Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-04-03
DAVID r. PAIGE.

whereabouts Of General David h. Paige.
W.R. Huntington, son of John Hunt
ington, the Cleveland millionaire, who en-
dorsed the notes used by Mr.. Paige, accord
ing to the belief Of the friends of the latter,
and whose name was forged, according 10
those who take the contrary view of the
case. has left Cleveland for New York city,
in the hope Of getting some tangible trace
of the missing man. Up TO late last night,
however, nothing of definite nature had
transpired.
One of the developments Of Yesterday 10
cally was corrooorative of the statement
printed several days ago in the REGISTER,
that there had probably been settlement
of the accounts between the Wheeling ana
Eastern Improvement Company and Paige,
Carey & Co 4 letter was received from
the East yesterday, containing evidence
that the account with Paige, Carey ~ 20
had been fully and finally closed up, some
time ago, by the payment of Sll 900 ana
that q receipt in full for all claims and SER
vices of whatever description had been
given. This fact makes the garnlshee pa
pers served upon the Terminal Company
and the Wheeling and Eastern Improve
ment Company worthless TO the creators,
and cuts off hope of assets in that quarter.
Yesterday the local representatives OF
the firm finished the work or making up
the time of the employees, about two nun
bred and twenty-five discharges oelng
made out AS fast as the workmen got
their certificates they were taken to the
Offices of the Justices, where steps were
taken TO secure the payment OF the claims
as soon as any funds were available. Note
shavers were circulating around yesterday,
Offering to discount the pa per, and at least
one instance a discount Of forty per cent.
from the face of the claim was eXacted De-
fors it would be cashed. This is cent. per
cent? with vengeance.
Some of the claimants have suggested
that it would be good thing for the local
creditors to get together and come TO an
agreement whereby the bridge over the
creek could be finished and accepted by the
CITY. thus releasing ABOUT thirty thousand
dollars which will be due the firm upon the
completion of the work. This money
would nearly or quite settle the local
claims. including that OF the treeport
Stone Company, and would release the
plant of the contractors from the attach
ments with which IL is at present covered.
As it is, nothing can possibly be DONE LOT
stone destined TO go into the bridge, orlck,
and even the timber center under the arcn,
ton will be carried out or not, remains 10
be seen. 1t all depends upon whether Cen
eral Paige is heard from within the next
week or not.
The out-of-town papers and kilograms,
received yesterday, threw no light OF I'M
portance upon the situation. As an eyl-
dence Of the sensational rumors IN clrcula-
ton, it may be stated that in Cleveland the
story went the rounds yesterday that ID.
NJ. Carey had committed suicide because
of knowledge of the desperate condition OF
the firms financies, while here the story
was in circulation that Mr.. Carey was not
drowned at all, but had escaped from the
creek. OF course, these yarns were the
merest drivel, and unworthy of being list
ened 10, vet people discussed the stories
upon the streets from d sheer desire TO talk,
apparently.
Yesterdays Cleveland Leader said
"No reliance is placed by Cleveland
bankers in the report that ! ohm Huntington
attached his signature TO blank notes, allow
ing either David Paige or Ralph Paige to
fill in the amounts to suit their convenience.
They believe that John Huntington was not
that kind Of business man. For a long
time David Il. Paige has been regarded as
man who took risks that conservative
business men would not attempt. Mr..
Huntington's attorneys state that he has
made legal deposition that he never IN his
life signed any paper in blank, and that he
has not Endorsed any paper for Paige eX-
cept that of which mention has been made
repeatedly"
The PlGindeGler said:
"Win Huntington went 10 New York
Thursday night and arrived there yester-
day afternoon, his purpose being to dis
cover if possible where David r Paige is.
When he started he made faithful prom
Use to at once communicate with his fathers
local ATTORNEYS and agents whenever he
should make the first discovery. These
gentlemen were in their offices as late as
o'clock last evening and had up to that
time had no word from Huntington.
Doubtless said one OF them, he hasn't got
10 work vet. We ought TO hear from him
some time tomorrow At II O'Clock last
night one of the inner circle was inter-
viewed at his home and M TO that hour he
had heard nothing.
81 have been indulging in line Of rea-
Soning. said friend Of the Huntngtons
last night, something like this: Last sun
day morning there appeared in the Pldtn
Dealer a statement that there was forged
paper On Monday the same statement
was contained in the New York papers.
Nothing has been seen of Dave Paige since
then. If that was good paper he had no
need to 60 10 Huntington. All that he need
saw was that the paper was good and stay
right where he was. Why need he go and
leave no trace! No one has yet had de-
nialu from Dave Paige and that il is forged
paperin