Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-17
TWO CENTS
WHlTTINGTON A FORCER.
Sensational Discovery about
the Ruined Man.
Four Notes Endorsed by Joseph Reiner
are Said by the Latter TO be Forger-
les One of the Notes Has aoneS to
Protest How the Discovery WAS
Made-Other Developments.


Protest How the Discovery was
Made-Other Developments.
William Wilmington Is a forger.
This announcement will come as
great surprise 10 hundreds OF people
who knew him. It explains much Oh
the mystery about his disappearance
from Morgantown after bis failure.
No one could understand why be
should run away after he had made an
assignment but in the light Of recent
revelations 1t is all plain enough.
There are four notes outstanding
that are declared by Joseph Reincr
who is the emlorser To the forgerieS Of
his name. One OF these notes was
due on Monday at the Farmers and
Merchants bank and 1t has gone To
protest owing TO the refusal Of Reiner
TO pay It.
Three Of the notes that come under
the head of forgeries are In favor of
the Linthicum Rubber Company Of
Baltimore. Two OF them are for
three hundred and the other Is for
four hundred dollars. One OF these
was due on January 18th the rest are
due on the fifteenth of each succeed
ing month.
The fourth note Is for Ave hundred
dollars and it Is in favor OF Dages,
Andrews and CO., OF Columbus, Ohio
Three hundred dollars has been paid
on this note and consequently II
amounts to two hundred dollars on
the face of 1t. There Is however some
interest," that remains unpaid on it.
The total amount owed in this
manner is 81, 362. It Is thought that
If Wilmington was forger and
there seems TO be no other way out of
1t that he expected to get relief from
his creditors in this way and TO pay
off the notes as they became due with
out anyone finding out what he had
done. He did pay part Of one OF
them but the crash coming when IL
did prevented him from meeting the
Others and the discovery of the crime
was made.
His actions subsequent to the fail
urc are now understood and his threats
OF suicide are plainly understood to
have been intended to divert suspicion
and throw anyone of the track who
should attempt to find him.
1t is stated that he is some where
In Ohio but the exact location IL not
given out. Those who profess to
know are chary of giving any infor-
nation respecting his whereabouts.
No effort as far as known will be
made to bring him back.
His father-in-law will certainly not
make 1t. The firms that he has VIC
timized may take some steps In this
direction.
The discovery Of these forger les
was made some days ago but the mat
ter has been kept quiet up TO this
time. There is no longer any reason
for concealment since oneo OF the notes
has gone TO protest and the endorser
has declared that his signature was
not written by himself on the backs
OF this one nor OF the others.
Besides the forgeries it is staIed
that other Illegal means were used BY
Wilmington in obtaining goods and
the letters showing them are In DOS
session OF Morgantown lawyers, Cox
and Baker having some OF them and
Lazzelle Stewart and others.
The warning from 1t all Is plain
and that Is the straight and honor-
able methods OF business dealings are
the only ones that are safe. The man
who dabbles in anything else Is bound
to get caught and then there Will be
an awful crash of reputation II moth
ing worse.