The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-11
MEMORIES SWEET.
Penhall Leaves Little
Else for His
Creditors.
SINGER VANISHES.
Dulcet Tones of Basso Mar
BILE Dealer Silent in
Webster.

= Webster, May lI.-Jonn P. Penhal,
celebrated basso, marble dealer and
well known figure in town, has Flew de
COOP" in the language that Steve Bro
die used on Music hall stage here few
nights ago.
In his sudden departure he left a few
friends here. He also left behind him a
number of other friends that are anx-
ious to see him and offer congratula-
lions in the shape of slips of paper
clothed with legal attachments and
signed by the Judge and Clerk Berger.
Penhall had few friends here that
he didn't do thing to, and as conse-
ouence they are all on the scout for
him. He came very near fooling them
ALL and, had it not been for one shrewd
business man, Nicholas GILES, every
thing would have been serene sailing
for the bass soloist.
With all his faults, Penhall was a
good singer. He possessed bass voice
that he had absolute command over
His range of voice was considered ex-
traordinary, and many a time he has
swayed the congregations on Sunday
mornings in the different churches with
his melodious rendition Of Dudley Buck
He has also appeared before the foot
lights many times.
Penhall knew the power he has in his
voice. and when he was touched" by
his creditors. he sang to them his lit
tie tale of woe. They swallowed it, but
it has since proved hard pill to get all
the way down.
He quietly commenced plans yester-
day to execute an able retreat. He
made the necessary arrangements with
Edward Mathewson to move his house
hold goods in a quiet way to Prov1-
dence. He took his young boy and girl,
and yesterday forenoon drove to that
city. Nobody was on to the deal.
According to arrangements his wife
remained around town until IN the ar
ternoon she slowly walked over to the
4.25 train and boarded it to join her
husband via Worcester. Then the cat
came out of the bag as the truckman
started to move the familys household
goods.
The creditors got on to their jobs.
They hustled around and secured war
rants to attach Penhalls goods. Mr..
GILES, the grocer and meat man, was
the first on hand 1t is claimed that
Penhau owes him $105 for groceries,
ETC. quite a tidy sum to stick such
shrewd business man as Nick Giles,
and the other meat men are having
quite laugh over it. The attachment
was placed in the hands of officer Jo-
seph P Love, and it fell on an expen-
sive piano recently purchased by the
family.
Mr.. Love and the Webster cores
pondent of The Spy went to PenhalFs
recently occupied tenement on Chase
avenue and the attachment was served.
The piano was taken from the house
and trucked by James Cocks to place
of safety.
None of the other household goods
were touched, and had Penhall used
little more foresight, he would have
moved the piano. the most valuable ar
ticle in the house, a day or two before
and he would have been all right. The
rest of the goods have been taken to
Providence
When Penhall heard of what had
been done to the piano his wrath knew
no bounds He did the next best thing;
he sent his wife back to claim the in
strument of music. She says it belongs
to Mrs. John Penhall. That's she, with
her husbands middle name omitted.
She told the story to Deputy Sheriff
Clare, and he has engaged Hon. Chas.
Eaggerty to ascertain what right Mr..
Love had to attach a piano that Mrs.
Penhali claims as her own, for debts
contracted by her husband.
Thus a legal controversy has started
and all over Penhalls debts. Mr.. Love
has engaged Lawyer Frank E. Deon as
his counsel, and the matter will culmi-
nate in the courts unless a settlement
is made.
Town Treasurer Oscar Shumway.
grain dealer, is among the list of
creditors. He was more wary, and his
bill only amounts to the price of a bag
of corn. C. A. Jacobs, a Dudley milk
pedler, was caught for about 81 for
milk supplied. w. E. Phetterplace,
owner of the house that Penhall lived
in, is out a couple of months rent. It
is said that there are several others
that have bills. Penhall may come
around some day and settle everything
and until then the creditors live in
hopes.