The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-05
CRADLE IN RETIREMENT
Denies Himself to the Public While
Taking Legal Counsel

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! st. Louis, Feb. 4.-Alr. Francis c. Cradle,
! city. He stays in his room at the Plant
ers hotel, where his meals are served, and
refuses to see anybody except a few per-
| sonal friends and an attorney with whim
| he has held several consultations. Mr..
| Grade absolutely refuses TO say anything
! further about his business affairs and his
| future movements are kept a secret.
| Last night Judge Chester H. Krum, a
| prominent attorney, was closeted with
him for several hours. He was intro
| duced TO Mr.. Cradle by a relative of the
! latter's wife living in this city, but what
passed between them is not known. 1t is
presumed that the promoter was seek
! ing legal advice in his present difficulties.
! The judge held another conference with
| MIR. Cradle about noon today.
Wade Chance, the financier's private
secretary. who has stood between his en-
ployer and the horde of reporters that
| have besieged him since his presence in
| town became known, left the city on a
morning train for Omaha He refused to
say what he was going there for, and
whether or not Mr.. Cradle would follow
soon after.
! This he did say, however: Mr.. Cradle
! is financially stranded at present. and has
! not been able to meet certain obligations.
/ This has been reported about and presum-
/ ably married his credit. Mr.. Cradle has
! considerable money tied IN, but these
! investments are yielding slowly. Others
| should wait. as he must do
! -
/ Cradle. whose name has been connected
/ with the resignation Of Cashier QuinIan Of
! the Chemical National bank of New York,
is interested in and was the chief pro-
moter OF the National Land and Irriga-
ton company. whose property is in this
county This property consists Of the
/ North Poudre canal and about 16o00 acres
OF land Cradle. until 4 few months ago.
was treasurer of the company. Besides
the National Land and Irrigation COM
! panv he is interested in the Drury Land
and Irrigation company, which owns large
tracts Of land in the neiEhborhood of
Crow creek Weld county. besides bitches
and three large reservoirs.
Omaha. Neb.. Feb. A special TO the
| Bee from Crawford. Neb. says: The
State bank of Crawford did not open its
/ doors this morning c. J. Cradle the
cashier. Is IN the east. 4. E. Hobson, as
sistant cashier. will say nothing of the
/ bank further than that owing 70 the alb
sence Of Mr.. Francis c. Cradle, its presi-
dent. coupled with the fact that the cur
rency which was expected this morning
did not arrive from the east. ne thought
it better not 70 attempt to run through
the day Hobson says the bank viii pay
out depositors and all liabilities in full
This bank has been conducted on 4 con-
Servative. safe and paying basis and ii
is generally conceded by local creditors
that its assets and paper are gilt-edged
Its assets are about Sio1o0 and the liza
bilit!es. outside Of stock. about SCI.
There Is no excitement. Cashier Cradle
viii be hero Monday
Governor Hastings OF Pennsylvania has
granted a nsvdon~to ex-City Attorney
william C Moreland Of Pittsburg. who Is
serving three years IN The Western peni-
Tertiary for eTnbezElemeat Mr.. Mare.
lands health is precerious.
No wise merchant tries 10 make custo-
Iners take what he knows they do not
want. lie will not substitute goods az
doubtful, value for those Of demonstrated
merit.
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