St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-24

country as Bushnell & Bushnell. IN
the Eastern states they are bet
ter known in connection with
the late STANDARD Investment
company" OF late they are known
all over the country as the men who
dragged down to almost total loss the
hard earnings Of sewing girls. CLERKS,
working people, and the savings of
ministers and business men over a
large scope Of country, including the
effete East 1t is estimated that they
lost for various creditors couple OF
millions of dollars, whereas they
claimed they would pay dollar
for dollar at the time they
assigned. 1t is, nevertheless appar-
ent now that the creditors will receive
but very small percentage from the
wreck. w. Nj. Bushnell was prom
inent Republican i'll his day here, and
was respected as a business man. lie
was also high Mason. a couple of
MasonS were overheard discussing the
failure some time since. A great
amount Of what they said WAS not
audible to any except themselves,
but enough was heard to in
dictate that the couple were of
opinion that there was no room in the
act as one OF the men spoken OF was re-
ported to have done. When members of
the fraternity have been approached on
the subject OF whether or not an effort
had been made to GUST the elder Bush
nell from the order, they have replied
with courtesy: 1--WE never make pIb-
lie orr action on such matters"
When the reporter for the GLOBE was
asked few days ago as TO an indict-
ment found against the Bushnelis, he
replied: The court deems ii a breach
of court etiquette for reporter to men
ton any person as being indicted until
after the parties indicted are i'll Gus
tody. Besides the county attorney
has not said that an Indictment
has been found. Neither has he de-
MED it when asked as TO the fact"
The suggestion was then made by the
questioner, that possibly the men had
been indicted and that The county au-
thOrties ar emaking an effort to locate
the men with view of securing their
return to the city. 1t is generally
known that the men disappeared from
the city soon after the assignments, and
that up TO this time, none of their
friends in the city can or will give IN
formation as to their whereabouts. For
a time it was asserted by friends that
the men would soon return. But
the hopes of creditors in this respect
have not been realized. 1t is said by
some that their presence here would aid
materially in Strengthening up the musS
they made. That is, they could assist
in getting at the true state OF facts
sooner. AS it is, there is great tangle
Actions come up frequently in the courts
which show deals i'll which the Bush
nells figured. IL is intimated that shortly
before the assignment several pieces of
real estare in various parts OF the couu-
try were decided away by them.
A story is told to the effect that few
days after the assignment Mrs. Bush
nell went to a prominent dry goods
store and after making purchases asked
to be trusted. The firm declined credit.
Shortly after the husband walked into
the store and expressed Indignation that
his wife had been refused credit. When
reminded of the assignment he
retorted, Il am worth S250,000."
He then took $50 bill out Of his
pocket and paid for the late purchases
OF his wife. He was then asked to pay
another older bill, but declined, saying
that his assignee might pay that. This
was about the time the schedules were
filed in the clerks Office il which the