The Forrest City times., 1891-12-04
RUINED BY HIS SON.
CYRUS ". FIELDS COLOSSAL FORTUNE GONE
Every Security He Owned Taken by His Reckless soa-Ysan< Field
 in aa Insane Asyfam-

Nzw YORK. Dec a--Edwazd NJ Field, who has stripped his father of all possessions and upon whose life there is an insurance of sdoo.0oo, has attempted suicide. Last evening Field was committed to the insane asylum at Mount Vernon Ia the afzidavits signed by Drs. Fitch and Ingram it is declared under oath that Field Is a lunatic. dangerous both to himself and others. and that he attempted bo take his own life
 Cyrus W Fields life ebbing rapidly away. his wife dead his fzvorite daughter lying at the point of death. his eldest sons insanity, that sons wife prustrated by the disgrace that has over-aken her husband, and to crown all. the great fnancier's once colossal fortune scattered to the winds That is the sum of the calamities which in his old age have fallen like an avalanche on the man who, until toward the close of a career of unex- ampled prosperity covering period of over half a century. was blessed in all his undertakings. The end is nearing rapidly. All hope of Cyrus ". Fisld'S recovery is definitely abandoned, all though his physician does not forbid hope while glinmer of life remains.
 Robbed His Father.
 Edward M- Field not to1ly robbed and deceived his partners and the custo- mers of the firm but he mlsled and robbed his own father. Cyrus W. Field has been absolutely ruined by his ungrateful son T am as poor as the day I came into the world said Cyrus ". Field to an old and true friend, who had called to see him in his double afiiction-
 Edward was always his fathers favorite son, and so when he came tc his father not many days ago and told him that he and his firm were threatened with ruin and that he himself was in danger of disgrace, MT. Field at once offered to help him Edward did not tell his father that his house was wrecked and ruined beyond help. nor did he tell him Of his own dishonest doings. Cyrus Field, led to suppose that a comparatively moderate sum would save his sons firm, gave his son the key of the strong box at the safe deposit vaults and told him to help himself to what he needed to carry his firm through.
 Took His Fathers Entire Fortune.
 Edward Field already held his fathers power-ofattorney, so that he was authorized to sign away property for his father. Instead of taking portion only of the stocks and bonds belonging to his father Edward took every single paper He emptied the box. How much was in Cyrus Fields strong box can not be learned definitely There was possibly not more than ss00. GOO or $500, 00o worth Cyrus Field has not b-,-a considered rich man since his heavy losses in Manhattan in 1877. He has not been rated worth more than s750,o 600 since the Mail and Express property and the Washington building passed out of his hands Edward Field took everything belonging to his father that he could lav his hands on And so as the poor. brOken-hearted old man m0aned to his friend to-day: Il am as poor as the day l came into the world '"
 Mr Field sold his own house to his son-in-law for sis0.0oo with which to save his son What young Field did with the sum is not known.
 Assignee Gould said that he had no further information as to the condition of the firm He hoped to be able to make public by Friday an approximate statement as to the liabilities and assets