Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-24
Downfall of q Prominent Fan.

L: is With regros seldom experienced, TIA!
70, ar, called upon to record the downfall CT o
MN Who has occupied such prominent posi-
to0 both 10 this oily AID in the State as s. q.
Naa!c. For shcr. ti2ao pas; i: has been koown
TO few of els ininsta friead5 that be WAS la
b5Eirg under f1a7cs! embarrassment, bit not
uoIii Satu;isy las: was lhe il.l ex.en. of his
dccq1elcics d7ugsd, and DO! uail yesse! dag
waro the public made acq1ao!cd win the f.o's
10 the clse. l, has transoir,d th,'. %. on'y
were funds obtained 10 Legitimate way
h:ouaa tho banks and Otherwise. tqlsn5ered.
but largo amount of trli,-.ulds nsv3 b,en
appropriated, which will probably ciuse g;eat
i.coaVeuiecce. if cot ruiz, 10 lh,se who hsgc
teen deifau!ed. The Gonouem; at Nsa brought
about By suit irs:i:u:ed By WD. Grayden
ESQ ot Noa YORK. a gentleman with whom
Mr. Neae tad Deea intimately ass sted 10
hu.iacss trsG5.cio0s. principally il tba W,s:
Iades. AID ssho will lose 20 the sm !uDs OF iwsD'y
ihjusAcd d. lirs CT upW,rls aod !7ho threa :
coed CT Friday l,st cflmiD,l Erns:c1 | III
10 cI3e oi : ililuro nu the psr! of Dix. N:s!e IN
aocuFo hin. 10 addl'loc, BE- a's) appropriated
nl truE-:uods 10 his hands l5DgCg to Miss
Elth Ql.sorberry uDwirds OF ftieeo thous-
and dolera IN bonds. edd iuadJ s1ojuoi9G TO
over five THOUSAND dollars b.lo.gisg 10 Mrs.
Z. II. HooiT, beside l,=5or hmoun.5 OF
other friends, WINS, c)nije5c, be wso
tooIy betrayed. 4 ls-se amount Of F'r
gaia bonds owncd by tho Piltc}:s Pigaat:Il.
of Spaio. nao Chapn,n the ex,,. am)un; OF
which has MT b,an ss:oTta7cd a'sD held b7
him 10 trust have been used. The Frst N.!ionaI
Bank. e which Nj. Nsae was diIcc'or, is
partly secured by deed CT trust uoon good aud
available proper in this city. NJ dioo Pig
n,;i!i is probably secured, IS Iha b,ulsnan are
al mon of kooWn foan,isl ability. Will, Miss
Ql.eoberry. Mts. Hoch. and Others from
wDOn lesser amouais Wero ob.siacd. hav3 only
nominal security. The total soma Of his koo9n
liabilities after dedac log tho anGIn. scared,
will probably exceed fifty th0u;Atd dollars
III, manner in which this 50 OF money 10
sdditi,n to lsrgo fuss AID handsome pHfs
from bis Interests 10 the Wess ladies, III
nmJs amounting to ever iT MY h jusatd per
hrlun. vas eypca1cd Is, - yet. a rys;eIy
though il Is ramorsd shat he nd .n2ag-d 10
seek sp,"lia,ion. i, \ 3 Y al O,Sa urday
!.S' ". " q! Uryjuu, W." Lrii az cirry
- gar, ;;S tbous .od dollars Of stock VI the
First National Bank G! this c y, dJitrLiG, d.
nnon the failure Of M n .sIc. 20 !u-sne. ird,n-
nifty him. to lcs:iluc im'taN p oo,Cd n.s,
charging Ncalo with psiilry. Nj. N.sI', Il Jon
learning this fact, decided 10 oarao # lis
Alexsnd.ia creditors ali h 5 r,sl 40 p,r-lo.I
property. 10 which deed lis 40 h r il:oed.
thus leaving herself paotil 81 ei i nc lem d.!e
" thereafter Left tho city Tor psr uLkGoan
Linden Kent, + q, NJ. y :aIs's frnsrp,r
DER, while losing larEoy 80 an eDa'Is s' , i,
il uodorstood make go, The sbiilies o. * %,
Il Naalo as 6rn aad w"i!n Of cjucSe daopiy
mortified at the c>ndn,; Ct bis p.r:o:r b!5rs
his losses With f0T:i uiH, sn1 ro.aics tn, RS
peo5 and cstccGl q the com nutity. Bis o,oduo.
10 every particular alag abGvo rc1rJscI. That
man occnp3ns iae po-i ioo held By Nal,
with the full confidence of ths whole cjmnuoi-
~, with tv3ry prospect Of bright f1;uro b.
ioro him. iu!i of eu btioo, and VITA reoozn;z d
talent and ability should have so persilten,ly
Pursued oau:5e Whoh no koow mist LEAD 10
uHer deGr,datoa, - 60. on'y m,,ttr Of SUI
PRISE and m1riidca!i)o to his irc1dS. bus Ct t.
u'mos: surprise 10 the whole community. Mr..
Meals has BEEN tW:cI elod1ae for Cougro g
ifcm this dlstflc'. WAS wy popular aud poss,s-
SD great lnH I29c,, had SEW d in the Lsgisla-
,u!e. was ronoSoed FIR his abb ity as an organi-
z?r, aud occupied high nositon 10 tho politi-
G'I affs rs of the SIats l. is needless to add
that his doWnf,l hAs caused deep regret not
only 10 this Ci y. but wherever he was knowa.
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