The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-12
DR. MOORE UNDER ARREST.
EX-President of the Burton Car Works
Tolls of the Law.

DR.. ]. C. Moore. formerly president
of the Burton car works of this city,
is in trout le in New Hampshire where
he resides. A Concord dispatch SAYS:
Another sensation remains to be
added TO those connected with the ca
reer of DR.. ]. c. Moore of Manchester.
After lying quiet for a month the Sc
cret has leaked out that d. Warren
Lane, cashier of the Merchants Ma
tional bank at Manchester, has been
found 10 have a shortage of S44 900 in mis-
accounts. He has resigned and turned
all his property over TO the bank, being
left penniletss.
DR.. Moore was president of the Ma
tiOna1 bank of the Commonw ea1th, the
DeITyfield Savings bank and the Peo-
pies Fire Insurance company. all of
which went TO pieces during the panic
OF two years ago. Charles F. Morril,
cashier of the bank, and treasurer of
the insurance company, is now a de-
faulter
Cashier Lanes shortage was incurred
by holding and carrying drafts of
Moore unknown to the officials of the
bank. These drafts were drawn on
the banks Boston correspondent, the
National Bank of Redemption, and were
honored when presented TO Cashier
Lane. At the time of the semi-annual
examination of the bank, Nov. of the
present year, there was supposed to be
balance of $4,000 in the hands of the
Boston correspondent. The exarnina-
ton, however, showed only $1,000
Cashier Lane confessed to the short
age and produced the drafts OF Moore
He turned over to the bank all his
personal property. This covered the
shortage with the exception of s1,50O,
which was made good by Mr.. Lanes
bondsmen,
Mr.. Lane is 81 years old and is one Of
the most respected citizens of Manches-
ter. He had been connected with the
bank since 1855, and had been cashier
since dts organization as a national
bank. He is broken down in health and
spirit and THE sympathy of the whole
city is extended to him in his misfor-
tune. He has not been a gamer by one
cent.
DR.. Moore was also treasurer Of the
Union Publishing company, publishers
of the Daily Union. 1t is reported that
the company is involved from $50, 900 10
100000 by his financfering. The Man.
chester National bank holds overdrafts
OF THE publishing company to the ex-
tent of $4,000. and as much more of
paper Endorsed by the company, chiefly,
Ii is said, THAT of uhe Halifax Mills, al
legged to be fnsolvent, of which Dr.
Moore is the treasurer.
Two months ago the Manchester Ma |
tional bank attached the property of |
the Union and put a keeper in charge. |
The directors of the company conse- |
queHtly met and deposed DR.. Moore !
from the treasures'hip of the corpora
ton. EX-PostmaSter J. D. Dearborn, |
president of the company. Is installed |
in his place, and IL il believed that Dr. |
Moore viii lose control of his stock, adj |
IF 1t being pledged as collateral to var
ious institutions.
DR.. Moore is guardian OF Miss Nina |
Bool0house, a young heiress who inner
ITS property valued at 100000. The
oondsmen for DR.. Moore the esta te of
he late Ex-Governor Weston, has Pc
STONED for d full accounting OF the !
property. 1t is the general impression |
hat DR.. Moore has used the money
% extricade himself from the wreck
4 the institutions above named and
has robbed Peter to pay Paul.
\ later dispatch from Manchester, n.
H.. says:
DR.. J. c. Moore. president OF the de-
unct Commonwealth National bank,
md one of the Peoples Insurance COM
)any, now in the hands OF a receiver, |
md also connected with several other
institutions OF this city, was
by his bondsmen this
morning and is now in the custody OF
ne officers