Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-04-02
STILL IN THE DARK.
no TIDNGS As YET OF D. R. PAGES
WHEREABOUTS.
No One in This City Has Heard Of Him-Few New
Attachments Here-SensatiOnal Tel
egram from New York.

That is the question heard on all sides
in this city, in Cleveland, and New York
City, but no one seems to be in posi-
tion to give definite answer to the
query.
That he has left the country, nearly
everyone believes. That he is on his
way to Carlsbad, to see John Hunting
ton, is the nope and belief Of his friends.
That he has fed to Brazil or some other
non-extraditable country, is rumor
current both in Cleveland and New
York.
The local representatives of the trm
are convinced that he has sailed for
Europe, and that within week he will
be heard from by cable in a manner
which will restore confidence, and set
the firm upon its feet once more; but
there is absolutely nothing OF tangible
nature upon which to base this hope,
save and only the fact that he has gone
somewhere and cannot be communicated
with. Cashier William Lathrop reflect
ed the sentiment of the firms represent
atives in this city when he said, last
evening:
81 have no more idea that there is
dollar Of forged paper in existence than
| have of flying. Besides being incapa-
bic OF committing such a crime, 1t Is
impossible that Mr.. Paige should have
forged the signature of John Hunting
ton. He could not have done 1t; his
style of writing is scattered, rough,
dashing and bold-almost illegible TO
ordinary persous-while the signature
of Mr.. Huntington is wholly dissimilar.
know John Huntington well. de
was machinist, who put all
his means and all he could
beg and borrow into the Standard. and
came out of it worth seven millions. he
filed out many blank accommodation
notes, and | have used thousands OF
dollars of them right here in Wheeling,
and paid them all off. I'll show you
how business was done. Here is
check, undated, and blank as to
amount, but you see it is signed and
payable to my order. can fill that up
for $50, 600 at any time, and it will go.
1 believe that Mr.. Paige has gone to
Europe, and that about next Tuesday
we will hear from him in a way
which will make everything right.
Until then, suppose we Will
have'to lie quiet and await results.
The only large attachment taken out
Yesterday was one by Hallock Bros.
against Mrs. Clara G. Carey for So, 0Ol.53,
alleged to be due for work done prior TO
the death of Mr.. Carey. Several small
attachments for wages, etc, were taken
out during the day, but none were
worthy of special mention.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer OF yester-
day said:
THE Huntington representatives here
are much exercised over the whereabouts
of David r. Paige. The very fact, SAID
one of them, that he said he was going TO
Huntington, indicates to me that ne was
not So far as New York advices are con-
cerned, David Paige cannot be found IN
New York City nor on the register OF any
outgoing vessels. Still feeling prevails
among his friends that he has taken pas
sage to Carlsbad Opinion on that sub
iect divides itself exactly on the line
of whether or not the person oeleves
Dave Paige forger. In certain pretty
reliable official sources here belief IN ali
tue RdlE6, OdItN ~ W. popOA .
ness was expressed yesterday coupled
with a belief that Paige was straight on
his way to Huntington. One theory which
circulated Yesterday and the day before
was 70 the effect that he had fed to Brazil,
which is a nOn-eXtraditable country. ms
was based on alleged information from X.
X. Paige's gainesville and Cleveland
friends and relatives to the effect that
when Il. X. started east ii was with the
avowed porpose of going to Brazil and tnat
his people are much incensed al him for
coming back. Be that as it may the men
of his family have been his pretty constant
visitors and his wife and daughter have
STAYED away by his instructions, be having
delicacy that they should not see him IN
Jail"
said one of the inner Huntington circle
last night: 4 take this much stock IN the
South American story that / think IL
among the possibilities and worth watch
ing with other suggestions. / am frank TO
say, nevertheless, that we don't any OF US
know where he is and are anxious TO ma
out If the newspapers can get anything
reliable it will be Of inestimaole advantage
touS. | take no stock that he has goneoy
way of Montreal. Steamers leave New
York for Brazil and Baltimore as WELL
A New York telegram said:-
"More of the commercial paper of Paige,
Carey & Co, Of No ~ Broadway, bearing
the forged endorsement Of John Hunting
ton, was bought up in New York than
bankers are willing TO admit The public
ity which has been given TO the affair may
result In showing that large part OF the
assets OF the North River Bank, which Is
now in the hands of Receiver Higgins, con-
sists of notes bearing this signature. 1t is
known that several hundred Thousand
dollars of the assets of the bank
rupt bank are in notes bearing the
name of John Huntington, and as the re-
ceiver saws none of them have been paid
vet, il may soon be learned that they are
foreeries. Mr.. Higgins, the receiver, said
Yesterday that, so far as he knew, none OF
the paper which he found Endorsed by John
Huntington was forged. None OF II had
been cashed, however, he added, and If any
Of the notes were forgeries, 1t would be
news to him. Paige, Carey Il Co, 1t Is
said. kept an account with the American
Exchange National Bank, Broadway. and
il is believed that considerable OF
the worthless paper was cashed
there. The President OF the bank,
when seen to-day, declined positively
10 have anything to say about the paper.
He would not deny or admit that any
paper bearing Mr.. Huntington's indorse-
ment had been presented at his bank. A.
p. Baird, of Cleveland, called at the bank
to-day to make inquiry about s, Oc0 note
signed by Mr.. Huntington which he held.
IL is believed here that the total amount of
the forgeries will be found 10 be almost
8, 100000 The worthless paper is scat
tered all over New England, and as some
of il is in New York CITY too. it will be
some time before the exact figures will be
learned. No one will attempt 10 accuse
any one man of forging all the notes"
The Cleveland Leader says
''Nothing definite has been learned of
David Pages whereabouts by Mr.. Hunt