Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-21
Utterly Ruined,

Several years ago John IL. Ilorssn WIS q
very prosperous merchant, resiliGg il Chua,
wh:rJ ho had cxtcnsivJ busioosj interests,
ard vas also the owaer OF considcratl, real
estate and improvements thereon. ll3 regard
cd himself as wealthy and was S, considered by
ell who know him. Ills business vas largo
and constantly incre lsing, and ho seemed to be
favored child OF iocune. destined to emass
wealth, tho possession OF WG;ci ty on East
INDIAN or Chl0a ucichaCs il considered q
matter OF oourjG. 1t WAS st t&is re1Cd that
iortuac GaVo the il!s; CT {. series Of ir0Wr s
which have drivoa ihl ilr"si'1I Gas III: IAN: I'll
most into b:cgary, hG2o mil1 iiiil a wani2rtr
and have eliminated ~ GLASS, deniivirg him
OF hiJ earthly tXi,tuGa3-ii COZ thiS, a. lcas: to
days Gil | ntvapo weeks IT .ui ,rIny upon cot
IN tho CITY anal cjuHy hospital. Ills Nemesis
has been "1nin", !, E:::oat Whl3h has been
nurturri IN lis tasan v:siy 10 iurn up0n aud
s'rlEo him with ;;ic !aagA CT tEtrapagapco an
trcaOhCiy. Shh was y5uag, beautiful acd ac'
comp:ishtd, and Thoroughly Fascinated him, mad
succeeded uot only 10 ealuiae bis unrcscrg2d
confidence tut in obtarlag suoh o frIn hold
upon bis purse that ruin stared him 10 tho face.
lilo was bIndiy !p!asuatcd, aud Fla Wastctully
nnd ul:ciUGulju:Iy txtravaglnt. There c)u.d
b, but oao rcsul:. Pace by p;c,a lis property
was concerted into c5ln, oply TO be rockies ly
fquanGertd by hi evil EGnius. Ills business
struck many rock end became 8 complete
wrtcS, bu! small remnant OF ha fortuco re-
mat!cg. The woman uGw faunL sho had bIsd
her v;olim Ct his d iiars until tho njw had
neatly CEASED. Gud she dccrmiI cd to throw
him asII. IS Daing 81 40 luther use. Flo had
som, mcn"y lett. g:t, naver l:cauiog that her
n i cod ,nlE ,6o,
lne, allowed yearly 81! o. it-scmo $50, 000-to
sired, crd cody lpprop. iating ii, she dooamrod
c)mi0g to San Frar c.sc,, whore sho married
ship broker, who is we'll known 10 mercantile
circles. Tho assumed love of tho adventures
had taken mighty hold upon Horgan's aifac-
tiOn5 and h.r robbery AID assertion broke his
heart and ruined him. lilo left his business 10
others and it soon collapsed and penniless and
bowed down with his Troubles he wandered TO
this city. lilo had friends hero end beirg o
fine scholar and good business mau, Trey
readily secured position for hin. HIS
troubles hsd been too heavy fer him to bar up
under, however, and 50 affected bis spirits ths!
hc neither could keep this plGc, no. others
provided for him. 1t is only when mans
fortunes Gre rising that the 90 called friends are
willing, even eager. to render assistarc,.
Morgan was or the dowr.grade ald be re lived
none. unless il might have been push to cx.
pedito his movement 10 his downward course.
He soon reached the bottom. end was glad 10
ec,eps job shtvallipg c>al ip the hold Of
vessel on the city front. Yesterday ho began
his second day work there. tus as carlg as 7
O'Clock 10 the morning, fell into the hold of tho
vessel. frscturug his riahs wis. and rcc:iyiug
other severe Injuries. He was removed to tho
as 1t appears above, his manner and CONVERSE.
ton indicating that ho was speaking tic truth.
lie was soon after removed to the city and
county hospital Francisco CNrQniclr,