Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-04-30

way 10 IiOltuH.
The ticket agent says that Mr.. Hutchin.
son at II o'clock Tuesday night inquired
Of him the price Of ticket TO Pensacola.
The agent asked, "Round tripsn
IG'Nosn replied Mr.. Hutchinson, u don't
want to come back.
He Had been Drinking.
The ticket was twenty-five dollars Mr..
Hutchinson took out roll Of bills handed
the agent twenty-seven dollars took the
ticket and did not wait for the change.
The agent said Mr. Hutchinson WAS slight
ly under the influence Of liquor. Isaac
Hutchinson, a young son Of the veteran
speculator, admitted that his father had
suspended business, but said he wps Ia be
able to pay dollar for dollar HS did not
think his father would ever Iesuzm6 busi.
ness.
The Bank Not Afected.
"What is the amount Of his outstanding
accountsfn
Some a., 10000 wish 70 state here
that my brother, z. l.. Hutchinson, has
had no business relations with father for
the last five years. The affairs OF his
bank, the Corn Exchange will not be
affected in the least by my fathers down
fall Some time ago we came TO the con
clusion that father was demented and we
thought OF taking his business affairs out
OF his hands and having a conservator
appointed, but we were advised to aban-
don this intention. Father has been on
the verge Of ruin for q long time and we
did our utmost to keep the fact from the
public.
His Heavy Losses.
"Do you think your father has COM
mitted suicideyi
mo, do not. think that we will hear
from him soon."
1T is rumored about the board that
your father has lost over s., ,000, 900 during
the past two years and that he has made
but little money. Is this true2n
Father has lost heavily and won little,
but do not think It is as bad as that.
The greater part Of his fortune has dis
appeared but he will not be entirely pen
niless."
No Trouble on His Account
Late in the afternoon Charles l.. Hutch.
inson went to his fathers Office and aided
in adjusting the business, and when the
clerks went home at O'Clock everything
OF Importance had been settled Isaac
Hutchinson said that about $4,000 was re-
quired Ia the settlement, and that hia
fathers checks would probably 60 through
the board Of trade clearing house today.
cts failure,n he said, "but it won't be
felt in the market, and there will be no
trouble on the board on account Of fathers
absence
A Very Eccentric Man.
Many stories are told Of "Old Hutch's"
eccentricities. Some years ago he and his
son purchased a large interest in the Chi
cago Carpet company. A show window in
the store on Wabash avenue was fitted up
as a handsome bed room, with pillows and
a gay coverlid on the bed One Sunday
morning ''Old Hutch rose early, as he did
every morning, and went out and bought
the papers. AS he strolled by the store his
attention was directed to the inviting win
| dow. Heunlocked the door, climbed upon
the bed, and lay there reading the papers
in full view Of the crowds who went BY ON
their way to church. He dropped asleep
and was slumbering placidly when his SON
saw him, opened the door, woke him up
and told him he was making a show Of
himself.
'.That's all right" said "Old Hutch"
II can do as please. I own as much Of
this property as you do. Now you can ge
to church or 20 to the devil I'll stay here
as long as please" And he did, and the
people of Wabash avenue were edited
thereby.
He Sat on the Radiator.
For long time cold Hutch" made it
practice to 60 to bed with the chickens
and get up between and o'clock in the
morning. Then be would hurry down ta
the counting room Of the Chicago Tribune
climb up on the steam radiator-it was 80
hot that nobody else could stay near it,
and sat there patiently until clerk in tbs
Office would hand him one Of the first pa
pers from the press. He would devour
every word of news In It, SO that when ths
grain market opened he would have the
happenings of the whole world photo
graphed in his mind.
It was to this practice that much OF hts
success ia his sensationally daring specn-
lations was due. The other brokers has
the same privilege, but they preferred to
lie abed and take their chances.