Arizona republican., 1893-07-26
WHERE'S "DOC?" He's Missed From His Accustomed Haunts. Creditors Painfully In
 quisitive. Cheques Unsupported by De-
 posits En Banc. An Early Sunday Morning Ride to Marlcopa, an East Bound Train
 and Exit "Doc."

Phoenix is short another citizen, A. H. Manning, better known as Doc Manning, of the firm of Manning & Beebe, proprietors of the "Wharton," saloon and billiard parlor in the Wharton block. He withdrew from the city at the early hour of last Sun day morning and was driven overland to Maricopa.
 There is widespread regret in the city on account of MT. ManniDg's sudden and unannounced departure. This re- gret is based not upon his many excel lent personal and moral qualities, but rather upon the fact that he left his financial affairs in chaotic shape. The chaos is in fact SO extremely SO that there is little hope that complete order and system will ever be drawn out of it. He appears to have had an AA credit, which he worked for all it was worth.
 He came here last April from Syrs- cuse, N Y.. where it is said he had been engaged in the practice of med- cine hence his title Doe" On &C., count of the prevailing health in the city there didn't seem to be an opening for another physician and soon after his arrival he met J. B. Beebe, who had just come from Los Angeles. The sa- loon was opened and at once proved dividend paying investment. Doe" had charge of the finances and not withstanding the profits, the firm gradually got deeper into debt. The principal creditors were Maurice Fleischman, whose claim was $500 and oldham X Co. Month tefoIe last they insisted upon liaui. daion, and Doc promised to pay on the first of the following month. It wac known that he had about $500 at that time. Soon after he started re- port that he had been robbed and his creditors became alarmed and pressure began which was temporarily relieved by chattel mortgages. He was given 10 dalliance with women of the town and 1t was learned that the $500 of which he alleged he was robbed was ad vanced to a lady friend who was about to branch ont into business for herself Under the conditions of the chattel mortgage he was to pay up on August l. The period of grace was employed in getting into debt as deep as possible and the crowning work was performed last Saturday right.
 He made some purchases at Goldberg Bros. and paid by personal check. He bough. s55 suit of D. Nicholson to be paid for on August 1, and had a SEQ check cashed at Andres.
 It was discovered by the holders of these checks that Doe" had made no deposit in the bank on which they were drawn to guarantee their payment. Almost simultaneously it was discover ed that Doe" was gone.
 He went out of town in style, the crownng feature of which was eilk hat. The surreptiiious journey was made without adventure until the Gila was reached. The swollen flood nearly swept Doe" from the face of the earth but he reached the other shore only slightly damaged as to his silk hat and other ill-gotten finery.
 His companion returned on Monday with the horse and buggy and reported that when last seen by him Doe" was on an east bound train his face wreathed in smiles of satisfaction in- duced by the increasing enchantment which lessening view of the scenes of his late operations created.
 His partner though badly damaged, gays that he will pull ont of the affair all right and make the business pay the firms indebtedness.