New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-24
WHY MR. FIELD WOULD NOT HELP HIM.
MRS BARTHOLOMEW AND MRS. FIELD CoUsINs-A
letter FROM MONTREAL.

LETTER FROM MONTREAL.
Cyrus w. Field yesterday received letter
from George NJ Bartholomew the defaulting president
of the Charter Oak Life Insurance Company which con-
firms the that the latter had gone to CANADA Inc
letter was written upon the Autographed letter paper OF
Lawrence Hall, Montreal, not dated and read as
follows:
DIR SIR Please ax proper stamps to the nclosed 0or
which will refund) and oolgS ,ruv o.mn
In the envelope were five letters addressed to people
I'm this city and Hartford Ono OF thom was directed to
Mrs Bartholomew. Mr.. Fied affixed the stamps as re-
auested and mailed the letters The defauiters inten-
ton in sending the letters here was evidently to mis-.
lead those for whom they were Intended as TO his hiding
place.
"Tbe abatement that Mr. Bartholomew 10 my brother
in.lav ia untrue" said Mr.. Field. my wife and Mrs.
Bartholomew arc cousins. nrst mot bSrthoF
omew forty-siK years ago At my "eu
ding, and although we hsve been on terms
of comparative intimacy since, have never had 3
transaction with him involving ono cent e frequently
dropped into my office here to chat on various aHars
but never to discuss business affecting either one OF u.s.
always regarded him as capable business man. strictly
honest and honorable In all his transactions. and never
doubted his solvenoy unti Monday. when l went to
Hartford his request to inquire into his financial con-
dition. He told that he was temporarily nmoAr
rassed but with q little assistance ho could
pull through all right 1 expressed
willingness TO loan him from $loo,ooo
TO $500 900 he conld prove to my satisfaction that
he W as solvent and could return the money within a
r.asonable time People IN Hartford seemed to havo
unlimited con In him aud tho president OF the
leading bank there gave 1t as his opinion that bartnoo
new could aud would pay every dollar OF Indebtedness
failed to convince mo of this however. oursory OF.
animation Of his asset: :nfced 70 smo" tnas nd h1
willingly have assisted hun IN preference 70
S% and the relationship existing between wives
what aid could have rendered would nave given MN
zee my way clear to do Bartholomew was officer
OF the Holyoko Water Company and an ohcer OF sevefs
trusted by them with large sums Of money to invest
II my memory =, does d"oo not, fail me ,unS. he
of two Of t6sss companies Of this De loaned
other companies which he was Interested. which Q,
itself nay criminal action but which strikes me
as in ad vsable In the case OF trust funds a.,
Tne blow will fall with particular severity upon MS
wife who Ia n charming woman aud mucn admired IL
Hartford she has done tor the relief OF the poor
city and rT.y .sa ss.e 81
mna snd Kew West Raiiwsy and director OF the
Barnum, e1-chairman Of the Democratic National Com
ioansd money nirusted to him these companies but
always upon good security He was not 10 posuon 70
handle the funds of either to any considerable extent
After careful investigation OF our financial auairs
said o. b. Kume, OF Ihe New. York representative
OF these two CONF anles find that our losses
Mr. Barthoomews deialcaton win be rInng II there
are any. hardly believe that he HAS Oeen guilty
DaSe him Intimately for the last fifteen years
and eau positively say tnst never met man VINO
seened 10 me more worthy OF the confidence of hls
Fellows He Is an ndefatigable worker. always consi.
crate oothers feelings and his word las always peel
deemed good as his bond , ,,,. c.,-
Tie officers OF the Schuyler Electric Light Company
OF which Bartholomew WAS president fo ABOUT year
are making AL to discover tho exact extent
OF their estimated TO exceed s3VVOVo.
bartholomew 10 said TO have pracucay scte as oaxes -,
Tor tnAt eonpany tor come tmeand TO nave issued us
notes TO IA lieu Of cash II Is estimated tnat De
tween 81 100000 and s2,oOooOo OF bar,noomom @ %
paper In alton. but Of course much oi 's may
Yet De realized upon. . .
In financial circles she action OF the secretary aho
directors of the Charter Oak Company IN making nc
enor 20 apprenend Bartholomew after the discovery
| Of his ire gul aritiss IA severely criticised
General Lors Ptk gerald was yesterday appoit ted ~
Justice Andrews OF the supreme Court receive. OF tns
real rsi ate IN .s city o, the Charter OAK company
ihe apI iiaaiion was made BY Alexander and Green
A.si.tant Al tornsy- General Hogan sonsenung lot
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