Evening journal., 1899-06-05
TRAITOR TO TRUSTING FRIEND.

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A BREACH OF CONFIDENCE BY A
BANK DIRECTOR, INSURANCE /
PROMOTER. PROPRIETOR or THE
SCHmLING DRY GOODS STORE.
NEW CASTLE AND wrL1fINGr0N
ELECTRIC RAILWAY DIRECTOR.
sPEcu1AroR. AND MAN OF PROP
BRTY. BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS.
WHO Is MORE OF LESS CONsPtcU-
GUS.
That little. ublqeitous exhlbt OF pom
posty, ana semblance Of precocious
smartness. who 81 like the "Irishman'a
fiea.' because when you put your
finger on him he Isn't there" 90 stnd
upon any business or other Gear that ne
subsequently thinks O. for his interest
to jump from. has a, last been detected,
bafhed and exposed in 81 rascally. high
handed precipltous but abortive attempt
20 steal FOR "a song valuable. nrst-
class daily newspaper pbnt ANA thereby
put 20 his own private pocket many
thousands OF dollars Of corporation prop
erty by meanly nlserly ana outrageous
~ hetrlydng the remarkable and trust
ing friendship and confidence OF his In
climate ana close personal friend. who
had for more than ton years promoted
his interests
his "humptious' and "swcned head"
ana his heart thirsMng Tor personal pub
liclty and fame oven TO an insane crav-
ing for notorety De- shown ln his confcs-
sion IA his own words. wiz: '1f | ever
get into a position whore ] can, I'm have
"a newspaper ana I'm make men and
break men," Peter J. Ford said that
about -FOUR years ago. Thus hc who
would 'break men" has proven also bad
enough at heart TO attempt 10 steal the
Evening Journal by breaking a man so
that ne could execute his plunderlng ln-
stlncts ANA mlscrly passion OF robbery
upon his fellow -cluzcns. who uuwarlly
have business rotations or dealings with
him.
How can any community tolerate
trusting. the money OF It's peoplc-many
90 them poor-with a man guilty OF such
chlonncry and rascanty as waH exposed
and fortified by documentary evidence In
the Evening journal OF Friday last? IL
Is "scaly" record for bank director.
AN Insurance Spectator, and the prOprle-
tor Of the "Schhing Dry Goods Com
pany" with It's fake, gambling advertise
mcut. which any sensible person can
read ana know that the plano. watch
and diamond ring Will never be given out
as advertised. what DIS our Wilmington
business community coming to when a
national bank director deliberately VIC.
'ates the laws relating to gumblng both
Federal and state, by carrying on such
an lnegimmate business as the "schillnl
Dry Goods Company" TO rob the women
OF the city. who VIII be rs most numer
Gus victims.
lie evidently also does not belong {,
that class OF honored bank directors VIII,
never noat their own paper through th'
banks. He as rotten 10 the core an,
not NJ TO be trusted with the people,
money.
He was favored and trusted with
bond and mortgage; he got the Presl
dent OF the Journal Printing Companc
into his confidence and power and force
him. on penalty on having his office o
business closed and his dnily newspape
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'pound-of-nesih agreement" lie "gob
bled" the property and forced the prcrl
dent. on penalty OF being locked out o
his office, 10 give him Ills time and Ia
hor without specified price and for wha
he might please 10 pay him FOR %.
lie thought himself q "big fish, .hl
would swallow the little fish," 1u h
"utlo fish" escaped and pete rorl
not the owner OF % newspaper The Sun
day Herald.