The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-05
TIE REoAnI or cor. noeE.
Dnmngi Statements Made TO 4. Secretary
Gresham About the Con-ur. Career.

| BALTIMORE. Nd. Nov. 4.-The charges again at
Col. J. Hampton lioge OF Virginia, since he
| was Intercepted three days ago at San Fran
cisco when about to embark for China as Con-
sui to Annoy. seem to be increasing. The cor
rect explanation of Mr. HoRe's recall was
| learned this evening. q. W. r. Musrrave. n
woll-known attorney at law In this city. is
counsel for W. II. II. Raleigh. manager OF the
Merchants Protective Credit and Collection
bureau. 1t is alleged by Mr. Musgrave that
Mr.. lloGe is q felon under the laws of Virginia.
and that his recall was due to charges to that
effect and others foreshadowing forgery pre-
scented to Secretary Gresham and by him
transmitted to President Cleveland.
In an interview Mr. Musgrave sad: "Col.
1ToGe, while practising law at Christansburg.
Va. was employed for several years by our
credit and collection bureau as local repre-
sentative Finding that 1t was difficult to In
duce him to properly attend to the business
intrustcd to him. and more difficult still to in
duce him to turn over to us certain moneys
and securities collected and held by him be-
longing to baltimore merchants. for which We
were responsible we had to dispense with his
services. We then employed attorneys to col.
lect from Iloge. all Of whom, failed. We do not
know the exact amount OF Col Hoge's collec-
has certainly Tt mi collected about $780, OF which
wo have received no portion,
Alter using every effort to induce Col. HOge
to turn over to us the moneys and securities
held by him belonging to our clients. and hav-
ng, totally failed. We intended to bring erin;
made him liable to an indictment under the
Virginia code for felony just at this time. we
were advised of his appointment as United
States Consul at Annoy, China, Thinking that
we could then induce him to settle amicably.
we notified him that unless he did remit. the
matter would BIO placed before President
Cleveland
I'm response to this. on Oct. 10. no sent us
check by mail dated Roanoke. Va. Oct. ~.
payable tow H. n. Raleigh, manager, for S325.
The check was d rawn on the First National
lIoge. per J. HAMPTON Hoge. We, deposited
returned to us protested We had our Balti-
more bank wire the Roanoke bank for infor-
nation. The latter bank replied that neither
Lulu G.. Hoge nor J. Hampton Hoge had an ac-
count at the First National Bank. Suspectipg
that tho check WAS simply sent us in order to
give Mr.. Hoge few days start for China thus
staying legal proceedings until he could get
beyond reach. hurried to Washington. and
found that loge had started for China via San
Francisco.
II Immediately sought Secretary Gresham.
Oct. % and 26. had interviews with him where
in | explained tho exact situation and ex-
hibited to the Secretary all the papers and the
protested check. The Secretary said that he
would place the papers before the. President
as soon AS possible and that Col. Hoge would
be recalled. 1t was suggested that as the
Gaelic would sail from San Francisco on Nov.
! there was no time to be lost, and evidently
from the recall OF Col Hoge, no time was lost"