The evening world., 1891-12-03

Fields financal transactions say that not
single trace has been discovered OF any Of the
channels by which the firms FUNDS d1sap-
pearcd, except the cuban sugar plantation
deal. Assignee Gould, who claims that
Fields Investments In that direction are
safe and that the money advanced may be
recovered, will not so into details.
lie says Field had put money into other
"busincss enterprises" but what they were
and how much money was thus invested he
does not tell.
II IL believed that Field began tolose money
In speculation year or more ago lie lost In
both the stock and grain markets, where at
times he was plunger 1t Is suspected that
he was badly caught In the November panic
in 1880, and that he mover got over that
blow.
Since then he has gotten deeper and deeper
into the mire, through losing speculations In
Wall street and in wild and reckless schemes
outside.
lie is believed to have lost heavily IN the
corner IN september corn, in which, as lead
ing broker for 3. V. White & Co., he was more
deeply interested than his partners imag.
ined.
wIRCHRRs's sTARTLIsG TALE.
James +. wiechers, one OF FIeld's partners,
says he has lost everything he possessed. and
that his wtfes money has been sacrificed as
we'll
wiechers originally claimed that he had put
$500, 900 capital into the frIn, and that his
relatives In Germany had contributed about
$500, 900 more, all Of which had disappeared
He now says that when he went 10 cuba .
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sugar plant ations he left in the nrm's safe
csc, 900 In Government bonds and $4,000 ir.
notes for personal loans, all indorsed over TO
his wife.
He says he told Field that the bonds and
notes were in the safe. and that they belonged
10 Mrs. Wiechers.
When he returned he found that Field had
taken all the securities and notes and dis
posed OF them. How long after his return
Mr.. wiechers discovered that his partner had
robbed him, as he claims. he does not state.
on the day OF the failure Mr.. Wiechsrs said
he had no ground to suppose that Field had
been doing anything wrong.
1t also appears that, II Mr.. wiechers went
to cuba to negotiate the purchase OF sugar
plantations from Senor de Miers, he must
know good deal about that scheme.
STONY og pORGRRY.
Another story Is TO the effect that Field
! forged the name OF n ship and captain TO Q
grain inspection certificate, and raised money
on II from q German banking-house.
How much OF the money squandered by
Pield belonged TO Lindley and Hilmers, his
other partners, has not been made public
Each has declined to make statement.
Mr.. FIELDS INSANITY.
The statements by Drs. Fitch and Ingram
upon which Judge McAdam committed Ed
ward II. Field to the private insane asylum al
MI Vernon, is very positive In Its assertion
OF the patients insanity.
The present attack, they say, came OF
gradually. In his actions he is declared TO b,
depressed and very excitable," and II Is sspeci
ned that " he has threatened suicide" Tn,
supposed cause Is stated as "oyerwork ant
business worry" Fields habits AS TO the US,
OF stimulants and Intoxicating liquors are de
clared TO be temperate" but Il is added tina
she has been Inclined TO Int appearance y
late"
THAT ArTKNPT AT suIclDR.
DR.. Ingram says: Fields mania Is not o
the violent sort, nor does 1t lean In the sui
cidal direction. lie seems to realize his condi
tion and his troubles al times, though, and /
was during one OF these spells that he delib
erately attempted to take his own life.
"On one occasion he attempted TO Juml
from third-story window, and ON anothe
made an efrort to purchase enough morphine
to cause mans death. Had II not been 10
the watchful care OF the trained nurse, VIII