Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-30
WILL PROTECT THEM.
cuAnANroR's vrnciSA Policy
,o,.prns WILL NOT SUFFER.
RE PAID OUT SYiTE DEPOSIT
....,er uarman VIII NOT sur
render tho Fund Until Their ''''
A., sa,,sacd-A Suicide and an
Arrest.

rno developments and disclosures mace
.noec,ion with the failure OF the
- pank. OF philadelphia, on March
.,,h lnvolving. as they do, the Dua'"H-
80 Finance Company, when mas "e"
..,,a,,ors in the same city, have been lol-
go with close interest here by III.
'.,~.ons clients Of the Guaran'ofs
Y,sh,,,tv and Indemnity Company u
pennsylvania which was recently 90
.o,nsa by the Finance Company.
rns local agents for the Liability com
- were Mossrs. Peasants ana Oien-
nav. who stated yesterday ai'einoo"
mat they had done little or no pus''''9
,oy ,ha company since october iast' anu
that the liability in this city wouiu MAJ ~ -.
exceed 5000 fully secured however ~
s2s 600 deposited by the old company VIZ
nrsesyrer Hartman. In accordance WI"
,ha state law regarding foreign corpus"
tions. ,o,,,,s
Among the firms which have oi'ii,'9
AGAINST the company are the Ches"p e,ap,-
md Ohio Railway Company, Ia. ptch-
nond Traction Company siu ~ tbe
'S codar- works. An attempt on the
,'arf 81 the Finance Company 10 Ie,osea
- bonds has been frustrated by the
s,ste treasurer. who will hold them "
..e,,s,v the claims Of the Virginia ue
,osi,ors some of whom have already IN
s.tt,,ted SHIFTS. which have resulted III 'Io
.nnointnent Of Mr. Charles = Crehsh"w
&c receiver for tho Finance company ="
this State. ,r,
DRAMA WITH MONEY MOTIF
Tho story which has come TO light as
:, respit az the failure of the above haiieu
rank rnfolds a drama with money as i,s
,rotis a drama which embraces III 10
ra,astronbe the passion Of grief ana OF
s-.ne.oonce In this modern drama tile
cbaTacfers are three. First husDdnu
= s,;icide. second the widow, weepins
FOR the first. demanding vengeance oi ~
fhird-the man whom that woman "
49, ruined her husband and causeu
rim 20 take his life. on all the spirit VI
doeirs for money grains satiricaliy. II
g. the story Of John 5. Hopkins th9 ia'0
people's Bank cashier, OF ms 49,,
until a week ago his wife-ahu Oh ~
ard T.. Loper. promoter ana sehci"' -,
ager of the Guarantors' FINANCE OO''
pany. a., h,llet into
Before Mr. Hopkins sent the puiiot ~
his brain that ended his ealthly a. 49,
he penned a letter TO his Wlle anu u,'' -.
tiers. Briefly this letter chaisT3 80
With Hopkins's downfall. He (hophln9'
.,'',oa two wears ago had loaned the Guar
antors-Ioper Company some securl'les
oq the hank. He could not get them
rack hut. hoping that the tide Wouiu
,,,ontuallv turn. he then began loahihs
tbem the banks money TO Keep thehi
oooat The tide never turned. Deeper anu
doener the Guarantors became indebted
"a the People's Bank, and as dollar aiIei
dollar was thus transferred, the pahh
crew weaker and weaker. In this manner
500 600 of the banks money ana collate-
rals nassed over 10 the Guarantors Coin-
many. The securities given IN coisiuei
lion for this sum are said to be WeA-
nigh worthless.
LETTER TO HIS WIFE.
Harassed. weighed down by purdeH
that had become heavier than ms oNei
strained nerves and overtaxed brain couiu
bear. John S. Hopkins killed himselI' pu'
before diving he wrote the following letter
"a his wife and daughters, which is an
appeal for pity and for mercy ana WHICH
clearly reflects his character;
"Afv Dear. Devoted. Loving Wife ana
Daughters.-For months l have been on
the verge of insanity from trouble at the
hank. After my first sleep of exhaustion
have fought the balance of the mghl
through praying to God to get me out OF
my trouble. but It was OF no avail.
II. some two years ago, let the Guar
antors-Loper Company have some securi'
ties Of the bank, and could not get then
hack. and then from that / had TO loar
them money to keep them afloat, and my
hand was I'm the lions mouth and coulC
not get it out. The only thing that has
kent me alive was the hope that the tid'
would turn with them and could get th'
securities back, but now l see it car
never be, and cannot bear this pressure
on my brain any longer.
II say TO you this and swear II before
Almighty God never from December ~
ISse until this moment, have l ever spen
a dollar on my family, my house, or my
,elf that was not earned by me and min'
70 spend. 1 have to leave you TO tn
mercy of a loving God. Lovingly,
HUSBAND AND PAPA.
March "a, 1898.
ON Monday afternoon Richard F. Topper
yice-president and general manager O
The Finance Company, was arrested
charged with conspiracy TO cheat and de
lraud the Peoples Bank. whose presiden
-. aoraad IN nav in full the claims of Il