Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-12
is STILL AT LARGE.
w. 7. DAsHIeLL NOT YET FOUND BY
The RICHMOND POLICE.
The Impression that He Lef, Here with.
out Money Erroneous-Hice Point
for the Courts 90 DecIde.

The Police are still in the dark as to the
whereabouts OF Dashiell. II was reported
yesterday that he was seen in Washington
Tuesday, but diligent search failed 70 I'M
cover any person who saw him there.
From Friday until he was lost trace of in
fredericksburg Monday morning his move
ments were eccentric. He was certainly IN
the city Saturday afternoon and was seen
at place on Byrd street that he was not
known 10 be in the habit of frequenting.
Saturday evening he called several times
at the residence of friend from whom ne
had borrowed $40 Friday morning, and not
being able 10 catch his friend left word for
him to come TO his OashielPs) house Sun
day morning.
had PLENTY or MONEY.
The impression with the police and the
general public has been that when Dashlel
left Richmond he bad very little money.
The inside facts are that he had sufficient
amount to carry him more anywhere he
wished TO go. During his trial on the
charge of forging the Ludwig notes great
sympathy was manifested for him and sew
eral gentlemen expressed willingness 70
help him in any way they could. IL
appears that he did not forget
this ard last week he Is known to have
gotten the enforcement OF several we'll
known parties on his paper and had the
yaper discounted. The amount he raised
IN this way was oyer twelve hundred dol
lars and OF course the holders OF the paper
Will lose nothing, as the endorsers are as
good as goln. Besides this amount there
seems 70 be no question that he got about
81, 900 more from other sources.
SO far there is nothing new to tell re-
garding the Loving or any other OF the
hpWaVQF
certain, and that il that tho courts Will
have several tangled webs to unravel.
Even after some OF the paper that may be
proved to be spurious shall have been
thrown out nice questions Of priority OF
execution of admittedly genuine notes
will arise.
HOW HE WAS TRUSTED.
The developments in all tho Dashiell
transactions show that some of his friends
had the utmost confidence In him, Ihey
not only trusted him with several notes,
but with renewal deeds Of trust. feeling
suro that be would not only take up and
destroy the old notes, but SEQ that the
first deeds were released. In one instance
at least il appears that he did not fulfil
either Of these trusts. There were
two deeds and two sets OF
notes for the same amounts existing.
There is no evidence that the
NAV have to decide which set of notes be-
long TO the original and which to the re-
newal deed. Two separate banking lnsti-
tutions hold sets of notes which are slml-
lar which were used by Dashiell as collate::
ral, and which are secured by deeds OF
trust on the same property. Nevertheless,
one set is said to represent all the money
the drawer of the notes borrowed on the
property.
NEGOTIATING LOANS.
Except in the case of the Ludwig notes,
most of the paper manipulated by Da-
shall was put up as collateral to secure hls
own notes, and was in tho regular way OF
negotiating loans for outside parties.
These negotiations throw good deal OF
business into the hands of bankers and
Others who have money TO lend, and when
they are regular there is no danger OF loss.
The real estate men keep pretty well post
ca as to the titles of property and the
amount of incumbrance If any upon 1t,
and the banks know this. As an original
proposition the banks have neither the
time nor inclination 10 go into these ques-
tions and consequently many loan is ne
gotiated through real estate agent that 1t
could not be easy 20 obtain otherwise.