The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-04-26
4 LANDLORDS TROU BILE.
He QUIETLY STEPS DOWN AND
OUT.
Leaving His Property Behind, He Seeks
Better Fortune Westward.

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AS numerous and conflicting reports have
been current throughout; III" rn,iniN Guring
the past week relative 10 the unexpected dis
proprietor of the leading hotel in the town
of Port Deposit, "" have assert ained ,ls cor
rectly rs possible. the true condition of his
business affairs, and which. it seems. liz
duced him to leave the county so rncrre-
moniouSly. Besides, Il truthful statement
of the case is due him as Il sufficient rrftlta-
tion of any rharg" Of trand or dishonesty
underlying hi, business transactions in the
county. The truth of the matter is. that
had Mr.. Whitaker been IL man al tirmcr
moral courage. he would never have enter
tanned the idea even of le;ivin" Port De
post with his business affairs unsettled,
and which doubtless his own Judgment has
since suggested To him. II" was generally
esteemed i'll Port Deposit Il Seli-rcSprct-
ing and intelligent man, who WAS rtcog
niZed as being and who felt himself above.
the business he was engaged i'll. His whole
Indebtedness. 81 far Is We can ascertain.
does not exceed $4,000. nearly all of which
is a mortgage debt an the hotel properties
held by him in the town of Port Deposit.
He seems. however. 10 have brru ,liScoui-
roundingS, and to have quietly determined
to step down and out lr;lvin. his creditors
to manage his assets hy Legal methods.
Mr. Whitaker came from Peach Bottom,
Pa. Ia Port Deposit som" three or four wears
ago and purchased from John Shannon the
hotel property opposite the dcp"t. He gave
Shannon promiSSory notes for $1,000. t"
meet which H." secured Il loan from the
Port Deposit Land Association. which now
holds Il lien on the property 10 that amount
he bought the Smith y hotel
for S'i,0nG. getting Il deed for il on
the LIST of April, 1873 and executing on the
same day two mortgages. on" to Mrs Mary
{. Smith for $4,000, and the other To .JoSph
Il. Miller for 81 900. OF these mortgages.
Nillrr'S was recorded on the It'll and the
Snfl II mort gage on the 9TH day of the same
month, thus giving III" former priority. pu
the same property q third mortgage to lis
father, Washington Whitaker. Tor 8. 900.
These amounts. we believe. cover al his
mortgage Indebtedness. About Il year age.
gentleman named Campbell. living with
MIR. David Rea, near Port Deposit. having
Il ,0o9 to luan offered it to Mr.. John Shan
l"n. He needing but half OF it, Shannon
proposed t" Mr.. Whitaker to take the nj her
500. they mutually ind"r>ing for each
'thrr. This amount is outstanding, and 10
ccurc which an attachment has been laid
'pon the personal property i'll the hotel he
idrs Il small attachment due another firm
or So. Only one other transaction is known
+ Il note of 800. discounted III the Rising
'un Bank for Whitakcrs benefit hut
whether Yet maturrd az not We have moi
Sccrtainc,l.
Mr.. Whitaker left Port deposit about two
'eekS ago. having but cnr hundred dollar; ,
4 money. II" seems To hav" ronv,.r-,,d
18th his tenant al the upper hotel about his
ltcnded trip, for the latter insisted. ii
'enl>. that lie was undertakings long iuur- |
W WIN al HilidIi 'iiI''h'll bl inb!t'N. ANT
lat, if he waited Il short time, mor. rent
'ould hr due him, 10 this VI Whitaker ru-
lied that. had he moro ni"trN he would
ny il to his friends
ON reaching 81. Louis. ",, i"nt. to-. Colo
l't", his supposed destination. he wrote Il /
tier t" his son. giving him general lirrr- II
nnS about his business. and possibly cN- ;
aiming why he left, liz not being able to u
AMI under his business load. His sun. :
it'll the family, still remain in the hotel, e
hirh property, under a decree contained Il
the mort gagc given TO Mr. Miller. will lie
Tered for sal" hN W. W. Hopkins. EaI.
an early day. Mr.. WhitaIl,r's father is
atiiuent farmer of Lancaster county: So Il
:" is his tathor-in-law, both of whom were u
Elk,on On Tuesday ia rolatinu IT, the -
II : affairs. II was rumorrd on WelncS- h
- that Mr.. Whitaker lad indicated to Ia
me one by letter his intention te return 10 II
ri Deposit. W"givc III" report however. -
iy a such. Il:
There is IL" ;vidcnC" showing any int"n- Il
III upon the part Of Mir. Whilakc. To de- =.
lud any one, and Iii. sudden and undn- +,
unceI departure was an error of judy III
nnt which Il little cnil rctrrIjnn on lis Ut
ri Should have proyentc,l ~