Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1897-03-15

succeeding, Monday, is made Memorial
ing law. February =, Lincoln's birth
day, is made a legal holiday. Nissley.
Another Young Man Gone Wrong.
The folly of trying to live high on a
slender income accounts for the wrong
doing of George p. LOOMS, one of
Wilkesbarre's most prominent and popu-
lar young attorneys, who is short in his
accounts $4,000. He disappeared a cou-
pie of weeks ago. Some very ugly ru-
mors have come to light since his quiet
disappearance that charge him with
being unable to liquidate certain large
debts owed to various persons and es-
tates, for which he was administrator or
attorney. The money was borrowed on
notes that have long since fallen due.
When he left he did not say whore he
was going or when he would return.
His continued absence caused his most
intimate friends considerable worry.
His creditors, also, became worried and
this soon gave way to suspicion that
proved too true and showed that the
worst had not been realized and that his
accounts were in most ugly shape.
Mr.. Loomis transacted the business
for years for the Hollenback Cemetery
Association and considerable money pass
ed through his hands. 1t is claimed
that on several occasions the accounts
were not found straight, but that Mr..
Loomis dispelled all fears and suspicious
by claiming that the same were clerical
errors and would give his check for the
amount. These errors became so fire.
quent that the association became sus-
picious and last June he was deposed.
1t is also further alleged that he used
money, for his own use, from the
amounts that passed through his hands
while acting as an agent for various es-
tates, business concerns and private in
dividuals, but all of which he promised
to pay back as soon as his fathers estate
was settled up. On this same plea he
borrowed considerable money from
several persons, giving notes. which
were never paid. Among the losers are
| the Alexander estate, Marcus Smith,
Lyddon Flick, Louis Long, b. NJ Espy,
G. w. Holenback, Chris. Walters, Ed
ward Weles, Mrs. S. M. Urquhart, of
West Pittstop; his brother, VIM. d.
Loomis, and number of others. The
entire amount of his indebtedness is
between $1,000 and 5000,
He had charge, as committeeman, of
the person and estate of A. c. Alexan-
der, an habitual drunkard, who is quite
well to do, and it is alleged that he has
taken some of the money of this estate
Looms also had charge of the money
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Hollenback, and
recently collected on mortgage 5000,
of which $3.50 has not yet been turned
over.
His brother, w. d. Loomis, endorsed
several of the notes which the missing
man gave to the people and banks from
whom he borrowed money. Other en-
dorsers do not desire to state their losses.
1t is known that after leaving Loomis
went to the New England states and
then went West, stopped for short
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on to San Antonio, where he is now liv-
ing.
On Thursday B. NJ. Espy, who was
one of Loomis' best friends and is one of
the heaviest creditors, received letter
from the missing man. 1t Is evident he
fears pursuit, as the letter had been sent
to some friend in Wilkesbarre and then
dropped in box in that city. 1t was
quite lengthy. In it Looms said that
he hoped his friends would not be toe
severe with him and would endeavor tc
forget him. He said some might think
him Q coward for not remaining and
facing the music, but he could not do it,
he tried for some time and the effort
|. was driving him mad.
For two years, he said, he had beer
worried oyer his money affairs, and try
as he would to straighten them out, hi
seemed to be so unfortunate that he go
J deeper and deeper In debt all the time
At last came the time when exposure
seemed imminent and he resolved to e
away, settle down in some place wher,
he was not known, lead an honest lf'
/ and work hard in the effert to earn suf
ficient money to pay all his debts.
Friends of Loomis say he was foolsf
! for leaving town, as had he gone to hi
creditors and told them his position In
; manly and Straightforward manner the.
would have given him plenty Of time II
; pay up.