Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-14
THE MKDDLEDNS, FAILURE.
More interesting Disclosures.

D. W. MIDDLEToN'S CARDA BOGUS NAME ON THEIR
BOOKs-DICHMAN Is KNOWN AS s'TUsTIN" FOR OBJ
yIoUs REAsoNs-MoRE EyELATIoNs PRoMIsED-A
MARKET CERTIFICATES TRAvEIs-MR. DICHMAN
ANSWERS D. W. MIDDLETON AND MAKES STRONG
SUGGESTIONS.
1t is two weeks to-day since the Middleton fail
ure took place, and it I'LL probably be another
week before even the committee OF the creditors to
say nothing of the assfGee, will be able to make
their report Some OF Il. creditors who have been
quietly Investigating tie situation confirm MIR
Dichman's report that tn'assignme Mt will not pay
dollar One creditor sid to-day that the avail
able assets could be Seel at the bank, and con-
sst OF safe, counter, tfo or three desks stove
and two small kittens. fcreditOr took the old cat
On the day OF the failure 1t is evident that the
ments. Mr. ID. w. Middleton is out In card to-day
denying the statement OtMr. Dichman 1ate of the
New York firm Of Middleton, Dichman & Co., Of
New York; as publishd in last evenings STAR,
and declaring that Mr.. lehman "is poor man to
| assume the position he las when his name appears
on our middleton Co books as 'Tustin,' as it Is
to this day for ObvOu9eaSOnS" This is an i'm
pOrtant revelation, and he inquiry is very general
to-day, why, "for obviou reasons" the name OF the
on the books in Washington. 1t has
an unpleasant look to put it mildly.
Mr. DIV. Middleton adds.' Dichmans course, too, in
forcing S. E. Middleton AID myself to make him an
assignment OF our wh0e New York interest as
preferred creditor will ppbaby lead some of his re-
cently-acquired friends consider his sincerity.
d
the assignee promises TILL statement, which win
show where the mOney,aS been lost. We have
lost great deal in bad Investments, and mistaken
judgments alone, as fa as l know, explains ALL
My immediate family re next to the heaviest
losers, which certainly yll show the truth of the
statement to my individual cause Of the failure
We have more at the prper time to give concern
Ing Mr.. Dichman, now % frequently quoted and
looked up to-" Mr.. Dlchnan ''was not looked up
yesterday was based onreading Middleton g. Co s
original letters to DlchmN Co., n. Y, placing the
funds OF their customersto their own credit, and
not buying the securitieSwhich they were ordered
to with these IDENTICAL amounts If there were
any supplemental letters ordering the purchase as
the Middletons may clail, Dlchman says he never
received them, and he dferS the testimony OF his
clerks and all Of his boots to the inspection Of the
Washington creditors toprove what he says. But
more to say OF Dichmay" alias g Tustin," but is
silent over the fact th3 Middleton & Co IS books
have not been settledtn tn years. One weli-known
Washington man has tnced some shares in the
Washington Market company, OF this city, which
he had on deposit with Middleton s. Co. They first
took his property and llpothecated it, and then
sold 1t outright and KEEP the proceeds. 1t is I'M
derstood that he loses til stock, as he cannot pre-
vent it Is understood, its ransrer. There many
other similar instances
CARD FR0MHR. DICHMAN.
To the Editor of THE Evening STAR:
NEW YORK, June 14]4y relations with D. W.
Middleton were those Of depOsltOr, whose money
was stolen with that of tie rest Of his victims The
first card for him to publish ought to be an expla-
lldIloN vi NIiG lit ulu WIZ Inc assets OF
q CO. and the bonds and Itocks he converted OF Ad-
miral Howell, Mr. Fred 1Oones and others. re-
peat now what said in Washington, that his case
ought TO be Investigated By the grand jury.
ERNEST DICHMAN.
Mr.. s. E. Middleton stated to STAR reporter this
afternoon that he had nthing to say In regard to
the publications last eening and this morning
about matters cOnnectedTith the suspended bank.
II see by the statement made by MI. ID. w. Middle
ton that you would hap denied ignorance OF the
banks securities had yu been in town. Is that
so?" asked the reporter.
~ have nothing to say about 1t, ~ was the reply.
81 do not care to have arrthing said in the news
papers as coming from M at present"
Flower, Cleveland and Bayard.
VIEWS OF REPRESENTATIVE CURTIN
"They say this morning" said Mr.. Curtin to THE
STAR, "that Flowerhas he majority Of the New
York delegation. That complexities matters q
little"
sTlfen Tammany has decided to oppose Cleve-
land?" suggested The STU.
mot So" was the rely. 81 understand that
Tammany ana Irving BILL have united on Cleve-
land. II this Is SO It dos not matter who the dele
gates are instructed for The aim has been,n he
added, ITO put up MIN whomi New York, New
seem TO be the pivotal states, and 1t has been
thought best that they aould be allowed to name
the candidate If they cold agree 1t Is generally
supposed that CLEVELAND would be the man they
would be most likely to gree upon"
"HOW about Bayard? Viii the publication OF his
Dover speech spoil his chances7"
''That's the question. 1t depends upon how the
people look upon 1t. md there's the trouble
there's no way of finding out now"