The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-07-21
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The West Virginia Business
College President Gone.

The West Virginia Business
College President Gone.
STRANGE CONDUCT or 4. d.
DAVIS.
The city papers have had some
very extravagant accounts Of the
'disapp earance of Prof. "A. G.
Davis, President of the West
Virginia Business College, Of
Clarksburg Among the many
that have come to our notice we
have selected for publication the
following from the columns OF
the Petersburg state Journal:
IA. g. Davis. President OF the
West Virginia Business College
and Secretary Of the Law and
Order League, has mysteriousiy
disappeared, leaving behind him
Q host of cred tors. among whom
p. M. Long, clerk, was victimized'
the worst. Anumber OF attach
ments have been issued today.
Davis made an assignment by
which he attempted to prefer
Long. Legal steps will be taken
to bring him back. Its believed
he absconded with considerable
money. He was q church mem.
Der. 81
1.-THE teachers in the College
are alllosers in sums ranging from
800 to $500. Other cred itors|
are county clerk Long, 81. 150:
ex-sheriff Holmes, $500; w. M.
Norris q Sons. $500; a. i. DAVIS;
"a brother) 1850, and many
Others On account of the promi-
hence Of the parties involved the
affair is creating conside rable ex
citement. Young Davis was q
very active. energetic young fell
low and had brought his school
rapidly into prominence. No one
is able to account for his strange
conduct, and the amount0l money
he secured is variousIy estimated
lat from 81, 900 TO 81, 600. The
stud ents, many of whom are
heavy losers. are departing for
their homes. His father. one OF
the prominent farmers in Dod-
bridge county. is here looking
after the unfortunate affair, and
having endorsed for the young
man, his losses are said to be
heavy"
The above account. telegraphedi
to the State papers, is substan.
italy the report that one hears
here on the streets. Mr.. Davis
is gone and that there has been
ookedness in his dealings is
not denied by either his father
or brother, who are overwhelmed
with notification and grief and
can throw no light upon the
young mans disappearance. The
board Of directors of the college
have been making some arrange.
ments as to the future OF the.
school, but no definite plans have
been matured.
Many OF the losers are not
mentioned in the above report,
among whom are M. A. Nus
baum, j. T. Swager, (for board
and getting up banquet Miss
BERTHE Paugh, {. q. Bartlett, Lon
Davidson, Prof. Buchanan White
and Prof. Atha. salaries for
teaching. No one has been able
to venture an opinion as to where
Mr.. Davis went, and while 1t is
presumed that he left on Thurs
day night no person saw him
BOARD the train.
One of his most brilliant ex.
PLOTS was his pretended pur
chase of Broaddus College,
(Which the TELEGRAM positively
denied and the attempt to sell
stock to raise the necessary
funds: Its impossible to est.
mate the amount of money he
took with him.
Wednesday, August %, 1893,
is designated and set apart as
West Virginia Day az the World
Columbian Exposition, to be-
celebrated and observed with ap APP
propriate ceremonies and fnnc-
,tions.
chauncey NJ. Depew sails for
Europe on the 18th. which, with
one exception, is the latest date