The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-14
PRINCE TO PAUPER,
Tho Romantic Career of Banker
Dill, Now In jail.
HE SPENT FIFTY THOUSAND YEAR.
The Ministerial Finauclcr Once Enter.
taincd Presidents, but His Wife and
Daughter now Ready to do Washing
TO Cancel the Debts Of the Husband
and Father.

10 cancel the Debts Of the Husband
and Father.
CLEARfiELD, Pa, Oct. l3.--A romance
Of deep dramatic interest is interviewer
in the life OF President William II. Dill,
once minister OF the gospel, and Of late
years the most notable figure in tho
business and social life Of this mountain
town. lie is ut the head II tho lIoutz-
dale Bank and the First National Bank,
OF this city, and occupies 4 cell in the
local prison awaiting trial for the al
legged cmbcSzlcmcnt OF large sums OF
money. From . country minister, who
preached without salary, he rose to q
position where he lived like . king, and.
IS nov said to be almost n paupcr. The
downfall! OF few men in this section OF
the State has caused so widespread dis
tre5s and genuine calamity.
Just about twenty years ago, William
n. Dill, then Il young minister came to
woodland and offered to occupy the
pulpit OF \ new church without pay for
= year. The town owed its origin, It's
lilo and prosperity to two or three big
brick yards and n mammoth saw mill,
all built and owned BIZ George, Henry
and William Albert. brothers. They
were actually coming fortunes for
themselves and had each built a noble
residence. They were the money princes
OF the whole neiglborhood. 4 new
church reared its head above the village
and Mr.. Dill preached the sermons. lie
wa eloquent, popular and u.banc. He
and the Albcrts were fast friends. By
some mean the young divine and his
iAthcr-in-law became trusted counselors
OF the Alberts in the conduct Of their
business. All ilourisled until the great
panic OF rs struck the town.
FOUND THEMSELVES pAuPeRs.
One morning the Alberts awoke from
their dreams TO find themselves pau
pers. Again by some means The clio.
queat pastor and his iathcr-in-law
seemed to catch up what tho three
brothers dropped. The mill, brickyards
and the three mansions went practi-
cally into their hands. Henry Albert,
crushed by his misfortune, went insane.
The church, the saw-mill and brick
yard sheds were afterwards DESTROYED
by fire.
From Woodland, MIR. Dill came to
Clear!ield and began the banking bust
ness. 10 better attend to his worldly
affairs, he quit the pulpit entirely. He
was laying up treasures here In the
pennsylvania mountains. His iaticr-
in-law was associated with him in bust
ness. The lloutzdale bank was q pri-
vatc institution and said to be practi-
cally 4 branch Of the National Of this
place.
LIVED LIKE A BLOOD PRINCE.
Thecx-minister was apparently amass-
ing great wealth. No luxury That mod
crn ingenuity could devise was too ex-
nensive for the bankers popular family.
They stood right at the very head OF
social prominence. Much time was
spent by the family in various parts OF
the country. The big eastern cities
knew them.
Il is said by men who have been close
friends OF Mr.. Dill that he spent $50, 600
year to live. He gave lavish enter
tainmcnts, the most notable OF which
was his reception to President Harrison
II his party last year. Wealth was
poured out i'll great profusion on every
hand.
The alleged discrepancy in the ac-
counts OF Mr.. DIPS two banks foot up
10 scores oil thousands OF dollars. The
available assets are said 10 be precious
small.
Nearly every one in this section who
had 500 Or $500 to lay aside for Il time
put the moncyin Mr.. Dill's bank. Con-
Gequcnily, when he was charged with
embezz'cmcnt all these funds that had
poured into the Golfers OF his bank, the
nolghborhooG was paralyzed. Almost
everybody was hit, SOME very hard,
others light taps.
These people now recall with5,grcat
bitterness, the grand entertainments
and the princely luxuries enjoyed by
the ministerial BANKER.
Henry Albert was taken to the Dan.
vile asylum years ago. George, a
~brokcn-down old man, drank prussic
acid in mistake, it is said, q lew days
ago, and died. William is in o~bscurity,
and many Of the scenes they once
made rich and prosperous have fallen in
decay.
President Dill's wife and daughter
have declared in 4 most generous spirit
= that they would labor ut the washtub, il
need be, TO cancel the debts OF the hus-
band and fathers