and prevSricauon he had m
volved some OF his ,Chacs'sl best friends
Banks in various cities holding the notes
Lsye sent officers here who are mskinE
attachments Providence, New Bedford
snd Boston banks will suffer most So
vcrely and some OF the Fal. River banks
are probably involved.
Threats Of LSuchIng.
The feeling OF indignation against the
detaulter Hathaway was intense today.
particularly smorg the smaller stocS-
holders, principally mechanics and labor.
ing men, who bad invested IN s,n,k r.
the Border City Mills their small ssy
ings, the retui,s OF years of diligent
work. There were rumo-s OF throsl-
OF lynching having been made, ant
Of taking the Jaw into their own hHnd-,
and undoubtedly something OF the kind
would have happened had Hathaway
been allowed to remain NJ his residoucn
another day. His arrest was accom-
phshod this afternoon, and 80 quietly
that few were aware Of It tll The prisoner
was on his way 20 Tsuutcn Jail The
scene ~ his elegant residence when trr
officers made known their crraud is de
sgribed AS heart-rendng iu the extreme
The young wife tainted away, and the
prisoner broke down completely. she'd
ding bitter ieaTs Since the refusal ol
Hathaway TO make stslcmcnL in the
directors very little has been learned
definitely OF the extent of the compigg-
tions II is generally believed, however,
that Chsce received St least two.tLlrd, Dl
Hathaway stealIngs IL is thought the
liabilities Of the two mills will b. equal o.
the sggregats wealth Ct tho directors. or
about al 100000 The widest rumors are
rife In the city ( the existence Of a rltu.
and II "a thought the business cUmmul-
ty bids far to be shaken 70 IN" f1uudG-
ton. u Is The general belief tha. the
true state Of Affairs is al length
to be arrived at, a rumor Is
prevalent that one Of the prumInou.
directors received S3S.OOO Of The stolen
funds. Since the failure became known
it has transpired that be made dcs.
perste effort b. secure n losn Of $1,000.
II is acknowledged that all the directors
in the Border City and Sycamore mills
are ruined, with the exception OF Charles
p, StickRcy, who loOses $4,000 tor hs
Investment OF $4,000 in the corpora.
lions OF Providence, NeR Bedford
and Boston. Tanks OF Fail Rlvor proba.
bly, involved but the officers are rcllconI,
dreadIng the dIstrusl OF the people
The First National bank Of Lynn, holds
$4,000 Of paper Of tho Border City
Mills and the Bay State National bank
OF Lawrence holds $4,000.