Evening journal., 1893-06-17
SUTTON NOT 50 SOLVENT.
Events of Yesterday DisprOve His
Former Statements to the Evening
journal.

Events of Yesterday Disprove His
Former Statements to the Evening
journal.
Eugene D. R. Sutton, real estate
dealer and broker, No. S3S Market
street. has failed to meet his obligations
and his affairs are in the hands of Sheriff
Gould on writs of execution issued on
the following judgments;
By J. Frank Ball, trustee for Susan
+. Miller for money loaned, for
S22, ,205. 81; the News Publishing Com
pany, $l4S; the Republican Printing and
Publishing Company, $119.
This is no surprise to those who have
been acquainted with the rumors on the
street for several months 1t was on the
strength Of Mr.. Sutton's unqualified de-
NAL that the EVENING JOURNAL did not
publish his business troubles in March.
On March % young man employed in
the brokers' Office came to this Office With
the following letter, which is self
explanatory:
y WILMINGTON, Del March %, 1898.
"DEAR SIR Mr.. Mansfield tells me
that some malicious individual has re-
marked that l have failed and left the
city. If such remarks can be traced
will, without delay, order their arrest
and shall punish them as their act de-
serves. The fact of the Atkinson II. +.
Co., owing me a large sum of money and
their placing their business in the hands
of receivers does not follow that people
can speak without their reckoning.
have always met every obligation due,
owe none now, and unless the great un
forseen happens, which no one expects
| am able to do as / always have done
namely, pay that for which / may obi
gate myself and be the debtor of NJ
man. Truly,
'E. D. r. SUTTON.
"P. S. Newspaper notices, 1 hav,
always found, only tend 20 multipl,
matters of this kind and you will do mi
the favor to make no mention of an.
kind. My Office is open for business ant
my people will answer all inquiries.
"E. d. R. S.
The young man was asked If Mr.. Sut
ton wrote the letter
"No; wrote it at his request, wa
his reply.
We'll we prefer to see Mr.. Suttoi
and let him speak for himself
The young man said he did not thin
IL possible, as Mr.. Sutton came to tn
city late at night and went away early i
j the morning.
, "Wen, he had better make it his busi
ness to come and see u.s.
Mr.. Sutton did make it his bushes
3 and called next day. He was in bi
S hurry to catch a train" and get out q
[ town. He did not want anything sal
4 | about his business troubles as 1t wOul
greatly iniure him. He was informe
that there was no desire to iuiure him q
i his business and that any statement h
T saw fit to make would be published
This is the interview he gave:
> "The business in which l am inter
/ ested in Boston has been put in th
hands of receiver. But that occurre
IS simply because the manager, Mr.. Cor
e verse, lost his head-went crazy in FAC
u There are SO, ,0O0, 900 assets TO pay 81
coo, 600 liabilities Hence that inves
6 ment is safe and shall not lose a doll'
10 by il. But granting that | may los
y neither my credit nor my business woul
9 be seriously impaired for I shall the
have 800 to pay every 81 that l owe.
cannot tell where these rumOrs orig
mated or who can be interested in circ
= lating them for / am ready TO prove
anyone who has either the right or q
interest in me and my affairs to kno
3 that my financial condition is stable al
" sound.
st Thanking the reporter for his oppo
ut tunity to state the facts and the tru
m Mr. Sutton hurried away to the trai
er The EVENING JOURNAL published th
of interview for what IL was worth.
1t is said that on March %, Mr.. II